Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2362

Unaware of the change occurring on Thalia's side, Benjamin felt all his strength drain away after witnessing the dispersal of the mystic lights of faith.

His figure vanished from the sky in an instant.

Since this wedding couldn't bring his wife back, there was no longer any need to continue holding on.

…

In the Demon District of Jamborough, Benjamin left everyone else behind and silently reappeared in a courtyard.

This was where he and Shannon had once lived together.

Originally two separate courtyards, the expanding crown of the maple tree had spread across both by half. The wall between the two courtyards had been taken down to allow the tree to grow freely.

Gazing at the gigantic maple tree standing quietly in the empty courtyard, Benjamin didn't seek anyone out. Instead, he slowly walked beneath the tree.

His golden light was completely drained, and slumber awaited him next. This was the place he'd chosen to sleep.

If Shannon could return one day, at least he could sense her presence immediately. By then, he would awaken as long as she called out to him, no matter how deep his consciousness had fallen.

Still, would she wake him up?

She'd returned her half of the Core Vein Stone, and his golden light was exhausted. What was left to connect them in this world?

He refused to fall into slumber because if he did, no one was left in this world to remember she'd ever existed.

If he were to wake up again, only to find that he'd forgotten her like everyone else, what would he do?

"Shannon… Shannon…"

Seated beneath the maple tree, Benjamin rested his forehead against its trunk and murmured her name over. It was only then that tears couldn't be held back from spilling.

He'd tried everything and still failed to bring her back.

"Shannon, tell me… What more can I do…"

Shannon…

His tears dripped onto the roots of the maple tree and were absorbed into the earth in a flash.

Reaching out, his finger gently touched the surface of the bell. When he felt that faint, all-too-familiar presence lingering on it, his still heart began beating violently.

This was Shannon's soul bell, which she'd gifted to Elowen. How could it be here?

The soul bell formed from the Soul Tree was unique to each demonic soul. One half of Shannon's soul bell had fallen from the Soul Tree and disappeared, while the other had vanished with Elowen's divine soul sacrifice.

But now, it'd appeared beneath the maple tree.

Benjamin refused to believe it was a coincidence. Its appearance was enough to rekindle a beam of hope.

Clinging to his fading consciousness, he forced himself to sit up again.

The birth of a soul bell represented the awakening of demonic blood. If Shannon's soul bell could remain intact in a world where all her traces were erased, that would mean she'd not been wiped from existence.

If he could make the soul bell ring, perhaps she could hear it…

With that thought, Benjamin didn't hesitate to hold the soul bell in his palm. Then, he gathered his spiritual energy and tried to ring the bell with it.

But his golden light was long gone, and only the owner of the soul bell could make it ring. Even if he gave it his everything, the soul bell in his hand did not budge an inch.