All the High Elders were tense, filled with questions and some suspicions. How could that half-human be so hated by the laws to the point of facing a legendary celestial annihilation?
How could he fight against replicas of two primordial beasts?
And most of all, how did he manage to survive all of that alone, and still keep a sinister smile on his face?
No one was naive. Those elders had lived and studied history long enough to imagine the answer. However, no one dared to verbalize something so terrible. They only exchanged astonished looks at Mistie as they approached the whale.
Contrary to expectations, Mistie just scoffed. "I know what you're thinking; I've thought the same a few times. But, have you ever heard of a Heaven-Defier with so many allies? Someone who clearly has so many people faithfully following them?"
