After being killed by the demon Azmodan, the woman Seraphina defiantly refuses his demand to renounce her parents, the celestial protectors Gabriel and Elara. Azmodan strips her of her holy speech and cuts out her tongue. Meanwhile, in Radiant City, her commander father berates her for missing her sister Aurelia’s important recital. He disowns her and casts her out to die. Despite her soul being destroyed, a remnant of Seraphina's spirit unexpectedly returns to the mortal realm seven days after her death.