This is…Unexpected

"So Abaddon basically destroyed his body and soul, but somehow survived and repaired his sparky thingy, and now he is supposed to be inside that egg thing?"

"Yes."

"Alright… But why are we here?" Darius asked.

"You all are here to remind us that we love him and that we should not murder him in cold blood."

Darius, Karliah, Sei, Yara, Imani, Asmodeus, Hajun & Kirina, and Lusamine all looked at Ayaana and shuddered.

Never before had they seen the empresses quite this mad before.

Their arms were folded across their chest as they glared at the large black egg that was pulsing with energy.

Asmodeus patted them on the shoulder and gave them a small reassuring smile.

"Try not to be too upset with the big idiot. He's only being foolish when he's trying to make better lives for you and the kids."

Ayana's face softened, but only by a little bit.