- It sounds… peculiar, - the priestess struggled to find words to describe what she had heard. - My apologies if the question was too personal, but it is justified. The fact is, I can clearly sense a power emanating from Aria-dono that is not typical of an ordinary person. And I sensed something similar, only in a more intense form, from this guardian. Or, rather, not so much intense as completely absorbed by her, as if all the humanity in his soul had been displaced. In our world, we would call this possession by a "demon." There have been stories of such incorporeal entities taking over a weakly protected mind, and yesterday's comrade-in-arms loses control, but gains many times more strength and aggression, and begins to cut down his unsuspecting comrades, - Aiyano instinctively rubbed the scar under her kimono. - There are even legends about mighty and desperate heroes who voluntarily imprisoned a demon within themselves, hoping to restrain it with their willpower, but ultimately lost the battle. In such cases, a ritual of exorcism sometimes helps, but there are no guarantees. Most often, the only way out is the physical destruction of the one who has lost his mind.
- It sounds… peculiar, - the priestess struggled to find words to describe what she had heard. - My apologies if the question was too personal, but it is justified. The fact is, I can clearly sense a power emanating from Aria-dono that is not typical of an ordinary person. And I sensed something similar, only in a more intense form, from this guardian. Or, rather, not so much intense as completely absorbed by her, as if all the humanity in his soul had been displaced. In our world, we would call this possession by a "demon." There have been stories of such incorporeal entities taking over a weakly protected mind, and yesterday's comrade-in-arms loses control, but gains many times more strength and aggression, and begins to cut down his unsuspecting comrades, - Aiyano instinctively rubbed the scar under her kimono. - There are even legends about mighty and desperate heroes who voluntarily imprisoned a demon within themselves, hoping to restrain it with their willpower, but ultimately lost the battle. In such cases, a ritual of exorcism sometimes helps, but there are no guarantees. Most often, the only way out is the physical destruction of the one who has lost his mind.