Seeds of Distrust

"You what?" Asher's eyes shot open. Mona seemed like she was about to scream, and Vincent was the person who shouted. Even Alina and Joshua finally seemed somewhat interested in what I was saying.

"I can't say for sure," I continued. "But he was incredibly powerful. I couldn't even move a muscle when he arrived, and the Divine couldn't either."

Silence followed my words. Finally, it was Mona who broke it. "What happened to the Divine?" Her bright green eyes focused on mine. The usual cheerful, curious glitter in her eyes was gone. Now, a deep shadow had replaced it. 

"He killed her." I touched my throat as if I were making a cut. "Just like that, he slit her throat. She didn't even get a chance to fight back – didn't even try." Just that was enough to strike fear into our hearts. If a Divine – one of the most powerful seven Ereths – didn't even try to fight back against the Demon Lord, how did they expect us to stand a chance against him?