159 4.21 Body and Soul - Part 3

"But you are still a human; how did you manage to pull that off?"

"...Well, it's not like I wanted to do that. It just coincidentally happens sometimes."

Hazel took a long breath. "Then, I guess this must be a sign from the heavens that your destiny will lead you where it wants."

I wasn't too sure about that. As someone who had faced so many occasions like that, I could only believe that it was my good luck that saved me from being the prey of destiny.

"Anyway, let's talk about revival. I am still not sure how you plan to do that."

"Let's see…"

He walked up to the wall by the side of the bed and touched it with his palm. He smashed the entire wall just by passing mana through it and converting it into earth magic. What he did was similar to how I opened the entrance to this place. However, he could do it much more smoothly and quickly.

"First, we should move everything in the room and clear the space."

He lifted the bed with both of his hands and threw it towards the living room beyond the wall he broke. Following that, he threw the study desk, bookshelf, mirror, bedside table, and wardrobe.

In less than five minutes, he cleared the whole room. Now, all that's left in the room was the coffin, the painting on the wall, and the two of us.

"Now that we have some space, we need to draw the magic circle. Do you know the language of the gods?"

"I don't think I do."

I remember that I did once converse with god, but this was my first time hearing about the language of gods.

"It's a language that you need to learn if you ever plan to use enchantments. I am sure the elves who have lived for over a thousand years can teach you that."

He was saying it as if elves were my neighbors, and I could learn the language from them any time. However, the fact of the matter is, elves preferred to live in isolation, and they didn't allow any immigrants.

"Anyway, here, you will need to draw the circle in the language of gods. The circle will assure that the ceremony will go smoothly and without disturbances."

"Alright, but since I don't know the language of gods, I don't think I can help with that."

"Don't worry about it."

He touched the floor with both of his hands, and as he did that, red sand started pouring out of his sleeves. The sand slowly began spreading throughout the room and collected itself in the form of letters forming a pentagram.

He was doing everything so smoothly that it was entertaining just to look at him work. He cleared the room and made the circle in a matter of seconds.

The coffin was at the center of the Pentagram, and he prepared a stone stand at every pointed end of it.

I nodded in response and started purifying the room. For me, it wasn't as easy as it was for him, but I was able to purify it nonetheless. It just took me a little longer. 

While I was doing that, he was breaking the wooden furniture to use as firewood.

After he finished collecting enough wood to light the fire, he brought them in and placed them over the five stone stands he had prepared.

"Now, let's wait for your bird to arrive. We can start the ceremony once she is here."

"Alright, so about this ceremony, how long is it going to take?"

"It depends. It could take a day, a year, or even a decade, depending on the situation. But you should know that, without one of the three components that I mentioned before, the ceremony won't be successful."

"...That sounds a bit too long, but I understand. However, I am not sure if I will be able to bring her consciousness back. She is stubborn and unwilling to understand."

"Ordinarily, she won't. But tell her the exact words that I am going to tell you now."

I nodded. "Okay, what do you want me to tell her?"

"Tell her that I said this: Himiko, you don't need to blame yourself for anything. I am not upset about anything you did. I shouldn't have left you alone, and I should have been there for you when you were going through all that. Please forgive me. Even though it has been a long time since I last talked to you, I still love you the same, so please return to me. I will be waiting."

It sounded like the words from some romance drama, but if it was going to work, it was at least worth a shot. I wasn't sure if I would be able to remember and tell her exactly what he said, but I was hoping to be able to deliver most of it.

'Damn, I wish I could take a paper along with my consciousness there.'

"Alright, I will try."

"Let's wait for the spirit to come back before I tell you how the ceremony will proceed."

It took us a few hours on horses to get there, but Flare should easily be able to cover that distance in a few minutes. I wouldn't even be surprised if she had already delivered the message and was on her way back.

The two of us walked to the living room, which was filled with extra furniture and broken pieces of wood.

There was a chair near the fireplace, which I grabbed and took my seat while Hazel just kept on standing.

"Hey, what do you plan to do once you revive her?"

Hazel emitted a long deep breath. "In this body, she will stop aging, so in a way, she will become immortal. She will no longer be able to coexist with humans, so I will be taking her to the dragon valley with me. I think she would also want that."