149 4.11 Deal with the dead - Part 4

"A large brown dragon appeared in the sky out of nowhere. Its body so large that it could cover the entire moon completely. He flew straight down, and just before his claws touched the ground, his appearance changed from a large dragon to a tall, muscular looking dragonkin. He had long brown hair and two horns on his head. His eyes were golden brown, and his sent was as that of the fertile soil. As soon as he landed, his eyes saw through everything. We tried to stop him from getting inside the manor, but for some reason, our bodies froze. We couldn't do anything to stop him from entering. And after he entered, all we saw was him falling on his knees after looking at the queen's gave."

As someone who had already met two of the Dragon kings, I was aware of the kind of strength they possessed. Needless to say, back then, both Olive and Black dragon king weren't using their full strength. But I could understand the depth of their power and skills.

"Did you see something happen inside then?" I asked.

"I was paralyzed, so I couldn't see anything inside, but I could hear a roar. A roar loud enough to be heard throughout the world. Even as an undead, I could feel the sorrow and pain in his roar."

Gram turned towards the front door of the manor.

"He stayed there for eleven days, and on the twelfth day, he came out with a shining brown crystal. I tried speaking to him and ask what that was, but not a single word came out of my mouth. And before long, he changed back into the dragon and flew up in the sky. He then circled the manor a few times and cast a spell that shook the very earth. It was no more than a miracle of utmost caliber because out of nowhere, a large wall of soil appeared around us, and soon, this whole place was sealed inside the earth."

"That… sounds incredible," Markus said.

It was hard to believe, but he must also be aware of the existence of creatures who could do that in this world. What we consider impossible could just be ordinary to those divine immortal beings still alive in this realm.

For a brief moment, I stopped thinking about the dragons and looked at everything subjectively. What he told was indeed valuable in figuring out how the skeletons and this place came to be. But the condition he mentioned was still unclear to me. There was one final question left unanswered.

"This all makes sense, and thank you for explaining. But I am still uncertain about your reason for telling us this. Why is this condition that you mentioned earlier?"

Gram turned around and stood in his knee. He then pulled his mithril sword out of its sheath and placed it on the floor.

"What?!" Markus said in confusion.

"Ever since the dragon sealed us here, we haven't been able to open the door of the manor. We tried opening it for several years, but there is a seal placed on the door that doesn't allow us. We don't know how our queen is doing inside."

I had no idea what kind of seal it was, so it was hard to tell if I will be able to open it or not. But considering their loyalty to her even after thousands of years, it would be rude of me to refuse it without even giving it a try. It could just be me being too kind, but there was nothing to lose. And on the contrary, if it works out, I would gain the favor of undead here.

It took me a while to realize that I got too lost in thought. When I returned to reality, both Gram and Makus were staring at me. Now, it was my turn to come up with a resolution.

"Alright. I will give it a try. But I have to say that I am not an expert when it comes to ancient seals, so don't blame me if the outcome is not as you expect."

Gram raised himself and put his sword back on its sheath. "That won't be a problem. We may be dead, but our honor is still alive. We would never raise a sword against a friend who is here to help."

I nodded in response. The negotiations were now over, and the outcome was favorable to both sides. What's left was to fulfill our ends of the deal.

Gram walked back to where Jackie and other skeletons were, while the two of us walked towards the manor's entrance.

In the front, there was a large copper door that opened inside. Both panels of the door had a carving of mermaids holding a pot of water carved into them.

Even though it had been thousands of years, there was no damage in the manor. The whole place had some kind of magic barrier, keeping it intact.

"Okay, let's see."

I moved closer and tried touching the door, but right when my skin touched the door; I felt an electric shock of sort. It was strong enough to make me pull back my hand reflexively.

"The seal looks strong, Markus. I will probably be able to break it if I pass my mana through the entire structure, but that will be hard."

Markus looked shocked. His face was clearly saying, 'is something like that even possible?'

To be honest, normally, it wasn't possible. But if I control the surrounding mana and overpower the seal, there was a high chance that I would be able to beak it. The only problem here was the scale of this whole thing.

It would require a phenomenal amount of control to pass mana through a seal that was this big. I was still not sure if I would be able to control the wild surrounding mana with that level of precision without Flare, but I could at least give it a try.

'I hope it's not like those bomb defusals where cutting the wrong wire would lead to blast.'