Final Ritual—a technique few could ever perform.
Only those who had reached a certain height of sorcery, perhaps one percent of all magicians, could even attempt it.
Despite its name, the Final Ritual didn't necessarily mean death. Yet only aether users were capable of surviving it.
For those who walked the dark path, attempting the ritual was suicide. By drawing upon the evil they had accumulated throughout their lives, they could summon a devil—but at the cost of their own existence.
On the other hand, those of pure hearts could call upon angelic power. Every good deed they had done became a key to unlocking divine strength, granting them a fleeting moment of godlike power—an instant of true invincibility.
Emma, on that day, had been ready to use the technique to fight the Golems.
Thankfully, William arrived just in time, sparing her from the risk.
In her case, the danger would have been smaller—she had once performed the Last Ritual before, under her father's supervision.
