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    Just like that, Dorian was about to get more academy students than he originally bargained for, which was a plus in his books!


    Heading back to the academy and stepping into his lone home in one of the forbidden zones within the inner academy grounds, Dorian suddenly paused, feeling slight movements in one of his rooms.


    Stepping into the room, he stood still, watching his parentsy down motionlessly.


    They still haven''t moved an inch. Their faces were pale and white, and their rods extremely red as if bitten.


    Only when he came into this room would he feel emotional?


    Dorian believed this body was originally his, meaning these parents were also his.


    He didn''t know who to say it, but this body and his soil were toopatible, and he could feel that somehow... this body was just one of his. It was a fraction of his.


    And the souls that belonged here, were also a part of him.


    The soul didn''t die, but reconnected with him, filling in the missing gap he never knew his soul carried.


    Dpriam was sure that even the stupid system in his head had no clue of this, as it still thought the original Dorian had gone to reincarnation.


    Everything was him...


    It was all him from the start. This still begs the question: What was he? What exactly was he that shares of this soil could disperse so cleanly?


    An ordinary human''s soul cannot break so cleanly without repercussions.


    In fact, any human missing any fragment of their soil would fall into severe illness all their lives, until they die and get reconstructed back before sending them their merry way for reincarnation again.


    Think of it as a defective product. It would need to go back to the manufacturers for modifications before putting it on the market again.


    Forpensation, maybe their next lives would be somewhat better, like winning the lottery or being born into the most loving family ever if what youcked in your former life was love.


    But in Dorian''s case, whether it was the him in his former world or the him in this world, they were all so strong with no illnesses.


    They excelled above the majority, and had no such ''defects.''


    Never in human history can he recall such a thing existing. Even people who barely managed to be exorcists with iplete souls were still handicapped in this area.


    Once your soil is iplete, there is nothing any human can do to fix it until after death.


    It was even more impossible to find the fragments of one''s soul, it''s all in the heavens, as though they were storing it in some safety deposit bank box with everyone''s name on it.


    It was more impossible for one fragment to be in another world.


    Yet, here he was loving the impossible


    Why him?


    Why was his soul able to do this without the knowledge of the keepers and checkers of souls in the heavens?


    Now with both souls merged, he knew was more than confident that there was something wrong with him...


    So what was he? Why was his soul allowed to live in different worlds as different people without the knowledge of the soul checkers in the heavens?


    He and his soul fragment were both cold people who liked quietness.


    Their attitudes were very simr, making no one suspect a thing.


    The only difference Dorian could point out was that unlike him, his soul fragment handled the matter with his parents very poorly, drinking till he passed out before Dorian came into this world.


    Well, he couldn''t me the fragment too much because it had a slightly less intelligence levelpared to him.


    Yes. It could pass examinations and do well in schools, but it had a very low understanding of true human nature.


    ----


    ''Since you are my parents in this life, of course, I will take care of you.''


    Dorianbed his mother''s hair warmly.


    ''Don''t worry, it won''t be long before you wake.''


    Only by growing stronger can he remove his parents from the nightmares they were facing right now.


    Luckily for his parents, they had only gotten identally touched by the powers belonging to one of the Princes of Hell.


    They were fortunate that the Prince in question wasn''t focusing his powers on them, so they only got a fraction of the attack.


    Think of it like a nuclear st.


    Obviously, those at the heart of the st would get affected the most. But those at the perimeter would also take a hit, even if they were innocent bystanders.


    His parents just happened to be in the wrong ce at the same time.


    It wasn''t just them, as several people around there also fell intoas.


    Dorian located and arranged for them to be kept in Jung Hou''s hospital.


    These people had family members who would want to check up on them steadily, so it was best to leave them there.


    As for the family members, many were grateful since the Hou Hospital offered to treat these members for free.


    The Hou family doing this also umted good karma for their household too.


    Once in a while, exorcists can do services for free. It wasn''t just to collect pay, but it was advised to collect pay every 9/10 jobs since it costs money to continue exorcizing monsters.


    Kissing his parents on their foreheads, Dorian gave them onest look before leaving the room.


    He must have imaged things earlier when thinking there was movement in their room.


    Leaving their room, Dorian also left the academy, heading back to the Tian residence.


    But what he didn''t know was that after leaving, his parents'' fingers moved slightly, only to regain their former stillness as though everything earlier was an illusion.


    What was that? What just happened?


    This was a matter no one would know, but only the couple, who found themselves drained in an evesting whirlpool of horror.


    From the moment they fell into aa, the couple have always held hands.


    No one, not even Jung Hou and his doctors would pry their hands away even in this state.


    In the world of horror, the couple ran through the woods, panting and pausing after hearing a voice they recognized all too well.


    Was that their son?


    Many times they''ve seen fake versions of their son and friends emerge to kill them. They should be wary of any voice simr to his.


    But maybe it was instincts, they felt it was truly him.


    The couple hugged each other in tears.


    Their boy was all alone out there, probably too worried about them to bother with thepany.


    Knowing the snakish rtive they left out there they knew their previous boy would be in danger of getting targeted by the beast.


    In their minds, they imagined a weak Dorian who was kicked out to find for himself.


    He was probably struggling to raise money to take care of them too.


    Gritting their teeth, the couple ran faster, swearing to one day escape this hellish ce. They weren''t alone, as others like themselves ran beside them too.


    Everyone wanted to leave this ce and wake up back to reality. But what can they do if not look for clues?


    If there is a way to get them in, then there must be a way to get them out too!


    For the sake of seeing their loved ones again, no one has to hope, no matter what hurdles came their way!


    However, they weren''t the only ones determined to have their way.


    Far far above in the Realm of the Heavens, a certain person who had soon turned into the most hated being in all 3 realms; Heaven, Human, and Underworld... was now back to his usual shenanigans.


    .


    In a grand prison hall endowed with heavenly hold from top to bottom, over 100 heavenly guards stood above a tform watching the prisoner below.


    They held staff of all sorts and ensured their eyes never left the prisoner''s body for a millisecond.


    Everyone wore a deep frown, attaching the notorious prisoner to treat his Sentence as if it was a touristic trip.


    "Enoughughing Trickster! You have been sent here to reflect on your actions!" One of the heavenly guards roared, a little annoyed by it all. "Noughing allowed!"


    "What?" Loki gasped exaggeratedly, showing them a childish expression that made many wish to stone him to death.


    Every guard here has fallen apart to his trucks before.


    After tricking them and escaping from the prison so many times how can they not feel resentment?


    Now don''t think it''s just them 100 guarding this ce.


    No.


    100 people were to watch him from the inside, but 100,000 high-ranked Heavenly guards were watching the entire prison specifically designed for him.


    It was funny because all of them had been tricked in some way by Loki, so they became super vignt in everything concerning him.


    They swore they would never let him fool them again, even if they had to die to prove that point.


    But what they didn''t know was that Loki, who they thought was here all this time, had already left for the human world and had even returned too.


    Now, he was about to leave again.


    He thought it would take a few more months before he could leave. But who knew his opportunity woulde again today?


    Hey… me these people in the heavens for being so easy to trick.


    (^_^)