88: Enshrouded

Outside the gigantic building of the Sanctum of Cardinal Eminence, the sun was about to set. The palpable dawn brought the shades on the faces of the people wandering outside. Artificial light emitting diodes made of carbon-based organic layers sandwiched between electrodes were gradually replacing the sun's natural light.

The hologram and billboards for advertisements emerged from the hollow darkness, lighting the area with a terrifying flash of dystopian science fiction. The day was almost ended, the air was thick with frost, intoxicated androids, seductive gigolos, and drug addicts who sold their livers for cheap prostitution were beginning to swarm the streets.

Nevertheless, there was a long line of individuals waiting to upgrade their aristocratic rank outside the Sanctum, which thereby reinforced the existence of a separate crowd dressed in vulgar attire—most notably, spandex, g-strings, and thongs—while blatantly wearing bewitching makeup.

These individuals were evidently none