Chapter 67: Sleeping Together (1)
“Based on everything I’ve studied so far, curses don’t affect the body—they act on the soul itself,” Hugo explained.
I found his theory intriguing.
“I didn’t know that. So they’re more like soul-borne diseases?”
“You could say that. I’m not entirely sure how these internal imaging photographs work, but they definitely capture curses.”
“That blackened part—is that the curse?”
Hugo nodded.
“Yes. The soul mirrors the shape of the body. The curse forms as a mass that either wraps around or replaces part of the afflicted area.”
He pointed to the X-ray I’d shown him.
Just as he said: the Death Dragon’s skull, and the entire exterior of the undead corpse, were shrouded in black clumps of energy.
“Can we try imaging my hand right now?”
“Sure.”
I scanned Hugo’s hand and projected it through the crystal.