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Chapter 2980: Good Old Runes
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    GaslightousGaladrius
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    THIS MF BIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    F#CK TS
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    Atlas
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    f#ckin insane nerf to my guy damn man.

    At least the lore Sunny will get from learning about all his shades is lowkey kinda worth the loss from VTB (not really but still)
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    NotOtaku
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    Apparently, he had not mastered the sixth step just yet. However, he had mastered the fifth... and the Legacy Relic he was supposed to receive was missing!

    Bro came to TOA to become stronger, but HOLY NERF, damn bro... G3 sucked out all the strength from Sunny's soul and also managed to blame all this on VTB last_despair
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    Avid Reader
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    That Vile Bird practically stole everything, it sucks. You can't even be happy.
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    mischievous schemer
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    At least we got tomorrow's chapters here in the comments
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      Starlessdust
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      2983 chapters are posted officially
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        Ohshitimsorry
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        There is only 2982 chaps
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          Starlessdust
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          Well if you pay enough you can get 2983. When I said officially I meant offically not here but on " webnovel" altho I didn't purchase chapters I noticed that 2983 chapters have been published by the author G3. Also even 2982 is too soon here. In general timeline we would be getting 2981 &2982 tomorrow but limitless and one other guy saved our day by pre uploading them in the comments section
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            Ohshitimsorry
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            No, you can see the name of the last chapter on web version of webnovel, and its always the chaps we have here. There is always +1 chap on webnovel because of artbook or smth.
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    Unholy_Titan
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    That damn bird should have stolen [Shadow Bond] at least so he can be free.

    G3 better give us a Nephis POV of her remembering. I doubt it tho
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      Least honest man
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      Sunny literally said if they had shadow bond they would kill vtb much easier. We don't even know all new abilities and combination of there abilities
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        Rei-absolute
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        Not to mention that it might not be possible to steal the Shadow Bond, At least not without stealing all of Sunny's aspect, because it's something very intimate and innate; Sunny's Aspect bestows upon him the image of a Shadow (even before he truly becomes one). Shadow Bond is essential; every shadow must have (or had) a master, even with their fate stolen, that ability remained in their blood. Shadow Bond is more a consequence of his Aspect than anything else. And without mentioning that VTB managed to resist Shadow Bond, it's almost certain that Sunny will also be able to resist in the future.
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        Unholy_Titan
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        Oh well, what is a shadow without it's master anyways. And this was his choice so I guess he is free since he made it himself
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      Malfunction
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      I'm more excited about their new abilities and combinations together now that Sunny has come to terms with being Neph's slave.
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    Rei-absolute
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    Man, I'm so undecided, I don't know if I want more of Sunphis's POV (Nefis) or Cassie's POV.
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      Least honest man
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      Only time in whole LN where both POV's are goated
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    2face
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    Luckily, with a role model like me around, the thing is bound to grow up well.


    ohh sunny
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    Sause_seller
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    Chapter 2982: Lost in Time

    Sunny had finished resting. He still had not recovered from his injuries, but that did not matter... what mattered was finding his way back to Nephis and Ananke, who were somewhere out there right now, lost and alone.

    How could he rest without knowing where they were, or what was happening to them? And there was also the world beyond Ariel’s Tomb. Cassie, Rain, Effie, Jet, Kai, Aiko, and everyone else—he needed to return to them as well.

    So even though Sunny’s battered body protested, he fought against the crushing exhaustion weighing him down and slowly pushed himself to his feet, grimacing from the terrible pain.

    He was still in bad shape, but he had healed enough to move freely... somewhat freely, at least.

    It was not going to be pleasant, though. In fact, it was going to be torture...

    Just as he was thinking that, however, a soft radiance ignited beneath his skin, and his wounds began healing much faster. A comforting warmth enveloped his shattered soul.

    Sunny drew a trembling breath.

