Vigor Mortis: Volume 4 by Natalie Maher

Author:Natalie Maher [Maher, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Psychological, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Coming of Age
Published: 2023-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

21 Bisection

It takes a split-second to reorient myself once my soul slots back into place, albeit for two drastically different reasons. Conflicting sets of memories slam into each other, and though they were only separate for a few minutes it’s enough to almost distract me from my chance. Almost. Nawra’s mana curls around me, dancing around the Watcher’s own and bolstering my resistance enough to call on my power. Pushing aside the shock, I let my tendrils curl around my limbs and smash through the door of my prison cell, which flies off its hinges and nearly bowls Ars over as I lunge his way, grabbing his throat.

Except… wait wait wait wait. I just made a deal with this guy! Hold on, you did what? Why am I… you offered to hire Ars? That’s completely… why is all this Nawra mana here? Wait, doesn’t matter, never mind. We need to break all the enchantments in the room. I mean I need to do that. And I agree. What? Oh, fuck it.

I unleash a massive burst of myself, aiding the black in annihilating the yellow before shaping it all into a spell to rip any metal that isn’t part of my armor into an unrecognizable mess.

“You got the situation handled now, darling?” a female voice asks, and I realize it’s Nawra, using the mana she’s pouring into the area to cast a kynamancy spell. Her voice somehow manages to carry the exact sort of amused haughtiness that I always imagined her speaking with. I’m not actually sure if she can hear me through her mana, so I answer by writing back in the mana ocean.

I think so? I write hesitantly.

Yep, I’ve got this, I write confidently and at exactly the same time.

Uh. Wait. What? Am I back to being two people? Is there someone else in here?

Yes. Apparently. I’m pretty sure I didn’t ask that question. You did.

Fuck.

Is everything alright? Nawra asks.

Shit. Let’s not look crazy in front of Nawra, okay? I’ll write, you not write? Yep. Cool. Sounds like a plan.

I mean, yes. Probably, I hastily correct. Just some odd dissonance, but I’m sure I’ll be back to normal soon. Thanks again, Nawra.

Well, if you say so, Nawra writes back. Have fun torturing that man to death!

God your sister is so creepy. Er, I mean my sister? I… look, this is a terrible time to have an existential crisis. We can negotiate much better terms with Ars now that we’re free.

I tighten my grip on Ars’ throat, my tendrils twitching murderously towards his soul. Negotiate? We’re going to fucking murder this asshole. Why wouldn’t we?

…Because he’s a ridiculously skilled animancer that’s willing to work with us? I keep my tendrils poised to kill, but go no further. He’s at my mercy, so there’s no reason to escalate.

Most of our entire family are skilled animancers willing to work with us! And they have significantly more ethical sense than Ars does, which is a bit disturbing of a comparison any way you slice it.

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