Neither his sister, nor the Ministers understood why the Emperor was willing to go so far. He was even putting his life on the line, all in a bid to kill Karyk?
The Emperor also seemed to be in a hurry to have Karyk be killed, which also didn't make sense. Was it just because Karyk was able to kill them? Or was there something more to it that he knew and they didn't? None understood it.
"What was this?" Gabriel asked, feeling the drop of blood inside his body. The drop of blood felt fragile as if it could easily be destroyed by him if he wanted.
"You fool, you don't even understand what my brother has done for you!" The Emperor's sister yelled, still furious about all this.
One of the Ministers stepped forward, sighing. "His Majesty had shared all his strength with you. Without the core essence, he can't use any of his abilities. With this, he won't have his immortality either."
The Emperor reached out his hand, picking up a small branch from the ground, making a cut on his palm. Following the cut, blood kept trickling down for a few seconds, yet the wound didn't heal on its own.
Even for an Elzerian, it was impossible to control their healing as it was a passive trait. With this, it was evident that the Emperor had actually lost his healing abilities. He was no different than a mortal.
Following that, the Emperor handed Ezekiel a talisman as well. Gabriel didn't have to ask what the Talisman was for as he could see that the Talisman was connected to the Emperor.
He could use the Talisman to directly teleport to Elzerian and that too, right next to the Emperor.
In this way, the Emperor had given a solution to Gabriel. In case he was to go against his promise, then Gabriel could, at any time, teleport to his place and kill him, especially when he didn't even have his immortality left.
If the Emperor was to go through his promise, he could only lose five years of his life and still have five years to live. But if he was to break his promise, then Gabriel could kill him, making him lose all his life.
"This is all I can do to give you confidence. I haven't once lied about any promise I made to you. I hope this is enough to convey my sincerity." .
As the Emperor spoke, his bleeding still hadn't stopped. One of the Ministers stepped forward, and placed some medicine to the wound to help stop the bleeding.
"What if I leave now and don't follow through on the promise?" Gabriel inquired. The Emperor had put forth all his cards on the line.
If Gabriel wasn't to follow through his promise and instead try to kill the Emperor, it was highly possible now. So he didn't understand why the Emperor went so far for him. Was he truly naive enough to trust a stranger?
"You can, but as I said, your friend there will die. Unless I share my life essence myself, he won't live. And you have no way to forcefully take it."
The Emperor placed everything on Gabriel's desire to save Ezekiel, and he was certain that he was right. This was also the best way to convince Gabriel to side with them.
He could've tried to take Ezekiel hostage. It wasn't hard to do for someone like him or even his ministers. However he knew that if he forced Gabriel, then there was a high chance of betrayal. He didn't take the risk. For now, killing the uncertain factor known as Karyk was the priority.
As for his life, he didn't care about it. He was already on the verge of death with only ten years of his life left. Even if he died earlier, it didn't matter much, as long as his people could live without the fear of Karyk looming over their heads.
Gabriel gazed at the Emperor, his mind filled with conflicting thoughts. He couldn't deny the sincerity in the Emperor's eyes, nor could he ignore the sacrifice he had made. The Emperor was willing to give up his immortality and risk his life for the sake of his revenge for his sister.
Deep down, Gabriel knew that he couldn't turn his back on the Emperor's offer as it was the only way to save Ezekiel. Although he and Karyk came from the same soul, but he didn't hold any fond feelings for him, especially after the recent events. Compared to Karyk, he felt closer to Ezekiel.
Taking a deep breath, Gabriel nodded slowly. "I agree."
The Emperor's face softened with relief, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. Half the work was completed. Now all that was left was for Karyk to be killed.
He glanced at his sister, who was the only person that could enter the other World, at least until the door sealing this place in the upper realm was broken.
The only person who could accompany Gabriel in this task was that girl. However, even with the two of them, it wasn't easy to take down Karyk as Karyk wasn't alone.
The mirror had made it clear that the Lord of Upper Realm Aliac was with Karyk. Aliac alone was a headache, let alone Karyk. And even worse was that it was almost impossible to enter the Central World of the Upper Realm.
His sister had tried that many times, yet she failed to achieve the task since Aliac was cautious. He never left the Central World and entering that world without his will was impossible.
That was also partially the realm that they had sent Ezekiel to the other side. The entire mission of Ezekiel was to kill Aliac and open the passage.
Unfortunately, Ezekiel had lost his way in his desire to have his revenge. His entire task was to draw Aliac out of the Central World, no matter what it took. Unfortunately, he couldn't even get closer to the goal.
He tried killing all the Divine Beings to weaken the barrier's strength, which was a good thing. Unfortunately, the main task still remained unfulfilled.
That's also why the Emperor was angry at Ezekiel and sent his sister to drag Ezekiel back to this place following his failure.
