In Da County, far beyond the Five Lama Court, a Black City Monastery stood against the mountainside before a lone peak that towered into the sky.
White sheep and black yaks formed a vivid contrast on the lush, green Grassland.
The fragrance of grass mingled with the delicate scent of tiny flowers, seeming to cleanse both body and soul.
Luo Muye sat quietly on a cushion in the Main Hall, the Five-Crown Hat on his head thick and heavy.
He held a Wooden Fish Mallet made from a shinbone, striking a Wooden Fish fashioned from a skull pieced together with gold and silver.
Lama Agong had provided the skull.
In his other hand, Luo Muye held a string of Gau Bone Beads made from a Living Buddha's brow bone and shinbone.
Dull thumps mingled with sharp clacks.
"I heard the anguished cries of Deputy Chief Seat Di Lai and the two Cham Rakshasas."
His hands stopped fingering the Prayer Beads and striking the Wooden Fish. Sorrow filled Luo Muye's voice.
Several others stood in the hall, all Black Rakshasas. Their leader was exceptionally tall, nearly two meters, and his head was a full size larger than an ordinary person's.
"They had not returned for a long time, so I knew they were in danger. With the deities' protection, that should not have been a serious concern."
"But several deities have been annihilated. This is no longer a simple matter. Chief Seat Basang, I will dispatch you and eight Cham Black Rakshasas. You must bring back Dibe Yum, as well as... the remains of Deputy Chief Seat Di Lai and the two Cham Black Rakshasas."
Luo Muye's sorrow gave way to deep solemnity, ending in an utterly decisive command.
"As the Sinpo decrees."
Basang, the towering Chief Seat of the Black