Ace's pupils instantly contracted as his entire body became rigid.
"..."
For several breaths, he couldn't say anything because he recognized that symbol, which wasn't some mysterious mark left behind by an unknown existence. It was the Devilish Wise Owl, his Thief Symbol.
Ace stared at it through his Primordial Law Sense, and an unprecedented realization slowly emerged within his mind. The Devilish Wise Owl had remained there the entire time, even when the Sacred Moons manifested, and the Supreme Abyssal Ordeal descended.
Yet when the entire Undead Cradle was enveloped by the authority of the Abyss, it had remained, and now that the Ordeal was retreating, the thief symbol had become visible once more.
Ace's heart began beating faster when something absurd flashed in his mind.
