The instant Roland's finger touched it, the solid statue took on the luster of life. In less than the blink of an eye, the Goddess of Venus came back to life.
The Rat Talisman could grant motion to inanimate objects, as when Roland had given Touko's puppet true life earlier, but that was still not its best use.
Objects given life by the Rat Talisman would reproduce their own legends and powers to a certain extent, though they remained subject to the restriction that they could not surpass the talisman's own power.
But at Roland's current standing, that was already enough to accomplish a great deal.
"Who calls upon this goddess... Waaah! The mountain's falling!"
The newly revived Ishtar had not even had time to strike a pose before she saw the fist descending from above.
Then she instinctively raised Maanna beside her and unleashed its power.
What happened next struck Alice Kuonji as nothing short of absurd.
The space behind Ishtar abruptly split open. Between countless fissures, the twinkling stars erupted with boundless, dazzling light.
As magical energy converged and condensed, the concept of Venus was loaded into the chamber.
"-Mountain-Splitting Starship: An Gal Tā Kigal Shē!"
With Ishtar's furious cry, a blazing white aurora shot into the sky. This torrent of magical energy, surging and roaring like the ocean, was a raging wave of destruction formed from intense heat, impact, and pressure, recreating a star in imitation and capable of swallowing even light.
It erupted like a volcano, gushing forth without restraint. A chain of explosions swept through everything in the Witch's vision with unstoppable force. When the aftershocks subsided, the Fairy Tale Magecraft environment created by the thick surrounding darkness had yet to dissipate, but the Bridge Giant had vanished without a trace.
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