"There's not much you and I can do to put out the flames. How about we talk in private?" Tyler said to Ace.
Still holding Seraphina, Ace nodded. He felt weak despite his outward calm. His hands throbbed as if they might fall apart. With Tyler leading, Ace left the central part of Heaven Village and headed straight to Tyler's store.
Since it was close to the main gate, the flames hadn't reached it. It was relatively safe but empty. Everyone had gone to help the wounded and put out the fire.
Tyler opened the store and closed the door behind them. He took Ace upstairs, rented a guest room, and set Seraphina on the bed.
They stayed in the room, watching her. She looked half-human, half-monster, with silver-ash skin covering her body.
Some had cracked and flaked to ash, revealing milky skin beneath, while other parts stayed the same. Flames still burned within her ashen skin.
