Light of Divinity

A glimmer of golden light.

As Soren reached out and lightly touched the Doll Girl's forehead, invisible ripples of energy began to spread through the room. The spot his fingertip touched was like the surface of a lake disturbed by a finger. The irresistible energy even affected this cramped space, seeming to isolate everything in the room from the Material Plane. The Doll Girl hovering in front of Soren shuddered, and Alice, standing behind the desk with a look of surprise, shuddered as well.

"A mental link?"

"No wonder her control is so precise!"

Low-level Puppeteers used a thread to connect themselves to their puppets. At higher levels, they no longer needed that thread and controlled their puppets through thought instead. But an even higher form of control involved more than thought: it established a direct mental link with the puppets. A puppet became like a second body, and whatever the constructed life could sense, its mistress could sense as well.

Vastness!

That was all Alice felt. When Soren lightly touched the Doll Girl's forehead, she felt as though a finger had lightly touched her own forehead as well. Then she sensed a power as vast as the starry sky.

A power that stood above all mortal things!

Soren withdrew his finger after that gentle touch. Compared with him and his divine rank of 76, the Doll Girl before him was still far too weak.

He feared that accidentally releasing too much divine power would destroy her consciousness.

"All done."

Soren slowly rose, looking at the Constructed Girl, Chris, before glancing at her mistress, Alice, beside her. He said slowly, "I should be leaving. You'll feel much more energetic for a while. When you have time, work on strengthening your will."

"I'll come back to see you in a few