Amazingly, the feline centaur had come to life. The body of it was like the body of a large cat, but it was all black, and it had golden veins running down its sides, just like the creatures had first fought when he came down to this place. A man’s muscular torso emerged from the feline body where the head should have been, and he had arms, hands, and a triangular-shaped helmet on his head. Ashta, Roman, Riah, and Ray stared at the strange creature for a moment, and they silently watched it as it looked around curiously. Heavily, the man-creature sighed, then he walked over to the other statue. Sadly, he put his hand on the other figure and bowed his head. “I am truly sorry, brother. I will find the ones responsible for waking the Guardian of the Archives, and I will make them wake you a

