Everyone was startled, shock spreading across their faces.
"You're so powerful. Who could possibly kill you?"
Issho followed up with another question.
Before the flower could answer, Kuta, who had been deep in thought, suddenly looked up at the flower. "Was it connected to that energy we encountered—the kind that could turn people into monsters?"
"Yes." The flower nodded, then continued, "In ancient times, there were many gods. I was merely the weakest and youngest among them. Perhaps it was precisely because I was so weak that I managed to cling to life until now."
"Some of us were born when this planet first formed, but... in a war that swept across this entire expanse of stars, they all either died in battle or disappeared."
"I don't know whether they truly all died or were hiding somewhere to heal, but before I fell asleep, I couldn't sense the presence of any other gods in the outside world."
For the first time, the flower, who had remained calm and even somewhat aloof, showed a rare trace of sorrow.
Chapter 473: Otherworldly Flower
The timeless sea of flowers, all of a single color, seemed to be affected by their god's emotions.
At that moment, the bright red flowers seemed to lose all their vitality. They bowed their heads, radiating sorrow that spread throughout the entire space.
Outside the Temple, Ahua and the others unknowingly began shedding tears.
Even Kuina and Issho inside the Temple were affected. Sorrow washed over them, as though they were resonating with the flower.
Only Kuta stood there calmly, completely unaffected by the flower's emotions.
Glancing at the downcast Kuina, Kuta raised his right hand, opened his palm, and rested it on her head.
That familiar warmth instantly brought Kuina back to her senses, freeing her emotions from