I couldn't tell what was going on inside Nell’s head. There was a broad
range of emotions forming on her face that were all jumbled together. “I can’t
change what I am. I am a cold blooded killer infused with the power of the
Underworld. I’m afraid of what will happen if I don’t send souls to the
Underkeeper. He will come for me, I know he will.”
A shimmering tear rolled down her face. A human emotion. “I miss my
sister. We were human once, you know? Taken by those who worship the gods when
we were little. Delah was given to the Overkeeper and I… I was sent to hell
where I was trained. I haven’t seen my sister since.”
Without warning she turned back into her mist form and disappeared into
the forest. She needed time to think. I needed time to think. What just
happened?
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