Chapter 407: Whats Next?
Chapter 407: What"s Next?
"Master Elysia, if I may ask, where did you put the palace?" Rhea nudged Elysia"s arm.
"Uhm, I placed it near a small lake in the northern part of the mainland. It"s a wasteland filled with only gra.s.slands. Is that alright?" Elysia asked back to make sure she made the right decision.
"Ah, that"s fine. No wonder I can"t see it from the Hill of Prosperity. Now that our business on the Beast Continent is over, what shall we do next, Master Elysia?" Rhea put her palms together with an approving smile.
"Hmm, I still need to place Jimmy"s grave near his father and mother." Elysia patted her chin and remembered what she had promised some time ago.
Then, she turned to the two little tigers who were joking around. "Jimmy, Vann, please stop that for a moment. Can you tell me where the royal cemetery is? I can"t find it anywhere in this forest city." Elysia asked while checking once again at the forest city below.
"Ah?"
"Uh?"
Vanessa and Jimmy stopped instantly from whatever they were doing. They became good cats and sat nicely.
"My father and mother are buried in the cemetery of warriors and heroes. It"s about five kilometers west of Brisline Woodland." Vanessa pointed to the west with her little paw.
"Alright, let"s go there." Elysia glanced at Nell, and the latter immediately understood. The magic carpet immediately shot to the west. Sure enough, there was a distinctive cemetery hidden behind the tall, big trees.
A field of several hectares filled with many graves with various kinds of remarkable tombstones to indicate who was buried a few meters underground.
Vanessa, Jimmy, and Zach guided the others like the tour guides. They went to a pair of graves at the center area of the cemetery of the warriors and heroes. All the honorable tigers of the Winged Tiger Clan were buried there.
"This is the grave of my father and mother. I want my body to be buried beside them. Yes, here." Jimmy pointed to a pair of graves, then patted the piece of land right next to the grave with his father"s name on it.
"Mm, your wish shall be granted. Please step away a bit." Elysia nodded slightly.
After Jimmy took a few steps back, Elysia raised her hand slightly. She manipulated the earth element to create a sizable pit.
Then, she took Jimmy"s grave out of Nature Realm and placed it in the burial pit she had made.
"Now that"s done. What kind of tombstone do you want, Jimmy?" Elysia swept her palm and took out a square stone before she closed the Nature Realm"s portal.
"Oh! I can sculpt that. Please allow me to make a tombstone for myself." Jimmy raised his paw aloft to volunteer himself.
"Sure, here." Elysia simply placed the stone on the ground.
For the next few moments, Jimmy, with his creativity, immediately carved the stone into a dashing tombstone with a simple winged tiger shape at the top. He also did not forget to write his name, when he was born and when he died.
"Hum, it"s much more feasible than the cobblestone over there. Let"s change that now." Jimmy nodded in agreement to see his handiwork. He immediately kicked a pair of cobblestones from the top of his grave and stuck a new tombstone there.
"Phew... I hope my body can sleep peacefully down there. My body won"t be lonely anymore because my body has been buried in the family cemetery." Jimmy wiped his tears and sweat. He said that as if his body was the other individual of him.
"Let us send our prayers and respects to the dead." Nell proposed, and it was agreed by all, without exception. It was like a pilgrimage.
As the G.o.ddess of Blessings, Nell presided over the prayer service in front of the graves, and the others followed it solemnly.
"--Welcome them into heaven, give them protection from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of h.e.l.l. Expand a place for them and enlighten them in the darkness of the grave and death. Give them a better life in their next life. Amen." Nell closed the prayer based on her teaching.
"Amen." The others followed to say that, even Elysia and Rhea. Meanwhile, Gio just stood aside because he didn"t understand anything.
At a glance, she had already converted several beasts into her teachings. And maybe, two or three G.o.ddesses too?
Elysia glanced at Zach. She seemed to understand what this reddish-gold tiger was going to do. "You may stay here to continue your pilgrimage. We will be around to wait for you. Please come to the cemetery exit when you are finished."
"Hum, thank you for your concern, O Almighty G.o.ddess." Zach expressed his grat.i.tude.
