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"Drake! W-Wait!" Miranda panicked as she watched him rush downward. "Shit, Jake! He's…!"
She turned toward Jake, only to realize he had vanished. Panic rising, she held Benladann close and noticed Gold along with several other Split Souls nearby.
They were carrying Jake's recently deceased body inside a sphere of divine ice, completely frozen—both body and soul preserved at the same time.
"D-Drake?! But weren't you down there?!"
"I am, and I'm also here through these Split Souls," Drake sighed, trying to push down his anger. "I'm currently chasing him, but he's descending faster than I expected… Benladann, I'm so sorry. If only I had been quicker."
"D-Drake…" Benladann gazed at her husband and hugged the nearest Split Soul tightly.
At Drake's will, the Split Souls unified into a single form, including Gold. This second body shared the same soul, and his wives and children were already accustomed to him doing this.
