The construction of Nyx Temple had an enormous impact on Free City.
Not only did it further unite the mixed-bloods, but it also brought a drastic improvement in public security.
No one dared cause trouble in a city with a true god in residence—unless they did not believe it was a true god.
Free City's night market had been able to flourish precisely because public safety had improved, giving people the courage to go out at night.
But those were merely the visible benefits.
The construction of Nyx Temple had also brought a hidden gain—an extremely important one.
—The Sun-Moon Temple directly beneath Nyx Temple had changed as a result.
In essence, Nyx was a new god born from the Sun-Moon Divine Kingdom, and indeed from this very Sun-Moon Temple.
She had always possessed an inseverable connection to the Sun-Moon Temple. Thus, part of the faith she gathered through her own temple had flowed into the Sun-Moon Temple.
That pure power of faith was like sweet rain nourishing the Sun-Moon Temple, causing it to gradually show signs of "revival."
In the early Age of Gods, a temple's revival often signified the revival of its deity. Behind this Sun-Moon Temple stood the "Sun-Devouring Divine Lion" and the "Moon-Devouring Divine Wolf"—that was, the [God of Blazing Flame and Rising Sun] and the [God of Ice and Eternal Moon]. Unlike the other assorted gods, Dark and the others knew something of these two gods' origins.
The "Sun-Devouring Divine Lion" and the "Moon-Devouring Divine Wolf" were the kind of gods who built but did not govern. They had no desire to dominate lesser beings.
Yet at critical moments, they would step forward to protect their divine people.
In this chaotic age, Nyx alone, a minor god, was certainly not enough.
If they could use