Hilda had already been dead for about a month... This revelation left Hao Ren and even the astute Y'zaks speechless for a good part of the day. No one had any inkling that the Hilda, who was with them the entire time was a mere husk driven by sheer determination. Recalling the way Hilda had acted and reacted back then, it was very difficult to believe that she was already dead the moment she entered The Plane of Dreams. Despite that, the truth was in front of them. Hilda's spirit had just left her mortal shell entirely and the remnants of her spiritual imprint revealed that her spirit started decaying about 20 odd days ago.
One could only say that Hilda's will and determination defied death. She herself was not aware of the fact that she had died.
