At this moment, the Buddha's head on the Blood Lotus, with blood-red eyes of mercy, gazes upon the unsuspecting visitor. Zuwaro silently stared for a while, feeling an indescribable sense of timeworn antiquity and a strange, haunting divinity. Uneasily, he bowed his head and prayed devoutly.
"O Chief Divine! The tide of faith has receded from this vast forest land, taking with it all warmth that once was. Even the statue of the temple has lost its head, stained with blood… Endless cold, endless carnage and chaos shall long descend, like the winter that has already arrived… Who can change all this?… May the Chief Divine bless us!…"
In the collapsing Buddhist temple, Zuwaro prayed devoutly to the Chief Divine, gradually calming his turbulent emotions. But soon, his peaceful heart was shaken by a greater discovery! Warrior Chief Tamikusa suddenly let out a cry of surprise, shouting at the literate Exploration Captain.
