Complicated love

At the morgue, Felicia recognized her corpse and her mother sighed while looking towards Edwin.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's the work of a sorcerer. They drained her of all her life force."

"Ross?!"

"Yes, but why would he need life force? Edwin, contact Derrick. Tell them to abandon all their research in California and come immediately to Newcastle."

"Mum, what's going on?"

"For an evil spirit to survive, it needs vitality because it contains mana."

"Mana? What's that?"

"The essence of magic. There is only one person capable of this."

"Karmen...?"

"This corpse is a message she's sending us. She's back, and the more mana she absorbs, the more dangerous she becomes."

***A few hour later

"Felicia, I know it's hard to think of anything else right now, but you need to focus," her mother said.

"I'm doing my best, Mom, but it's not easy," Felicia replied.

"Do you want to take a break?"

As Nathaniel reached for her hand, Felicia refused and leaned on her knees, breathing slowly.

"Your moth