The mysterious man who had stolen Thanatos' powers and killed Kizuna was in a place he used as a hideout. That place looked like some kind of big laboratory. He entered a room, and inside, the only thing there was a bed, which he laid down on.

Not long after, a man with gray hair appeared. His hair had that color seemingly from age, yet his body seemed to be on its prime. Although it couldn't be seen, the man's left hand had two scars. One looked like it was caused by some kind of burn while the other looked like something had pierced through his hand.

The man with gray hair put on a lab coat and approached the bed. He then put his hand on top of the other's head and started patting him.

"You did good. Now, there's no one to stop us. Just hold on a little bit more, my child."

"Y-yes. Without both Eros and Thanatos, there's no one who can stop you, so you will cure me, right?"

"Yes. It was of very poor taste for that woman to make you sick like this, so I will atone for your mother's sins."

After that, the man with gray hair left the room so the man who killed Kizuna could rest. The man with grey hair proceeded to walk towards his own room.

Inside was a beautiful blond woman, however it looked like she was asleep. But not like she was just tired, but rather that something as forcing her to sleep. However, the strangest parts were definitely the "vines" holding her up and the fact that she was naked. Moreover, the man didn't seem the least surprised or disturbed, in fact, he thought everything was perfect.

The man laid the woman on his own bed. Then, as he talked, he groped her breasts.

"Your children have started killing each other. If only you have made the right decision back then. … Still no reaction, huh. No matter. You'll eventually have to come out, and, until then, your body is defenseless right in front of me."

The man then placed his lips on top of the woman's and forced his tongue in. There was no reaction, but that didn't stop the man.

Indeed. With Kizuna dead and Thanatos without power, there was simply no one who could stop him.

The only thing Kizuna could feel was someone's touch. He could feel like there was someone's hand holding his right hand. It was a small, soft and seemingly fragile hand, but it was the only thing he could feel.

He couldn't see. He couldn't talk. He couldn't move. He couldn't smell. He couldn't hear. The only thing he could do was feel that hand's touch and nothing else.

Thanks to that, even if just barely, Kizuna kept some form of "consciousness", wherever he is right now. At the time, he didn't know, but it could be said that this hand saved his life.

Since there was nothing else he could do, Kizuna just kept thinking. At first, his head was filled with questions of where he was and what had happened, but now, there's something else in his mind.

As time passed, although one might say these were less important matters, there was one thing his mind focused on, showing how much he cared about it.

'I want to meet them again. Nee-chan, kaa-san. Aine. Yurishia. Hayuru. Grace. Everyone, even Aldea, Zel, Scarlet, Ger-san, really, everyone. I don't want this to be the end. What even happened to them? Last thing I remember I was… I have no idea how much time I've been here, but now I see. This feeling is… There has to be something I can do to go back to everyone... but I feel so… tired…'

However, Kizuna could do nothing. He had no power here. Even this small fragment of consciousness he was keeping was starting to go away. If that "flame" went out, it could never be lit again.

But then, Kizuna felt something else other than that hand's touch. At first, it was something warm, and then it turned into something like an electric current.

It was painful at first, but Kizuna felt like he was slowly coming back to life. His consciousness started coming back.

"Aaa! Gaaahh!"

"Calm down, Kizuna. You're fine now."

With his senses coming back, Kizuna was able to hear this voice. That voice belonged to someone Kizuna met not long ago, Osiris.

"You're probably confused. You'll get back to normal eventually, but for now I'll explain a few things. You might have already guessed it, but you're dead, Kizuna. There's nothing that can be done to change that. You died because of that man."

"W-what? I-I'm dead?"

"Yeah, but I promise I'll bring you back. There will probably be a price for it, but I know a way. The pain of losing a child is something a little too personal for me, and something I don't wish for anyone to go through, and besides, you're too important to let die now."

Osiris helped Kizuna up. His body (or whatever this was. Maybe his soul?) was slowly getting its strength back.

"Come on. Time flows differently here in the land of the dead, so I have no idea how much time you've spend here, but let's get you back soon. There's people waiting for you."

And so, unknown to his enemies, Kizuna was still not done and would soon be coming back.