The orange-red Sun hung in one corner of the sky.
A brand-new standard day had arrived.
Light and heat passed through the thick atmosphere, spilling over the shimmering methane sea.
The surrounding temperature began to rise slowly, and wisps of "mist" gradually rose from the sea.
A pale-yellow creature shaped much like a jellyfish's bell slowly surfaced.
After briefly gazing up at the enormous fireball radiating light and heat, it turned its attention to the "colossus" hanging on the horizon, occupying nearly half the sky.
Ever since their civilization had emerged, this "colossus" had occupied one corner of the sky.
It was an enormous orange sphere.
A vast ring encircled it.
Upon closer inspection, bands of varying shades could also be seen circling the enormous sphere.
It floated on the sea, gazing at the "colossus" as it slowly swayed its elastic body with the surrounding waves.
This was a dance to express reverence for the gods and offer prayers.
In their culture, the "colossus" that always hung in one corner of the sky was the temple where the gods lived.
The dance went on for a long time.
The moment the entire dance ended, it hurriedly submerged itself in the sea-although its life was not in danger, the temperature at the surface still caused an uncomfortable swelling in its body.
Feeling the cool seawater around it and the swelling gradually subside, it breathed an inward sigh of relief.
The Routine Prayer Ritual held every Standard Day and Standard Night was when accidents were most likely to happen.
Especially the prayer ceremony on Standard Day.
Missing the best time to surface could put its life in danger-it had once seen one of its own kind swell continuously during prayer until it exploded.
Pale-yellow bodily fluid and fragments of its body had