Damien's revenge

Even though half of the people were in support of Emilee and voicing their opinions, Damien's smile didn't falter. His squinted eyes swept through the room and they rested on the three oldest men sitting behind some people in the room. 

Damien's pupils shrank. What are these deities doing here? He thought while his heart took a dive. When he entered, he didn't notice them… 

Not just him, even Emilee didn't notice them when she entered, that was the reason why she was so arrogant earlier. 

Every powerful family in Country M has some old figures that the family treats as ancestors. 

To become a living ancestor of a family, an infant is taken at birth from a family member and sent out of the family into seclusion, together with the living ancestor who would nurture the child and teach him/her what to believe. 

Because the child is not open to the ways of the world, they grow up with one judgment and mission; which is, the betterment of the family.