"So it even had a function like this..."
But considering the card's origins, it hardly seemed surprising.
Roland keenly noticed that it could not fully absorb a large portion of the Seris-style elements within. Instead, they influenced it, gradually reshaping it into a female bodhisattva of holy light.
Moreover, her appearance gradually began to bear traces of "Xi Fei."
This was the influence of the Rhapsody of the Goddess of Light he had previously composed.
"According to legend, deities absorb faith, but in the process, faith also influences them, causing them to manifest certain pure characteristics.
The God of Light must embody light, a god of conspiracy must excel at and enjoy intrigue, a god of death takes harvesting lives as his duty, and a succubus goddess devotes herself to pleasure...
A god's personality and position... divine core and divine office are something akin to the 'Dao'!
You could even call them incarnations of laws!
However, many deities in this magical universe already had certain inclinations before embarking on the path to godhood. They achieved perfect coexistence with these powers.
Perhaps this is, to some extent, 'following one's heart without overstepping the bounds.'
If a deity strays from their path and abandons their convictions, their divine core may shatter, and they may lose their divine office.
This purity is also often reflected in the steadfastness of certain 'fundamentalist' believers...
One interesting phenomenon is that almost every deity's church has a group of believers who cling to the most original, purest form of their faith.
Their fanaticism can surpass even that of the deity, hindering the development of both the church and the deity themselves!
*Yet a deity cannot stray from their own path. One ideal approach is to grow like a tree, taking root, sprouting, and putting out different branches,