Chapter 2: The Lord of Ashes
On the altar, a vast black shadow was becoming increasingly prominent; a flickering and uncertain existence in the dark. When the shadow became clearer, she could vaguely see a silhouette that almost filled the entire altar.
Ancient gods!
The frightened little girl collapsed, her body instinctively trying to escape, but she could not even stand up because of the ropes and the sheer fear she felt.
~By the way...looking straight at the gods will lead to madness...I should not look at him!
She swiftly lowered her head, huddled up, and closed her eyes. She did not dare to take another look. The temperature in the church gradually rose up, and the little girl could only curl up her body and wait for her fate to come.
~...I don't want to die yet... Someone, please save me…
Her heart was about to crumble. The faith_the church had long instilled in her was not enough to overcome the great despair and fear.
The sound of the torrential rain came again as a gray mist filled the entire church. The cultists outside were long gone.
Shen Yi stepped out from the gray mist. As the mist unfolded, he found himself standing on a stone altar in the center of a vast church.