Elias then turned his gaze toward the Knight of Darkness and asked him, his eyes turning golden to show him that he wasn't fooled, "How long ago did you kill Johan? A corrupted soul can be saved, but a Knight of Darkness stands no chance of surviving in Lena's light. So, do you want to confess now or wait for my son and his life partner to extract the information we need from you?"
Roman looked at Johan with wide eyes. What Elias had just said left no doubt that his best friend, the one he considered a brother, was dead and had been replaced by someone else.
Roman was so stunned by this news that his reflexes were too slow; but fortunately for him, before the latter could plunge a presumably deadly dagger into his ribs, black flames of phenomenal power enveloped his body, and Ian then said, in a threatening tone, "Don't touch him!"