He sighed, before pulling up his shirt, showing her the scars that had killed him. "It might be because I was dead when they tainted me, and that made their hold weak enough I could tear part of myself free to leave them inside that part. It drove that part insane, and I had to seal it but that is how it goes.<br/><br/>And no it is definitely not dead in a way we understand the word, but it is definitely not alive, though it is more than dangerous enough even in its passive, dormant state, it still nearly killed me and my companion.<br/><br/>And it was less 'cleansed', more 'amputated' and concentrated the taint inside the amputated part. And since I am the only one to do it so far, I might just be a fluke, as I am a bit leery about trying it on others. There is another here in my domain that was tainted so badly that she can't tell her thoughts from their orders in the material planes, though here she can at least be herself here."<br/><br/>He sighed, before running his hand through his hair. "And I am hoping maybe you could tell me a bit about your fight with that Beyonder, since the marilith I mentioned in the story is trying, I think, to summon another Beyonder like the one you fought here to the planes. Inari can't remember or won't tell me, but the end result is the same."<br/><br/>He suddenly froze and stared at the wall for a moment, before preforming a temporary strengthening of the wards on his realm, completely cutting them off from the other planes for a moment, seeing if any of his guests or companions started acting differently. He had remembered what Tiamat had said, and wondered if she had mistaken Ama for Inari.