"I was hurt back there. I tried to obtain hard-to-get things hastily and foolishly. This gave me serious injuries that could only be recovered with many years of rest.
At the time, I had the time array with me and decided not to return to lose to Maximus. I decided to take my chances and stay in the Seraphim Ancient Sarcophagus for a while. I just didn't expect that no one from my faction would return to free me.
I clearly left warnings and various methods of locating myself." Maximillian spoke mournfully, though he was not sad about how it all turned out.
In the end, he had won, and Maximus was dead!
People in the surrounding area heard that story and believed Maximillian.
His case was extraordinary, and probably no one there could repeat what he had done. But Maximillian Flamen knew many things about the Church and had unmistakable techniques and ways of fighting.
Once he showed them such things, any doubt would be removed!