"Mm, let"s go." Elysia invited Rhea, Nell, and Gio to go to the cemetery exit.
Watching the three G.o.ddesses leave, Zach took a deep breath and headed toward his wife"s grave. Theo and Leila followed closely behind. Vanessa and Jimmy too. They continued their pilgrimage to their predecessors, too, because it might be their last moment there to do that.
Elysia looked up at the night sky full of stars. Even though the scene looked charming and lively, her heart was a bit depressed and lonely.
"Ely..." Elena appeared in the world and held Elysia"s hand.
"It"s okay, Sister Elena. I feel sorry for our Vann." Elysia smiled to look at her reliable sister as well as her guardian angel.
"Then, that"s fine too. I just want to hold your hand. It feels a little cold. Come here, I"ll warm your other hand too." Elena reversed the statement and grabbed Elysia"s other hand too.
Rhea and Nell just fell silent to see Elena and Elysia holding hands. Maybe, there was an unspoken thing that happened, and they didn"t know about it?
A few moments later, Elena let go of Elysia"s hand, but she kept one to hold. She smiled with a relieved expression and turned to Rhea and Nell. "So, where are we going after this? Shall we immediately go to help the last known G.o.d, Oceanids, the Sea G.o.d?"
"Ah, for that, it seems we don"t need to rush. As I said before, the Oceanids now number three thousand and half of them have been contaminated with the evil energy of the terrible curse. About fifteen hundred creatures have become mutants of evil monsters. We It will take a lot of time to finish all of that." Nell gave a reasonable excuse because she had another idea in mind.
Elena and Elysia just waited for Nell to continue because they knew Nell hadn"t finished delivering the main point.
"A suggestion from me, how about we help my big sister first? My big sister also needs help, remember? It might take some time, maybe a few days or weeks. So, we better start my big sister"s recovery faster. What do you think, Elysia, Elena?" Nell put her index fingers together to convey that. She expected approval from them.
"You"re right, Nell. Let"s help Rhea first. She"s still trapped in her baby"s body. Although I don"t mind that much..." Elysia thought it was a good idea. She muttered softly in the last sentence.
"You"re reasonable, little one. Let"s help our Rhea to grow into a full-grown girl again. What"s your plan? Do you know of an interesting spot rich in pure magical energy? Or, shall we follow Lifa"s suggestion by setting up a formation at a special spot in the Nature Realm?" Elena gave a nod of approval. She knew taking care of a cute baby wasn"t bad, but having a strong grown girl to protect her Elysia was something better.
"Ah-umm..." Rhea wanted to speak, but she didn"t know what to say. She felt a little embarra.s.sed to be mentioned like that.
"Yes, then it"s decided! I think we need to try a special spot in this world before trying Lifa"s suggestion. I know a special spot that is perfect for this. It contains very rich positive energy and pure magic energy." Nell pumped her hand in success because she easily persuaded this "two in one" G.o.ddess.
"But where is it?" Elysia asked and subconsciously tilted her head slightly.
"Ah, I don"t know the name of the place but I do know where it is. If I"m not mistaken, it"s in a mountain in the eastern region of the Beastkin Continent. I discovered that place by accident while I was traveling around the world a few weeks ago. It"s a really nice place and I"m sure everyone will love it." Nell gave two thumbs up and a wink to vouch for her words.
"If you"re so sure of that, then that"s what we"ll do. What do you think, Rhea?" Elysia felt it was all for Rhea"s good, and that would happen. However, she needed to hear the opinion of the concerned person first.
"En, I am very grateful for this, Master Elysia. But, is that place an unknown place or something deserted? I would feel uneasy if it was a public place with a lot of visitors." Rhea was honest about expressing her concern because that was what she was worried about.
"Un, take it easy, big sister. That place is safe and protected because no ordinary being can reach it. Perhaps, that place is still unknown to anyone other than myself because it is at the top of a remote mountain." Nell patted her chin for a moment and tried to rea.s.sure her big sister.
"Then, everything is ok." Rhea gave an ok hand gesture with a smile.
After that, she asked Elysia to open the Nature Realm"s portal because she wanted to unmanifest her avatar to save her magic energy expenditure.