Chapter 212 212: Stones

Atlas stopped before the grave. He could see that the flowers were around the grave had become bigger.

Everything else other than the flowers looked quite the same as if it was all how he left it.

Vor also arrived and stopped beside Atlas. He just stood silent, waiting for Atlas to do something. Just why did he stop here?

Lilith and the others also arrived. Lilith clapped her hands. She cast a spell to make it easier for Atlas to bring out the coffin. He clenched his fist.

Following her spell, all the soil that was placed on top of the coffin started rising in the air. After rising five meters in the air, the soil moved aside and landed in the distance, revealing the coffin that was still like new.

"A coffin?" Vor asked Lilith, surprised at the sight of the coffin. He thought they were going to meet Misella. Why were they near this coffin? "Whose Coffin is it?"

"That's Misella, who was killed by some Vampires," Lancaster answered while Atlas picked up the coffin. He brought the coffin out and placed it on the ground.

"Misella is dead? Then why we..."

He didn't know how to ask his next question after realizing that Misella was dead. He wanted to ask why they were wasting their time on a deceased person, but he was somewhat sensible and stopped himself from uttering those words.

Atlas opened the coffin, taking a glance inside. Even now, Misella was looking like she was sleeping peacefully. Lilith's spell had kept her body in perfect condition, without any deterioration. If her pale face was to be ignored, Misella really looked like someone who was just sleeping.

After checking inside, he closed the Coffin before picking it up in his arms again.

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"Let's go."

Carrying the coffin, he started leaving the forest. Vor was quite confused at Atlas' actions. Just what was this guy trying to do? Why was he disturbing the eternal sleep of the girl by digging up her grave? Just what were they going to do with the coffin?

Carrying the coffin, Atlas entered the village again. The citizens of the village watched the strangers walking inside their village, carrying a coffin which made them wonder just who these people were.

The Villagers wanted to get close and ask these people who they were, but they didn't know if they could. For some reason, they felt fear in approaching these people.

Atlas carried the coffin, walking right past the house that used to belong to him and Misella. He glanced at the house, noticing a middle-aged man lying at the entrance, too drunk even to know where he was.

Atlas felt heavy hate in his heart for this man, but he just let him be. The man already looked like he was half dead. He wasn't going to live for long either. Moreover, if Misella wanted, she could kill this man herself. He left it for Misella to decide later.

Atlas reached the end of the village before he told Lilith to cast a barrier to make sure no one could get close to them. Many villagers had seen them arriving here. He didn't want one of them to become an obstruction or accidentally enter the place where they were going.

Atlas stood exactly where Ramiun stood with the stones before he brought out the first stone that he had received from Lucius. He placed the stone on the ground, right above the mark. There was no change.

He brought out the second stone which he had received from Atlas and placed it on the ground, right beside the first stone.

This time, there seemed to be some change as both the stones and the mark started shining, but there was no more than that. Moreover, the shining was only very minute which was even hard to notice if one wasn't looking carefully.

Atlas brought the third stone and placed it on the ground as well. The three stones appeared to sync, and all three stones shone slightly brighter, providing more energy to the mark on the ground.

All that was left was the fourth stone, which he personally didn't have. But he knew who had it.

He reached out his hand toward Lilith. "The Forth Stone.'

From what Lilith told him before, she was keeping the fourth key fragment for Castiel. Atlas didn't feel the need to ask her for the stone before it was time since it wasn't as if the stone was unsafe with Lilith. Now that he needed the stone, he asked for it directly.

Lilith observed all the stones in the ground, seemingly thinking of something. For a moment, it looked as if she was distracted.

"Lilith!" Atlas called for her in a slightly louder tone. "Where is the fourth fragment?"

His tell seemingly brought Lilith out of her daze. She finally brought out a green stone, giving it to Atlas. "There, the fourth and the last key fragment."

The last key fragment belonged to Castiel, and he himself asked her to help Atlas in every way she could, which implied giving him the stone as well.

Atlas took the stone from Lilith's hands. This was the last stone and the only obstruction which seemed to be between him and his goals.

He placed the fourth stone on the ground as well. Not a single one of them had ever seen what happens after all those stones were put together. Only Castiel and the other Progenitors saw it before, not even Lilith.

In fact, Lancaster, Luna, and Vor didn't even know what these four stones were, let alone knowing what they did. However, the way they were reacting to the formation on the ground, it made them think that these stones were probably some sort of keys. But keys to what? That was a bigger question.

As soon as the four key fragments came together, something big happened. All the stones started shining as bright as they could. The ground began trembling, and not just under them. The entire village and the nearby regions felt the trembling.