Maybe you say that now. But you can't change what you become. Might as well take advantage of it.

[Things had only gotten clearer for him after he embraced his demon side, after all.]

[But at Jean's question, rather than answer them, he instead plants his scythe in the ground beside him and uses his free hand to make a gesture in front of him. With a little puff of magic, a few candles of varying height appear before him.]

I can summon these candles. They're connected to people's lifespan.