--This Chapter is written in Maya's POV--
All eyes turned to Miwen, mine included.
His disappearance was unlike anything I had ever seen, even from his Gift.
It was as if he had been erased from existence. I could almost feel him gone.
My chest felt unbearably heavy, and my heart wouldn't stop racing.
But then, a second later, he returned.
Only... he wasn't the same.
It was still my lovely little brother; I would never mistake that.
However, there was something else in him I couldn't recognize.
It was a thin layer. So much so that I almost missed it.
I wanted to ask him about it. I wanted to make sure.
But seeing the panic in my eyes, a breath escaped him and, just like he'd always do, Miwen smiled gently.
He shook his head once, resigning himself to my desperate hug and brushing it off as if nothing had happened.
Even though I knew he was scared, too...
?????: "...Why?"
The woman kneeling beside the dead god stood up.
