Aldin immediately replied, "You are correct."

Aldin looked at Bifnen and the twenty old gods under Bifnen's command. They were uninterested in the battle against Avartin. Their focus was on what to do after Avartin was completely conquered.4

Aldin listened to their chatter. One of them spoke of sewing all existing species together alive, having failed in the past but confident of success this time.1

Another talked about putting each species in separate enclosures to observe their reactions, comparing it with past records.0

Another planned to infiltrate among them, imitating and learning the emotions of mortals.1

One expressed the desire to manipulate the destinies of mortals, creating real-time grand theatrics. They considered themself an artist and always received good responses from other old gods.0

Another discussed cooking dishes using various species, known for their delicate palate.3

Another intended to engage in love affairs with mortals, easily falling in love and keeping the results as long-term trophies.2

Another simply wanted to gather mortals and inflict pain, being from the pain discipline, believing it to be the essence of life.1

Aldin cursed every moment that she belonged to the same kind as these beings.10

"Move, Aldin. You must atone."0

"Of course."0

The sinner Aldin crawled backward until she was out of sight of the old gods. Aldin had committed a sin long ago and still had not fully...2