    Meanwhile, Fiend flinched at the sudden outpouring of light and jumped backward, pointing a finger at Sunny.

    “Damnation!”

    Sunny could not help but chuckle.

    It seemed Nephis had also discovered the Shadow Bond. And indeed, she could heal him from afar as though he were a member of her Domain.

    How nice.

    Supremes were naturally incapable of being subordinate to another Supreme. Sunny was an exception to that rule thanks to the Shadow Bond, however, which allowed him to reap the benefits of two Domains.

    As his body and soul were slowly repaired by the miraculous flames, Sunny stared at the distant crack, wondering how he was supposed to find its origin... how he was supposed to find Nephis.

    He could summon Weaver’s Mask and activate [Where Is My Eye?] once again, tracing the Thread of Fate connecting them back to herPart-2 ( chapter 2982 )

    However, that enchantment consumed a terrible amount of essence, and in his current state, Sunny could only sustain it for a brief moment.

    A moment was nowhere near enough to navigate eternity, so...

    It was another dead end.

    What the hell am I supposed to do?

    He remained still for a while, trying to come up with a solution. No matter how hard he tried, however, nothing came to mind—nothing that offered a reliable result, at least.

    Sunny truly wanted certainty before entering the crack. The price of failure was simply too high this time. It was not even the threat of death... but the threat of something far worse than death. Spending eons lost in time, slowly losing his mind and turning into something neither he nor Nephis would recognize.

    d*mn everything...

    He grimaced.

    Just as Sunny was considering whether he should throw himself into the crack anyway and spend eternity trying to find his way back to his beloved—much like that damned Odysseus, whose stories had followed him like a stalker throughout the years—he suddenly felt something.

    “Huh?”

    The sensation was faint, but persistent.

    It felt as though something were gently tugging at his wrist.

    Looking down, Sunny raised his hand and tried to determine the source of the subtle feeling.

    And there, within the soft glow of Nephis’s healing flames...

    He saw a strand of silver silk wrapped around his wrist, shimmering in the light.

    The thread was so thin that it cast no shadow and was practically invisible to the naked eye. There was also an ethereal quality to it, as though it were not entirely real.

    But it was.

    It extended from his wrist into the darkness, climbing toward the black abyss above and stretching in the direction where the distant crack loomed.

    Sunny stared at the thread in confusion for a moment.

    Then, his eyes widened slightly.

    “Ananke?”

    Sunny let out a deep sigh, then laughed quietly.

    “Wow... I can’t believe it.”3 (chapter-2982)

    It seemed Ananke had tied a thread of her mystical essence silk to him back on the surface of the Estuary Lake.

    And now, that thread was there to guide him through the labyrinth of eternity, back to the beginning of everything.

    Just like Ariadne’s thread had guided Theseus out of the Labyrinth.

    Suddenly, Sunny no longer felt tired. Instead, he felt invigorated. Looking at Fiend, he smiled.

    “Pack your things, brat. We’re going home.”

    The spawn of the Thieving Bird stared at him in confusion for a few moments, then grinned from ear to ear.

    “Damnation!”

    Sunny’s eye twitched.

    He let out a heavy sigh and rubbed his face.

    “Why does he only repeat curse words? What kind of... ah, never mind. I should start watching my language around the brat.”

    A young and impressionable Demon like that could easily develop bad habits, after all.

    Luckily, with a role model like me around, the thing is bound to grow up well.

    Nodding to himself, Sunny gave Fiend a benevolent smile.

    For some reason, the brat shuddered and took a step back.

    ...Soon enough, they were ready to leave behind the heart of the Stone Titan and enter the labyrinth of eternity... to return to the heart of the Stone Titan far in the past.

    And while Sunny was absorbed in thoughts of returning to Nephis, and of Nephis remembering him...

    Unknown to him, someone else remembered him as well.

    Fate was a force far greater than time, after all. So when its tapestry changed, the change could be felt throughout all existence—even beyond the great walls of Ariel’s Tomb.

