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Silence fell over the underground hall, leaving only the crackling tongues of fire.
The children had stopped crying, their wide eyes staring blankly at Ashe. For a fleeting moment, Iger looked a decade younger, as dazed and innocent as the children beside him. Harvey, meanwhile, appeared comically conflicted, wanting to laugh but holding himself back. He raised a thumb at Ashe with his bound right hand.
It seemed as if everyone was holding their breath, waiting for the outcome of this sacrificial showdown.
One second passed, then two, then three. Nothing happened.
Disappointment clouded the children's faces. Iger let out a quiet sigh. But the robed cultists around them began to stir uneasily.
"How is this possible?"
"Have we been abandoned?"
"Why… why is this happening? Four Pillars Deities, are you punishing us?!"
Even Everlasting Doom, usually cheerful and playful, furrowed her brow slightly, as though she had just seen her favorite toy snatched away.
Yes. Nothing had happened. And that was the problem.
The Four Pillars Deities had always been swift to respond to sacrifices. They never delayed or appeared aloof. Among their peers, they were unmatched in approachability, precisely...
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