Following the monster's disappearance, the scythe turned into a puff of black smoke and vanished as well. The souls that had fed on the monster seemed to have been redeemed, dispersing throughout the palace as though nothing had happened.

After everything disappeared, Adrian sat on the floor, gasping raspily. The freeze in his hands had been dispelled, but he left exhausted. He had just felt how much pain and suffering the souls had felt. He never expected there to ever exist so much grudge. The souls that were locked up were the culmination of hatred.

"Are you okay?" Rozi asked as she knelt next to him.

Despite it being negative fifty degrees Celsius, Adrian was drenched in sweat. The sweat that fell off him even melted the ice.

"I now understand why the Creator wants to reset our memories. I also know what they’re afraid of."

Confused, Rozi asked, "What is it?"

Adrian pointed at his head. "Human intelligence. They’re afraid of human intelligence, something capable of defeatin