The halls were quite big. Here, Damon felt something he really did not know was possible. He felt his shadow show fear for the first time.
The moment he set foot in the Holy City, his shadow became anxious. It stopped moving on its own and acted like a completely natural shadow.
However, the real turning point was when they entered the central temple.
It seemed uneasy.
The Holy City was the capital of the Holy Empire. It was here that the Temple held all of its true power. In a sense, it was a theocracy, funded and supported by the armies and resources of most of the powerful nations of the world.
All around the world, whenever a new ruler was crowned, they would come here to the Holy City on a pilgrimage, where they would kiss the feet of the goddess statue to show their loyalty.
It was a ceremonial procedure, but in truth it was also political. It was primarily so.
