The Man's Decree

Jared saw the plants swaying in the painting while the shepherdess pranced happily across the slope.

The painting emanated the aura that Jared had sensed earlier on. It turned out that he had been feeling a pull toward this painting all along.

“D*mn it! We wasted this much effort just for an old painting?” Colin grumbled when he realized there was only a painting in the tomb.

Jared looked at him and asked, “Colin, do you see the shepherdess moving in the painting?”

“What? No.” Colin knitted his brows and asked, “Are you seeing things, Jared? How could the person in the painting move?”

Howard echoed his confusion, “What’s so special about this painting? Why would someone conjure such a powerful arcane array to protect it?”

Jared instinctively frowned when he realized he was the only one who could see the objects in the painting moving.

He slowly extended a stream of spiritual sense toward Thousands of Miles Away. It had scarcely neared the painting when a strong force pulled it into the painting.

the painting. He could see the blue sky above him and the

as common as oxygen

disbelievingly, “Is this a dream?

as he continued to survey

him by then and walked

you from?”

trailed off, unsure of what to reply. He did not know

question with one of his own, “Where is this

Since you’re already here, why wouldn’t you know what this

upon recognizing the name. Isn’t Encanta Island the legendary

the shepherdess more questions, she skipped

shocked. He thought of wandering around the place to find the shepherdess, yet his body suddenly shuddered, and the next thing he saw was Colin in the flesh. He was now standing in the tomb instead

happened, Jared? You were staring so intently at the painting

begin to describe what had happened earlier. It seemed like a dream, yet it was uncannily realistic. The shepherdess’ last words still rang