Chapter 292 - The Ark Of The Grave Of Rina

"Why would you say so? Who would be scared of this?" asked Bryan, as he tilted his head to look at Ysabeau.

"That Time Mage would have spoken otherwise," replied Ysabeau.

"Well, I like being in the air. It gives me a sense of freedom and flight. But that's due to the fact that I enjoy the stars of the night. It's a young lad's dream of touching the stars," answered Bryan, with a gentle smile.

"Hmm... If you hadn't been chosen by Mavislin to be part of her Ark, I might have considered you to be in mine. But, that attitude of yours has to be brushed up."

"No, thanks. I'd quite like to follow Mavislin's orders and missions. They feel fantastic and interesting. And she doesn't try to kill me all the time," reasoned Bryan, adding that last part with a hint of hatred.

"If you must know, Mavislin is terrible at training newcomers. Her patience level is so faint that you can't see it," said Ysbaeua, inwardly laughing.

"But at least she's got a knack for children."

When the destination was within sight, Ysabeau started to descend slowly. When it was safe, she released Bryan from her grasp and kept her wings. There, they could see Mavislin was checking out the barren grasslands.

The area was lush, especially for a place that had problems with a constant cloudy and rainy weather report. In fact, the grasslands were too vibrant for their own good. Something was wrong, but it seems that no one was around either. But it matches what the boy had seen.

There was no hint of Elemental Aura except for their own, which dulled their sparkles to continue with the investigation. The group decided to split up again. Bryan was with Mavislin and Ysabeau was alone. There are some remaining graves but no sense of foul play around.

"Here lies 'Rina Vermillion'. 'A loving daughter whom I cannot keep in this world.' No date of birth or death. Not even a single flower. Guess everyone's forgotten about her," said Bryan, as he paid his respects.

"She isn't forgotten. At least, someone remembered to put her full name and make this tombstone," replied Mavislin, as she stared at the intricate designs.

"True, these carvings on the stone are not done in a day," stated Bryan, looking closely.

He looked shocked at the designs the moment he got closer. It was as if he had seen it before. This time it was a flashback in the form of sound, as he heard a female child giggling and cooing an infant. Mavislin did not notice the boy going into a daze and was trying to decipher the carvings.

Granted, it was overrun with heavy moss but for the keen eyes of a Mage, the designs were eye-popping. A whole lot of floral designs. But these floral designs were accompanied with inscriptions of old. A Mage's grave? Highly possible but that did not make any sense.

She was about to walk away until she did a double-take on the grave at a further distance. The inscriptions caught the Valkyrie's eyes after giving some time to be translated into her mind. Being the child she was, Mavislin dashed right into the ground, scaring her poor disciple.

"It has been such a long time since I've found someone from that planet. Thought they were just legends but they are real," murmured Mavislin, feeling a rush of excitement.

She was on her hands and knees, crawling around the area like some beast as she constantly knocked on the ground. When she felt something other than the grass floor, she smirked to herself.

"Boss! You okay?" asked Bryan, worriedly.

"I'm fine. Help me to dig this up."

"So... When you said 'let's go dig up some graves'... I didn't think you meant it literally," said Gab, with a perplexed look as he saw the two digging up the dirt.

"That's the only way to find our culprit. And besides, I had fun with it," replied a smiling Valkyrie, holding up her dirty hands to wave it about.

Some sort of marble slab had been uncovered, but it had no markings on it. It was just a plain marble slab. But it wasn't deterring the Valkyrie one bit. By this time, Ysabeau had caught up with the commotion and was looking at the mess they made.

With some form of superhuman strength, Mavislin easily tossed the marble slab away, revealing a tunnel and ladder going down into the earth. The hole was big, it could fit two Gabs easily.