With Kendall as a guide, Skylar brought Debra to a quiet courtyard.

Skylar let go of Debra's hand and said apologetically, "Debra, I know you will blame me for this, but I have no other choice but to do it. I can't let you go back to Darryl, and I can't give you up to His Excellency Archfiend, so I can only let you live here. Rest assured that I'll come to visit you often."

Then, he left with Kendall. He wished he could stay longer, but there were still many things that he needed to handle personally.

'It's over for me. Being imprisoned here is a fate worse than death!' Debra thought despairingly.

Meanwhile, back at the Carter family, Darryl, Chester, Yvette, Chang Er, and the others were sitting in the Grand Hall. Each of them was sporting a grave expression and feeling terrible.

A day had passed since Darryl had sent his men to investigate Skylar's whereabouts after he stole the Devil Sealed Mirror from the Ghost World, but they had not received any news yet. Darryl also came