"I believe you're Dis's grandson. That figure behind you says it all. I'm even shocked by how much Dis must love you, to have left his Dharma Body in your soul.
"But you say you're going to curse me again? Heh. What right or ability do you have to say that?
"You're only his grandson. That's all.
"In any case, I'm very happy today, and I've gained a great deal. I can hardly wait to begin my new life. It will certainly be wonderful."
Miss Felsher plunged her fingertips straight into Philomina's brow. Her body was like soft cream, and before long, her fingers had sunk entirely into Philomina's body.
Once she entered completely, Philomina would disappear, and Miss Felsher would return with a young body and soul.
Kallen took a deep breath, unaffected by the scene before him. Instead, he looked toward Mrs. Felshev, now reduced to a damaged skeleton, and said in a low voice:
"Immerlis Family Faith System-Plunder!"
The phantom of Dis behind him emitted a faint glow, as though confirming Kallen's words.
At the same time, a faint halo appeared on Mrs. Felshev's bones.
"Crack... crack... crack..."
A series of crisp sounds rang out. Not cracking, but... healing.
To her horror, Mrs. Felshev discovered that the cracks in her skeleton that had been dripping "egg white" were shrinking and mending. The smaller fissures had already closed completely, while the larger cracks had narrowed considerably, and the process was still continuing.
"Why is this happening? This is his curse! This is his curse!"
Normally, healing injuries would certainly have been a good thing. But for Mrs. Felshev now, the eggshell she had finally managed to break was repairing itself. That meant the shackles of the curse would return, and the egg white was already gone.
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