    At least by those who were sensitive to fate.

    Far away, on the Chained Isles, Cassie staggered, her remaining eye opening wide.

    Within her ruined mind, the great voids that had remained empty for many years...

    Suddenly were no longer empty.

    And as the mist that had clouded her mind dissipated, the Spell whispered into her ear
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      mischievous schemer
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      Thanks man quiet
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      Thank you addiction
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    LimitlessVenerable
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    Chapter 2981: A Different Meaning

    Shadow Slave

    Sunny stared at the final set of runes, expecting to feel something.

    The sight of them...

    He still remembered the deep pit of complicated and irreconcilable emotions that seeing them had once provoked in him. Anger and indignation mixed with love and longing... pain, resentment, fear, hope, comfort. And many other things he could not quite name.

    They had been intense enough to make him feel as though he were suffocating at times, so he expected to feel that familiar ache.

    But no matter how long Sunny waited, it never came.

    He felt nothing special. Looking at the runes did not stir his heart, and he remained at peace.

    It was because he had made peace with the truth they represented some time ago... and also because that truth now meant something entirely different from what the runes had once represented.

    Before, those runes had symbolized something forced upon him against his will—something he had never chosen for himself, and therefore resented with all his heart.

    But although the runes themselves remained exactly the same, the hidden meaning behind their shimmering glow was now completely different.

    Now they were an expression of his own free will. They represented a choice Sunny had made freely, and because of that...

    Looking at them no longer evoked any negative emotions. In fact, Sunny was mostly preoccupied with thinking about the practical implications of what it meant to share the Shadow Bond with Nephis once again.

    He focused briefly on his True Name, and its runes flared into existence.

    That was one of the minor benefits of being Nephis’s shadow—he could check on her condition whenever he wished.

    The runes told him that she was still alive, at least. Though he was not entirely sure whether the Spell was telling him that Nephis remained alive in the period of time where he had ended up, or showing him her current state somewhere within the labyrinth of broken time.

    He believed it was the latter.Nephis’s runes looked just as he remembered them. Of course, the last time Sunny had seen them, they had both been Masters, so there was much new information written within the radiant symbols now as well.

    Seeing Nephis’s name glowing in the darkness made him feel an urgent need to find her.

    Somewhere out there... Nephis probably remembered him. Remembered the past they had shared, and what they had once felt for each other.

    Most likely, she also remembered how he had abandoned her in the depths of a Nightmare.

    Were the memories returning all at once? Or had they simply always been there, only surfacing when she thought about those times, the way memories usually do?

    Sunny sighed and looked away from her runes, turning back to his own.

    They read:

    Aspect Abilities: [Shadow Control], [Shadow Step], [Shadow Manifestation], [Shadow Incarnation], [Shadow Legion].

    Aspect Legacy: [Shadow Dance].

    Flaw: [Clear Conscience].

    Citadels: [Nameless Temple].

    And that was all. His life, summarized in a handful of shimmering runes.

    Sunny remained motionless for a short while, trying to distract himself from his anxious thoughts by focusing on something else.

    Well...

    Being able to check Nephis’s runes was only a minor benefit of the Shadow Bond. After all, the Shadow Bond was not a Flaw, even if Sunny had always thought of it that way. In truth, it was the Innate Ability at the core of his Aspect, a power he had been meant to use for both his own benefit and that of his supposed master throughout his life.

    The advantages of the Shadow Bond depended entirely on whom Sunny chose to entrust as his master. And setting aside all the emotional baggage... it would have been difficult to find a better master than Changing Star of the Immortal Flame clan.

    Her ability to heal mortal wounds alone was worth more than words could describe. And Nephis was no ordinary healer—hers was a Divine Aspect, after all. Needless to say, Divine Aspect holders were exceedingly rare, and if Sunny had to choose between Nephis and Mordret, he would choose Nephis instantly—because their powers complemented one another perfectly.

