Smile

Ryu stood there, his feather blades calm and steady.

He had thought a lot about what the Martial Gods were doing. Even for him, it wasn't immediately obvious. Even now, he felt like he only had about 90% of the story.

Cheating something like the Title Stele wasn't easy. Ryu felt that doubly so after feeling its interaction with the Heavenly Court Doors.

While it had felt like the Title Stele had cowered, Ryu felt something peculiar about its actions, as though it wasn't cowering but sheltering itself for a moment, as if it were actually trying to hide something from the Heavenly Court.

That much was odd, because there was no doubt the Heavenly Court knew that the Title Stele existed. It wasn't like the thing vanished off the face of Existence when the Heavenly Court appeared. And given how many tabs the Heavenly Court no doubt kept on this world here, it would make even less sense if they didn't know what all the strongest powers were chasing after.