Raphael now suspected that the Chained God was hiding here.
And Suah, the Abomination who led the Rose School, seemed to have sensed something and sent people to investigate.
Since most members of the Rose School still nominally worshipped the Chained God, that Zombie had wanted to rescue him.
As for what the Zombie wanted to obtain, Raphael guessed it was probably a reward the Chained God had promised him-
At this thought, Raphael suddenly realized that if his guess was correct, there was one thing it could not explain: the remark about growing feathers seemed to have little connection to the Chained God.
But then Raphael recalled that some high-level Beyonders of the Death Pathway could apparently grow feathers. Could this be a manifestation of a connection to the River of Eternal Darkness?
Taking a deep breath, Raphael sighed inwardly. What had started as a simple investigation of a Rose School base had led to something so strange-
He froze, then abruptly pulled out Adam's Gift. Was this one of Adam's stories?
It did not seem like it.
Raphael recalled the process of entering Adam's story before. Before joining it, he had clearly sensed the story "approaching" him, and he could choose to "walk away" or "step into" it.
Of course, he had only been able to sense that because the Oldest One was parasitizing his world of consciousness. Otherwise, even if Adam had written his death into the story, he would never have noticed.
This time, however, he had felt nothing of the sort. Everything had happened naturally, without the slightest sense of incongruity.
Taking a deep breath, Raphael entered the Dark Hut and checked on the Werewolf he had marked.
The Werewolf was racing along branches in the jungle. The branches were so dense that, with quick