Coming to pass
"Their souls are...trapped here?" he repeated in a daze.
Despite Baracus's crude phrasing, Hao Xuan's mind raced upon hearing that last sentence.
'Will it work? Can I still save them somehow? What if I use the power of the constitution to transplant their souls into different bodies like I did with Ensis? Can't I save all of them then? I have- NEED to try.'
With his emotional state somewhat returning to normal the effects of the lycan bloodline began to slip back into the lifeblood.
With just a tiny sliver of hope Hao Xuan had regained all of his mental fortitude in the blink of an eye. There was a new reason to continue, to keep going.
"Maybe their sacrifices won't be for nothing. I have to get in there, is there another way in?"
"Negative. The only exit was located below the statue."
"There has to be, think! A service entrance, an air duct, or something like that."