Suddenly, Zaelek grabbed his hand and his thumb gently brushed against his skin as he reassured, "Don't worry. I'll make sure that nothing happens to you. Have some faith in me."
Akira gulped as he heard this and his emotions seemed to have immediately calmed down as his expression softened.
"Can I ask you one last question?"
"Hmm," The man hummed in response, his eyes gentle as he glanced at the man.
"What does the afterlife feel like?"
"Feel?" Zaelek repeated, surprised by the sudden topic of the question, "I don't know how to answer this. I've never experienced the afterlife as a human so I don't know what it would feel like to you."
"Then can you tell me what'll happen to me in the afterlife?"