Chapter 461: Artifacts (1/2)
A few minutes later, Theo found a group of five returned to their camp. The one who walked at the very front was none other than Alea's mother.
Upon noticing Theo, she quickly reappeared in front of him with a brightened expression. She scanned Theo up and down before smiling, ”How are you?”
Theo's body flinched as he took a step back. ”I-I'm fine.”
”That's good.” She nodded and grabbed Theo's hand. ”I will check your power with my own power to see whether the power of Death is still lingering in your body or not.”
”A-ah. Okay?”
After a minute, she closed her eyes and nodded. ”I think you won't need to worry for the time being. I can check your body a bit more after this. How about you wait for me there?”
Theo glanced at his tent and agreed.
He walked to his tent while Nadia took care of a few things before returning to him.
Curious, Alea also approached them, trying to see what her mother was doing.
Theo was sitting on the ground while crossing his legs. When Nadia came to him, he stood up, only to be stopped by Nadia.
”It's okay. Just sit there. It's going to take a while.” Nadia assured him and sat next to him with great interest. ”I am a researcher. My focus is on Artifacts. So, I need to see if you're still controlled or influenced by an artifact or not.”
”Controlled?” Theo furrowed his eyebrows.
”Yeah.” Nadia nodded. ”To be honest, we have found a connection between this world and the beings of the past.”
”Hmm?” Theo thought for a moment and remembered what the Goddess of Death told him in order to convince him. ”Don't tell me you are going to say miracles, right?”
”Ah, do you know something about it already?” Nadia widened her eyes in surprise while holding Theo's wrist and elbow. ”Did your God tell you anything?”
”Yeah.” Theo nodded. ”Miracle does exist.”
Nadia agreed with him and explained it a bit better. ”Yes. Actually, our world has some sort of connection to the beings of the past, especially Gods and Goddesses. That's why there are many religions and such. They're a form of belief as well as that connection.
”When the Gods and Goddesses form a bond with a human, the religion will spread. That's how there are mythologies about them.
”And they sometimes allow us to borrow their powers to perform something that no one can believe. We call it Miracle!”
”I see. So, that's how it is.”
”Yep. Of course, there are tools of the past that can even make it possible.”
”Artifacts.” Theo furrowed his eyebrows.