The journey back was silent. Azrail sat on the chariot beside his aunt Kia, she seemingly lost in her own world, and Azrail didn't try to disturb her at all. He let her be. Right now, he is just digesting everything she has just learned, and it will take time for her to get a sense of awakening completely. Plus, she has it harder due to Anya trying to block any growth in her.

'But even she won't be able to stop an elf's awakening of mind and understanding.'

In the long walk of cultivation, it doesn't just involve taking in all the Qi or whatever your energy is and growing with it. It's also about understanding yourself, the world, and growing as a person as you experience the different things in life. A good comprehension ability is very important towards the top part of cultivation.

A person should be capable of seeing the larger picture, being more understanding, and having even luck on their way. That is why travelling around, experiencing a lot of things, is important in the path of cultivation. Those experiences will only grow to teach you a lot of important things and even improve your powers.

The understanding of law, domain, element, and even going further towards what we have, the understanding of mysteries. These mysteries, in a sense, are about gaining certain understandings in life. The understandings can fall towards either good or bad, for you can take a situation and even have it twisted indeed.

'I did try my best. I just hope the final answer she reaches won't be too twisted.'

After everything that Azrail had shown, Kia could take it in a bad way, taking in the understanding that perhaps such depths of death, pain, and experience are indeed needed for someone to truly achieve strength. It can also go the other way of understanding that she, in a way, is lucky herself. What she has, many others can't even dream of it.

'I did also end up using some extra powers too.'

Azrail had gone forth to use some specific treasure that enhances the chance of enlightenment and comprehension when he brought Kia around, and even now, he has it around her, growing her chance of growth. And something like that, something truly being achieved just from your own understanding, is not something that Anya will be able to stop from developing.

Even she, with all her powers and control, is limited there, though there is the deeper fact that she might try to input her own understanding, which is born from chaos and evil, trying to twist it into something worse for Kia.

'I can't push her anymore.'

I knew with certainty that pushing her any more than this would only be bad for her. Certain things she needs to find on her own. Sure, it will be hard, but the rewards following that hardship will just be that much sweeter.

'I truly hope this time you can find a better path to the future.'

Azrail thought, looking at Kia. She seemed to be in a daze, her eyes red and her mind most definitely in disarray, and for now, Azrail let that be. With time, she will find her path, and what he had shown will perhaps be the basis on which she will build her power and grow to be something truly unique in her life.

Thus, Azrail, taking his mind off Kia, decided to focus on the present. Azrail's mind linked to the connection he had set up, thanks to Nayan. Right now, Azrail, linked to the core of the information network, can real-time monitor what's happening to the special ones, and right now, Azrail can see and feel their problems and issues.

'Craze and attention from growth.'

The book was very detailed in the sense that there was endless trouble, endless detail from the beginning to the end, belonging to different ones. It's like the flow stays attached to him, like Azrail had snuck a peek into the subtle flow of destiny that The Heavenly Tree hides from everyone.

'The book itself felt like teaching.'

Smirking at that thought, Azrail's next movements come towards attaching himself to their lives. It can't be a simple action; these steps must be done in order and attention, else later down the line, trust will break, and once that happens, it will only be more issues for me, so Azrail needs to establish the current range of his actions.

Just as he was thinking so, the ringing from before set in, which quickly made Azrail sigh as he shook his head.

[She seems really persistent and very focused now.]

'Indeed, and it's becoming a pain now.'

Azrail mused, the ringing being from Hera trying to contact Azrail. As time passes, she keeps questioning him on how the situation is unfolding, if he is any closer to solving it. Ever since Azrail showed off what he could do, he has already placed himself as quite adequate in the eyes of Hera. Thus, she, who rises on the fear of the sword that lies above her, can't stop reminding Azrail that he has duties in his hands.

'For someone who lived so long, she sure is afraid of the end.'

Though Azrail understood it, once you sit in that range of power and feel all that level of attention and life, it's very hard to even think of letting it all go, no matter how long you have lived.

'The one thing that hasn't changed is that she will indeed try to use me.'

And when Azrail gave his defined goal, she will definitely try to throw him away.

'That legacy belongs to me.'

The more Hera stews in thought, the more she will be driven to a corner. With the timeline, there are some more years before the final hit comes, but to someone like Hera, that will seem like the blink of an eye. The curse was acting up, and the hidden enemies of hers, who have been watching for a long time, will be making their moves.

'The contract was set into a simple gain of power.'

But the main aim of Azrail in the end is to get control of Hera and for Azrail to get close to the original thunder of Zeus, as Hera is only among the very few in the cosmos that could get near it and perhaps even help Azrail to also get what he wants from it.

'The more desperate she is, the more useful she will be.'

Even then, Azrail knew he couldn't keep pushing her back. For better or for worse, to the eyes of the world, Azrail belongs to her faction, the first male to do so. Thus, Azrail has earned his fair share of enemies and allies from it. This also comes with its own set of responsibilities, which means Azrail won't be able to keep ducking Hera forever.

If she loses her patience, she might indeed do something stupid or even cause a bigger issue for Azrail. Right now, he is already under heavy maintenance from Hera, not to mention the rest of the women in the faction aren't necessarily accepting of Azrail. There are those who are intrigued and ones who can't accept Azrail stepping into the same league as them.

'Once again, problem, problems... problems.'

[I suggest dealing with this quickly.]

'That I shall.'

Azrail replied with a thoughtful look.