Chapter 116: The child in my soul
Ash’s eyes widened. That wasn’t something he expected to hear. Out of everything so far, this felt the most unreal.
"You said... You have a soul space inside mine? How’s that even possible? Every soul only has one soul space. Even if yours is inside here, how are we both sharing it?"
No answer came right away. The silence didn’t feel empty. It felt like the voice was thinking, searching for the right words. Then, finally, it spoke.
"I’m sorry, Ash. I really don’t know what’s going on. I don’t understand any of this soul stuff. I don’t even know how I got here. I just... I want to see the world out there. I want to leave this place, but I can’t. I don’t know how."
The voice cracked like it was holding back something that had been buried for too long.
"You see, I get jealous of you. You walk. You eat. You breathe. I can’t do any of that. I’m stuck in here where it’s always dark and always quiet. It feels like I’ll be here forever. That’s why I spoke to you. You’re the only person I can talk to. Do you... know a way out?"
Ash tilted his head toward the dimming sky. That question—the weight behind it—it stuck with him.
The soul space wasn’t just a prison. It was worse. A place where nothing moved. No light or motion. Just an endless, frozen reflection of the soul’s edge.
A child trapped in that place, with no memories or name, and no way forward... it pulled at something in Ash. He hated the thought of anyone staying in a place like that. But this was still his soul. Whatever was inside it. Whoever this voice belonged to. It didn’t belong there.
He needed a way to get it out.
But nothing came to mind. This wasn’t something tech could fix, so Max was out. And Kael... Kael wouldn’t know what to do either.
Ash had never heard of anything like this. Not even the deepest war records or the forbidden logs mentioned soul-sharing. No one had ever described this before.