The Light in Death by Dennis Schramer

Author:Dennis Schramer [Schramer, Dennis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Daust LLC
Published: 2023-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Tasting the Soul

“I don’t understand,” Cara said, her gray eyes searching mine. “What happened?”

“Well, you died and—” I started, but Shawn pulled me away and grabbed her hand comfortingly.

“I brought you back to life,” he said hurriedly. His audacity, even though I should have expected it, caught me off guard.

“I died?” she asked, looking up questioningly between the two of us.

“Yes, but don’t worry. Now you’re alive and completely healed. I can show you,” Shawn explained. He pulled her to her feet and her eyes widened. He led her around my apartment, and she marveled at her ability to walk without any trouble.

Unfortunately, during my and Jascia’s mind battle, Cara’s role in our adventure was played by her subconscious. She’d most likely never realize that I was the one who did the heavy lifting. I was still concerned about her soul since Jascia was still in there. I didn’t exorcise, banish, or kill the demon, I just knocked her out. I couldn’t be sure how long that’d last.

I turned to Al, nodding toward the kitchen. “Hey, could I talk to you for a moment?” Leah and Dale joined us a moment later.

“What’s going on?” Leah asked.

“Well, I’m not really sure,” I explained. “I didn’t actually get rid of Jascia, she’s still in there.”

“Who’s Jascia?” Dale asked. Al looked over her shoulder at Cara.

“The demon,” I replied. “But before I get into it, I have to explain my abilities a bit more.”

“What do you mean?” Al asked. “I already know about your magic and how it works.”

“Well, not exactly,” I said with a weak smile.

“Oh?” Al asked, crossing her arms.

“So…I can enter people’s souls,” I said. She furrowed her brow.

“What does that mean?”

I thought for a second, then brightened. “Okay, so everyone’s soul is kind of like ice cream that I can swim in. Their hopes, dreams, thoughts, and memories are mix-ins that I can taste to get a sugar rush from.”

Al’s expression hardened. “You’re still terrible at explaining things.”

“What are you talking about?”

“That barely made sense.”

“That’s because you can’t pay attention unless you’re punching someone.”

She growled.

“See?” I said.

“So what? You can just eat people’s souls?” Leah asked.

“I knew I should have listened to that crazy guy on the news,” Dale said.

“What? No. Pay attention. In my brilliant analogy, the sugar is energy, but I still need permission to take it, whether it’s the owner of the ice cream or the ice cream itself that gives it to me.”

“So you don’t eat their souls, you just taste them?” Leah asked. “That’s not much better.”

“Ugh, you’re taking it too literally,” I said.

“What he’s trying to say is he can enter souls, appeal to the owner’s subconscious thoughts, and take energy if he has permission to do so,” Al said and the space around her went up a few degrees.

“Exactly. See? Al gets it.”

“So… you can pry into someone’s life to take their energy?” Leah asked.

“No, no, no. It’s not like that,” I said. “Well—actually—I guess it is like that.”

“Interesting…” Leah pondered.

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