Matters of the soul were often the most mysterious of all.
And the only thing capable of interfering with them was psionic energy.
Interference on the level of consciousness did not exist in the physical realm... Of course, that was how ordinary people understood it. For those with an aptitude for psionic energy, simple guidance could link their consciousnesses, allowing them to accomplish things that would have been impossible under normal circumstances. The reason was that additional medium: psionic energy.
The sensation was very familiar. Little An had used this method when she first summoned him and Celine.
After learning the consciousness-linking technique from her, Jonas had analyzed and understood the nature of this power, gaining the ability to use psionic energy to alter the entire process... After all, a link between consciousnesses worked both ways. If he could alter what one side transmitted, he could naturally alter what the other side received.
And so, as a matter of course, Jonas found the node where he could alter the consciousness link.
All he needed to do was destroy it to terminate the other party's "summoning." Jonas drove his psionic energy into the node like a needle. Immediately afterward, something in the air seemed to grow viscous in response to his actions, and he felt a tingling across his face, like an electric shock.
Then an unknown presence began transmitting vast amounts of information to him. His psionic energy gradually merged with the node, but he could not control the surge of power.
Jonas felt a chill of alarm, seemingly realizing that he had landed himself in a very bad situation.
He took a deep breath and recalled the Black Ring into himself. Then, as though countless fine threads had wound tightly around his consciousness, he was swept into an enormous