"That look on your face… you seem to be looking down on Celestia; however, that Apostle you fought was the weakest of them all, by a fair margin, having been instated recently."
Vale's mind was at its end trying to cope with all of this information that he just accepted what he heard and half ignored his grudge. But…
"What are Relics, and what exactly are Apostles?"
They held the 'power of the gods!' but what did that entail?
The reflection of Diligence looked up at the sky, then said:
"Apostles are beings who have made a Contract with a god to borrow their power. This power is expressed by abilities and a Contracted Weapon used to channel and enhance those powers…"
Diligence paused, then looked back at Vale, and questioned:
"You know what Origin is, right?"
Vale nodded slowly.
After he did, the reflection continued:
