
The situation arrived silent after Leon said that. There was no response from Axelle, but the look on her face could not be read at all.
Teddy looked at the man worriedly. He had thought of all the bad possibilities that might happen.
But what happened was beyond Teddy's expectations. Instead of being angry, Axelle still gave an ordinary expression, "It turns out you can analyze it well. You're right, I can't kill something alive."
Leon snorted, "But unfortunately, now I'm just a soul. I can't kill without an intermediary like you said."
"No, part of you is still alive, so it can be said you didn't die completely" Axelle said.
"What he means is definitely Rafa," Leon's inner. "Then, why was it that when I died before– when I was still Niel, you didn't meet me like this, and then hold me accountable? Why are you seeing me now?"
Axelle was silent for a moment when he heard Leon's question, "Because I didn't find your soul anywhere in the underworld. It seems like your soul used to be protected by an invisible force, so I couldn't find your existence."
"Didn't you claim to be the King of the underworld? Just looking for a soul... You can't? Are you really the King? I doubt it" said Leon.
Axelle clenched her hand, "I found you when you were reborn but in two different forms. In one of you, there is another soul entering that should not be able to reincarnate anymore because it almost disappeared.
An invisible alien force seems to want to protect that soul so that it can reincarnate along with your other soul. In the end, the soul began to get a supply of energy in order to survive and in good condition as before."
Leon was silent when he heard it. He had a guess if the soul in question was to be reincarnated was Oliver. But how did Oliver come to be like that? Is this because of Oliver himself or is there someone else who interfered?
Leon actually does not know about Rafa's body entered by Oliver. But he had a strong feeling about it and seemed absolutely certain. He knows Oliver. He also knows his nature or strength. Because he is his best friend who also fought on the front line. There was only one person he thought of and that was Oliver.
"In that case, why didn't you meet me when I died as Leon? At least I've been dead 2 times. Why didn't you see me then?" ask Leon seriously.
"At that time your soul did not go to a place like this, but was still around your body. So we can't meet. In the end you came back to life not long after you died, right? But now it's different. Your soul went to this place because your body was dead.
It's just that, unlike other souls, you have life energy even though you're dead. That's because part of your soul is still alive inside his body."
Leon's speechless. There were a lot of questions in his mind that he wanted to ask, "Then, what should I do to account for the problems I made before with this kind of soul-only state?"
Axelle smiled slightly, yet it was only a moment before her face turned serious again, "You just need to drag Michael's soul to this place. I can't do it because he's alive. I too late realized he was going to the world where living things live. In the end I found out it was when he had become 'living'."
"But I've become a soul. How can I do that?"
"Don't I tell you? You are a different soul than any other soul. Even though it is dead, it still has life energy. You can draw that traitor's soul here. The only way is to touch her and bring her here."
"Before I do, I have to ask you a few things. One, what after doing it, I can come back to life?" Leon frowned.
"No."
Leon took a breath. He had expected this answer, "Secondly, if I die, does Rafa–I mean that with my soul I can still live?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"Third, who's Michael? And why did you call him a traitor?"
Unlike before, Axelle was now silent and had yet to reply.
"If you don't say it, I'm going to lack the information to bring him here" Leon said.
"That's not important to you."
"If you don't want to say it, then fine. I won't help you" Leon said with a sharp look.
Axelle looked at Leon fiercely and coldly. He didn't seem to like the rejection, "If you don't want to, then I'll wipe out your soul so that you can't reincarnate or live in the underworld. You're really gonna disappear."
Axelle looked at Leon getting colder. Leon's words were right on the reality. He can only rely on Leon for now. Nor can he go to the world where living things live because it violates any prohibition for any reason. And if reckless, then he will be considered a traitor just like Michael.
"Michael was a denizen of the underworld. To be exact, he was the one who served there as the protector of the place. He had an ambition to rule the underworld, so he went to the demon world where the living beings lived. The goal is to gain great power.
However since his body was only a soul, he encountered his target through dreams or whispered something into their minds. By eating souls, he can grow stronger."
Leon frowned, "Isn't in the underworld a lot of other wandering souls? Why would he even go to the demon world just to get a soul?"
"The soul that is already in the underworld cannot make it any stronger. He had to take the soul directly from its owner while the owner was still alive. But to do so, the owner of the soul must gladly give himself to Michael.
For that, they have to make a deal. Michael must grant the soul's owner 3 wishes so that he can gain his soul and then grow stronger. Then the soul soul that he ate would not be able to make it to the underworld.
Usually, there are often lost souls before reaching the underworld or their souls are lost because they are injured so badly that they destroy souls, or because he has not finished his business so that it is still stuck in the world and the like. This makes the data different between the death that has already occurred and the soul that enters the underworld.
Therefore, the actions of Michael in the underworld until difficult to know and in the end managed to be known when he was already in a state of 'living', which means he has gained a lot of souls to make it able to be born into a living creature that has a body.
Although now his body is like a child, but when he managed to get another soul this time, then I make sure he can grow into an adult with just that one soul. Because what? That was because the soul that made a pact with him this time was a saint soul.
If he managed to obtain it, his desire to rule the underworld would be achieved and the underworld would be chaotic. Severe chaos can also make the world where living things fall apart."
Teddy was stunned when he heard Axelle's long explanation. It turns out the problem is getting bigger. Though as far as it is, the beginning of all this is the Demon King named Ralt, then continued with the Osmond– enemies of humans and demons in the past. And now, the real enemy is Michael?
Thinking about it more, Teddy had a headache. The more revealed who the main culprit is, the stronger the real enemy will be. He looked at Leon, wanting to see how the young man had reacted.
"Hm... I-i understand. But if the underworld is messed up, maybe I can come back to life" Leon murmured.
Axelle reflexes directly pinned Leon's head violently. His mouth looks upset.
"Aashh..," Leon whimpered in pain. Tell me it really hurt his soul.
"If you deliberately lose and don't bring Michael, then your soul will also vanish! Without the underworld, the balance of the world would be destroyed!" snapped Axelle. I think he really lost his patience. Many times he tried to calm down, but ended up venting as well.
"Why don't you just give him your position just so there's no fight? Isn't that better?" said Leon while whimpering.
Axelle patted her face, "If I could, I might have done it. But the rules in your underworld and your world are different. If in your world the strongest creature can be someone who is respected and is in the top position, it is different from the underworld.
We already have our own duties and must carry out what is our responsibility. This position is also set by the creator. Therefore, taking over the power of the underworld from me is tantamount to opposing it."
"Oh," that's all Leon said. But that short word even made Axelle even more upset. It was like he was beating Leon. But he can't do it. If Leon dies, then no one will be able to help him bring Michael here.
"You just need to bring her here. But he will definitely fight. Therefore, as much as possible you have to make him lose or at least balance so that you can take him. To finish him off, I will go forward. You must hurry before the third wish of the man who made the covenant with him is granted."
"Wait a minute.. What means.. Michael was not Osmond's servant, but his master? Means all this time I've been wrong?" muttered Leon.
"The fourth question is, is the power Osmond has a part of Michael's power?" ask Leon.
"God... You still have questions?!" axelle said with a sigh. "Before I answer it, you better leave immediately with Michael's soul! In a moment he managed to grant the third request of the saint soul! If he managed to grant it, then he could take that holy soul! Hurry along!"
"How am I going there? Then how do I go to bring her here?" ask Leon flatly.
Axelle patted her on the face, "Ck, I forgot to say such an important thing!"
Teddy looked at Leon and Axelle in turn. I think they both got along.