Confronting Nix

Alex and Melissa went away from the fighting protestors and once they were back in some peace and quiet, Melissa initiated,

"Remember I was talking about something that would keep me and other wives alive?"

Alex nodded. He did. It was at such a crucial time that those protestors appeared.

"Right." Melissa nodded and continued, "it's really simple. You just have to open the Celestial Arch of Ascendance, have your loved ones pass through it, and voila, they're immortals."

Alex stopped in his tracks and stared at Melissa, completely stupefied.

"Say what?"

"What?" Melissa tilted her head in confusion. "Did I say something weird?"

Alex stared at her and thought, 'does she understand the gravity of her words and how important they are!?'

Shaking his head, he thought again, 'of course she doesn't. She's a God…'

"Darling?" Melissa called Alex to wake him up from his stupor.