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Louis's Soul rapidly repaired as the power of Time flowed through every meridian. When he opened his Soul Eyes, he found himself floating once more in the limbo between the Eternal Brilliance of the Heavens above and the Abyssal Purgatory below. Millions of specters and grieving souls reached for him, their hands stretching desperately, yet he remained just beyond their grasp.
Memories flooded back. Clarity returned to his mind; it had nearly eroded completely, but he suddenly recalled fragments of what happened after slaying Verdant. Among them: the Gardener torturing his soul… and a giant multi-armed monster saving him, then burning his soul.
"Mirai…"
"Ah, what a tragic ending. Who would have thought you would die so suddenly? Fate is truly cruel, isn't it? It really wants you dead no matter what. It's almost as if you're not supposed to live that long."
