Is the immortality of love.

Shinda gave Chester a long look, before smiling weakly, before giving her a hug. Shinda released, and nodded to her, "Good... this will work... we'll get him back." Shinda replied, before moving into the cavern. He glanced to Tenshi, gesturing to her to go the right, whilst he handled the left. They split, once in the larger room of ice, with Chester in the middle. Once inside, Shinda finally got a look at the actual soul. It took the form of a flickering silhouette, wearing a cloak, messy hair. And, as it turned, although blurred, Akvan's face looked as it did before. One eye was missing, not just closed, but gone completely, as well as the majority of his right arm. Also, the soul didn't walk, but float, missing it's legs as well. Certainly took form of what remained of Akvan's body, but it was oddly hard to look at, perhaps the destructive power just swarming around this ethereal entity. Shinda nodded once more to Chester, and she began to speak to him. There was no acknowledgement at first, Akvan showed no signs of even understanding the words. Then, the soul made a hissing noise, flinching to the side as part of its form began to be pulled towards Chester. Shinda almost smiled, before watching Akvan struggle. He tried to resist, making a noiseless attempt to pull himself back and away. The soul then turned to look at Chester again, or... perhaps behind her. Shinda's eyes widened as the soul, floating swiftly through the air, attempted to rush straight passed them and away. "Oh no you don't, little fucker. I didn't freeze my tail off for you just run away, Flood!" Shinda called, using the Sun child's original name, rather than the one he adopted as a mortal. As soon as Shinda spoke the words, his shadow turned a bright golden colour, and a chain appeared, that attached itself to the soul, connected to Shinda's shadow. Tenshi did the same, and together they'd halted Akvan's attempt, but the soul still struggled, refusing to give in. Shinda dug his claws into the ground, the soul's attempts to move were actually beginning to drag the Demon and Tenshi with him. "Oi, Chester! Get closer!" Shinda instructed, hoping that having the crystal closer would quicken it's attempt to capture the soul. Akvan did seemed to fight back a little, he sent a poorly aimed blast towards Shinda's voice, but the Demon watched it skim passed his face, blasting and disintegrating part of the wall just behind Shinda. He could quite easily turn and do that to Chester, at point blank range, so Shinda just hoped this last little push would be enough. 

With whatever thread of thought the dead man had left, he'd forced himself to hide. Akvan wanted to deny that he was even still existing, seeing nothing but darkness, only feeling odd sensations as his soul seemed to wonder. It wanted to destroy, but constant refusal allowed Akvan to at least hide himself away somewhere where the overwhelming power wouldn't hurt anyone. There, Akvan just remained, pestered only by one thing. A voice he'd learnt to hate, one that had disowned him, and yet now had the nerve to try and talk to the dead Sun child. His mother, calling to Akvan constantly to join her side once more, fix the world with her method of extinction. Holding onto what memories he could, of those who lived as the reasons Akvan had left her to begin with, he continued to refuse. She tried to warn Akvan, of something she called inevitable. That, soon enough, those weak hearts of those Akvan loved would swoop so low, and turn him into their eternal slave. Akvan had never known about Sun Weapons before, only that they were remnants of his siblings, but like instinct, it seemed to make sense to him now. Akvan knew exactly watch torture a Sun Weapon went through, and he deterred from his mother's warning, believing his loved ones, would never do so knowing what it meant. 

And Akvan had believed that right up until they'd found him. He felt a great stress on his soul, before vision slowly came back to him, pulsing from darkness to an icy blue light. He found himself looking around a room made of ice, and felt his body, this weird ethereal mass, being dragged towards something. Akvan tried to move, but he was locked in place, chained by two sides. He could see nothing, in this small vision he had, only until someone came closer. Akvan saw Chester's face, and something glowing, menacing to the soul, in her hand. It was at the centre of the force sucking Akvan in, which immediately told him what was happening, to his despair and disbelief. There was no voice to his spirit, barely a face, so whilst Akvan mentally screamed for her to stop. But, she came closer, embracing the spirit, and in that moment everything went dark once more. It felt like being shook awake, except without a body. All Akvan heard was Chester's voice, now calling to him.

"Akvan? Mind coming out? I need to see you, hug you close... Let you know you did it, the wars over in person yeah?"

