After a while;
"Sorry, Mr. Garcia, but I can't join you," he said with a certain determination in his voice. Louis had no recollection of Azzy. "I've got a mission to save my people. Once it's done, I'll find my own way to meet them. I don't know how you managed to bring me here against my will, but I hope that won't happen again."
Azzy's dissatisfaction with Louis' refusal was evident in his response. "Are you really telling me you can't spare just one day to see your daughter? Your spatial abilities should make it a breeze for you to travel back and forth in an instant."
Louis asserted his boundaries firmly, his tone unwavering. "This is about my daughter and my ex-girlfriend. It's a personal matter, and you have no role in it. I'm not obligated to divulge any more details about my complicated issues.
I appreciate you bringing me the news about my daughter, but from here on, the decision is mine." Louis made it clear that Azzy's task was completed, signaling that it was time for him to leave.
"Well, if you excuse me..." Louis, without further ado, summoned a portal with a mere thought. He turned away, walking directly into the shimmering entrance he had conjured.
Suddenly, Azzy's hand clamped down on Louis's shoulder, halting him in his tracks.
Louis narrowed his eyes, turning to look at Azzy who had seized his shoulder. Azzy's words cut through the air.
"I'm not just some messenger hired by Mia that I would return empty-handed just because you don't want to return. She's my friend whom I think of as my sister, Louis," Azzy explained. "I made a promise to her that I'd bring you back, no matter what.
I get it if you have genuine reasons, but if you're using those reasons as an excuse to avoid your responsibilities, I'm afraid I'll have to resort to force to bring you back to Egrein City."
"You dare..." Louis' gaze turned ice cold in an instant.
Dark chains of energy emerged from Louis' back, swirling around before enveloping Azzy.
"This..."
Azzy, taken aback by the sudden capture of the chains, found himself restrained.
Louis turned his head, his gaze cold and unwavering, "These are my spatial chains. You can only break them if you have the brute force of a demigod or use the soul energy eruption technique, which you cannot do because of the world laws. Don't worry, when I leave, they will automa..."
Before Louis could finish, Protos energy surged from Azzy's body, swiftly dissolving the spatial chains in an instant.
Louis: "..."
Azzy calmed down by his automatic defenses; he then glanced at his astonished friend and quipped, "Were you saying something?"
Meanwhile, Azzy's surroundings changed to that of a bustling city, full of skyscrapers.
"Oh, fuck..."
He was back to his planet, or more specifically, the capital city of Northern Qudour.
Azzy couldn't help but let out a curse in frustration, feeling like his entire hard work so far has gone to waste.
"No damage has been done yet, Azrael," The Reaper's voice echoed in his head, calming him down a bit.
"Oh, Chronos, I missed you so much..." Azzy felt a sense of security after hearing the Reaper's voice. He felt safer with the Reaper around than with cosmic jewels and the Protos energy. "What happened back there? The Protos energy and the cosmic jewels could come out but you couldn't break through the world laws?" he asked.
"I'm one of the four primordial forces in the universe, Azrael. If I of all the beings break the world laws for convenience, don't you think creating world laws will have any meaning at all?" He answered in his usual, deep and stoic tone.
"Uhhh..."Azzy fell silent for a brief moment before he nodded in agreement, "I guess you are right."
"Well, anyways, there are others that looked after me, so, no complaints over there. Not to mention, my connection with cosmic jewels has grown stronger and I could even converse with the Protos energy, just like how I talk with you..." Something suddenly clicked in his head, "Wait a second... Chronos, tell me something. Can cosmic jewels turn into souls?"
Surprisingly, his question was met with silence. Azzy waited patiently, but after an extended period of no response, he asked again, "Chronos? I asked whether the cosmic jewels could turn into souls, I meant Arcana spirits. Just like I have you, is it possible for a cosmic jewel to become an Arcana spirit for someone else?"
"Yes," replied the Reaper in a whisper as if he answered after going through a heavy dilemma. "It is possible."
"Hmm..." Azzy grabbed his own chin and thought about what happened in the alien world. He remembered Louis, who was unknowingly dragged to the cosmic jewels because of some spell cast by them. "And Protos energy?"
"No, it cannot be possible," The Reaper's tone was firm and swift for this one.
He further explained, "The Protos energy merely feeds on your negative emotions and forms its consciousness. It is why even the gods couldn't escape from its influence. Only three types of beings cannot be corrupted by Protos energy."
"Oh, Who are they?"
"First, a pure soul who doesn't have any negative thoughts about any situation or person can stay unaffected, such as the Goddess of Light.
Second, beings that exist everywhere and nowhere, like the primordial forces.
Third, the cosmic jewels that have..."
"Hmm?"