Max was a changed man the moment he stepped out of the dark realm and returned to the Rajput Capital.
Gone were his hesitations, gone were the shackles that bound him, as the man that came out was the Max of old who was singularly focused on achieving his goals.
The seed of destruction's influence still ran rampant in his consciousness as he was constantly hounded by its voice in his head with any deterioration in his mental health holding the potential to result in a relapse of control.
However, instead of working on his mental health and mastering one seed first, Max decided to double down as he realised that it was only poison that cut poison and that the best and most effective solution to neutralise the seed of destruction's influence in his actions was for him to incorporate the power of the seed of creation within his body as well.
