Something like that absolutely would not have happened in Metatrin City. Saleen did not get involved with the rebuilding of the Elemental Hand. Internal affairs with the Elemental Hand were still rather messy at the moment. As such, Van Gogh dared to stay inside the core room of the Elemental Hand to meditate to recover his mental powers.
There was no way those three mages would have died despite being thrown to the purgatory plane. The powers of those three would have enabled them to easily hide from the creatures of the purgatory plane, so long as they stayed out of the way of the God of Underworld.
Van Gogh's level was low enough that he needed to take a long break after using the power of the godly item.
He rose with a bitter smirk from the chair after an hour.
