Matilda and her group stopped before a massive stone door deep within the temple. With a simple wave of Mitsubishi's hand, the doors creaked open, revealing a vast crypt. At its center, a circle of red candles cast a sinister glow, illuminating ancient statues of countless creatures along the walls.
Mitsubishi walked to the edge of the circle and knelt. The others stayed ten feet behind her, their gazes fixed on the scene.
"Where is the sacrifice?" Mitsubishi asked, her voice flat and devoid of emotion.
Jabez nodded to Alastor, who produced a wooden box from his spatial storage and placed it beside the kneeling holy maiden. Mitsubishi opened the box, her eyes scanning the five fresh human hearts within before she gave a slight nod.
"What is the main reason you are looking for my master?" she asked, a god-rank dagger appearing in her hand.
"The Queen needs your master to help recall her soul and merge it back, to be whole again," Jabez explained.
