"After an upheaval in the Giant King's Court, we learned of Giant King Olmir's fall through the Proof of Glory he had once worn. At the time, every city-state in the Kingdom of Silver began to fear falling into the hands of the Devil Monarch, who was even more brutal than the giants.
"One moonless, starless night, Giant Queen Omebella appeared outside the City of Silver. She did not descend upon us, but walked there step by step. This showed that she was in a very poor state, perhaps gravely wounded.
"Another demand supported this conclusion: Omebella demanded that the City of Silver perform a sacrificial ritual to replenish her life. It resembled the bloody sacrifices offered when she appeared in her 'barren' form, but required sacrificing half the population..."
Colin Iliad, his face covered in scars and his deep eyes weathered by time, paused at this point.
"...According to the City of Silver's most secret records, that night, all the High Sequence Beyonders acted together. With the power of the Proof of Glory, they killed Omebella, the Barren Matriarch, who had attempted to devour the people of the City of Silver."
At this, not only Angel and Klein, but even Lovia looked shocked.
Only Waite Chirmont, who had originally been designated the next chief and had therefore learned these secrets in advance, wore a complicated expression. He was clearly uncomfortable revealing such an act of "deicide" to outsiders.
After a moment, Klein asked carefully,
"Did the Ancient Sun God—the Creator you worship—know about this?"
From what he knew of history, it was only after the Giant King's fall that human city-states such as the City of Silver had gradually converted to worshipping the Ancient Sun God. After he truly slew the other ancient gods and ushered in the glorious