Chapter 247 - 247

Chapter 247 - Blue Star's Upheaval

Blue ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Star's universe. The Imperial Capital of the Dragon Nation.

Atop ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a tower that soared into the clouds, a group of people stared at the screen before them with grave expressions.

On ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the screen, a colossal creature a thousand meters tall was lumbering through a city. Every step it took sent tremors rivaling a magnitude-seven earthquake.

In ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍moments, all of Guang City was reduced to a scarred wasteland.

Then ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a flash of light streaked across the sky and struck the behemoth. The devastating explosion obliterated what remained of Guang City entirely.

It ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was humanity's most powerful weapon of the current era — a nuclear bomb.

Yet as the blast's aftermath faded, the gargantuan creature emerged from the smoke completely unscathed. It hadn't lost so much as a layer of skin.

"Damn it all — even a nuclear bomb can't put that thing down?"

Inside the command center, a middle-aged man sitting bolt-upright wore a look of utter severity.

He was none other than the Dragon Nation's current Premier, Jiang Fengtian.

"Premier, it's time to deploy the SSS-rank Transcendents. Otherwise, judging by that Aberration's trajectory, it could reach the Imperial Capital as early as the day after tomorrow!"

A middle-aged man clad head to toe in armor strode before Jiang Fengtian, his expression deadly serious.

The others chimed in as well.

"He's right, Premier. Though we've never encountered an Aberration of this level before, with the SSS-rank Transcendents' strength, it's not impossible they could defeat it!"

Listening to the pleas of the Dragon Nation's top brass, Jiang Fengtian's expression shifted between light and shadow.

As Premier, the weight on his shoulders far exceeded theirs.

Although the Spiritual Qi Revival had been underway for twenty years, there were still only three SSS-rank Transcendents in existence.

More critically, he had previously dispatched three SS-rank Transcendents, only for them to be instantly killed by the Aberration's tentacles — utterly powerless to resist.

That was precisely why he had ordered the evacuation of Guang City's civilian population and authorized the nuclear strike.

Yet even the nuclear bomb had failed to harm the Aberration.

He feared it had surpassed Dragon-Peak class.

"Very well. Send all three SSS-rank Transcendents together. If they fall... I'll join them on the road."

Jiang Fengtian finally relented with a long sigh.

Meanwhile, in Modu, inside a luxurious private villa, three men sat around a tea table, quietly savoring their tea.

One middle-aged man had a Cold Iron Spear resting at his side, and the killing intent he radiated was so palpable that people instinctively kept their distance.

Among the three, one was the wealthiest man in the Dragon Nation, another was a provincial premier, and the third was one of the Dragon Nation's three SSS-rank Transcendents.

"Boss, you have to be careful on this one. If you really can't beat it, just pull back."

The youngest of the three spoke up, looking toward the middle-aged man with the spear beside him.

"I will."

The SSS-rank Transcendent was the eldest of the four sworn brothers. His name was Xu Feng.

The one who had urged caution was none other than the Dragon Nation's wealthiest man, ranked fourth among the four brothers — Wu Tianfu.

At that moment, the third brother, Qin Zhenguo, spoke with a furrowed brow. "Boss, I've just received word. The Imperial Capital launched a nuke at Guang City, but it didn't kill that Aberration."

"This one's class is probably above Dragon-Peak. So please, be careful."

Xu Feng waved him off. "In all the years since the Spiritual Qi Revival, I've climbed to where I am today on the strength of my own power."

"What storm haven't I weathered?"

The other two paused, then smiled. "Fair enough."

"Right then. I'm off."

With a thought from Xu Feng, the spear flew to his hand.

Gripping his weapon, he was about to leave when Wu Tianfu spoke up.

"Boss... Second Brother's death anniversary is coming up. When you come back safe, let's go pay our respects together."

At Wu Tianfu's words, Xu Feng and Qin Zhenguo fell silent.

After a long while, Xu Feng let out a deep sigh. "All right. When the time comes, we'll go together."

With that, Xu Feng launched into the sky and vanished from sight within moments.

"Third Brother, do you think Boss can beat that Aberration?"

Wu Tianfu's expression was deeply troubled.

Blue Star had entered the era of Spiritual Qi Revival twenty years ago.

Not long after, Space Passages began appearing all over the globe. Through these passages, powerful beings would occasionally cross over, their sole purpose being to destroy Blue Star.

They called these beings Aberrations.

Over twenty years, Aberrations had been classified into four tiers: Wolf-class, Tiger-class, Ghost-class, and Dragon-class. Each tier was further divided into four sub-levels: Lower, Mid, Upper, and Peak.

As for humanity's side, people cultivated Ancient Breathing Techniques to gain extraordinary power and become Transcendents.

Transcendents were ranked across seven levels: D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS.

Their eldest brother's talent was exceptional, which was why he had risen to become an SSS-rank Transcendent in a mere twenty years.

As for the two of them, their talent was somewhat lacking — they had barely managed to reach A-rank.

"It's going to be difficult. Word from above is that this Aberration's strength likely exceeds Dragon-Peak class."

Qin Zhenguo's expression was deeply grave.

Both men fell silent.

The last crisis had involved a Dragon-Peak-class Aberration, and it had taken all three SSS-rank Transcendents working together just to barely defeat it.

Now, an Aberration that surpassed Dragon-Peak had appeared. Could their eldest brother and the other two SSS-rank Transcendents pull off another miracle?

"At the end of the day, we have no choice. We can only hope Second Brother is watching over Boss from the other side, and that Boss takes down the Aberration."

Wu Tianfu thought of something and shook his head with a bitter smile.

Over the past twenty years, since becoming a Transcendent, Xu Feng had narrowly escaped death time and again in battles against Aberrations, growing stronger with each fight.

And Xu Feng himself had jokingly attributed his survival to Second Brother watching over him from beyond.

Over time, Qin Zhenguo and Wu Tianfu had begun to feel the same way.

After all, what other explanation could there be?

Elsewhere.

Xu Feng moved at tremendous speed, streaking through the sky like a beam of light. Within minutes, he arrived above Guang City.

Seeing the city reduced to utter ruin, Xu Feng's face darkened with fury.

"You — what the hell have you done to Guang City?"

At the sound of Xu Feng's voice, the massive Aberration slowly halted, standing in place like an immovable mountain.

Its entire body appeared to be composed of blocks — limbs and all.

Its head was similarly block-shaped, and the eight enormous eyeballs set into it stared vacantly toward Xu Feng.

The next moment, countless tentacles erupted from within its body, surging toward Xu Feng.

Seeing the purple, mucus-slicked tentacles, Xu Feng's expression turned gravely serious. His instincts told him he couldn't afford to be hit by even a single one.

Xu Feng whirled his spear at blinding speed. The tentacles — which had effortlessly killed SS-rank Transcendents — were easily deflected by him.

He even managed to push forward toward the Aberration's main body while fending off the tentacles.

The entire sequence was witnessed by the Dragon Nation's leadership in the Imperial Capital's command center.

"Brilliant! The War God is magnificent!"

Everyone erupted with excitement, clearly convinced that Xu Feng possessed the strength to slay this beyond-Dragon-Peak Aberration.

But Jiang Fengtian alone remained solemn.

A voice inside him whispered.

Things were not that simple.