At last, they had almost made it to the final location on the map. The broken memorial stone had interested Lord Red, so they stopped long enough to take a tracing. The information seemed interesting, although unrelated to their current quest.

Not far from the memorial stone stood the Ancient Ator. It was a massive stone man impressive to see from the mountain they were on at the Memorial stone. By the time they got down the ground level at the foot of the moving statue, they had realized how large it was. Even Lord Red, with his height, was barely taller than the damn thing’s toe.

Absorbing the heart of Ator seemed to take longer than the other two, but Lord Red did his best to keep calm as he watched Deneve drop to her knees and then crumble to the ground. The giant creature stopped moving, as did Deneve. He panicked as he raced to her side, wondering if she was okay.

Yes, Lord Red, Arne answered. She and the spirit are both exhausted. They need rest.

Lord Red exhaled relief as he gently picked Deneve up. She was freezing to the touch in the burning desert heat, so he called on Marg to hold her and warm her up as he made camp.

As Marg laid her down on the bedroll in the tent, Lord Red couldn’t help but wonder what happened.

Deneve felt familiar vertigo and headache as the last piece of the ancient man’s heart was absorbed. It didn’t stop this time. What was going on?

I remember this, Blackie grunted as he tried to understand the images.

What?

This is where I belong. Blackie giggled and then showed itself.

Deneve stared in shock at his new form.

Stop staring. You are making me blush. This is my true form, and this place is where my memories live.

So basically, this heart thing gave you back all your memories, and in doing so, you found your home within this new stone clothing?

That about sums it, but more importantly, you need to wake up. Now it’s your turn to change. Get the last item from Atosa and head back to the Cokro Chamber. You will need to make the Ancient Kibelius Spear. It’s the key.

Pictures flooded through her mind for what seemed like an eternity, but when it was done, she understood.