The nun who had been praying quietly in front of the Storm Goddess's statue disappeared.
In front of the pulpit remained only the empty ground, brightly lit by the gas lamps illuminating the spacious hall and rows of seats. Fanna and the warrior guards had searched the not-so-large hall but found no trace of that peculiar "nun".
Of course, Fanna was aware that the nun likely "didn't exist" from the start—her true body had obviously died in the Underground Sanctuary years ago, and what remained in the main hall was just an illusion of her, but the sudden disappearance of that illusion still filled everyone with disquiet in their confusion.
"There's nobody in this corridor or the small rooms!"
The last two guards who went to scout returned to the main hall, confirming one thing: the nun's "illusion" had indeed vanished completely from the church.
Fanna frowned slightly, her mind racing—