'Explain,' Akhil inquired after mentioning how their lives were linked with the artifact.
He considered that he would have definitely abandoned them, but somehow, knowing the length of time they had spent for him, he did not want to let them die like this.
Although they were just tools for him to accomplish his revenge until the end, and there were no feelings in his heart, it appeared that due to sharing two personalities while dealing with them, his other self—who was still him—had developed unconscious feelings for them.
These feelings, though not love, were definitely a bond.
And he was not sure, but they had become more than just tools to an end for him.
[Host, their souls are linked with the Integrity of Artifacts.]
'!?'
'Which one?' Akhil was clearly taken aback, given that the integrity of an artifact is the basis that determines the remaining strength it has to manifest its abilities.