"...According to the quick examination performed by the Big Six on the corpse, they concluded that she is physically dead, but there appears to be a certain force surrounding her soul domain and preventing it from collapsing completely. They believe it originates from the Ashification Law itself." The Shadow Sword explained calmly while maintaining his composed posture beside the coffin. "The six of them requested keeping the corpse with them for further examination, and they even pledged to protect it personally, but they are still not official subordinates of the empire and have not sworn any oath binding them to our authority, so according to the laws we operate under, we were forced to retrieve her and bring her here instead."
"...."
By now, the anger inside Serafina's eyes had almost completely disappeared.
What remained instead was exhaustion.
And denial.
