"Phew. I slept for ages."
Phainon slowly sat up, opened his Message Stone Tablet, and checked the time.
"It's already the hour of the gates..."
Under the Dawn Machine's light, day and night looked no different in Okhema.
If someone inherited the Sky Titan's Divine Position, would the sun still rise over Amphoreus?
Many people wondered about that. Phainon did too.
"It's been several days since Castorice and Brother Yan Huan left for Styxia... I wonder how they're doing."
Normally, if they ran into danger, they could return to Okhema at once.
Since neither had appeared in the Holy City, they must be safe.
Knock, knock, knock. Someone rapped on the door.
"Phainon, are you there?" Dan Heng's voice came from outside.
"I am!" Phainon immediately got out of bed, slipped on his slippers, and opened the door.
"Brother Dan Heng, is something wrong?"
"No. I just need to check on each of the Chrysos Heirs."
Holding a tablet and stylus, Dan Heng asked Phainon, "Have you felt unwell lately?"
"To be honest... does feeling bad about things count?" Phainon gave an embarrassed smile.
"I never thought I'd have to stand against Teacher Tian and Castorice. I still can't quite believe it."
"If we could all work together, wouldn't we have a better chance of changing things in Amphoreus?"
"Perhaps." Dan Heng's gaze remained calm.
"But as one of The Nameless, I've never reached a world where everyone was truly united."
"Where there are people, there will be Strife and opposing sides..."
Even Penacony, known as a domain of Harmony, harbored remnants of Order.
If everyone in Okhema shared one goal and worked toward it, they might indeed save the world faster.
But people had minds of their own, and they tended to consider their own interests first.
These days,