"What should we do?" The snake asked. After a year, they had returned to check on Theo to wipe his memory. But after wandering around, Theo was never seen again as if he had evaporated into thin air.
On the one hand, the place made it look possible. On the other hand, Theo should have no involvement with them.
After all, Theo was only kept in that place, not 'tortured' directly.
They thought Theo jumped into one of the places and got himself reduced to nothing.
"Well, this is also convenient for us." The woman sighed. "You should remember our rule, right? Our priority is to guide the soul to the afterlife. So, we won't do anything to destroy them even though that might be the best option.
"But since the soul is the one destroying itself, we can't do much about it. If the clone soul arrives at this place, his memory should go missing since the first anomaly has disappeared."
The snake looked down, falling into deep thought. "Still, I am going to search for him a bit more."
The woman didn't stop him. So, the snake returned to the forsaken place where they tortured bad souls.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried to find Theo, he didn't see any trace.
In the end, they concluded that Theo had thoroughly disappeared.
They didn't realize that Theo was being tortured in a different way. It was indirect, but the torture was perfect for the current state of Theo.
The memory kept accumulating in his mind. Theo had also become stronger and stronger over the years.
The two guardians in this place thought Theo wouldn't be able to get stronger that fast. But they didn't expect that Theo was the most talented man in the world. He grew by leaps and bounds.
Eventually, the rage and anguish in his heart had been filled to the brim to the point he couldn't feel them anymore. It was as if he had fused with them.
The current Theo had become the embodiment of them. Still, it didn't change the fact that the Magic Power and the memory had kept him going this whole time.
He wanted to get everything that Theo had achieved in his life, believing he could rise to a higher peak compared to his clone.
And eventually, that desire turned into an obsession.
He wanted the life of his clone, the relationship, and everything he had.
He kept swallowing the memory and Magic Power to strengthen himself, and eventually, his obsession came to life.
Without him realizing it, he was granted the Devouring Order due to his obsession.
After going insane, Theo had become calmer and calmer as this forsaken place had become his backyard. The screams and anguish the people experienced in this place were like a song ringing in his ears.
He didn't know how many times he imagined the clone Theo was tortured in this place after taking over his body.
The desire to kill Theo and devour everything he had became stronger as time passed.
And his first change came when Theo knew the existence of his grandfather, the Magic Saint, not the War Saint.
At this point, he considered all Theo's enemies as his allies. As long as he could turn them into his allies and absorb the clone Theo, he could get everyone to be his allies. This was the situation he could imagine.
And his second change came the moment clone Theo reached this place, declaring that he was the 'Theodore Griffith.'
He couldn't accept it, considering he was still alive here. Unfortunately, if he went back to that place and captured Theo to get everything back, he would be stopped by both the snake and the mysterious woman.
In the end, he could only watch it again without doing anything.
Last but not least, he underwent a third change. Clone Theo killed the Death Saint.
That was right. It was like an opportunity. As the ruler of Death, the Death Saint easily became an anomaly herself.
She refused to die just like that and ended up fleeing.
In the end, the two met with each other. And this was the meeting that completely changed Theo's life from being helpless to becoming a hunter.
The Death Saint helped him reincarnate his body even if it meant Theo could die. The Death Saint knew that Theo was so talented that it was impossible to kill him by using someone else.
The only person who could kill him was himself. That was why he resurrected the real Theo even if it meant exhausting her life.
Remembering all those tortures he endured in Helheim made the original Theo grit his teeth. This was the last thing he wanted to remember.
His anger soared once again as he glared at Theo, who did everything 'wrong.'
Yet, Theo managed to corner him like this. There was no way he could accept it. In addition, there was the statement that triggered him the most.
'Talk to me?' The original Theo gnashed his teeth. If all those tortures could be forgotten with just a talk, he wouldn't be here. If he didn't need to endure all those pains as long as they could just discuss it, he wouldn't become insane. If only he could live as Theodore Griffith, he would achieve a greater height.
The more he thought about it, the more anger swelled in his heart. The anger incited the devouring energy in his body.
The dark-colored energy started leaking out of his body. The original Theo's expression darkened.
Theo couldn't help but jump back when he saw this change. Even though the original Theo had been cornered, he hadn't lost yet. That was why he had to be careful.
Suddenly, the black energy erupted. A massive amount of Magic Power came out, giving birth to a pressure that crushed the ground around him.
The original Theo shouted while leaping forth as if he wanted to reach Theo. He roared, letting out all his anger. "You don't know a single thing about me. Just get devoured, and you will know!"
