Chapter 53: Brekk

Koray nodded, thinking of all that Neikirk had explained in that chamber with the star. "Yes. We always knew demons could see ghosts in some way, since you so often feed on souls when ordinary energies aren't enough. But to know you in fact use the same energy as necromancers … I cannot use the same energy as the paladins and priests. I cannot use magic to fight or heal as they do. They cannot see ghosts, speak to them, or banish them. My energy is inaccessible to them." Except for the way that he and Sorin seemed to replenish each other, but he could not think of Sorin right then. "You're like me, except a soldier."

"What does that mean?"

"I'm not sure yet, but it could be the key to everything," Koray said. "I am hoping it will help convince them that you are no longer evil."

Brekk sighed. "I look like a demon and so will always be seen as a demon. I'm not interested in your false hopes."