Chapter 261: Where or Who?
This time, it was Raylen who was left stunned by the news, and his eyes narrowed considerably enough to cause the imp to cower. The torches’ flames flickered, as if the Archdemon’s temperament was affecting their intensity.
"And who is responsible for taking my mother’s soul?" Raylen asked in a low voice.
"T—They are still looking for the culprits who released the souls, including your mother’s. The rest of the souls are being captured. It isn’t known whether it was a targeted act or a random one—"
"Nothing is ever random in the world that we live in. Everything is a calculated and orchestrated move towards something bigger." Raylen’s words were sharp, and even Emily could detect the anger in his tone. "The souls imprisoned where she was kept were all unimportant. No one would have cared for them," he murmured.
Emily could only imagine that the Devil was trying to hunt down the person who had released them.
"Stay informed and keep me posted. I want you stationed in Hell," Raylen ordered, and the imp quickly nodded. "Scatter," and the creature vanished.
Emily approached Raylen and inquired, "Are you alright, Raylen?"
"No," Raylen responded, his frustration evident. "I am not alright; I am pissed." He had left his mother’s soul in Viktor’s care, never expecting that someone would help her escape. If the soul hadn’t been found yet, it only meant it wasn’t in the realm of the dead and had probably made its way to the world of the living.
When Raylen turned to meet her hazel brown eyes, he took a step forward and wrapped his arms around her.
"I am sorry that someone did this..." Emily didn’t even know things like these could happen. Did someone want to harm his mother’s soul? But how much harm could be inflicted when the soul had already spent many years in Hell? She circled her arms around him, wanting to comfort Raylen. It crossed her mind that maybe someone was trying to harm him. She heard him sigh.
"Her soul is supposed to be bound to the fiery pits of Hell, rotting away, not strolling about as if she is in a garden," Raylen remarked with evident annoyance.