It didn't take long for the being sleeping within the statue to awaken from its deep slumber.
Under Liora's gaze, an invisible—to Edric and the robed woman—white mist flew out of the stone statue and assembled in the air.
It shook for a brief moment before it began to sketch a human figure.
First the head, then the torso, the arms, and the legs.
Before long, the body of a middle-aged man had thoroughly materialized, presenting itself before everyone in the room.
His eyelids twitched as his eyes slowly opened, and they wandered through the room, becoming deep.
Just when he was about to observe his surroundings and grasp the current situation, though, the kneeling Edric suddenly spoke up.
His eyes sparkled with a frenzied light as he looked at the middle-aged man, and he opened his mouth to speak:
"Lord! Please aid in dealing with these damn invaders! They are attacking our Holy Sect!", Edric howled as he turned around and pointed at Liora and the robed woman.
