Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2847

Chapter 2847 Sea Heart (Part 1)

2847 Sea Heart (Part 1)

At the center of all this, there was the Sea Heart, a hollow piece of rock usually shaped like a sea shell or coral that was used solely for events that involved the entire community, be they good or bad.

In Yhen's case, the Sea Heart was shaped like a group of statues. They were all roughly outlined since sight played a minimal role in merfolk society but the sculptor had taken care to make each one of them recognizable.

In the front, there was Tista, kneeling on the ground while holding Khalia's lifeless body. On her left, there was Phloria with her shield raised, protecting her companions from an invisible horde of enemies.

On the right, there was Lith in his Wyrmling form. He wielded War and there was the skewered corpse of a Kolgan hanging from the blade. Behind the four of them, there was the winged figure of Lith's Tiamat form.

It wasn't as big as the original, just three times taller than the others. The statue had its arms raised, while the ground at its feet was jagged as if something was crawling out of the seabed.

'You probably can't recognize this place, but this is where Kolga once stood. After you left, we cleared the debris and built Yhen. The mana geyser that fueled the lost city turned out to be powerful enough to fuel the enchantments of both cities.

'With no longer the need to spend our resources to contain Kolga's expansion and the geyser, my people have achieved a prosperity the likes we haven't seen since the War of the Race.' Rem's vibrations sounded like a smile.

'This wouldn't have been possible without you. For this reason, we have unanimously decided to shape the Sea Heart after you guys so that the memory of those events will live on forever. Also, it's too soon to thank me. Please, wait a moment.'

Orion had no idea who those people were or how he could suddenly see clearly what until a second back had been pure darkness. Those were just minor details, like the fact that if not for the shield he wouldn't have been able to tell Phloria from Tista.

All that mattered to him was that there was someplace on Mogar where his daughter was remembered for the way she had lived rather than the circumstances of her death. It was enough to pierce through the dark clouds surrounding his heart and add one more drop of salt water to the ocean.

'I take that back.' He said. 'You have no idea how much this means to-'

Mal broke the formation, gently pulling Orion with him as he approached the Sea Heart.

The merfolk put his hand on the statue of Khalia while another merfolk took Orion's free hand, forming the third link of a living spiral of merfolk that reached higher than the tallest building of Yhen.

Mal's body started humming, the sound echoed through the Sea Heart before being sent back to be amplified through every member of the living chain. It sounded pleasant, but no different than someone performing vocalisms to warm up their voice.

The sound rose all the way to the top and then went back to the Sea Stone where it exploded into a choir of different voices.