The celestials stay with the golem body for a day before leaving and returning to their normal duties, they know Zaphratos will not be forgotten but he would want them to continue.
As the days and weeks pass the golden flowers spread across the field making it a true beauty to behold, and soon after something strange happens. An arm bursts from the ground a few feet from where Zaphratos's golem body lies, then a second arm as well before they both grip the ground, and Henry pulls himself out from the ground below with a grunt. Henry spits out dirt many times with disgust and lets out many heavy breaths as he lays down for a few minutes just happy to be alive. After a bit, he slowly stands up and lets out a big breath looking around and shaking off most of the loose dirt. He narrows his eyes as he sees the two bodies that lay near him, one covered in flowers and one just bones with a strange blade of bone and metal next to it. Henry is filled with confusion at what happened here and how he's alive but then he slowly approaches the blade and picks it up with his right hand immediately feeling a pulsing from it making him drop it in fear and step back stumbling his heart racing "what was that" he says somewhat quietly with a breath. He then works up the courage and approaches it again and grips it tight this time gritting his teeth at the pulsing feeling, he lets out a few soft breaths studying the blades solid black metal handle and the sharpened white bone blade with a very light yellow tint and some dirt on it. He closes his eyes synchronizing his breath with the pulsing and energy begins to course through him making his heart beat faster and a small smile stretches across his face "I'm doing it" he says softly, "I don't know what but I'm doing it" he says in a breathy voice with a light laugh.
All of a sudden a few words seem to magically appear in his brain "Art of the golden sage" he says the phrase to himself softly "Is this magic?" he asks himself before opening his eyes his heart beating even faster. He smiles to himself and begins looking around and thinking deeply. He looks down at the body covered in golden flowers and kneels beside it brushing a few flowers to the side and looking at the face of the body. His heart drops and anxiety begins forming inside him as he sees this is the same golem he saw Zaphratos pass himself into, "oh" he says softly filled with sadness and a sinking feeling. He sighs and rests his hand on Zaphratos's forehead, "I don't know what happened here but you were a good man or god whatever. Regardless Zaphratos thank you for everything, I hope I can make you proud with whatever time I got left." he says before standing up slowly and looking at the other body feeling a twinge of anger but not too much "I hope you're Ataran, if not sorry but screw you if you are" he says before turning away from them and walking to the right of Zaphratos's body from he's facing, "okay, I'm gonna find that crystal Asearus gave me. Then, I think I'll let some humans free." he lets out a breath and thinks as he walks "yeah, hopefully nobody minds, I think it's the right thing to do." he says as he walks towards where he thinks the beach is.
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The legend of Zaphratos
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