Interlude: The words of the upper realm

"The lower realm has gotten noisy again. I can't feel the power in my node. Do you think something happened to it?" The eternal lady asked.

One could tell at a glance that she was not human, but some kind of divine beast. Her tone made you want to obey her every command and answer her every question.

One could not even think of not taking her seriously.

And that's why when the tense situation was broken by amused laughter, everyone turned to face the culprit.

"Sister Heera, you lost your power source. Oh, how will you ever cope? It's not like you cannot use any of the other thousand available methods to cultivate your power." The new man added.

Even the glare being aimed at him by his 'sister' did not phase him. He carried himself with confidence.

"It's not about the node Kiryuu, it's about respect. They dared to mess with a thing of mine. All this after they denied me my husband-to-be. How can I take this insult?" Herra asked?