Chapter 67. Stone of Souls

Ayla POV

"Ayla, do you know what happened?" Ishtar asked me, curious.

"Um... Not exactly... I kept talking, but it's not like I was listening, I just knew what to say... It was only at the end that I heard some whispers, but it wasn't loud enough for me to understand what was being said, but they were conversations." I answered exactly what I felt and how it happened.

"And you Soren, what did you feel?" Ishtar asked, and I turned my face to look at Soren.

"The shadows, which usually obey me, were agitated, in conflict with something in the bracelets. I even heard some altered voices, arguing, but I don't know what was said and then when Ayla stopped her hand, the voices diminished, until they stopped for good." Soren answered and looked at me.

"Right." Ishtar released our hands. "Ayla, let me explain to you what soul stones are... Simply put, they're like oil and diamond put together. This means that they're made up of dead organic matter mixed with ino