If he had a voice, Akvan would be breathing heavily right now. He was captured... they really did it, they really decided to turn Akvan into an immortal weapon. Did Chester even know what this meant. Akvan felt... angry, betrayed. What was this? Desperation, so much so that they'd all decided to through Akvan's right to die away? He planned to ignore Chester's call, if it wasn't for some sort of force, pulling on his mind. Of course, he was enslaved now, there was no going against the wishes of the one who owned him. So, in a flash of golden light emanating from the ring, a form of mist appeared before her. Like reverting from Eteru, the mist hardened and came together to Akvan usual self, exactly how he'd been left as he died, clothing remaining, legs still artificial, one eyed and now missing an arm. He turned, looking to Chester with an emotionless glance, before spotting the other two in the room. Tenshi... and then Shinda. Akvan's gaze hardened, turning into a glare towards the Demon. Without even a word, Akvan lifted an arm, sending a ball of fire towards the Demon. It exploded... but around Shinda, as if he was in a bubble, protected from the blast. Confused, and still without talking, Akvan ran up this time, aiming a punch towards the Demon. But the moment his fist was about to impact, Akvan's arm was suddenly held in place. Looking at it, around the wrist was a glowing, gold manacle and chain, connected back to the ring, Chester held. Slowly, Akvan dropped the arm, glaring to Shinda instead. "I... I though I-I... gave you you're f-freedom. The f-freedom to die... Why didn't y-you die?" Akvan demanded, purposely avoiding the others, specifically Chester, in this enraged moment. 

Akvan's glare was fixed on Shinda, the Demon taking no action against the pointless assault. Not that it would matter if Shinda fought back, not for the Demon's case. It must be obvious already that Akvan couldn't cause him any harm, not unless his wielder told him to. The moment of silence was covered by Chester's voice, and Akvan's eye moved a little to turn to her, before moving away. "And... I didn't want to die yet. I didn't deserve to see them, not as I was. Like Chester said, I wanted to fix my mistakes first." Shinda explained. Akvan stared at him for a moment, a silent gaze of judgement, before the Sun Child sighed. "So... my s-sacrifice for your s-sake was just a mistake." Akvan muttered, looking to one of the icy walls, "And... b-bringing me back to serve a-as a slave to this world... is c-considered fixing it? If so... c-congratulations, hope th-this clears up some of your sins." Akvan added, his face and voice were monotone, emotionless, but deep down it was impossible to miss the distaste to Akvan's words. Chester spoke again, and this time she decided to move close enough that it was impossible to continue to ignore her. With a slow turn of his head, Akvan turned to look to his wife... his... wielder, with nothing but a indifferent gaze. He wanted to honestly not say a single word to her, attempt to ignore Chester's existence because frankly, it was just too painful to think about her right now. But, Akvan would say one thing. "What I wanted... Chester, I-I wanted to d-die." Akvan replied, before moving forwards, around the attempted hug to try to walk straight out of the caves. Of course, as soon as that certain distance was reached, Akvan felt a chain around his wrist, tugging back towards the ring. Rather than just accept it, this time, Akvan pulled harder on the chain. It would make no difference, not that Akvan cared right now. Getting his fury out on everything by aggressively pulling on the chain would have to do.

Akvan would accept the pain now. He'd have to get used to it, for the rest of forever. The pain of losing the one thing he cared so much for, it was better to have Chester hate him back than the other option. Watching her die... forever living with her as just a memory. After his moment of struggling, what could be considered on a level just a tantrum, Akvan watched Chester walk up to him again, this time with the ring held out. Akvan showed nothing on his face, letting the ring drop into his hand, closing it around his fist, before just listening, still with an indifferent look on his face. Chester left, and with a scurry of footsteps, Shinda soon followed, glancing back at Akvan, before rushing after Chester into the blizzard outside. It was the moment she was gone, that the neutral face Akvan wore soon creased, brow dropping down, eye closing tight as his breath shuddered. "A-and I c-can't live without you Chester... s-so... what the hell am I going t-to do when you're gone?" Akvan muttered into the cold air, breathing in shudders, before calming himself down. Swallowing, Akvan went to go back to the end of the room, where his soul had hid, only to stop and look towards Tenshi, who still stood there. His pained expression returned to the indifferent one, and Akvan just waited for whatever lecture the Angel wanted to give him.