Because they have lost their connection to the task Stagnate has given them by raising Will, Stagnate has come to collect Blood, Mary and Gus' souls, but also takes notice of Will himself. After Stagnate is driven off, the anguished Will confesses to his foster family that he was reincarnated from another world. Finally finding his purpose in life in saving them from damnation, Will pledges himself to Gracefeel, Goddess of Light, and gains her divine protection.