    In the past, Sunny and Nephis had been able to amplify each other, the combination of their powers becoming greater than the sum of their parts. There had been other benefits as well... but everything Sunny knew about the effects of the Shadow Bond came from the time when they had both been Masters.

    Now that they were Supremes, the fusion of their powers must have grown tremendously as well.

    The problem was that Awakened powers became broader in scope and more difficult to define in simple terms as they rose in Rank. The days when Sunny and Nephis existed within the narrow confines of the Abilities and Attributes described by the Spell were long gone.

    Nowadays, each of their Abilities and every one of their Attributes could be expressed in dozens of ways, often resulting in secondary powers derived from combinations of several core abilities, made possible through ingenuity, experience, and skill.

    So Sunny could not immediately predict just how much the scope of the Shadow Bond had expanded.

    Would Nephis be able to heal and empower his shadows from afar, just as she could heal and empower members of her own Domain? Would the soldiers of the Domain of Longing end up in his Soul Sea instead of traveling to the Shadow Realm? Would the power of his Domain add itself to Nephis’s, since he was her shadow? Would her [Longing] Ability protect him as well?

    And what about his Will? Would it merge with hers too, becoming greater than the sum of what either of them wielded individually? Would Nephis’s Will gain an innate affinity with death, just like his?

    There were too many questions and not enough answers. It was obvious that there was much they would need to discover, one step at a time...Sunny knew one thing, however—the Shadow Bond made them dramatically stronger.

    If the two of them had faced the Vile Thieving Bird while bound by the Shadow Bond, the battle would have ended very differently. The same applied to Azarax, the Flesh of Kanakht, the Wandering Archon...

    Which was a good thing, considering the kind of enemies they would have to face in the future.

    Sunny inhaled deeply, then let out a sigh.

    “It’s time to go.”

    Chapter 2982: Lost in Time

    Sunny had finished resting. He still had not recovered from his injuries, but that did not matter... what mattered was finding his way back to Nephis and Ananke, who were somewhere out there right now, lost and alone.

    How could he rest without knowing where they were, or what was happening to them? And there was also the world beyond Ariel’s Tomb. Cassie, Rain, Effie, Jet, Kai, Aiko, and everyone else—he needed to return to them as well.

    So even though Sunny’s battered body protested, he fought against the crushing exhaustion weighing him down and slowly pushed himself to his feet, grimacing from the terrible pain.

    He was still in bad shape, but he had healed enough to move freely... somewhat freely, at least.

    It was not going to be pleasant, though. In fact, it was going to be torture...

    Just as he was thinking that, however, a soft radiance ignited beneath his skin, and his wounds began healing much faster. A comforting warmth enveloped his shattered soul.

    Sunny drew a trembling breath.

    Meanwhile, Fiend flinched at the sudden outpouring of light and jumped backward, pointing a finger at Sunny.

    “Damnation!”

    Sunny could not help but chuckle.

    It seemed Nephis had also discovered the Shadow Bond. And indeed, she could heal him from afar as though he were a member of her Domain.

    How nice.

    Supremes were naturally incapable of being subordinate to another Supreme. Sunny was an exception to that rule thanks to the Shadow Bond, however, which allowed him to reap the benefits of two Domains.

    As his body and soul were slowly repaired by the miraculous flames, Sunny stared at the distant crack, wondering how he was supposed to find its origin... how he was supposed to find Nephis.

    He could summon Weaver’s Mask and activate [Where Is My Eye?] once again, tracing the Thread of Fate connecting them back to her. However, that enchantment consumed a terrible amount of essence, and in his current state, Sunny could only sustain it for a brief moment.

    A moment was nowhere near enough to navigate eternity, so...

    It was another dead end.

    What the hell am I supposed to do?

    He remained still for a while, trying to come up with a solution. No matter how hard he tried, however, nothing came to mind—nothing that offered a reliable result, at least.

