Frank Yates immediately closed his eyes, tuning out the physical world to focus inward. He directed his consciousness into his dantian and the meridians coursing through his body. Indeed, compared to the roaring river of power he had felt in the morning—a torrent that felt limitless—the current stream felt noticeably thinner, perhaps by a third. The depletion from healing Tanya's face and resurrecting Leo Bailey's father was real and significant.
The mysterious voice on the phone seemed to anticipate Frank’s confirmation. It didn't wait for an answer.
"Conservation of energy is an immutable law of the universe," the raspy voice continued, lecturing him like a professor from hell. "The strange energy existing within your body is called Spirit Power. It is not infinite. Using it consumes i
