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The coffin was brought into the deadly silent hall as the men put it down and took a few steps back. The ominous silence was creeping into the terror that crackled in the air.

Simon stalked over to the coffin and he stood near it for the longest of the time.

Apollo breathed in sharply. With his hands clenched into fists he prowled to the coffin near Simon before he crouched down.

The smell had him barfing but he controlled and motioned at the two of his men to open the coffin.

They gulped before they leaned down and slowly opened the coffin and put it aside.

Apollo's eyes widened as his heart dropped into the hollow of the dark abyss and he stood there frozen.

Simon on the other stared at the corpse blankly.

There in the coffin was the burnt corpse of Adonis. The only indication the person was Adonis was the ring on his thumb.

"Brother," Apollo whispered shakily as he fell to his knees staring at the remains.

The back of his eyes burned as tears gathered in his eyes.

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