The Omega Queen
I asked, the question slipping from my lips almost before I realized it.
Camelia’s eyes grew distant for a moment, as if she was searching for something, something deep within herself. When she spoke again, her voice was even softer. “In order to defeat Thompson, we must take that essence from him. We must retrieve it from the heart of the mountain and bring it to wherever he is. But there is a taboo that cannot be ignored.”
I leaned forward, my breath catching. “A taboo?”
“Yes,” she replied, almost in a whisper. “He cannot look upon his essence again after the exchange. If he does, it will destroy him and his power will be undone.”