Sickle

[[[Author's Note: This chapter is a little less than normal, since today is Valentine's Day.]]]

"Roar!" The combination of the professor's sword, Queen Mother's continent, and Alina's enslaving chains were powerful enough to completely stall Alex, and all that he can do at that point was roar angrily at his opponents.

He might not be in a dangerous condition as his own powerful soul and Abyss Magic was preventing him from dying, but he knew that he cannot easily shrug off the attacks that are used on him.

After all, these attacks were all used in a way that their weaknesses were hidden and their strengths exemplified, allowing them to fully restrain Alex.

Professor Frances' sword was here primarily to attack  Alex's soul and anything related to it. This prevents Alex from quickly accessing his soul-related abilities, and if he wanted to use them, he had to remove the sword first.