Everyone ran around like headless chickens, half with paperwork and the other half trying to trying to keep things under control. This was something normal for the past millennia. Though, only one woman seemed calm, walking with purpose. She oversaw everything, from the farmers who wish for rain, to the rest of her kin her try to decide if it's worth it.
"L-Lady Amaranth." A younger Angel attempted to get her attention.
"What is it?" Amaranth responded, examining the girl closely and quickly.
"About the priest, I believe we should-"
"He would've been executed anyway."
"I... what?"
"If he was successful, he would've been executed for interfering. It's specifically the curse that needs to kill."
"Why does it need to be the curse? Couldn't we just make a drought and starve them to death? Or have a deadly illness run through?"
"How old are you?"
"Lady Amaranth?"he Hakank and Dragons though, much smaller populations and just as ageless as us. So, we killed them all, ensuring that the rest can live. We kept the curse as it was necessary."
"I see, but it looks like we can stop with the curse for at least 50,000 years. If we stop, we can let humanity grow more, couldn't we?"
"I wish we could. But the reason why we still use the curse is to ensure there's just enough.."
"What is it for anyway?"
"I think that's enough questions for now. You can leave."
"But-"
"Leave."
The young Angel quickly fled as Amaranth stared into the distance, balling up her hands into fists.
"It was the only choice we had." She whispered to herself.
The girl that escaped from her grasp was insignificant, but Amaranth thought to herself how she could prevent that from happening again. And there weren't many options, except for giving certain humans those weapons.
"No, no... it needs to look natural. If it wasn't, we'd lose our support. Damn it!"
All the options won't work. The only one that can is what they already have.
"That girl is coming for me. I'll need to make sure she doesn't get far."
Chapter 160: 13: The Other Side
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