In the distance, Meryl watched as Aken, and Alexis vanished. She clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes. If only Aken could have finished Erebus off. He was so close. She wanted Erebus to die. She wanted her granddaughter’s soul released from him. Meryl felt a heavy pressure begin to pull her down as the shadows hid a liquid darkness.
“How close is it to being finished?” A sinister voice rasped from the shadows. It was as if the shadows themselves were speaking. There was no physical body to be seen.
“My lord.” Meryl bowed her head respectfully, keeping her gaze on the ground. “It is almost there but we need more essence in it. Right now, the nembrant can be broken if the person is strong enough. We can try adding more of your essence or a deity’s essence is needed. That should do the tr
