Si's expression remained calm, her figure graceful even as she was placed in a cage like one of those creatures from hell who sometimes dared to trespass in heaven.
She said nothing, even as the residents of heaven looked on, muttering words of pity as they tried to make sense of the scene.
But her eyes, hidden beneath the blindfold, squeezed shut the moment she spotted her friends among the crowd. They tried to rush forward, but Sebastian blocked their way.
It was only when she was brought into the Heavenly Hall—where the powerful met to discuss matters of highest significance—that she understood what was happening.
Surrounded by countless higher beings, immortals, and gods, her father stood at the center, looking just as majestic as he had the first time she laid eyes on him.
She trembled under the pressure, yet she stayed composed even under the gaze of so many powerful and majestic figures.
