"Tell us where your partner is, and maybe we can give you a quick death, a youth sneered.


    Isemeine remained silent. Of course, these people didn''t seem to know that her and Eska were the very same people, but she had obviously done this for one purpose. The less they knew about her, the better. It was only a small mistake that allowed people to know that her other identity even existed.


    Her and Eska sharing the same body was a true cheat code. It was better than any disguise technique in existence as they were truly two separate people, it couldn''t be seen through even by a high level Sky God. And the only ones with a chance were those that specialized in the soul and could see through some of the quirks.


    It could be said that Sacrum had some point on the Real Martial Universe as well, since even the True Martial World didn''t have such a method as it was a created method by the Zu Clan.


    Originally, rumors had spread that Isemeine had been possessed by Eska, but after they were seen, the "experts" felt that this was impossible, that was how they had become to separate people all of a sudden.


    "Still stubborn?" The youth raised a whip, ready to lash out again.


    The lash went right across Isemeine''s chest. It was just unfortunate for the lascivious few in the crowd that the wounds were far too severe to enjoy any sight that might have come from it. It was even more unfortunate that she had been caught like this.


    "Tsk," the adolescent clicked his tongue, "how boring. There''s nothing to see. Someone come clean her up and feed her a few healing pills, dress her up nice and proper, we''ll start again once she''s more presentable.


    Isemeine, who hadn''t moved all the while, looked up with a frighteningly cold expression. Her white gold eyes seemed to spit fire. She had a fiery personality to begin with, but she had managed to control it all the while.


    Clearly, this was beyond her ability to withstand.


    The youth''s eyes narrowed, but he didn''t take a step back. For him to be here, there was no doubt that he was a genius of the Seventh Heaven. While he was yet to be a Sky God, this sort of stare wasn''t enough to throw him off completely. Even so, he felt a frightening shiver creep up his spine. It was clear that he had forgotten that Isemeine was, in fact, a Sky God. If she could have been captured easily, she wouldn''t have been in such a state to begin with. No one would casually take her out of her chains just to appease his lust.


    Isemeine came to her senses and suddenly roared out. "STOP!"


    But very soon, she saw that her worry wasn''t warranted. Ryu had stopped at the perfect location, his hand stretching forward and touching a barrier.


    "Interesting enough," Ryu uttered lightly before his hand tapped the barrier and it seemed to vanish.


    He stepped forward as though nothing had happened at all and he appeared in front of Isemeine.


    "What were you saying?" Ryu asked inquisitively.


    Isemeine was speechless before she rolled her eyes.


    "Still just as insufferable, unbelievable. Do you even understand what you''ve done?"


    Ryu shrugged with a grin. "Enraged some insignificant figures"


    Isemeine was rendered speechless again. What was wrong with this man, and why was it that he could never do anything normally. But at the same time, she didn''t know what to say because she had truly never expected him to come for her.


    In her mind, she was barely better than a cumrag to Ryu. Maybe if it wasn''t for Eska''s influence and her strict upholding of tradition, she might have already tried to move on and forget this man. Unfortunately, she knew if she even had a thought to bed another man, Eska would appear and likely fight her to the death.


    And yet now, the man she felt like she should hate had actually appeared here.