    Sunny truly wanted certainty before entering the crack. The price of failure was simply too high this time. It was not even the threat of death... but the threat of something far worse than death. Spending eons lost in time, slowly losing his mind and turning into something neither he nor Nephis would recognize.

    d*mn everything...

    He grimaced.

    Just as Sunny was considering whether he should throw himself into the crack anyway and spend eternity trying to find his way back to his beloved—much like that damned Odysseus, whose stories had followed him like a stalker throughout the years—he suddenly felt something.

    “Huh?”

    The sensation was faint, but persistent.

    It felt as though something were gently tugging at his wrist.

    Looking down, Sunny raised his hand and tried to determine the source of the subtle feeling.

    And there, within the soft glow of Nephis’s healing flames...

    He saw a strand of silver silk wrapped around his wrist, shimmering in the light.

    The thread was so thin that it cast no shadow and was practically invisible to the naked eye. There was also an ethereal quality to it, as though it were not entirely real.

    But it was.

    It extended from his wrist into the darkness, climbing toward the black abyss above and stretching in the direction where the distant crack loomed.

    Sunny stared at the thread in confusion for a moment.

    Then, his eyes widened slightly.

    “Ananke?”

    Sunny let out a deep sigh, then laughed quietly.

    “Wow... I can’t believe it.”It seemed Ananke had tied a thread of her mystical essence silk to him back on the surface of the Estuary Lake.

    And now, that thread was there to guide him through the labyrinth of eternity, back to the beginning of everything.

    Just like Ariadne’s thread had guided Theseus out of the Labyrinth.

    Suddenly, Sunny no longer felt tired. Instead, he felt invigorated. Looking at Fiend, he smiled.

    “Pack your things, brat. We’re going home.”

    The spawn of the Thieving Bird stared at him in confusion for a few moments, then grinned from ear to ear.

    “Damnation!”

    Sunny’s eye twitched.

    He let out a heavy sigh and rubbed his face.

    “Why does he only repeat curse words? What kind of... ah, never mind. I should start watching my language around the brat.”

    A young and impressionable Demon like that could easily develop bad habits, after all.

    Luckily, with a role model like me around, the thing is bound to grow up well.

    Nodding to himself, Sunny gave Fiend a benevolent smile.

    For some reason, the brat shuddered and took a step back.

    ...Soon enough, they were ready to leave behind the heart of the Stone Titan and enter the labyrinth of eternity... to return to the heart of the Stone Titan far in the past.

    And while Sunny was absorbed in thoughts of returning to Nephis, and of Nephis remembering him...

    Unknown to him, someone else remembered him as well.

    Fate was a force far greater than time, after all. So when its tapestry changed, the change could be felt throughout all existence—even beyond the great walls of Ariel’s Tomb.

    At least by those who were sensitive to fate.

    Far away, on the Chained Isles, Cassie staggered, her remaining eye opening wide.

    Within her ruined mind, the great voids that had remained empty for many years...

    Suddenly were no longer empty.

    And as the mist that had clouded her mind dissipated, the Spell whispered into her ear...
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      bhagwaandas
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      Love you bruh
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      Søläce
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      Ive been waiting for someone to do this, thank you, Goat
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      mischievous schemer
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      Thank youuuu quiet
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      JR3
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      Starting to look like ive been right. smart Thank you!
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      Ohshitimsorry
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      Smack
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      Redist_King
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      Where did u get there chapters?💔
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      Starlessdust
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      Love you bro.
      A droplet of water in the need will be repaid by the whole spring
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      Pathway of shadows
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      Wait Cassie what did the spell say... tell me
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        Jiros
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        The fifth seal is broken
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      Jiros
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      And as the mist that had clouded her mind dissipated, the Spell whispered into her ear...

      The fifth seal is broken
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      Mystery26
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      Seems Cassie has obtained her Aspect legacy from the spell
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