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Although I had the plan to combine them into a single, powerful divine weapon fitting for a Venerable such as myself, that also brought some insecurities in a few of them.
Skadi seemed to be slightly doubtful, Uller was happy about it, Hephaestus… Didn't care. However, overall, the weapons I made were still willing anyways.
However, Ariel was a bit undecided, if not afraid. She feared she would lose her identity, of who she truly was if she merged permanently with others.
Unlike my other divine weapons, she's much older, created by the sea dragon Aquarius long ago. So it's understandable she wouldn't want that.
I guess there's no helping it.
"It's fine, Ariel, if you don't want to be part of the fusion, then we can simply not include you," I smiled. "If you want to live more like a person and not be my weapon anymore, that's also fine."
"Eh?! That's…!"
Ariel seemed conflicted, but then…