Book Two: Chapter 131

“A piece of my soul?” He frowned, thinking about what Ratu had told him early. “Like a soul swap?”

No. You would willingly give me a piece of my choosing. In exchange, I would give you the next step. A doorway appeared in the stone wall. Behind it was a long tunnel that vanished into an inky void. Along this path lies a power that is rightfully yours. I could guide you from afar, speaking to you through...

“Nope.” He took a step back, his heel touching the top of the stairs. “Not even an option. If you take a piece of my soul, everything gets fucked up inside my head and then you become the pilot. I already know this trick, and have since I was a kid.” His mother’s voice echoed briefly in his head, but he shrugged it away. He was a different person now, and no longer a scared little child. “The last thing I need is another voice trying to manipulate me.”

The whispers became loud and angry, spitting like a pot of boiling water all around him.