Death... and me



Abdiel was taken aback. "Didn't you say you wouldn't talk about that?"

"I lied," Roan answered without batching an eye to his honor. "So, how is it?"

"Then just kill me. Compared to having my Soul wiped out, being killed is still better." Abdial closed his eyes and waited for the worse. However...

*Bzzzzzzzz...*

Roan touched Abdiel's forehead before Dark Element poured inside. The difference was that Roan wasn't using it to harm Abdiel. Instead, he targeted the Restriction in his mind. Well, to be more specific, it was Rean that was doing the hard work of protecting Abdiel's body while Roan guided the Dark Element. It's just that Rean didn't show himself while doing it. "Got it!"

*Arrrrghhhhh!*

Well, even if they were trying to not harm Abdiel, things related to the Soul are a lot more complex than the body. Not to mention that they had to do it while not activating the Restriction. "Since the Restriction is attached to your Soul, I had to use my Dark Element to wipe out a very thin membrane between the Restriction and your Soul. It will not take long for you to heal after that, perhaps a few hundred years without any help of pills or the like, but it is still excruciating. Hand in there."

There wasn't much AQbdiel could do since Sister Orb used her powers to lock Abdiel in place. She could have tried to eliminate the Restriction as well. As long as it is inside the Dimensional Realm, she has full control. However, there was a chance it could activate on its own before she could eliminate it. In that case, it was better to use Rean and Roan's method, which isolates the Restriction without touching it. After that, even if it activates, there will be no soul attached to it anymore to destroy.

*Zup!* Roan then pulled his hand away from Abdiel's forehead, which came back with a shining white light enveloped in a web-like cage of Dark and Light Elements. 'So this is the Restriction, uh? This is not something I can do. What about you, Rean?' Roan then flickered his hand, teleporting the Seal straight to Rean's Hand somewhere else.

Rean looked at the Restriction and nodded. 'This thing is great! Sister Orb, is it possible to preserve it?'

[Now that it is out of that guy's Soul, it shouldn't be a problem.] Immediately, Sister Orb locked the space around the Seal, wiping out all the Energy in its surroundings. Without an energy source, the Restriction couldn't activate anymore. [This thing was going to use that guy's Soul as Energy, but now it doesn't have access to it anymore. It should be fine.]

Rean smiled in response as he looked at the Seal. 'Thanks, Sister Orb. What an intricate Seal. Even as a Divine Middle-Level Formations Mater, I have no confidence in creating something similar. This is definitely the work of a Divine Peak-Level Formations master or perhaps a Legendary Level one. I'll make sure to study it very close once we got enough time.'

Roan just nodded and returned his attention to Abdiel.

'Life Style, Second Form, Instant Recovery!'

He used Rean's skill, which quickly healed all the damaged parts of Abdiel's body affected by his Dark Element. Of course, that didn't include the Soul. Abdiel would have to work on it on his own.

Abdiel was shocked to feel the Light Element coming out from Roan at that moment. "T-This... How can you use Light Element? Aren't you a Devil?"

Roan coldly smiled. "I am a Devil, idiot. As for why I can use Light Element, that's not something you need to know." Roan wasn't even using his real form to start with, nor was anyone seen by Abdiel. He didn't care about showing a little of his and Rean's abilities.

"Alright, the Restriction in your Soul is gone. How about you start talking now?" Roan's smile disappeared and returned to the main topic.

"This..." Only now, Abdiel noticed that the Restriction was truly gone. "How's that possible... It was placed by Archangel Raphael in person..."

Roan glanced in Rean's direction in the distance. 

Naturally, Rean knew what he was thinking about. 'Another Archangel with the same name as the Archangels from back on Earth. We seem to be finding both Angels and Devils that fill this requirement.'

Roan agreed with him. 'How could such a coincidence happen? The only explanation is that Earth's human history was influenced by someone from this side, but who? And Why?'

Rean shook his head. 'That's not something we can find an answer right now. Focus on your interrogation while I keep analyzing this guy's structure and Lgiht Element.'

"Raphael, uh?" Roan returned his attention to Abdiel. "Does that mean there is an Archangel in this useless region? Why?"

Abdiel bitterly smiled in response. "I can't talk about it. I'm going to receive a punishment worse than death if someone finds out."

Roan could tell he wasn't lying, but he didn't care. "Well, I can definitely make you feel that dying is a very good option right now. Too bad that I won't let that happen." Dark Element floated above his hand while it got close to Abdiel's shoulder once again. "Remember, I can heal you as many times as I want. Let's see how long you can resist."

"Wait!" Abdiel quickly remembered how Roan's Dark Element acted in his body. Even the wrath of an Archangel didn't seem that unbearable compared to it. "I'll tell you what I know."

Roan took his hand back and nodded. "Go ahead."

"In fact, I don't know much. My position is just that low," Abdiel explained. "But what I can tell is that this Sparse Black Grass Land has some connection with the Heavens. What kind of connection, I don't know. It just does."

Everyone was taken aback. "A connection with the Heavens? You mean, like the Temporal Path?"

Abdiel shook his head. "I truly don't know, trust me. I was only instructed of the importance of this place due to this connection. Other than that, I wasn't told a single piece of information."

The others looked at Roan from afar, who nodded at them. 'He isn't lying.'