God's Corpse
Azzik waved his hand again, as though dismissing a servant, and the Black Hound Spirit Beast with its eyes tightly shut moved away from the doorway.
Hobart saw the scene beyond the door. The Stone Chamber was far, far larger than he had imagined, and within it lay a gigantic bird.
His spirituality immediately told him that this giant bird was extraordinary. Although its eyes were tightly shut and it no longer gave off any signs of life, it still struck Hobart's mind with a powerful impact.
Fortunately, that impact was not enough to cause Hobart's Spiritual Body and Astral Body to collapse.
Its appearance somewhat matched Hobart's image of a Phoenix, but instead of brilliant, multicolored feathers, its entire body was covered in pale, flame-like plumage.
Only then did Hobart notice that the dazzling, illusory colors at the doorway had all turned grayish-white upon entering the Stone Chamber. Even the light from the Handheld Lamp seemed veiled by a thin black gauze, becoming grayish-white as well.
Sorrow. Hobart felt the sorrow brought by death.
Finally, Hobart was shaken to the core. Yes, shaken! How could such a wondrous creature possibly exist in this world? Azzik strode forward and placed his hand on the giant bird's corpse. He closed his eyes and sensed it for over ten seconds before clutching his forehead in pain. "I... I remember many things."
Azzik opened his eyes. "This is the corpse of Gregaire, the Ancient Death God! More precisely, it is the indestructible portion of her corpse. This is not her complete Mythical Creature form, so seeing it did not kill us immediately. We merely suffered some impact."
Hobart was still deeply shaken. "Why is her corpse here?"
"I recalled something. During the War of the Four Emperors..." Azzik smiled. "Heh, you