Somanda cackled at Serenity's response.
"Smart, eh? The Eminence of Undeath has been hunting for that treasure of yours with scorching sockets, mobilising many for the search. Yet you are here. How?" he said with his keen sight on the flickering flame body of Serenity.
The mysterious blue entity scoffed.
"Same way you are here. We're both latched onto Skullius, though our specific circumstances are quite polar," she said.
Indeed.
Somanda's tie with Skullius originated from his ownership of part of his soul. Therefore, as Skullius' free soul carried plagues that had evolved with Somanda's recent rise in strength, the Lich had found adequate leeway to manifest himself using Skullius as an anchor.