Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Ivonna is on her knees while catching her breath, I smile and shake my head while approaching her. I help her stand up and her gaze is still pointing at the orb as if she doesn't want to lose it again like last time. I tell her that's it's okay to take thing slow and she nods with understanding, I look at the sky and it's already night time.

"We should get some rest, we can continue our journey early in the morning."

Ivonna looks at me with worries.

"But, what about the orb? Is it really okay? Don't the orb will be disappear if we are just idling until the morning?"

I look at the orb and smile.

"It's okay, you can summon it tomorrow again. I don't think it's necessary to use it anymore at the moment since we know the direction the orb is leading us. We can just continue our journey and go to the southwest since it's where the orb is going right now. You can summon it again at noon tomorrow, don't worry, I'm not going to drag you down or anything, so just take it easy."

Ivonna nods and then we both are preparing the tent and the campfire for dinner.

(The next day.)

We are riding Azrael above the forest while Ivonna keeps staring at the map, she creates a parameter around the map and believe Heugron's last stepover is around that area. I just look at it and not saying a word at her since I don't want to spoil anything to her. I look at the time and it's already noon and so I tell her to summon [Heugron's Soul Essence], she nods and then the orb comes out from her chest. The orb immediately dives down, we both immediately follow it and Azrael is trying his best to follow the orb.

We decide to go on foot since Azrael can't keep on flying in the middle of forest with so many obstacle because of his big body. Ivonna is walking ahead of me since she's really into this quest, I follow her from behind while looking at the surroundings but then I notice something and so I smile while scoffing. The orb suddenly stops floating and immediately flies so fast that we both barely able to follow it even though we both are running as fast as we can. The orb is getting faster and faster and so I decide to carry Ivonna onto my arms since I can run much faster than her.

I have been carrying and running for hours that the sun is setting, I can tell that I have been running for miles and the orb seems to fly faster whenever I'm catching up to it. The orb then suddenly stops and Ivonna immediately jumps off of my arms, she looks around and she furrows her forehead. She turns around and she looks so happy while staring at me, she points at something in front of her.

"I remember this place! I was here during my prayer!"

The orb shines brighter and that indicates we are really close to Heugron's last stepover, Ivonna grabs my hand and drags me toward her while running and following the orb. The woods are blocking our path but the further we go forward, the more clearer the path is, and then we are ended up in a small area of land without trees. We see a giant cabin in the middle, Ivonna is surprised because it's not the same as what she saw in her prayer. The cabin is dilapidated and covered by moss, but she's confident that this is the place because the axe is still stuck on the chopping log and the cabin exactly like what she saw.

The orb is floating above the house and we both are staring at it for quite a while but then the orb is suddenly trembling and getting bigger and shine brighter that it's starting to blind our eyes. We can't open our eyes but then the light is dimming rapidly that we both can open our eyes again. Ivonna is surprised to see the same presence as what she saw in her prayer, a giant is standing in front of the cabin while staring at both of us, he smiles and looks at Ivonna while leaning his head toward her. Ivonna is smiling back at him and Heugron is offering his finger at her, Ivonna is looking at it and tries to touch it but her hand passes through his finger. Heugron smiles and stands tall and slowly walks toward the house and walks past through the door like a ghost. We both decide to follow him and enter the house through the cracks on the door.

Heugron is sitting on the chair as if he's waiting for us, I summon Azrael and we both flies to the table. Heugron is staring at Azrael for quite a while and Azrael immediately flies toward him as soon as we both get off of his back. I'm confused but Ivonna tells me that something similar happened during her prayer, but then I remember that Amruchi is older than these Gods and Goddesses, not just that but Azrael is a Specter, the first of its kind. Heugron seems to be respecting Azrael that he doesn't want to use his body as a place for Azrael to land, and Azrael seems to be happy to see hin.

Azrael flies back to my side and Heugron is staring at me for quite a while, he then invert his gaze toward Ivonna, he points at the room behind us. A closed door and Heugron walks toward it while we both ride on Azrael's back to follow him and get past through the door through the crack. A giant box is covered with dust is laying on the ground untouched, Heugron is standing next to it and pointing his hand on it. We both get down from Azrael and Heugron opens his mouth and says something that we both don't understand since I was too late to activate my [Understanding] skill but then Azrael is touching his head on my shoulder.

"He says that there is an item that will give tremendous power if she is using it properly, he is giving it to her as a gift for sending a piece of his souls back to him."

I tell Ivonna what Heugron just said, she looks at the box and she looks so excited about it. Heugron reaches the box using both of his hands, the box is slowly opening and the creaking sound is so loud that we both have to cover our ears. Heugron grabs something from inside the box and it's something that's wrapped with a purple cloth. Heugron is kneeling and offers the thing to Ivonna, she looks at the thing that as big as her body, she extends both of her arms and Heugron puts it on her arms. Ivonna is shocked that it's so heavy and she barely able to hold it properly.

Heugron then turns into an orb again and disappears while the box is closing on its own. Ivonna looks at the item that's still wrapped by cloth, she puts it down on the floor carefully while staring at it. We both are staring at it from above and Ivonna is crossing her arms while furrowing her forehead, I tell her to open it and so she sits on the floor while carefully uncovering the item. As soon as the item is revealed, Ivonna is confused by the item she received, it's a block of material and an ornament that seems to be made of silver. She stands up and looks at it with confusion and then she looks at me while raising her eyebrows.

"I thought that he would give me the necklace, but what's all this?"

I cross my arms while chuckling.

"What makes you think it would be this easy to get a Godly Item, Ivy? We only reached half of the journey, and the other half will be more painful and tiresome than this. To be honest we are doing it backward but thanks to the revelation you received during your prayer, I guess it's fine to do it this way."

Ivonna is furrowing her forehead while staring at me.

"Is that so? I think I know the gist of it..."

Ivonna grabs the material so carefully and looks at it.

"By the means of using this item properly is that I have to craft the necklace myself, isn't that right?"

I look at her and tilt my head.

"Well, you're half right. Nobody can craft the necklace into Heugron's necklace, even the best blacksmith and artisan players won't even be able to reach 10% of the power."

Ivonna turns her head to look at me.

"So, an NPC will be able to craft Heugron's necklace?"

I nod.

"Yeah, that's right."

Ivonna furrows her forehead while raising her eyebrow.

"But who? There's no lead or any information about the person who's able to craft a godly item."

I cross my arms and smile.

"There is, who do you think craft those artifacts in the first place? It's not them, but a single person."

Ivonna carefully wraps the material again and then puts the material into her inventory and notices that [Heugron's Soul Essence] is no longer in her inventory, she looks at me and rests her hands on her waist.

"So now we need to find that person? But how?"

I raise my eyebrows.

"You do know, it's just you almost forgot about it."

Ivonna furrows her forehead while thinking and then she gasp and looks at me.

"The diary!"

I smile and nod.