Souran's body and soul were untouched.
Ferex had decided not to tamper with them before Skullius had a good look. Beyond that, however, he was also worried about some assurances Souran might have placed on her body in case she lost it to an enemy. Who knew how it would react to external influence.
Skullius appraised the body thoroughly.
"It's still strange to me that these creatures can survive without a body and a soul. They are virtually Divine without actually transcending Divinity," said Skullius.
He already knew the details thanks to Soidon, but actually having a specimen to use for a study in order to confirm the idea was sobering.
And to think Skullius was planning to siege the home of these creatures – where thousands upon thousands of them, some on infinitely higher levels than Arch-Liches, led armies of powerful minions while basking in the grace of their progenitor, Emmae, the Eminence of Undeath – with just a small band of very killable, less experienced combatants…
