Chapter 474: Chapter 474
Arthur's Point of View
Depths of the Hollow Forest
"What the hell, Aydan!?"
He shrugged. "Do you really think I knew about all this? Ancient magic is something a little outside my area of expertise. We just so happened to dabble in it, and this was the result." Then the ghost crossed his arms. "Don't act like you aren't happy to see me."
A sigh escaped my lips as I looked away from him. "I don't know... Not after what happened. I'm honestly not sure how you can even look at me." The chapters is up by N0vEI__bin
"Because you're my friend." Aydan said honestly, and my eyes met his once more. "And I've missed you dearly. Are you okay?" Without answering, I hugged him. "Oh!" He let out, surprised, as neither of us probably thought that would be possible. "Well, this is different for you."
"I've missed you too. I could use your advice right now." I told him with a few tears in my eyes.
The ghost was clearly surprised, but he returned my hug after a moment as a small chuckle escaped his lips. "It's good to see you're more honest with yourself now."
"I would if we had enough time, but this only lasts so long. Best to make this count. What's the first question that comes to your mind? Something you want to know above all else." The man had a knowing look on his face.
My lips tightened for a moment before I asked, "What happened to Mara?"
A sad smile shot across his lips as his shoulders sagged. "You still love her?"
"It isn't about love, Aydan. I-I-I just need to know. How did she die? With her in Thana's grasp..."
The Ghost eyed me for a moment before he spoke. "So, there's a little bit of information you should know going forward. First, our children, the Guardians of this place, have a combination of our memories. They know things about you from your past and mine."
My brows furrowed at that. "What does that have to do-"
He held up his hands. "I'm getting there. Second, because of those memories, it allowed them to let someone through to see me despite them not being you." Gesturing to me, Aydan spoke. "Do you see where I'm going with this?"
I got choked up by what he was suggesting. "...Who did they let through?" The question left my lips as my fists clenched tightly, and waited for the answer nervously.
"Mara's alive, Arthur."
Whatever power I had felt like it left my body as he told me that. "What?" I asked breathlessly.