“This is pointless,” Ruari said in Rian’s mind. “Give in to the magic. Fully become the Speaker of the Dead. You can’t stop it forever, you might as well give in.”


    “No,” Rian thought, barely forcing Ruari back.


    “


    “You are needed in Noantha,” the raspy woman said. “You must free a soul. He is tied to Ivrua by his regrets in life, but now he is dead. You must help him leave Ivrua.”


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “You’ll feel him when he’s close,” Ruari said in Rian’s mind.


    “


    “Have you ever freed a soul before?” Rian thought.


    “Many times,” Ruari said. “That is the purpose of necromancers. The Sancta wanted to be rid of us because Mortua wanted to be rid of us. Hers is not the true land of the dead, and she cannot reach the true land of the dead.”


    “


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.


    “


    “Had you not been fully undead, using your magic would have cost you flesh,” Ruari said in his mind. “This is not a curse that Trivius gave you. Our magic has a cost, and necromancers have a purpose.”


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “


    “Eventually you will give in,” Ruari said in Rian’s mind. “You are the Speaker of the Dead, no matter how much you try to deny it.”


    “


    “