"You need to learn how to exalt your own Divine nature above the nature of your Essence. Stop treating it like a master that holds the power of divinity over you. Instead, treat it as a living, breathing entity that needs to be tamed. Force its movement, take away its freedom. Make it work for you, not the other way around. Do you understand me?"
Cleopatra clenched her hand into a fist and turned to give Azrael a hard look.
Azrael simply stared at Cleopatra in shock for a few seconds.
The way Cleopatra explained his actions to him hit far too close to home, almost like he was making a mistake that every other demigod had made in the past.
It was true that Azrael was trying to treat his Essence like a friend.
He always made sure that he never pushed it beyond the limits of what it could do, and he treated it like a partner who needed to be cared for and guided gently.
