Chairs ground against the floor as many officials got up and backed away. A large space opened up around Alina. It was clear that after seeing the striking resemblance between Alina and the Medusa Empress, the others already believed what Carl and Andrew had said.
Sharky had also examined the sculpture in that scene carefully. At first glance, the sculpture did seem to greatly resemble Alina, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be quite a few differences.
The sculpture's age and temperament made her seem a bit more mature, and a sort of bewitching and dignified presence emanated from her. It made one feel as if they were looking at a powerful and dignified fiend deity, one who looked over all of the world's suffering. Her eyes in particular looked beautiful and dangerous. Even looking at them through the screen had made the spectators' fine hairs stand up.
