Chapter 250 - 250: Alive (1/2)

Chapter 250 - 250: Alive

"I was right, Evans This is not the Afterlife"

Charlotte and Angela could only watch as Artemis's Soul slowly faded away This was the first ti an ephe so with this kind of atmosphere was truly not appropriate

They could see the obviousup in Van's eye Of course, they could not truly understand why, as they had only o Perhaps there was some kind of connection they had? Van even went so far as to call her a family, which he didn't even with his own mother; which is understandable, of course

"Please, use ain repeated her words as the edges of her lips faded And soon, the light that previously flooded the entire Portal was gone, along with her soul

It wasn't only her soul, but the trees, the leaves, and even the very dirt they stood on withered; blown by the wind that now continuously flowed across the Portal Instantly, the terees as the natural foliage that covered it was coone

"Shall we bury her?" Charlotte was the first to speak as they stared at Arteround as the roots were the only support that kept her once-glorious body upright

The ground treela slowly raised her hand, but before she could fully do anything, Van stopped her

"Please letat Artemis with the same melancholic expression he had from the start He then closed his eyes as he took one deep breath

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5 seconds

15 seconds

He held his breath for a total of 30 seconds before releasing it in one full blast And as soon as he did so, several roots e her as they continued to groards the sky, but stopping just enough before they could reach it The top of the roots then expanded, each bloo like a flower that ale of the Portal

"This…" Both Angela and Charlotte could not help but open theirat the colossal tree that suddenly eround They then looked towards Van, as still kneeling on the ground, in disbelief Was this the power he got fro Arteht, Miss Charlotte," Van did not let Charlotte finish as he approached her, "This was going to happen fros are just… a bit different"

"!!!"

Charlotte then quickly caught Van as his legs suddenly gave in, causing hi will be fine…" Van whispered before his body completely relied on Charlotte's arms

"Poor kid," Charlotte could not help but utter, "Even if he was destined to be one of the he knows is how to be human… and he experienced the worst of us Do you still trust this plan of that ela nodded But although her words seemed sure, there was a certain hesitation in her voice

"Because if it were up toto rely on a child to save us all, I wouldn't put him in the Relic Graveyard," Charlotte said as she lifted Van, carrying her in her arms, "I would have taken care of him the way a mother would have, the way I couldn't with my own son"

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"You knew all of this, and yet you allowed so like this to happen? You of all people should knohat kind of people are born from the Relic Graveyard," Charlotte continued, "You know, I could crush hi"

"What, ould you do that!?" Angela quickly grabbed Charlotte's arms

"To stop him from the monster he could possibly become I mean why? Why would you put such a child with powers into such a hideous environment?"

"It had to be done"