#Chapter 136: Deported

Aria The deportation notice felt like a mockery. “Darren Avarise,” the government agent said, “you are hereby requested to leave the human world and return to your ancestral land.” The silence that followed was stifling. For a moment, I almost wondered if this was some kind of sick practical joke, but it wasn’t. Finally, Darren said in a clipped voice, “And what grounds do you have for deporting me?” The agent, a tall man with a stern expression and a crisp suit, didn’t flinch. “Mr. Avarise, it is my understanding that you were born in your ancestral lands, correct?” Darren narrowed his eyes. “What does that have to do with anything?” The agent looked unfazed. “Those lands are classified as sovereign nations. Since you were born there and never followed the proper procedures to become an official citizen here, you are trespassing on foreign soil.” I blinked, my stomach churning. Sovereign nations? Since when? “This is ridiculous,”