Brynhilde looked at the capital city was in ruin and saw thousands of Royal Knights and Lord's Knights scattered in the city. They were all dead and most of them died because they were crushed by the building while the rest either died from Luciel's battle with Mazikeen or Lucifer's arrival.
Stricken by what she saw, she fell to her knees even though she was covered in wounds. She shed tears as she watched her people die before they could do anything. It was as if they all died for nothing.
"Your majesty. We couldn't find Prince Degardyn anywhere," Gaswin said quietly as he stood behind Brynhilde who was trying to hold her tears.
Jeanne was dragging her left leg as she approached Brynhilde, and then she slowly went down to comfort her. Jeanne wrapped her left arm around Brynhilde's shoulder as she rested her head on Brynhilde's head.
Everyone was heavily injured because of Lucifer's arrival. It could be called luck since none of them died, and it was all thanks to Mykel who came at the right moment. He cut the shockwave, but even though he did, everyone still suffered greatly.
Knowing how devastating the shockwave was even with Mykel's protection, they knew the chance of survival of the people would be zero. Brynhilde was only stalling and preparing mentally to face the truth about what happened to the Emperor and the Empress.
"Your majesty?" Alberta said as she looked at Brynhilde stood up and helped Jeanne stand up as well.
"Please retrieve all the bodies. Those who can't move, get some rest and I will go and check the palace," Brynhilde said.
"I'm coming with you," Jeanne looked at Brynhilde with a worried expression.
Brynhilde nodded, and then they both left to check the remains of the palace.
(Somewhere far away in Aersland)
Mykel and Luciel stood right next to each other and looked at all the twelve sisters laying on the ground. They all had severe wounds and most of them lost a lot of their body parts, and they were all still unconscious even though it had been an hour since Lucifer's arrival.
"It's better if they were all dead," Mykel said as he walked to the front and went down to carry Beldathiel. "I can bring all of them back to life if that was the case," Mykel carried Beldathiel in his arms and looked at her.
"All the Demon Kings are watching," Luciel said as she looked at Mykel from the corner of her eyes.
"Not just them, all the Gods and Goddesses are watching as well," Mykel said as he healed all the wounds on Beldathiel's body. "What are you going to do now? We have been exposed, and the Demon Kings won't stay quiet. At least most of them," Mykel asked as he gently put down Beldathiel.
"I'll be fine, if it's just me who goes back to Gehenna and Empyrean," Luciel answered as she watched Mykel heal every single one of them.
"I know you would. You alone are powerful enough to deal with all of them now," Mykel smiled as he healed Vixelleth's wounds. "But are you sure you want to leave them all to me?" Mykel asked without even looking back to look at Luciel.
"Yes, at least until they recovered. I will handle the matter in Gehenna first," Luciel answered. "You said that I can use you as long as it's for the greater good, right? I might be able to bring in some of them to my side," Luciel said with her arms crossed.
Mykel smiled as he stood up, and then turned around to look at Luciel.
"Even if you don't do that, I can deal with them on my own, but if that's what you want, go ahead. I will take care of them in the castle," Mykel answered. "Although, that might take a while until they all woke up," Mykel looked at every one of them.
"Fine by me. I'll leave them in your care then," Luciel said.
"Good luck up there," Mykel looked Luciel in the eye with a serious expression.
Luciel nodded and then she tore the space and entered the portal.
Mykel looked at all of them and decided to warp them all back to the castle. He carefully put all of them on Beldathiel's bed which was twice the size of a king-size bed. He ordered the servants to keep an eye on them and not leave the room if he wasn't there.
He went back to the Aersland World to check on everyone's condition. He looked at Gunnar, Shelly, Sven, Vincze, and Euros were wandering around the city to retrieve the dead bodies. He looked at the rest who were resting on the side of the road, and they were all being treated by Alberta and Costrezeir.
He looked in the distance and saw the place that used to be the grand palace that could be seen from outside the city. He knew Jeanne and Brynhilde were on their way there to look for the Emperor and the Empress.
"Are you not satisfied with the result?"Mykel asked Lillith, Nagy, and Rozan who were sitting on top of the debris.
"Not really," Lillith answered as she looked at her amputated hand. "It's quite the opposite. We managed to hold two of them on our own, and we remember your words back then. No matter how strong we are, we are still no match for them," Lillith explained. "But, I'm going to prove you wrong. We are going to prove you wrong," Lillith jumped down as she walked past Mykel with a smirk.
Rozan and Nagy smirked as they chuckled.
"When are we going to go home, boss?" Rozan asked.
"Once you clean up all the mess, and rebuild this world. They're going to need your help here," Mykel answered as he looked at the mess around him.
"Good to hear because that's what I'm planning to do anyway," Rozan jumped down and immediately fell to his knee as he held his right ribs. "By the way boss, I just realized that Manna isn't here with us. Did you send her somewhere?" Rozan asked.
"I needed her help to prevent the breakout in different worlds. Edith on the other hand, she was helping Asmond to deal with the demons in District 13 as I said," Mykel answered.
"Right... I almost forgot about that," Rozan said as he walked away.
Mykel went to the palace to check on Brynhilde and Jeanne. The moment he looked at Brynhilde and Jeanne trying to clear the palace from the debris, he came and got rid of them. Both Jeanne and Brynhilde turned around and were glad to see him there, so they both approached him with worried expressions.
"Mykel..." Brynhilde said.
"You already know the answer," Mykel said as he looked at her. "And I know what you want to ask me, but let me ask you a question first," Mykel continued. "Why do I want to bring them both back to life?" Mykel asked.
"I'm not ready for this Mykel. I'm too weak, and I can't see myself leading the people after failing to protect them. The Emperor? The Empress? And even my brother?" Brynhilde trembled as she spoke and stared at Mykel.
Mykel raised his eyebrow as he stared back at her. "The reason is that you're scared and weak? And that's my problem?" Mykel asked so casually.
Both Brynhilde and Jeanne were dumbfounded and speechless by Mykel's words. Brynhilde shed a tear as she looked at him in disbelief, and it was more painful than the sorrow in her heart.
"Mykel?" Jeanne asked in disbelief.
"Even if you don't ask me, I will still bring them back to life. The fewer Empyreanian souls he collects, the better for me," Mykel said as he walked past Brynhilde. "I will also bring your brother back to life," Mykel continued as he cleared the path.
Mykel brought Bryndel and Hildegarde back to life. They both looked so confused, and at the same time looked scared. The reason why was that they saw what happened in the Empyrean World.
"Welcome back," Mykel said with a gentle smile.
Brynhilde ran past Mykel and hugged both of them as she cried. Both Bryndel and Hildegarde hugged her to comfort her even though they both were still in shock.
"What you said back there, Hilde. Look at Euros, Shelly, and the others. They have suffered more than you are, but I gave them a second chance, like you. So don't waste it," Mykel said.
Brynhilde turned around to look at Mykel as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Yes, I won't waste it," Brynhilde said with a serious expression.
