☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- I generally don't care much about titles; what matters is what someone is capable of, not how they are addressed. What good would a goddess of steel and fire be if she couldn't wield a smith's hammer and anvil, right?

-- Uh-huh. Bright reflections on the water, captivating people, but not changing the depth and essence of the ocean.

- It will definitely be useful in our field, - she accepts her share of the prize, - it's strange that this ring survived after everything... What were you saying about singularity?

-- I think maybe we could cover it with metal for preservation? Generally, silvering is not a simple process and is not applied to such soft materials – but I could do it. And singularity? That's Saint Stallia. I met her a little earlier, on Kumari; we needed elemental blessings for the battle against the Dragon of Despair, and only the saints could give them to us, and they did. There were no impossible quests, haggling, or difficulties, which I am very grateful for, although I didn't expect such entities to be petty or stubborn. True... we did lose Merel, in a rather unpleasant way, due to his own berserk Valis, which turned out to be a celestial being, waiting for a convenient moment to attack. We had to subdue that sword, me and two others, and after the victory, Stallia praised us and took the defeated and immobilized weapon for herself.

-- Well, today I went to the tournament, took a shameful second place, losing to Her Highness, we were awarded, and then a challenge was announced to Stallia, who was observing everything, as she, of course, doesn't like to miss events with demonstrations of martial prowess. We found ourselves in her domain, she took command, and it began. The Saint fought us using a lava floor and various trophy weapons, and overall, everything was going well; we found countermeasures to all the tricks and held our ground with dignity, losing almost no one. But then, in the middle of her health bar, a sudden berserk mode was activated, and I was almost annihilated by that very Valis. The guys finished it off themselves; I just gave them a little spiritual guidance, plus the song helped to keep our fighting spirit up. After all, this auditory type of magic still needs to be studied; there is something unique about it...

-- In the end, we won, the Suzerain healed everyone, and the Saint pretended again that she liked everything. Dissolving into the air like smoke, she announced that she was leaving her spirit with me, and in the end, I really checked my aura for a small pink dot. That is, as I said, Stallia turned out to be a consistent person, and not being able to take my soul, she did the opposite, although I don't know exactly how it works. It is clear that singularities are immortal, so she had to go somewhere. Maybe she thought it would be more interesting with me, or maybe it's just a small reward piece of her soul, and the rest is somewhere in the depths of Anush, I don't know. Well, yes, the latter would explain the small size.

-- As for the other singularities... I don't know, from a strategic point of view, after Stallia's death, I would unite and storm the villa, while there is still a chance to fight for their lives, because it is clearly not just like that. But on the other hand, I already understand that after thousands of years of existence, their sense of self-preservation has dulled, so I am not really surprised by the calm morning of November 21st. Maybe it won't even happen? Stallia was appropriately motivated for battle, but the others are not such fans of bloodshed; they may somehow resolve it peacefully if there are mutual grievances. I hope so.