Just as I thought it was over, my head was assaulted with a stabbing pain, which drew an agonized grunt from me. Caught off guard, I almost fell unconscious. Fortunately, that clear stream reemerged. It felt like it was healing my brain and finally suppressed the pain. Following that, I also regained peace in my mind.
I looked at the sacred stone in my palms and felt myself all over, but I couldn't detect any differences.
"Did it... fail?"
I couldn't help but feel disappointed. When I hung the stone back around my neck, it had surprisingly faded away and disappeared from sight. Surprised, I touched where the stone had been, and even though I could feel it, it was completely invisible. Still, the sacred stone was clearly there. I took it off my neck again, and the sacred stone reappeared
