He looked up, a flat, hostile glare on his face, but he knew he was out matched by this one, at least for the moment. "I meant after the final battle. But if I don't have all of my family when I get back, well, I was going to end up fighting you anyways, it seems, but how many I get to 'keep' determines which set of rules I play by. Not a threat, just a nice friendly reminder that, no matter how far I have sunk, I have always had rules.<br/><br/>And I will be back.<br/><br/>As for not living again, death comes for everything, eventually. And I have a feeling this form is going to live for a VERY long time. Besides, I was sick and tired of life more than three hundred fifty years ago. Not so much now, but if I take the long rest, then I will fucking enjoy it, and make my opponents work as hard as possible to make it a reality. Something you should have noted about me already, if you really have met me fifteen times already.<br/><br/>Besides, the finishing Verdelet's job is only if I feel it would be faster and more efficient than hunting everyone down one by one.<br/><br/>However, back to the point, you offered a recap on where the story had been. Not really interested in knowing how it will go exactly, but where it has been before will reveal patterns I can use to make more educated guesses."