Chapter 441: Fas

Chapter 441: Fas

As we broke through the barrier, Zephyrion led us toward what appeared to be a massive city. My mouth hung slightly open as I tried to hide my amazement.

The city the Deity was taking us to was... It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. Even from afar, I could still make out the large structures and tall buildings.

For a brief second, a faint distant memory flashed through my mind, one of a city bustling with life before it quickly faded. What?

"What is that?" Even Ynos was shocked and couldn't help but ask.

Lost chuckled by his side and replied, "What do you mean? That's a city, silly."

"A city, she says," Sidus muttered by my side, "I've never seen one that big..."

"It doesn't look like a typical mortal city," Immy added, her eyes sparkling in wonder.

"It doesn't look like a Celestial city either," Breta joined in on the conversation.

I subconsciously nodded at that. The city we were approaching seemed to house both Dragons and Deities, along with some other strange creatures.

Zephyrion turned to look back at us and explained with a knowing tone, "Fas is unlike other places. Here, everyone lives side by side."

"Fas, is that the name of the city?" little Essie asked, her voice laced with excitement.

"Yes, it is," answered the masked Deity.

"Aren't there any problems with that? I mean, I know things aren't as tense between us and Gods outside of the main plane, but still," I paused, taking a glance at the city that was growing larger the closer we got to it, "Is it really okay?" I asked.

"I'm not sure how things are in the main plane, but here, we do things differently."

"Oh! I can't wait till you meet my mom!" Lost added excitedly.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible at the moment," said Zephyrion with a shake of his head.

"Ah, what happened?" Lost frowned, the icy aura flickering around her intensified.

Hearing his words, I glanced downward at what could only be described as a monumental open temple. It somewhat reminded me of the King's temple, back on the royal road, except this one was completely white.

Following the mask Deity's lead, we landed by the entrance. He gave us a short bow and motioned for us to go inside. Lost moved aside next to him and gave us a small wave with her tail.

"I'll be waiting for you to come out!" She said.

"You're not coming?" Asked Ynos.

"No, I can't. Only those invited have the permission to go inside," she explained.

Ynos didn't seem convinced but still gave a forced nod.

I gave Zephyrion a short bow and led the way, the others following behind me. Once we were inside, a strange feeling washed over me. It felt as though I passed through a barrier of sorts.

I was momentarily confused. I was sure the temple was an open one. It looked like it from the outside, but what was this overwhelming amount of cosmic mana doing here? And why was there a completely different sky?

Raising my head, I came face to face with an unfamiliar sight of cosmic bodies. Planets I have never seen before, floating dangerously close to us, along with strange stars.

I wasn't the only one surprised, as gasps escaped from my siblings. Breta was no different. Her body tensed as her fingers subconsciously reached out, ready to summon her spear at a moment's notice.

Lowering my head, I scanned our surroundings. We were in a vast open hall. Some sort of spacial spell? It didn't make sense otherwise.

"Now what?" Asked Ynos.

I shrugged in reply, just in time to feel a sudden change in the mana. I turned my head to glance behind us, and two large doors suddenly opened, from which a Dragon and a Goddess stepped out.

'Were the theatricals really necessary?' I inwardly wondered but refrained from speaking my thoughts.

The Dragon was old, I didn't know how I could tell, but he was very old... His scales seemed to have lost their luster, and were dull grey, while the Goddess was no better. She looked like a frail old woman, with wrinkly skin and a hunched back.

"Welcome to Fas, younglings."