Chapter 53 : Wings of Purification: The Awakening of Divine Power

Aria’s ability, having received my divine power, turned out to be purification. Since the original meaning of purification is to cleanse something dirty, it could be considered roughly correct.

However, there was something surprising, and that was Aria’s appearance.

‘Wings?’

Silvery crystals that reflected light floated in the air, taking the shape of wings.

The triangular crystals had a mysterious aura.

When I first brought her, she looked like an ordinary girl, but when she followed my words and tried to touch the magic stone, they appeared behind her, emitting light.

In other words, those wings could be seen as related to me in some way. It was certain, considering they appeared when she tried to activate her purification ability.

‘She looks just like a baby angel.’

If she had a halo above her head, one might even think she was a real angel.

That’s how well Aria’s white hair, silver wings, and white silk dress matched.

Moreover, her bright appearance gave great strength to the claim that she was an angel.

Of course, I didn’t think she was the reincarnation of a real angel, just that she looked like one.

From the beginning, I had no connection with angels, and she seemed lacking in many ways to be specified as an angel.

‘Those wings can be seen as the influence of my power.’

To be precise, I wondered if it wasn’t the result of the combination of my power and the petrification that had afflicted Aria’s body.

The fact that crystals, of all things, formed wings made me think of magic stones, and the energy that emanated faintly from those wings contained a feeling similar to my divine power.

“Did, did I do something wrong…?”

‘Oops.’

Aria began to whimper, perhaps because I was looking at her without saying anything.

Come to think of it, the other person was a 7-year-old girl. I was momentarily lost in my new power and had forgotten that fact.

I hurriedly shook my head and denied her words.

[Excellent. You exceeded my expectations.]

This was not simply to comfort Aria. In fact, I had brought the magic stone to test the divine power, but I didn’t think it would be completely purified.

As I had thought before, because each individual has a different constitution and strength to accept divine power, I thought it would end with the red energy being somewhat diluted.

But Aria completely purified the magic stone.

Earlier, Jonan explained that completely curing petrification was something only priests who had reached a certain level could do.

Or you had to sacrifice a rare sacred beast to make medicine.

That’s why the Count mistook me for a sacred beast and sent Ras.

‘In the end, Aria’s ability is at least equal to theirs.’

Through this simple verification, I was able to find out Aria’s ability.

Then all that remained was…

“……??”

It was Rachel, who was looking at me and flapping her black pigtails. While I was talking with Aria, Rachel was moving around, unable to understand what I was saying.

I grabbed Rachel, who was playing hide-and-seek among the clouds, and placed her next to Aria.

[Rachel. Do as you did to heal Aria.]

Then I brought the flower and the magic stone in front of her, speaking in a way that Rachel could easily understand.

Aria also looked at Rachel with interest.

“Yes!”

With those words, Rachel wrapped her head and began to groan.

If anyone saw it, they might think she was a scholar trying to solve a world-shaking thesis. Rachel’s face was filled with anguish.

“Hwaaa!”

Rachel, who had been groaning for a while, touched the flower with both hands, which had been stroking her head, with a strange shout.

‘Is that the incantation?’

Compared to Aria, who looked like an angel, it was very comical—no, it was shabby. …No, it was cute.

As I watched the bouncing pigtails and gave a lighthearted impression, Rachel’s two hands began to glow.

If Aria’s light was silver like the moon, Rachel’s light was golden like the sun.

And a moment later, the landscape that appeared was so overwhelming that it blew away all previous impressions.

[……Amazing.]

The flower I brought was not an ordinary withered flower.

It had withered to the point where it could be described as practically dead.

But now, in Rachel’s hands, there was a bouquet of several flowers.

Pure white petals tickled Rachel’s hands and cheeks, causing her to laugh.

What on earth had happened?

‘Clearly… the flower regained its original appearance and then withered again.’

And from the seeds of that withered flower, several sprouts sprouted, and in an instant, they grew and bloomed dozens of buds.

The flowers in Rachel’s hand were the children of the flower I had brought.

And the meaning of that bouquet was not ordinary.

‘This… has gone beyond the realm of recovery.’

Not only did it revive a dying creature, but it also made it end its life and spread its descendants.

‘An ability that seems to govern life itself.’

Even if I wasn’t a person of this world, I knew how powerful Rachel’s ability was.

“……I’ll give it to you, Dragon.”

But the girl who showed such an ability just smiled innocently and handed me the bouquet.

Having grasped Rachel’s ability, I handed the flower I had given to Aria to Rachel and asked her to use her ability again.

However, unlike a little while ago, I told her to reduce the intensity as much as possible.

As a result, I realized that Rachel’s ability could be controlled.

