Sensing Kai's gaze, Trevaris looked like a guilty child who knew he'd done something wrong and hung his head slightly.
Since his reincarnation, Kai was the second person he'd never met besides Vlad. Kai had taken him shopping for clothes, fed him delicious food, and Trevaris didn't want Kai to hate him.
Thankfully, Shannon explained the situation in time. Now that they were sure Vlad's consciousness was gone, the child in front of them was just Trevaris.
It was only now that Kai quietly let out a breath of relief. Then, he turned to Shannon and asked, "You didn't take him to the Demon Control Agency for containment and brought him here instead. I'm guessing you have other plans for him?"
Despite his usually careless attitude, Kai could be surprisingly sharp at times, just like now.
Shannon exchanged a glance with Benjamin before sharing the plan they'd discussed.
"Though Trevaris was born from Velquin's divine soul by Vlad, he's part of the phoenix bloodline. Vlad used that fact to send him to us, but in doing so, he gave us another opportunity."
It was an opportunity to save Velquin's divine soul, which had been devoured by Vlad.
If Vlad could control Trevaris with Velquin's divine soul, they could perhaps use the connection between Trevaris and Velquin's divine soul as a medium to pull Velquin back into his reincarnated self, Trevaris. By doing so, Velquin could completely break free from Vlad's hold.
As Velquin's friend, Benjamin hoped to free him from the malice's control. On the other hand, if Vlad lost access to Velquin's power, his true form's strength would likely suffer a heavy blow.
Phoenix flame countered malice, but ironically, the phoenix's true form was the most ideal vessel for harboring malice.
Benjamin calmly said, "Ordinary people can't tamper with time and return to the past, but from what I know, Chrono Banyan has the ability to connect the Three Realms and the power to traverse time and space."
Rhodes nodded and agreed. "I've heard of that too. The problem is, Chrono Banyan is an ancient tree extinct for ages. Where are we gonna find one now?"
Just after he spoke, he noticed Benjamin and Shannon staring at him. Even Kai turned to stare at him with blazing eyes as well.
Rhodes blinked until a realization hit him. Then, he stammered, "I-I've never picked a chroyan branch!"
Though he did have a habit of plucking stuff he found interesting, he'd never seen Chrono Banyan, let alone plucked its branch!
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