Lies You Said || H.EB • J.EB

✔️ Chapter 40 ✔️

Third Person's pov

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{sin}

"An urgent meeting was just announced, stay with the clocks for a moment." Hames handed out the clock she was holding to Jisung. Without any questions, he obliged and received the clock before standing firmly and watching billions of clocks floating in the air.

Hames slipped out of the main hall of clocks and proceeded through the dark hole and the moment she stepped onto the other end, two guards who gives off a strong tension welcomed her with a salute.

Without any sign of acknowledgment, she continued to walk through the hallway, turning to multiple corners before entering a certain room. The long table made of clouds immediately welcomed her the moment she opened the door. She did not bother greeting the other guests and went straight to the other end of the table.

"Where are the others?" She asked.

"They will be coming in shortly, I assure you that they will not be late in more than 10 minutes." A man ranked with number four with scales under his eye and neck answered her. "Though I am not really assured with my own words when I think of Ve-"

"Hames!"

"Ah, there she is."

Everyone looked at the doorway to see who dared to shout in the expanded room but Hames chose not to. She already knew who it was and it always annoys her in some way she clearly cannot explain. "Oh shoot- My apologies. Good day, everyone, pardon my enthusiasm. It is only because of my fondness towards Ha-"

"Yes, we do know, now please take your designated seat and be quiet."

The enthusiastic woman with number five pouted and reluctantly sat on her chair, eyes looking down and fingers fiddling with each other. Daybreak has always been strict and calm when meetings like this are announced that Venus, the one who's quite fond of Hames, finds her very intimidating.

"Apology's taken, Good day to you too, Venus."

Squealing inside, Venus pursed her lips in happiness before bowing in Hames' direction with a huge smile. "Thank you, dear-"

"Though I will appreciate it more if you'd stop calling me dear and not be late anymore."

"Y- Yes, I'm sorry."

After some time, three ranked creatures entered the room altogether. When the nine chairs has been occupied, including Eunbi on the end of the table and excluding the chair on the other end, a man with his spear and long beard appeared behind the walls of the throne and walked down, taking the unoccupied chair.

"My Gods and Goddesses, I take your presence as a wine to my bread and bread to my wine-

'what the hell is he saying now' Hames thought.

- I appreciate the effort of lending me your time. Please take your seats and I'll tell you the purpose of this meeting." As soon as everyone has taken their seats, Norm smiled at ease.

"At my years of ruling Normos, I do believe that I have experienced a lot of things more than anyone in this room has ever had. I've seen things that others can't see and opened my mind to understand every existing world. Choosing a God and a Goddess to become a part of this ranking was a challenge for me. Everyone has the will and dedication for their responsibilities, but only the nine of you are the ones I've seen with the most interesting lives and most powerful magic. To rank you was something I have decided so you'd learn the gaps between each of you because we all know what can happen when someone thinks a little too high of themselves."