Chapter 221 - The Meeting (1) (1/2)

(Jane's PoV)

I stared at the majestic historical building in front of my eyes. It was not my first time seeing this place but seeing it now made me feel like I was visiting a different temple.

On my first time visiting here, the mystic feeling wasn't felt as strong as what I was feeling now. Maybe because the first time I came, there were lots of people visiting this ancient site. Even though I saw some astral beings here and there, it wasn't as many as I was seeing now.

This time, however, what I was seeing was not mere Kuntilanak or anything. They were souls, or to be precise, they were armies.

Yes, the vast yard of the temple was filled with different colors of glow from different armies. Standing in front of each army was their General. I didn't see their Master but I guessed they had been waiting inside by now. It seemed like General wasn't allowed to enter the meeting.

My expression turned solemn as I realized this fact. I turned my head towards Tom and saw him nodded at me. He might have accepted the fact that he couldn't go inside with me even though I knew that he was unwilling to do so. It was clear on his face, though. It was a good thing that Sanji was beside him, acting as his supporter. With Sanji's level-headed style, I wasn't worried that Tom would be easily provoked.

Maybe First Army was the only one who had two leading men in front of them –only we knew best what position Sanji had in the army.

I took a deep breath before I walked towards the gate. San had been waiting in front of it, smiling at me like a spring breeze filled with warmth. It was hard to ignore her even though Siji had repeatedly reminded me to stay away from her.

”You're here.” She said. ”Password?”

”Casanova.” I answered calmly, neither acting close to her nor avoid her.

I wasn't sure the reason Siji wanted me to avoid her. Whether it was because of his personal motive or something even greater than that, I didn't want to take a risk.

After I said the password, white halo enveloped me and seconds later, I appeared in a foreign place. The walls were made of the same stones as the ones in the temple. Even the floor was made of the same material. It looked gloomy and scary, with only some torches lit up the room.

However, I didn't feel suffocated. Even though there was no wind blowing in this place which was a sign that there was no air ventilation in this strange room, the room was free of smoke from the torches. Then, I realized one thing. This place was not in human realm. This was somewhere in astral world.

In the middle of the room was a big round table made of white… jade? It looked beautiful and shiny, with ten chairs made of something as black as charcoal. The contrast it set up in this foreign room made it somehow looked even more bizarre. Like, beautifully bizarre. I personally was interested in the chair. Upon closer inspection, I found out that it was made of wood.