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Upon Aiden's questioning, Kael blinked twice before revealing a somewhat embarrassed smile, "You... Why would you think that? Besides some matters involving personal privacy, I've always been open to you about everything..."
"Three things," Aiden said, unchanging in expression as he raised three fingers. "I've gathered some intelligence and know that Death's proxy doesn't just possess the special ability to kill targets through touch. From the killing rituals he performs, he should obtain three special abilities, and these abilities... are likely possessed by the progenitor as well, so I believe you, as the progenitor's proxy, must know them."
The smile on Kael's face froze.
