Ever since the [Primordial Covenant] was established, none of the souls in the dimension of Delcross had been free even after death.
Most souls were dragged into the worlds of high-ranking Demon Kings without ever knowing why.
There, it was common for their emotions and Intent to be wrung dry until they were completely extinguished.
Though exceedingly rare, there were occasionally those who discovered this bleak future while they were still alive.
Such people spared no effort in doing everything they could to escape the cruel fate awaiting them.
One had tried to build a fortress around the soul.
Another had desperately attempted to keep the soul bound inside a dead body.
Still another had tried to take advantage of the nature of the Quartz Image World, where mutual interference was impossible unless certain conditions were met, and safely seal the soul inside a Soul Stone.
The Dragon of the Sea, Galazia Thalassa, was no exception.
When he first realized that the Lord God had abandoned him, before he could even give himself over to anger, he was forced to agonize over how to protect his own soul.
After all, the soul of an Ancient Dragon who had dominated an entire age would be a mouthwatering delicacy…