Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2091

"You! When did you get in there?" Serelith was shocked, while Aurelia simply gazed at Shannon.

Supposedly, after exacting her revenge on Marcellus, Aurelia noticed that Shannon had quietly drawn a sigil on the back of the astrolabe, suppressing its power.

Seizing the moment, she slipped into the instrument and allowed herself to be taken away. The truth was, she had nowhere else to go.

She didn't know why Shannon had made a ghost who looked exactly like her into a ghost servant, but if she could take in one ghost… Perhaps she could take in another.

Serelith had no idea she was the reason that motivated Aurelia's action. It wasn't until she noticed how unfazed Shannon was by Aurelia's appearance that she realized…

"Is it true you spent 200 dollars on this instrument just for her?"

Once again, Aurelia shifted her gaze to Shannon, her eyes shimmering with anticipation. 200 dollars was barely an amount she would dream of earning in her lifetime.

Shannon averted her gaze from Aurelia to Serelith. "I did not do it for her. She just so happens to be in there."

The reason Shannon insisted on taking the astrolabe with her was because of another presence hidden within it.

She had sensed it the moment her fingers first brushed against the instrument. It was faint, but undeniably there.

At the time, she hadn't been certain. Now that her surroundings were free of outsiders, she no longer bothered to conceal her intent.

She mimicked the mudra she had learned from Gideon and revised the incantation. "Clear the paths, earthly and celestial… Heed my call, true spirits of all realms. Open the way!"

Unlike the earlier surge of power that had been used to purge evil spirits, this time, the astrolabe was being activated anew.

Based on Shannon's understanding of such instruments, these devices were often crafted not just to destroy but also to contain spirits and beings beyond the mortal plane.

As with many mystic arts, once the principles were grasped, much could be adapted from one spell to another.

Sure enough, as her incantation fell into place, the twin cosmic forces from the astrolabe spun rapidly before splitting open with a burst of mystic light.

From the space revealed between them came a familiar thread of energy. It was subtle yet unmistakably present.

Once they did, their task in this world would be all but complete.

As for finding Velquin, Shannon already had a lead.

Though the stir caused by Trevaris' emergence was slight, the presence of a phoenix's divine soul was never easy to conceal.

Elsewhere, in a quiet courtyard far removed from the commotion, Solvanna sat alone until a sudden ripple of red mystic light burst forth from within her.

The flame seemingly experienced a sense of foreboding and darted into the air as if in a panic. Then, a faint but urgent voice broke from within it.

"It's the Trueflame! Why would there be another presence of the Trueflame? C-Could it have discovered me?"

The Trueflame represented the original essence of the phoenix. If the phoenix clan realized what it had done, it would have no choice but to perish.

What should it do?