Chapter 58
“The point was for you to obtain and absorb necromagic,” said Shivnath. “I do not govern the Darkness, so I could not bestow its power on you—but the other half of my whole gave it to you freely. Necrovar instructed his followers to infect you with darksalm. Upon your death, necromagic cemented itself in the threads of your soul. With that, you became balanced.” Why didn’t you tell me? Keriya wanted to shriek, but in her heart, she knew. “You gave me a test,” she whispered. Shivnath raised a brow ridge, tilting her magnificent head. “I gave you many tests.” “And I feel like I failed every one.” Keriya clasped her hands to keep them from fidgeting. “I am not worthy of valemagic. I can’t be trusted with it. Power corrupts. I don’t want power anymore.” The voice in her head echoed the tr
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