The Warden of The Witches

You're Just Greedy for my Divinity

"Ask myself?" Aiden furrowed his brow. "What do you mean?"

"Divine language isn't something that can be wielded just by speaking it. If it were so easy to steal the authority of the Dominators, there would be gods everywhere," Dailey pointed out, gesturing towards herself. "If I could use the divine language, I wouldn't be content with studying regular dark magic here."

"So, you're saying there are conditions for making the divine language effective? What conditions?" Aiden asked.

"It's divinity. Only individuals with divinity can make the language of the Dominators take effect!" Dailey shrugged, and gazed at Aiden. "Just like you and Abigail."

"What exactly is divinity? Explain it to me," Aiden continued to inquire.

"You really don't know?" Dailey raised an eyebrow in doubt, but proceeded to explain to Aiden, "Divinity, as the name suggests, is the extraordinary characteristic that distinguishes gods from mortals. It doesn't have a physical form but can be attached to all things. To unleash the power of the divine language, the presence of divinity is necessary. Abigail has already gathered a considerable amount of divinity; she is a true demigod. That's why the divine language she speaks possesses authority and can even influence the minds of mortals."

Hearing this, Aiden began to grasp the concept, but to confirm, he continued, "So, how does one acquire divinity?"

"Normally, divinity should be concentrated in existing gods. However, according to our research, besides the existing Dominators, some ancient relics scattered throughout the world also contain a significant amount of divinity. There are two common methods to obtain divinity. One is to be granted by the Dominators themselves, by consuming the sacred bodies and blood mentioned in ancient texts, which metaphorically represents this. The other method is to extract divinity from relics that possess divinity using rituals." Dailey paused for a moment and added, "However, besides these two methods, there is a shortcut."

"A shortcut?"

"It's to kill other individuals with divinity and directly extract it from their corpses using necromancy," Dailey raised a finger. "The body, bones, ashes, even detached spirits can retain divinity. The Dominators also undergo succession. When an old Dominator falls, most of its divinity remains in its body. By consuming the remains of a fallen god, one can inherit their divinity. The same applies to individuals with divinity."

Aiden fell into deep thought.

He could speculate on the source of his divinity. He was summoned to this world by Mephilia, and perhaps she bestowed divinity upon him.

VvAlthough he couldn't grasp that person's intentions, it was likely the reason why he could wield the power of the divine language.

The authority of "Order" corresponded to the contents in the Book of Order, a form of dark magic. The power of Order uses rules to bind things and return them to their "normal" state defined by those rules.

That's why scattered objects on the ground would return to their neatly arranged state under the effect of the divine language, and the possessing demon invading his body would be forcibly dispelled or even killed by the divine language.

Although it may not appear powerful, Aiden could already sense the strength of the divine language.

Human black magic affects objects, others, things, and oneself...

But what the divine language influences are concepts.

Black magic can be used to kill people, but the effectiveness of such magic in killing monsters may vary in terms of power.

However, if a certain divine language possesses the authority of "death," conceptually, it can affect all living beings.

This is simply a power at a cheat level.

No wonder these powerful witches would heed Abigail's call. The authority of gods is indeed something that very few can resist...

Wait, could it be that the Blood Moon Cult summoned a deity into Mephilia for this reason too?

"It seems you have some idea about the divinity within you," Dailey squinted her eyes, sizing up Aiden like a cunning cat. "I wonder if the Warden would be willing to share with me?"

Aiden glanced at her. "What do you think?"

"I guess you wouldn't casually tell me, after all, even Abigail is only willing to teach us the divine language... The biggest obstacle to mastering the divine language is not the language itself but obtaining divinity. Among the entire Witch Gathering, only Abigail, Lamia, and Chimera possess divinity. Honestly, including myself and the other four, we all dream of having a share. I think each of us has probably considered killing one of those three and taking their divinity..." Dailey leaned on her desk, slowly getting closer to Aiden. "So, Warden, I have a proposition..."

"What do you want to do?" Aiden became cautious as she approached.

"Would you be willing to make a deal? I'm willing to pay a price if you can tell me," Dailey leaned in closer to Aiden, her breath gentle. "Even if the price is high... I can accept it."

After a moment of silence, Aiden finally spoke, "Dailey."

"Mm?" Dailey smiled.

"Step back. don't get so close to me, Without my permission" Aiden replied expressionlessly.

Dailey suddenly felt her heart tighten as if someone was squeezing it, causing her body to tremble. Aiden was using the threat of a demonic contract against her.

"Just a reminder, the precondition for paying the price in a trade is to hold the price in your own hands. When we made the previous deal, you had already sold yourself to me, even your life was in my hands. How much more can you offer me as an additional trade?" Aiden coldly stated, "Although this time I do owe you a favor, asking me to repay it with this is impossible."

This witch clearly only coveted the divinity within him. She might even have had the thought of killing him to seize his divinity.

The intelligence about this divinity involved the secrets of the Inquisition Bureau and even his own status as a transmigrator. He naturally couldn't easily disclose it.

"I quite like your stubbornness," Dailey said with a playful smile as she stepped back. "But you did say you owe me a favor, right?"

"I'm not so oblivious as to deny that," Aiden sighed. "But don't make outrageous demands. There are things I can't do."

"Don't worry, helping you is based on my personal willingness. After all, if something were to happen to you, it would be troublesome for me too," Dailey first exchanged pleasantries before getting to the point. "I have just one small request, Warden. Could you let Priscilla and me share a room?"