1027 The Secret Tower (Part 1)

Nandi had preferred to side with the old witch over the Master's offer to join the Organization that Tezka had delivered to him because Baba Yaga proposed a one-time deal, whereas the Master required long lasting fealty for some crazy-ass plan.

Now, however, the difference between the two was getting thinner by the second.

"That's only half your job, Nandi." Nana said. "Right now, you and Phloria are two peas in a pod. Both of you have unstable bodies that only the powerful mana flow coming from the crystals keeps stable.

"The other half is to be my blueprint. I'll use you to replicate the Master's handiwork, to know where and how to place my blood core inside Phloria's body.

"This will allow me to succeed on the first try. I can't afford a trial-and-error process to understand how to make two different cores coexists. It would require many specimens whereas Phloria's condition is almost unique.