Forged in Chaos

"Hee? How is the story over? Why did you seal yourself, and how did you know about me millennia before?" The man questioned, tilting his head confusedly to the right with a raised brow.

"Because... I was afraid. I'll never forget the magus' words. He said he'd turn a blind eye until my death. Once the ritual was delivered, I would have been worthless alive. Nothing stopped him from killing me before enslaving my soul and putting me in another body," Selene said, his hair bristling as he remembered the terrifying entity. For nothing would he want to meet it again after escaping its clutches.

After a few seconds to recover his bearing, he continued, "To avoid the worst, I contacted the royals and offered my duchy's territory back to the crown if they helped me stage my death."