as the sword came in at him Stephen smiled, his hands moved with lightning speed and he cought the blade between the palms of his hands "that is an impressive boost in strength shadow, but your forgetting one thing, Death is only the beggining, you were right in your asumption that i died during the warr, and i was sent to hell" stephen announced "but my master, the great bahamut made a deal with satan, my soul stayed eternally damned and yet was allowed to return to my body, the constant pain that surges through my body only boosts my strength" Stephen then vanished and reappeared a few meters away from shadow "by the way, cute sword"