Late at night, under the moon, on the edge of an abandoned building.
[Code Name: Fangong Tower Star person-Z5893]
[Danger Level: ???]
"My child... the time is not yet ripe."
With a gritty voice coming from the darkness behind, the creature's head was raised high by a metallic strip, facing the enormous moon.
The evening's cold wind choked the throat and nose as the city's lights poured in like a speeding train.
A sliver of moonlight fell from the cyan sky, enveloping its face.
Then, its hollow eyes were covered by a writhing metallic strip, and the moon intermittently hidden by clouds was swallowed by the darkness.
Like an ancient ritual sacrifice, villagers kneeled to offer a blood-stained deer head to the deity dwelling in the woods.
Ke Mingye remained silent, unable to discern anything from the creature's perspective.
So he merely steadied his breathing, listening along with the many presences in his mind to the hoarse whisper coming from behind.
