"Lots," she said. "You don't need implants to control people. Just about everything here looks like the work of a demon; the only question is if Landel himself is, or he's in a contract with one. This looks like it might be Hild's work, too." Skuld grimaced; if she was involved, they were in even worse trouble than anyone knew. "On her own I don't know why she'd do this, but if she or someone else is working with Landel, it makes sense.

"As for our limiters, my sister Belldandy has one normally, and I've helped her take it off before, so I know something about those, too. The big problem is that limiters are really complex, and sometime it's virtually impossible to break a spell without... help." Some magics were so complicated that even Heaven, the ultimate magic institution, could do nothing without the one who cast it--but she wasn't about to say as much. Besides, those spells were rare.