Rael tensed up a little, waiting for some kind of plot twist to happen. However, there was nothing. No one came from the sky, nor did a single strand of mana escape this man's body.
If he was a scout or bait, he was really, really good at his job. Though, that seemed to not be the case, as Ren just stared at him and let out a sigh.
"Did you really expect me to not take precautions? You believe I would bring you into this realm in your true body? No. This is just the manifestation of your soul. Your soul that has been stripped of 99% of its power. You can only speak. You cannot do anything else," Ren said coldly.
It did seem very cruel, but then again, if someone was protecting a whole realm from collapsing, then this was the least they could do. Rael admired Ren because of that, since that just meant he was much more emotional than he had initially let on.
