No words were necessary, no affirmation required; she was there, and every human knew who she was and why she was here.
Some of the devout had already knelt down, their hands clasped in prayer, muttering to themselves in disbelief, eyes tightly shut, shedding tears of shame. They believed this was retribution come at last—the city's sins were too profound for even God to behold. What would come next?
Would this city, along with its citizens, be destroyed in God's wrath like Sodom?
Even the NCPD was the same, some officers even discarded their weapons as if they were scalding hot rods, uncomfortably wiping their hands on their uniforms, then bowing their heads, whether out of shame or guilt, no one knew.
"The world has been entangled in too much sin," she began, "which is why I have come here."
The young girl slowly descended, her voice still light, yet echoing in everyone's ears.
