Edward's timely intervention caused everything to calm down but Arthur was still laying there, half-conscious as if his soul was sucked out of him.
"This should do it."
The serial-killer pocketed the scissors and looked at Arthur before he felt his whole body enveloped by a monstrous pressure which rendered him immobilized.
"Who are you?"
The Empress appeared before him, her eyes glaring at him with suffocating killing intent. She didn't know what he did but it didn't really look that helpful.
In response, Edward innocently raised his hand and jokingly said
"Whoa there! I just followed the frog's instruction. It told me to cut the connection."
"What connection?!"
"I don't know."
"Empress."
Fariya walked to Zaarae and explained, "He's Edward Ortberg, one of the prisoners. He's just a mortal so I don't know how he got here."