Three days later.
Graven, Horace, and three other men went on a journey riding their horses towards the forest where the cave was located.
It's a chance for Graven to reminisce about his early life in the forest together with his human parents who raised him and his twin brother Luke.
They reached the forest after two days of travel and another half hour going to the cave, located in the deepest part of the forest.
They rest a bit beside a stream located twenty meters away from their destination and eat their meals.
After they finished eating, Graven and Horace began rubbing the oil on their bodies to prevent the snakes from attacking them while they navigate their way inside the cave.
Done rubbing the oil, Graven looked at his men. "You watched over our belongings and watch out for dangerous animals, they might come out anytime," he said.
"Yes, My Lord!" the men replied in unison.
Graven looked at Horace. "Let's enter the cave!" he said.
"Yes, My Lord!" Horace responded.
They walked towards the mouth of the cave hidden behind the overgrown bushes.
The moment they entered the cave...they saw several snakes getting out of their way. They continue walking passing, passageways, and chambers...until they reached the area of the cave where the spring cold water was located.
They saw the black coffin floating in the water. It looks intact and was not destroyed by the water, which is a miracle itself!
They rushed towards it.
Horace reached for the coffin, holding it in place with his two hands while Graven was trying to open the lid.
A few minutes later, Graven finally lifted the cover.
Their eyes widened in shock after they saw Luke's body!
They looked at each other, stunned.
For they were expecting a skeleton...but see none of that kind...instead they saw Luke's upper body which is intact, including his clothes. It seemed his body is generating flesh while his lower body was still in its semi skeleton state.
After Luke died and they put Luke's body in the coffin, he was already reduced to skin and bones, his eyes almost protruding from their socket due to his strange illness that has no cure. He acquired it through his endless traveling.
"My Lord, what does it mean? Is Lord Luke going to be resurrected?" Horace asked while watching the rise and fall of the chest of the corpse.
Graven stared at the small antique mirror that Luke was grasping in his hands. Rebecca told him about the spirit in the mirror visiting Laura's room. Could it be that Luke's spirit can enter the mirror and appear anywhere he likes, especially in Laura's room?
"It looks like my brother's physical body is recuperating, regenerating flesh to become whole again. This cave and the water are indeed magical and can restore life!" Graven replied.
Horace stared at Luke's closed eyes, fearing that it will suddenly open and might startle him. "So, what we're going to do with his body, My Lord?"
Graven pondered for a moment. "As much as I wanted to bring my brother's body back home, I won't do it..." he said.
"But why?" Horace asked.
"Because... if we bring this coffin and body home, he might return to his vegetative state. Right now, he's healing well inside this cave. His life source is here. If we take him away from here, he might die again. So we have no choice but to let his body stay here until he regained his good health 100% and restore all the flesh in his lower body," Graven said.
Horace scratches his head in confusion. "I'm wondering why the snakes didn't venture in this part of the cave where the water and the coffin were located? When you opened the lid earlier, I was expecting to see lots of snakes hiding in this coffin, but I was wrong," he said.
"My brother must have sealed this chamber away from the snakes," Graven said.
Horace looked at the mirror that the corpse was grasping with both hands on his stomach. He remembered that the mirror was included when they put his body in the coffin, but on that day, Rebecca put the mirror near Luke's head, not on his stomach. "But why did Lord Luke was holding the mirror in both hands?"
Graven remembered that Rebecca put the mirror near his head, not in his stomach. Which means Luke can already move his hands! Next, if his lower body has successfully regenerated all the flesh he lost before he died, he might be able to walk again. "The mirror is my brother's gateway. The medium he uses to manifests himself into the world outside the cave," he answered.
"Oh, so Rebecca is probably right with her assumption that your twin brother's spirit is the one visiting Laura through the mirror," Horace said.
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