Unlike a little while ago, the flower in Rachel’s hand only escaped its withered appearance and bloomed to the point where the buds were fully open.

Seeds did not appear and form a bouquet again.

‘It’s good that it’s not extreme. But…’.

The problem, if there was one, was that it was still not easy to control her ability.

Because Rachel coughed, whether her nose was tickled by the petals fluttering in the wind, her energy burst out of her hand in an instant, completing the bouquet.

“……This is for my sister.”

It was a funny sight to see her slyly handing the second bouquet to Aria.

Aria gladly accepted it and expressed her gratitude several times.

‘Then, was Aria’s illness that bad? Or did Rachel instinctively control it?’

It is the ability to create a bouquet by bursting the seeds of a flower. This went beyond the simple concept of recovery and was to pioneer the most ‘ideal’ life a life could achieve.

Then, what about Aria, who was still a child even after receiving Rachel’s ability?

It was hard to believe that petrification had been completely cured even after receiving all that power.

‘I’ll have to have others study this part.’

It’s hard for me to study Rachel’s ability alone. Also, since Aria’s ability was not completely grasped, people had to be assigned to find out.

For now, it seemed best to prevent Rachel from using her powers until she could control them easily.

But before that, there was something to be done.

[Rachel, and Aria.]

“Yes!”

“Yes, yes!”

The two children answered.

[I want you to help me.]

The two had to help me using each other’s abilities. My gaze turned to the red-stained northern mountain range.

If you’ve made a mess of a room, you have to clean it up.

“Jonan, why isn’t the Dragon God coming down?”

“That……”

At the same time, the Count called Jonan several times in an anxious tone. But Jonan had nothing to answer him.

‘How can I know the mind of God.’

Because he was the Dragon God’s first knight, not the Dragon God.

He couldn’t say anything irresponsible. Also, Jonan was anxious because his daughter was involved.

Fortunately, their hearts soon calmed down.

The figure of the Dragon God began to slowly approach from the other side of the sky.

“Daddy!!!”

Rachel’s excited voice filled the surroundings. Jonan felt that his worries until a little while ago were useless in the appearance of his daughter, who was so bright.

Aria also seemed to be very excited about the fact that she flew in the sky, although not as much as Rachel.

The two children flew into their fathers’ arms as they were.

Arnus Count received it stably, and Jonan staggered and received his daughters.

“Daddy!”

“……Hehe.”

While the reunion of joy was short, the voice of the Dragon God resonated.

[The fathers of the children who received my power.]

At the voice calling them, Jonan and Arnus Count’s bodies straightened.

[Now, witness. What power your daughters have. And who I am.]

With those words, Rachel and Aria came down from their fathers’ arms and took a posture.

It was a common prayer posture with hands politely gathered and clasped in front of the face.

The two had the same posture, but Rachel’s expression was crumpled a little more cutely.

However, what appeared before their eyes next was not just cute.

“……Lady Aria?”

“Wings…?”

“That light…?”

Energy of different colors emanated from the fingertips of the two children. Gold and silver. The brilliant light of life that overwhelmed the surroundings appeared in the two young girls.

“Aria……”

And the energy contained in that light was so powerful that even the Count, a 2nd-class sword expert, could not think lightly of it.

The light emanating from the young girls went on and flowed to the Dragon God.

[Because of the battle with Rakallushad, the earth was polluted and lives died.]

Then, the eyes of the Dragon God, which had been emitting a blue light, began to shine in gold and silver.

At the same time, the clouds that were staying in the sky above gathered in one place and began to fill the area.

[Therefore, the two children who received my power will try to purify the polluted land.]

The Dragon God, wrapped in two energies, flew up and began to stir the clouds, and the clouds also began to shine brilliantly, being influenced by the Dragon God.

Rumble.

Soon the clouds were roaring as if they were about to pour out rain at any moment, and the last words of the Dragon God announced the beginning of purification.

[The earth will embrace the rain of life and regain its former status.]

At the same time, drizzle began to pour throughout the barony.

A little later, a guard shouted from the ramparts.

“Count! The north mountain range…!”

At those words, the Count was enchanted and climbed the ramparts. At the end of his gaze was the brown mountain range where the red energy was disappearing.

The land to the north that had been contaminated by the monster he had awakened… was being purified.

“……”

The Count turned his head towards the Dragon God. The Dragon God was looking down at those who were looking outside with a dignified appearance.

‘Aria was revived and the territory was purified.’

Two problems that had plagued the Count’s mind were completely resolved. By whom?

The Count’s two knees knelt down when he reached the conclusion.

“Dragon God, I will never forget the grace you have given me until the end of my life, and I will repay it with loyalty.”

It was the moment when another believer became blind.