The Attendants

The journey to Black Castle was silent, but loud. It will only take a single minute of them to be late for Malice to succeed with her plan. She would take over Melissa's body and acquire her powers in its prime state.

"If her body does get taken over, what will become of your mom?" Connor asked.

Elliot shook his head. "I don't know, but I'm sure it won't be pretty. I could only assume that my mother would never rest in peace if that happens."

"Her soul will be trapped in an eternal prison state," Ed muttered. "I heard about it before. Body Takeover was a forbidden skill that's used by people to live forever. It was their own version of immortality."

"You've heard about this before?" Elliot asked. "When?"