Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2882

Some time later, having said goodbye to her new acquaintance, Rain was in her new living quarters. She was sitting across from Cassie.

The blind seer was in a much better state than before — she was clean, at least, having washed away the blood and soot that had covered her body. There were no wounds or scars on her, either, since they had been cleansed by the miraculous white flames. Drops of blood were still seeping from beneath her blindfold, though, which made Rain feel a little concerned.

Finally, Cassie sighed and leaned back.

“It is... a peculiar one. I am not entirely sure I understand the scope of your new Ability."

She was talking about Rain's Ascended Ability, of course. Now that Cassie had hit a deal with the homicidal Supreme who was waging war to obliterate humanity, they finally received an opportunity to rest and have a proper meal."

After that, Rain immediately asked Cassie to take a look at her Aspect. She had not died of curiosity, in the end, but just barely. Cassie remained silent for a few moments.

"Well, first of all, you can assign three Epithets at the same time now. But you probably already knew that."

Rain nodded.

“Yes. So, my Ascended Ability? What can I do?"

Cassie frowned.

“Basically... it is about knowing the truth of things. It allows you to communicate with all things and understand all languages."

Now, it was Rain who had to frown.

She really tried to hold herself back, but indignation still found its way into her voice:

"What? My Ascended Ability... is to be a glorified automatic translator?"

What kind of crap was that?

Cassie slowly shook her head.

"No, not quite. It is far more profound than that. However, I don't really..."

She paused for a moment and then sighed.

"I think it has to do with your Attribute, [Godheart]."

Rain tilted her head a little.

That Attribute was a very esoteric one. Its description simply stated that her heart was deeply bonded with the world, and nobody — not even Rain — was entirely sure what it meant. It seemed to be connected to her ability to accumulate spirit essence, as well as to the fact that the weather sometimes changed depending on her mood.

It wasn't just Rain's heart that was bonded to the world — the world seemed to be bonded to her heart, as well.

Cassie remained silent for a short while, choosing her words, and then said in a hesitant tone:

“That Ability has to do with the spirit, I think. Understanding languages is merely the side effect — the true Ability is communication. You can communicate with the spirits of things, and therefore, you can know their truth and understand them. You know how a famous sculptor once said that every slab of stone has a sculpture hidden inside of it, and how he simply takes a stone and cuts away all excess parts to create a statue? Well, you'll be able to ask the stone what is hiding inside it, and what it wants to be."

She paused for a second and then added: “That is just a metaphor, of course. Oh... and I'd wager that it will be easier to communicate with things that you can call by their names."

Rain was still confused.

“What is a spirit, though? What kinds of things have spirits? Can I talk to animals? To plants? To Nightmare Creatures?"

Cassie hesitated for a while.

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