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Even Ezekiel had verified that the Talisman wasn't fake after all.
Gabriel tore the talisman, activating it. No matter what, he was going to bring Elzeria to ruins. Even if the Princess was immortal, her brother wasn't!
Her brother had sacrificed his immortality for this deal! First, he was going to take the most precious person to her, just like she had taken from him!
The talisman was activated. A momentary spatial disturbance occurred around Gabriel. Unfortunately, that spatial disturbance soon disappeared, nothing happening.
Gabriel looked in disbelief. The Talisman didn't work?!
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Back in Elzeria, standing at the Balcony of his Palace, the Emperor looked at the sky, a beautiful smile spread across his lips.
"So she did it. The seal is broken..." he muttered.
If Gabriel was here, he would've been stunned to see the Emperor. His entire aura was different, as if he was a completely different being.
"You did good." After a while, he spoke as if talking to thin air.
Behind him, his sister appeared, who had just returned. "Gabriel and Ezekiel betrayed us. They didn't kill that bastard. Instead, they tried to obstruct me. We never should've trusted them!"
"What a pity. I really hoped that they would've at least been useful in killing that guy. But it doesn't matter. We'll handle it ourselves now that the seal is broken. Just wait..." the Emperor spoke, his thoughts unclear.
"I was able to kill Ezekiel, but Gabriel survived. He was accompanied by that bastard you told me to stay away from. I could only return. But it's dangerous for you! I'm sure Gabriel will try to use the Talisman to come here and assassinate you! I'll always stay next to you!" The woman exclaimed.
The Talisman was enough to bring Gabriel to the Emperor. However, that didn't mean that the Emperor couldn't keep powerful warriors around him to protect himself. She wanted to be the sword that protected her brother.
The Emperor smiled in response. "You don't have to worry. That Talisman is nothing more than a useless piece of paper now."
"A useless piece of paper? But I saw it with my own eyes. It was real." The Woman frowned, unable to understand why her brother was calling it useless.
"You're right. It was real. But the reason I said it's useless is because it won't bring him to me. Although the Talisman is real, it uses my aura to find me. But did you really think I'll let anyone keep my life in their hands?" The Emperor asked as he turned around.
He walked past the Princess, without explaining further. However, the Princess could sense something strange.
"This... Your essence is different! How did you do it?"
A person's life essence was like their signature. It could never be changed or modified. However, her brother had done it! Because of that, the talisman couldn't locate him because his previous essence was completely erased. She couldn't understand how her brother was able to do something like that.
The Emperor didn't answer. He simply disappeared in the dark corridor.
Only his voice was heard, "Don't think about things you shouldn't know."
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"We won't get anything by dwelling on it," Karyk said, noticing both Aliac and Gabriel appearing like they were going to go insane, albeit for different reasons.
"Can we seal it again?" he asked Aliac, hoping for a solution to their predicament.
Aliac sighed and contemplated for a moment before responding, "It was possible with the right knowledge and tools. We could've attempted to recreate the seal. Unfortunately, the knowledge disappeared long ago."
"If I had that knowledge, I would've reinforced the door long ago, instead of worrying about the seal getting weaker and asking for your help," he further added. "It's useless now. This seal... It can't be recreated."
"There's really no solution but to wait for their arrival?" he stated.
"There's one solution. A portal is both ways. Shouldn't we go to their world and kill them because they can do anything?" Karyk suggested.
Instead of worrying about what had happened, he was more interested in trying to find a solution.
"Don't be naive. Even killing a few of them had completely exhausted you. Will you be able to kill hundreds of them in their domain? The woman you fought and killed wasn't even strong enough to be comparable to their shadow guards."
Unlike Karyk, Aliac wasn't as optimistic. Although he also wanted to invade that world, but it was because he wanted to find more about the seal so he could reinforce it. He didn't really have any hope of being able to wipe them out.
Even after Karyk had killed some of them miraculously, he only believed that in the future, they could have a chance. But it was too soon. None of them were prepared!
"Are you saying that we should sit back and wait for their arrival?" Karyk hadn't really expected Aliac to be so hopeless. The man who was the overlord of the Upper Realm was now talking like a defeated person.
"That's the only valid option. In their world, we'll be weakest since our Elements are non-existent there. But in our world, we have a fighting chance!" Aliac stood up. Although he was still filled with worries, he did appear like he had started thinking.
"Even though their seal is broken, they won't be hasty to enter our world. They'll wait for our universe to change," he added. "If they arrived now, they would be weak. Not only is their element missing in our world, but it'll even be hard for them to breathe here."
"That's what these portals are for. They'll slowly change our world to make it more comfortable for them, flooding it with that unfamiliar element. Only when it's enough for them will they arrive. But that day... It might be a disaster for everyone."
Karyk listened intently to Aliac's explanation, feeling a mix of frustration and helplessness. He understood the logic behind Aliac's words, but it didn't make the situation any easier to accept. The looming threat of the enemy's arrival weighed heavily on his shoulders.
"What a headache."
