Outside Help

A presence which he had yet to feel on this side of the veil brushed his mind, and he felt a warmth emanate from the pit of his stomach—a familiar feeling.

'Do you need help, papa?' a soft voice asked in his mind.

'Luna? How did you find me?' Alex asked her mentally.

'I felt you far away and followed the tether to your soul. I found this crack in the darkness, and when I pushed through, I was back inside you.'

Alex could imagine that his pulling at the mana leak formed a wide crack in the veil that separated their worlds. It was good news that Luna could follow it there, but it was also not good.

If she could sense him through it, what else could?

But right now, he couldn't waste time thinking about this. Every second he wasted, his body absorbed more of the mana concentrated inside his head, and the rest were fighting against his control to break free once more.