Graveyard of Gods (2)

[These Monuments Are Alive...]

As Wang Xiao roamed the ancient site, attempting to recognize any familiar shapes among the monuments, a soft, cautious whisper from Yin Yue fluttered to his ears like a hesitant butterfly.

"?"

Rooted to the spot, he spun around to gaze upon the statues—enormous and imposing—arrayed like silent sentinels along the cobblestone pathway.

"Alive...?"

Compelled by a mixture of curiosity and dread, Wang Xiao approached the towering figures.

Each statue, cold and immovable, betrayed no hint of life, as if each were merely a prisoner of stone.

He tapped, and listened at their bases, but each test returned the same silent rebuke.

There was no life to be found, or so it seemed.

Until a subtle oddity caught his eye.

"ᛏᚺᚢ Ξύπνα!" — "Har-thu Xypna!"

"!!"