Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1178

"It took you long enough… Zoey."

Zoey stared at the petite spirit held by chains, her eyes trembling.

"L-Lumi…?"

"In the flesh," Lumindra smiled.

The floodgates broke, and memories surged through Zoey's mind.

Lumindra, the enchanting drake.

The first Tier 7 spirit to ever grace Starhaven. A being who had been her companion for as long as she could remember. Her family.

How… how could she have forgotten her?

Zoey fought the tears threatening to spill down her cheeks. Her legs moved faster than her thoughts.

"L-Lumi, w-what's going on? Are you okay?" She reached her, hand stretching toward the chains…

"Don't!" Lumindra's panicked voice rang out.

Zoey froze, her hand suspended mid-air. She turned to her.

"Don't touch those chains… or you might get trapped too."

Zoey stepped back, her gaze trembling. She drew in a deep breath, steadying the chaos in her heart.

'Calm down,' she told herself. Then, with slow determination, she opened her eyes and met Lumindra's tired gaze. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

"What's going on, Lumi?" she asked. She was still overwhelmed, but panicking wouldn't help.

Lumindra saw the seriousness in Zoey's gaze and smiled faintly. "Think. What's the last thing you remember?"

Zoey closed her eyes and dove into her thoughts. The memories came instantly.

The fall of the last Aegis Shield. The Blade of Eldoralth taking a stand, protecting the remnants of the alliance.

The sudden shift of Starhaven, teleportation into nowhere.

Her talk with her grandmother, Seraphina.

Seraphina's death.

The annihilation of Starhaven.

The descent of the Spirit King.

One after another, the flashes hit her. Zoey's hands trembled and clenched.

Her aunt was gone. Her grandmother… dead. Her entire family, slaughtered.

She clenched her fists tighter, fighting back the tears. But Seraphina's last words echoed through her, and the floodgates broke.

Two streaks of tears slid down her face. But the look in her eyes, focused, burning, was something else entirely.

"What happened?" Zoey's voice quaked with pain, sadness, and anger. But she held it all in. Her grandmother's voice still rang in her mind, keeping her grounded.

Lumindra gave a sorrowful smile and began to explain.

"We're inside our shared consciousness. You've been… in a dream world since then. You were placed there by—"

"The Spirit King."

Zoey finished her sentence, but Lumindra only gave a wry smile and shook her head.

"No. I put you there."

Zoey froze.

How could she forget?

Before she had been transported… Lumindra apologized.

Before Starhaven was destroyed… she apologized.