Goodbye, Good Night (Part 1)

Tyris had a hard choice to make, yet the answer came unexpectedly easy.

"Thank you, Lith, but no." She shook her head. "You've seen how much Juria suffered by being here. I've probably worried Valeron for centuries by never letting go of him.

"Forcing him to come back would be as cruel as dangerous."

"What do you mean, dangerous?" Lith said.

"Valeron was a white core and becoming one of your Demons would give him a black core." Tyris replied. "If he manages to fuse them, he might not need your assistance to stay here anymore."

"Really?" Lith's eyes went wide in disbelief.

"It's a risk I'm not going to take." Tyris nodded. "The pain from being back to life and his love for me might also drive him insane. Saefel's Set or not, you don't want to have Valeron as an enemy.

"The form he acquired after achieving the white core was truly powerful. Worthy of the King of mankind."