Chapter23

[ The deeper cycle tied to the Goddess remains severed. ]

He read that twice, already feeling a headache forming.

'Of course there are layers to reincarnation,' he thought. 'Why wouldn't there be layers to reincarnation?'

The panel kept going.

[ Souls trapped in the severed deep cycle gather in the Veil. ]

[ Those souls are female. ]

[ Male souls continue through the remaining standard cycle. ]

He went still for a second, "female?" he said, staring at the line. "Only female souls?"

The answer came immediately.

[ Your summoning authority connects to the Veil. ]

[ You may summon only from the souls trapped there. ]

[ This is why your summoning path can retrieve only female souls. ]

'That is such a specific problem to suddenly have,' he thought, rubbing his face once. 'Actually no, forget that, why is this even a problem at all?'

The panel gave him no room to complain.

[ Souls within the Veil vary in memory, temperament, and stability. ]

[ Some remember their lives clearly. ]

[ Some have drifted for so long that parts of them have worn away. ]

Something about that made him pause.

He thought about the word souls, then about the word trapped, and the mood in his chest changed a little before the system hit him with the next thing.

[ Connection to the Veil has been made. ]

[ Summon your first soul. ]