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061 Party Queue
Author: Kaiser Ken
last update2024-01-19 06:06:22

The Marian Hotel’s royal hall was open for the first time in years. It was the grandest banquet location not only in the hotel but in the entire county.

Silas Anderson had built it a decade back with a donation from the royal family of Petra. The large scintillating chandeliers, rare imported fixtures, mosaic stone walls, Tuscany marble floors, and Barcelona glass tables gave the banquet hall a resemblance to something from a Victorian fantasy novel.

However, the hall was almost empty even though the entry time had approached. The reason was—even though the Douglas family had announced a grand banquet, they never sent out invitations.

However, a large crowd gathered outside the hall, waiting to be allowed inside. It comprised top billionaires of Petra County, top celebrities, senators and congressmen, eminent artist figures, and so on.

The banquet herald summoned individuals one by one from a pre-determined list. The elite crowd gathered could only hope against hope that their names o
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    God's voice boomed like a hangman's. "I've come down for one reason. To take my granddaughter Natalie with me into the divine void. She is an anomaly, born outside the weave of my creation. Her existence risks destabilizing the universe and triggering a crisis. She must return to nature and dissolve into the source."Then, before anybody could respond, without any warning, God snapped his fingers. Natalie's body began to shimmer then, as if it were a water ripple. The edges of her outline shivered.The young woman's body turned into light particles, drifting away like mist in the wind. She gasped, reaching for Tyler with her eyes streaming. "No… Wait… This is too soon…"Tyler jumped to his feet, releasing his seraphim wings with an explosion of power. He roared in defiance, brandishing the Excalibur, which appeared in his grip with a crack. "No! You might be God, but I won't let you take Natalie!"Just as planned, Victor unlocked his abilities instantly, all his limiters shattering. D

  • 328 GOD

    "My children," the ancient figure said, his voice resonating like the deepest chord of the universe. "There is no need to kneel before me. You are all made in my image, after all. You are flawed, beautiful, and striving. Rise and let me see you properly."The group had knelt as soon as Natalie recognized it was God himself. Now, they obeyed his command, slowly rising from their knees in the ash, the overpowering devotion still beating in their chests like a shared heartbeat.Kat stood first, helping Mamushi up. Her face was a mix of awe and surprise. Yara's Lilith form was subdued entirely now, as if God's presence had cured her of the demoness' possession. Her eyes were fixed on the ten-foot-tall man with flowing white hair and beard, his simple white gown strangely untouched by the ruin around him.Victor's team—Kate Harper and Eva Atelier stood rigidly, whispering prayers under their breath as if they were in Church. Even Victor and Ashley, who knew more than most, rose with revere

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