「A few months ago.」
After Jocelyn Grant self-detonated her Nascent Soul, Celeste Grant sealed her Primordial Spirit inside a palm-sized wooden puppet. Then, Celeste threw her thousands of miles away. Fortunately, she landed in a Secret Realm.
On a ledge halfway down a cliff.
An Ice Coffin lay here, runes flowing across its surface and an Array set up all around it. This location was a perfect place for nurturing a soul; normally, no one would ever discover it.
Inside the Ice Coffin lay a woman in a white dress. She was exquisitely beautiful, with features as fine as a painting, and her long brown hair was spread out within the coffin. Her eyes were closed and her cheeks were rosy, making her look as though she were merely asleep. It was clear someone had used a Secret Technique to preserve her body perfectly.
Jocelyn Grant, now a wooden puppet, fell from the sky, passed through the Array, and landed on top of the Ice Coffin.
