Chapter 47: Dearth of Life

Cliff could feel the last bits of power and strength drain away from his body. Since he became immobilized, he’d been studying the corpses in the room, trying to figure out exactly how the strange power worked.

It had taken him a while, but eventually he realized what was going on. Attached to every corpse were thin, nearly invisible psynergy threads. When the being touched him earlier, green psynergy had spread out from there and caught him too. The threads were very small, very fine, and unbelievably firm. It was obvious that they could somehow control bodies, regardless of whether they were alive or dead.

Now, Cliff realized how his captain could have gotten trapped. With an ability like this, it would be a simple task to bait someone using his or her own allies.

Dammit. I was on the verge of saving her, but I screwed up yet again. At least I still have control over my mind. I just hope Vance and Eden are-