The Legendary Mage (Alavin) novel Chapter 353

"By all means, I shall return you to where you belong!"

"I require your protective powers."

Alavin growled inwardly, gritting his teeth as he opened his mind to the scrutiny of the Kings.

Buzz! A powerful surge of light burst forth, returning to the statues of the Kings. The dazzling space of the Royal Mausoleum was suddenly dimmed and fell silent.

The trial was brief, with no heated debate, and the statues of the Kings lapsed back into silence.

Alavin was gasping for breath, and his mind was a whirl of confusion as if he had just experienced a nightmare.

"Speak, will you leave or not?" The Ivory Turtle grew impatient, hopping and shouting eagerly.

"Didn't you all slumber collectively in the past, waiting for a future rise? Don't think I'm clueless! Now that you've handed over the legacy, it's time to surrender yourselves.

"Enough with the gibberish, he's only an Advanced Mage now. He is unable to safeguard the legacy. If you don't want your hard-earned treasures taken by some vile fiend, then humbly drop your pride and follow him.

"Have you become too lazy after a slumber of a millennium? Lost the will to depart?

"Wake up, everyone, it’s time to depart.

"In plain words, the legacy is given. Will you choose death, or will you leave?"

Alavin looked up in confusion. Where did this little critter come from, and how could it speak?

"Little one, I'm with you! These old fossils are stubborn beyond reason..."

A crisp sound silenced the Royal Mausoleum.

The Ivory Turtle paused, slowly turning its head. The ivory chains that had bound it for millennia shattered, breaking into a shower of gleaming fragments, silently dispersing.

Were they broken?

They were broken!

The Ivory Turtle stared in disbelief, its eyes misting over. They were broken, indeed, they were...

"Please help me persuade the Kings," Alavin stood up and pleaded loudly.

The ivory turtle was so brazen and unafraid of the Kings. Could it be the guardian of the Royal Mausoleum?

How long had it lived? How strong was it? If the Kings couldn't be persuaded to return, would it suffice to ask for its help?