Therefore, when Emiya took out the crown, Riveria actually relaxed a little. If the boy had taken out a first-class armed sword, she truly wouldn't have been willing to accept it. Swords forged by Emiya could be priced over five hundred million valis.
Great skill appears clumsy; as the goddess of forging, Hephaestus had already reached the realm where her works, at first glance, seemed plain and unadorned.
'If it's just jewelry, then I can accept it. A crown probably doesn't have any special significance either,' Riveria thought in her heart.
She lifted the crown and gently examined it. At least from an aesthetic point of view, the appearance of this crown truly made her like it very much.
Just as she was about to put the crown on, she suddenly paused. Riveria felt a bit hesitant in her heart. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke softly, "Shirou, can you help me put it on?"
Upon hearing this, Emiya gently nodded and took the crown from Riveria's hand. His movements were gentle and careful, and he slowly placed it on her head.
At the moment the crown was worn, Riveria's already goddess-like peerless beauty was instantly highlighted even more dazzlingly by the crown's brilliance. Her emerald-like hair and sapphire radiance complemented each other, as if a true elven goddess had descended upon the mortal world.
However, the dazzling splendor that had just flickered for a moment suddenly faded. Her body suddenly trembled slightly, her expression abruptly turned dazed. Before Emiya could react, her body went limp and completely lost balance, falling directly into his arms.
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Riveria fell into a strange dream.
The scene in the dream was a small village far away from the mundane world, nestled deep within the mountains, peaceful and tranquil like a land of paradise. She lived there with a young blacksmith, their life simple and calm.
It was wintertime, with cold snowflakes fluttering and falling.
The blacksmith busied himself by the furnace, striking glowing hot iron blocks, sparks flying, the surroundings filled with the heat of the forge. Her daily routine was to stroll in the mountains, walking through snow-covered forests, picking up scattered firewood from the ground.
Though the world around her was covered in ice and snow, she didn't feel cold at all. Instead, the falling snow on her body brought an oddly comfortable sensation.
However, she still found the warmth around the blacksmith more appealing. The blacksmith had a sturdy body and a gentle smile, his flame-like red hair especially striking in the firelight.
Every time she stood beside him, it seemed the coldness in her heart was also driven away, giving her a mysterious sense of security.
But, despite the immense closeness she felt toward the blacksmith in the dream, she could never recall his name.
This left her somewhat puzzled, but in the peaceful atmosphere of the dream, that confusion felt insignificant.
Riveria and the blacksmith lived like the turning of seasons. Calm and fulfilling. Their days were almost the same every day, yet she didn't feel bored at all. Instead, she found a unique tranquility and enjoyment in the monotony.
Riveria was responsible for hunting; she was agile and could often chase down prey in the mountains and forests, while the blacksmith cultivated crops in the fields for their daily needs.
Every time she finished hunting, the blacksmith would be busy in the kitchen preparing delicious meals for her. His cooking skills were surprisingly excellent. Every time Riveria tasted the food he made, she felt immense satisfaction.
However, to them, the most important things were still collecting firewood, feeding the forge, and forging iron.
Riveria would go into the mountains daily to pick up the scattered firewood and add it to the furnace to keep the flames burning strong. The blacksmith focused on forging, the furnace's glow and the blacksmith's sweat had become the most common sight in the village.
In the dream, Riveria faintly felt something was off, but she couldn't say what exactly. Their lives continued peacefully and happily like that, year after year. Time seemed to stand still in that place.
However, a subtle sense of discord always lingered in her heart, like a shadow enveloping the flawless dream.
Until one day, Riveria finally realized the truth that had been unsettling het. After all these years, what exactly had the blacksmith been forging?
She had never seen any finished product come out of the furnace, despite the blacksmith hammering day after day in front of the fire.
At the moment she realized this, the dream world began to change. The furnace gradually became transparent, and she finally saw the item being forged inside. It was a sword, a holy sword of the stars she had once seen.
The blacksmith's figure stood beside the semi-transparent furnace, clearly revealed.
Shirou Emiya. Riveria finally remembered his name. His scar-covered body stood in the snow-covered wilderness, eyes firmly fixed on the holy sword nearing completion.
Riveria instinctively reached out her hand, channeling her own magical power into it, providing the furnace with the crucial "firewood."
As the user of the [Fairy King's Mark], she had essentially contributed the majority of the magic needed to forge the holy sword. As her magic poured in, the sword's brilliance became even more dazzling.
At this moment, a woman with golden hair and blue eyes, wearing silver-white armor and a cloak, walked slowly through the snow and came to Riveria's side.
This woman bore the heroic bearing of a knight and the majesty of a king.
She stood silently, her gaze clear as ice yet not cold, watching Riveria quietly. That silent stare seemed to pierce through her soul and mind.
Under the knight woman's gaze, Riveria felt a mysterious power surge in her heart.
She clenched her teeth and stepped forward, standing firmly beside Emiya. The two of them held the holy sword together, and in that instant, the sword's blade burst forth with brilliance like the stars—
Riveria slowly opened her eyes. The scene before her gradually became clear. The first thing she saw was Ais with tear-filled eyes.
The girl's face was full of worry and anxiety, a sight that made Riveria's heart soften.
"Riveria, you finally woke up… I thought I made you so mad you died," Ais spoke with a choking voice.
Upon hearing this, Riveria's earlier emotion instantly vanished without a trace.
