Alexis stared at the marks before moving fast towards him, grabbing his hand to take a better look at it.
Aether hesitantly pulled back, not understanding what was happening, but the woman wouldn't let go, as a wicked smile appeared on her face.
"Would you look at that... how fun. You're its Vessel, aren't you? The Vessel of our God."
'Our God? Are you kidding me? Out of all the Gods, the one that has blessed our land is the Abyss?' He frowned slightly..., but at the same time, it did make sense if he looked at it.
His father didn't seem to be proud of it, hence why he had hidden that fact from him, but many knew about it; he remembered people talking about it on his ninth birthday... and now their words made sense.
...
Alexis wasn't lying... the Abyss really was their God.
But... everyone on his birthday spoke badly about the Abyss, in a negative tone, and yet, she seemed to be almost devoted to it... did she believe the Abyss was some sort of saviour...
