Inside the rented mansion in Alvin Abraham's Quiz Maze, Abner had Vice Admiral Iceberg sit to one side while he placed the scepter housing the Sun Chaser Evil Spirit on the round table at the center. Then he lit two candles using the Binary Ritual Method, completing the preparations.
After bringing Edwina back to reality, he had immediately spent the interest he had earned to rent the Mirror Mansion from the maze for another day. He had also used his authority to request mystical isolation for the book he had named the Book of Amon.
Edwina was deeply interested in the technology used to modify the Mirror World, but she was too weak to study it. For now, she could only join Abner in the ritual to heal the wounds to her soul.
Though the Evil Spirit residing in the scepter had fallen asleep, it sensed the Pure White Eye and willingly released its power. That power merged with the Holy Light the scepter could already cast, flowing in an unbroken tide over Edwina and washing the Fallen power from her soul.
Dozens of seconds later, the ritual was complete. A hint of a smile had crept into Edwina's cool expression. She looked at Abner and said earnestly, "Thank you for saving me."
"You would've been fine without me. Heart One wouldn't have made things difficult for you, if only out of respect for your ancestor." Abner waved it off.
"No. His main reason for saving me was to wait for you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared so quickly..." Edwina shook her head. She clearly understood what had happened.
"Heh, there's no need to be so formal. Didn't you save me once?" Abner smiled. He meant the time Edwina had intercepted Mr. D's ship from the Aurora Order.
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