"Human nose? Does this means they practiced cannibalism?" Junior asked.
"Strictly to say, it's not. They are different from normal humans, although their body mechanisms are quite similar." said Sky.
Suddenly, they heard another footsteps coming towards them, both of them are alerted.
"That is the statue that had been worshipped in our clan since our ancestor's time. Our ancestors used to have some rather unique practice, during a special festival once a year, they will hunt some people from the surface and collect their noses to offer it to our god Fasisafa. The said festival is two days from now, but rest assured, we have stopped practicing this a long time ago due to some special reasons." said Pachibanana, the prophet of the Fasisafa clan.
"Special reasons?" Sky asked, as he slowly put down his guard.
"Yes, it involved an unwritten peace agreement with the surface people. But since it's a really confidential thing, I could not tell you in detail." said Pachibanana.
Sky nodded despite finding it's hard to believe the man's words.
"Anyway, you should go back to the gathering area, this is not a place you should step your foot on." said the prophet.
Sky nodded again and leave the area with Junior. However, just when he turned around and about to leave, he caught a glimpse of the sinister look of Pachibanana that faded in an instant...
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Later, Sky and Junior returned to their allocated space in the gathering area, continue to stare into the darkness without doing anything along with Seito and the others. Seito had slowly calmed himself down after a hard slapping at his back head from Yuki. Itsuki is holding Ai gently but firmly in his arms, ensuring that she feels safe. Sky tried hard not to look at them but failed after a few attempts.
"Maybe you can switch your attention by thinking something else?" said Junior.
"Hmm? What are you talking about, I can't get it at all." said Sky, pretending that he doesn't care, but still he did as Junior said.
However he found that he can't think of anything except for that short moment he was alone with Ai, and that crystal iris then broken into dust in front of their eyes. Yes, especially that crystal iris. He can't help wondered what that iris actually is, and why it broke down as soon as they saw it.
"Uhm... Maybe you should more concerned about what we saw just now." said Junior, as if he could see through Sky.
Sky looks at him, rather confused.
"Are you a mind reader like Chris?" Sky asked.
"Uh... No." said Junior.
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Null Dimension.
"Ha-chiu!" With no doubt, Chris sneezed.
"This damn character setting." said Chris, which makes Rei who is with him a bit confused.
"Don't worry, I'm just talking to myself, you can just ignore it." said Chris.
Then, Chris continues to look at the messages he received from Sky and Maria regarding about the recent incidents that happened in Kapis Dimension.
"Tsk... I know this lead Archangel isn't a person with the best personality but aren't these deeds a bit too ugly for a high and mighty angel? But I believe that Dominic would not lie about this matter... Hmm..." said Chris as he slightly analyzed the situation.
"I can help you to gather the information you need if you are really concerned about it." said Rei in a soft and soothing voice.
"It's okay, I can handle this by myself, moreover, I have another thing I am curious about that Archangel." said Chris before getting into another deep thought.
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Kapis Dimension, Quill Town. A few hours had passed and its almost night time. Maria and Dominic had just done all their daily works and about to go for dinner but they suddenly received a letter, or rather, a notice from Heavenly Realm.
Dominic glared at that notice for a while before tear it into tiny pieces and burn it.
"Uncle Dominic, what is that?" Maria asked as he hasn't got a chance to see the content of that notice.
"They are informing me that they will come over here in three days to collect some resources from us, while doing some 'adjustments' to my people." said Dominic without showing too much emotion, however, Maria can sense his anger from his eyes.
"Adjustments?" Maria asked, although he had briefly guessed what is it about.
"I would not let them do anything to my people anymore. It's not like I am not capable to against them. I had been holding in all these years because I respect them as a part of Heavenly Realm but they are messing with my patience bit by bit all these years with absolutely no limits. And now, they even burnt down my town and people in it, I believe they don't deserve my basic respect and patience any more." said Dominic, still without any emotions.
Maria looks at Dominic, a bit worried, he feels that something is off with this whole incident, he has a weird feeling that the culprits behind the holy fire tragedy in that town might be someone else, or at least not directly associated with the lead Archangel Gabriel. Yes, he indeed doesn't like that Gabriel, but at the same time, he does not wish to see a war between angels that caused by a potential misunderstanding. However, he doesn't know how he should tell Dominic about his thoughts, as he knows that this incident hits Dominic so badly that he had lost faith in the Heavenly Realm as well as the lead Archangel. Maria believes that whatever he has in his thoughts will not be accepted by Dominic in his current state...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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