Later me and the squad got to light incense in the ritual site. âEven though most rituals are stronger if you have jade blood, Zond purposely made this ritual; the ritual of daily gratitude, the same for everyone, to show that saying thank you is the same for everyoneâ Anya spoke her words and lit the incense, pointing it to north, south, east and west before placing them on a statue in the shape of Zond. We then all got on our knees, put our hands together, closed our eyes and chanted Zondâs prayer.
âBy the name of Zond and his empire, may we chase the sun for an eternal noon of brightness and rest in the eternal sunset so we can thank the stars, too.â three times, I then opened my eyes, I realised that Dark did not close his eyes nor chanted, I decided to confront him about it later when we were in the hallway, before we were separated by sects.
âSo, why didnât you pray?â I asked Dark as we waited in the hallway, when we formed lines he always put himself in the very back so it was easy to confront him without drawing attention.
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âHm?â He didnât hear what I whispered so I had to slowly whisper out each word.
âHuh? Why do you care?!â He whispered back confused.
âDonât you want to be under Zondâs grace?â I leaned a bit to see his reaction as the sunset made it hard to read his expression.
âCanât you let me suffer damnation by myself you weird girlâ¦â Okay yeah his expression is definitely pissed off.
âLook, bro.â I said in the best sympathetic whispering tone I could muster. âI saw the way you bullied the poor guy earlier today, and I want that to changeâ¦â
âI didnât bul-whatever, and itâs because i donât have Zond in my life you idi-â
âWhatâs going on there? I told all of you to stand in a line quietlyâ Anya asked, waiting for the us to pipe down. âGoodâ After a few more minutes she was ready with the checkup and ordered us to go back to the sects and sleep.