-- please read beginning author's note --

'H-How? ' one of the worshippers chokes, a child checking under their bed for monsters only to find one staring back. 'How are you alive? '

'You 'd ask an angel how she fell from heaven? ' Kenjaku replies. 'Alright, how about this? You sent me there too early, so my wings didn 't quite fit. '

Kashimo frowns. Of course he 'd set aside time for theatrics. Pragmatic as Kenjaku claims to be, there are times he makes

Mahito

look like a movie set extra.

'I-It was for the Star! ' another tries to defend. Kashimo fails to see the appeal of idolizing Tengen.

'But I was just a child, ' Kenjaku replies, innocently batting his lashes, and though Riko 's body is near twenty he still manages to pass as one. 'You claim righteousness despite that? '