She sighed helplessly. Though Ais's words were as headache-inducing as always, looking at her worried little face, Riveria still helplessly chose to forgive her.
"How long did I sleep?", Riveria asked softly.
"Seven days," Ais replied.
"Seven days, huh…", Riveria recalled those days in the dream, feeling as though she had lived for hundreds of years.
"I told you already, it's nothing," Beside her, Goddess Loki yawned lazily and broke the mood in the room, "Riveria's not only fine—she hit the jackpot."
Goddess Loki thought wistfully, "Sigh… a god-made crown, huh. Back in the Divine Realm, I begged Hephaestus for so long, and she still wouldn't forge me a divine artifact…"
Riveria's mind was in chaos. She recalled the scene before she fainted, filled with doubt, 'Why did I lost consciousness, and why did I sleep for seven whole days?'
Goddess Loki's words only confused her further, 'Why did she say I got lucky? What exactly is that crown?'
Riveria looked at Loki, full of questions, but the goddess didn't seem eager to answer and instead handed her a piece of parchment.
"This is… my status?", Riveria asked hesitantly.
"Yes, while you were asleep, I updated your status. Take a look."
Riveria lowered her head and began carefully examining her status. To her, it had only been the seven days of sleep since her last update, so she didn't expect much change.
The basic attribute numbers indeed hadn't changed. However, when she saw the magic and skill section, she was instantly stunned.
"Wa… Wait, what is this?", Her voice carried a hint of shock.
Each of her three spells had gained a "fourth stage," but these new stages had no specific descriptions. Instead, they were marked as "?????"
However, what shocked her more was the skills section. In addition to her original skills, there was a completely new skill she had never seen before.
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—: Skill :—
[Blessing of the End (Round Of Avalon)]
— Cannot be interpreted.
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This skill, whether its specific description or actual effect, is shrouded in a layer of mystery, even the goddess Loki cannot read any information from it.
In fact, the name [Blessing of the End] is not the true designation of the skill itself, but a name Loki gave it for memory and differentiation.
However, although the [Blessing of the End (Round Of Avalon)] skill itself cannot be interpreted, Riveria and the others still deduced part of the effect of this skill from the changes in other ability values, especially in the "magic" section.
What can be confirmed is that it has opened the "fourth rank" of Riveria's magic.
As an adventurer, Riveria has the most number of magic slots. Three magic slots. And she can, through a unique chant-linking technique, make each magic possess three different ranks, equivalent to her having nine usable magics. Therefore, Riveria received the title of [Nine Hells].
However, now, this title is clearly no longer sufficient to describe her abilities.
Under the effect of [Blessing of the End], each of her magic has gained one new rank, increasing her usable magics from nine to twelve.
As for the newly added fourth rank in each magic, when Loki updated her ability values while Riveria was unconscious, those ranks were shown as unreadable.
Now, she has already awakened, and these magics may have undergone new changes.
"Let's update your ability values again and see if there are any new discoveries," Loki suggested.
Riveria lightly nodded, indicating agreement.
Loki acted quickly, first asking little Ais to leave the room. Although Ais and Riveria are close, not peeking at a companion's ability values is a rule of the Familia.
Then, the goddess cut her finger and smeared divine blood on Riveria's back. As the divine blood touched her skin, new changes indeed began to appear.
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(Omitted above)
—: Magic :—
/Attack Magic/ [Vas Windheim → Lance That Shines to the End of the World]
Wynn Fimbulvetr (First Rank)
Rea Laevateinn (Second Rank)
Vas Windheim (Third Rank)
The Lance That Shines to the End of the World (Fourth Rank)
/Defense Magic/ [Via Shilheim →World Beyond the World]
Liv Ilusio (First Rank)
Veil Breath (Second Rank)
Via Shilheim (Third Rank)
World Beyond the World (Fourth Rank)
/Healing Magic/ [Van Alheim→????????]
Fil Eldis (First Rank)
Luna Aldis (Second Rank)
Van Alheim (Third Rank)
???????? (Fourth Rank)
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Riveria's three magics correspond respectively to attack, defense, and healing, and in the latest ability value update, the fourth ranks of two magics have already appeared, only the fourth rank of the healing magic still shows as unreadable.
Attack Magic—[Vas Windheim], its fourth rank is named [Lance That Shines to the End of the World]
Defense Magic—[Via Shilheim], its fourth rank is named [World Beyond the World]
While the fourth rank of the healing magic is still shrouded in mist, shown as unreadable.
[Lance That Shines to the End of the World], a wide-area annihilation magic of tremendous power. According to the pattern of Riveria's attack magic increasing in power with rank, this magic's power should far exceed [Vas Windheim].
In fact, [Vas Windheim] is already unsuitable for the current dungeon floors Riveria and the others have reached, around the fiftieth floor.
Because [Vas Windheim] is too powerful, when clearing monsters, it tends to collapse the structure of the entire floor.
In the deeper levels of the dungeon, Riveria more often uses the second-ranked [Rea Laevateinn].
Loki reminded seriously, "Riveria, this [Lance That Shines to the End of the World] is not to be taken lightly. You need to use it cautiously in the dungeon."
Riveria lightly nodded and responded, "I know, Loki."
As for the fourth rank of the defense magic, [World Beyond the World], the effect of this magic is simple and straightforward: absolute defense.
No extra description or complex settings, purely absolute defense.
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