Chapter 105: Freeing Clara (2)
"This charm," Riku said, showing it to Clara, "can serve as a new, temporary anchor for your soul, Lady Clara. It would allow you to accompany Elara, to be near her. Later on, we can make you a new body."
"However, I must tell you the risks. If this charm were to be destroyed, your soul would dissipate instantly, and you would disappear. Another potential solution could be that you wait here till we make a new body for you, and then we can tether your soul to the new body."
Clara looked at the charm, then at Riku, and then at Elara. Then she smiled.
"Please, young man. I would rather stay with my daughter than rot in this graveyard. Go ahead and do what you must."
Riku looked at Elara once more, who looked at him with hopeful eyes. he gave her a slight smile and then prepared to cast his spell.
Soul Tether (-20 Goodwill Points)
Necromantic runes appeared all over the ground, covering Clara’s soul and her underground remains with an ethereal light. The process was surprisingly quick, a testament to his inherent skill. Clara’s luminous form pulsed, then seemed to contract, drawing inwards towards the charm in Riku’s hand. With a final, soft sigh, her ethereal light flowed into the dark threads, and the charm pulsed once with a gentle, green luminescence before settling.
The charm now felt warm in his hand, thrumming with a gentle, ethereal energy.
"Are you all right? Maa?" Elara asked.