Bloody Egg

Lu regained consciousness shortly after he lost it. He thought he might not ever do that or that he would be in cuffs on his way to the slaughter pen again when he woke up. However, contrary to Lu's expectations, no one had touched him when he was asleep.

He lay in the same place as before. It didn't even seem like anyone cared about him anymore, despite what he had done. And it wasn't because they thought he had died.

The people in black were all on their knees and bowing toward the center of the underground cavern. Brother C was no exception.

'Well, shit.'

Lu had a feeling that they weren't bowing just because the blood had gathered in a whirlpool in the air above the egg. If it was, they should have bowed to him when he did something similar.

The egg was about to hatch.

Brother C and the other black robes bowed to the creature in the egg.

'I guess that's my cue.'

Lu slowly got up and snuck around the edge of the room.