Chapter 187: Understatements

I ran. For Nepal and the spire castle and the soul of the oldest vampire in the plane. Not of my own accord. I'm a bit ashamed to admit it likely wouldn't have happened if I'd been left up to my own devices. But I wasn't given a choice.

My vampire persona took hold of me and threw me bodily through the veil and into Moa's bedchamber, déjà vu a momentary blip of disconcertment as I staggered to a halt at the sight of the slight, trembling vampire mother wavering as black fought to devour her.

Syd. Mom's voice sounded level in my head, but with an edge of fear I recognized as pure terror. My spirit magic is gone.

I know. I grit my teeth against my vampire's desperation while she reached for Moa and tried to hold her. I'd only ever once before felt the undead creation of Iepa take full control of me, and was so surprised by her actions I let her.