Initial Control

Influencing pure Zenesha was out of the question. She didn't need to be rash without knowing the extent of the situation and Louvnel's suspicions. Perhaps, since his strength was far greater than Ravino's, he managed to notice that something was wrong.

However, it would be impossible to really know what was different about her unless Louvnel was like Prime, who was able to see her inside. Thinking in this direction, Zenesha decided to just keep silent and not do anything that could confirm his suspicions further.

if she didn't do anything, how could he discover that there was some soul still attached and living inside of this body?

She remained silent and didn't do anything to interrupt the conversation.

"Is it... a week ago?" he murmured, enough for her to say that these vague, cold words seemed to be a silent whisper that was controlled by some kind of magic that prevented it from leaking out other than their ears.

Louvnel's hot yet chilling crimson eyes narrowed while staring at her before he added another, "Or... longer than that?"

Zenesha could noticed that his voice had lowered considerably, as though he were asking her to confirm. Even with her anxiety, she chose not to give any hints.

A few minutes later, pure Zenesha only smiled, not giving any response. However, as Louvnel blinked, he didn't appear disappointed by this. Like usual, he only nodded without any change of expression before he averted his gaze, as though lost in thought.

She didn't leave her eyes observing him; she wanted to read him but to no avail. There weren't any changes in his expression at all, and it made her uneasy.

"Let's go," he said while guiding Zenesha somewhere, and only after seeing the entrance to her room did she understand what he said.

He was escorting her to her room. It was a little weird, but compared to what he was saying earlier, this was already considered normal.

Louvnel turned and faced her before nodding and leaving her alone with her attendants. Zenesha's brow furrowed, this demon was seriously unpredictable.

Did he only want to see her confirm something, and now that he's already confirmed whatever it was, he already left?

She could only shake her head and shelve Louvnel's matter. Even if she knew what he confirmed, there was nothing he could do about it. What she had to do was initially control her Spirit Shackles and meet Prime again!

Since they last talked about using Ravino as the vessel, that dragon didn't call or visit her again. Fortunately, as she had something to be busy with, Zenesha was not eager to see Prime.

Not long after, when she was the only one inside, she sat in a chair that she moved while the moonlight shone on her. This time, she wasn't simply about to practice moonlight manipulation but also began to initially control the Spirit Shackles.

As she didn't have any knowledge of it and was only using Prime's hint and her intuition, Zenesha needed to be extra careful. The moment that she managed to trigger something in her soul, she had the possibility of alerting those beings that were monitoring her and this world.

When that happened, she had the premonition that her chance would really never come, and even Prime couldn't help her anymore.

Zenesha began to command the elements to surround her with a mere thought. It was also gentle and afraid to make a huge effect. While she was surrounded by the elements, nothing happened in the vicinity, and their lights were dimmed.

Her precise control was something she also practiced in the past two weeks.

In only seconds, her body became so warm that it felt as though she were bathing in the hot springs. Zenesha didn't immerse herself in this sensation and proceeded with the next step, which was to converge herself with the elements.

She not only wanted them to surround her on the surface but even her soul! This was a method she thought of that made her initially control the Spirit Shackles.

As it was a huge risk and a slight mistake on her part, everything would crumble before her eyes. There was no future for her if that happened.

She controlled them and commanded them to be in order while they surrounded her soul. In her trance state, she could 'see' that her soul, which was originally already bright with some black patches, began to glow even more. And at that moment, the invincible threads in her soul finally revealed themselves to her.

It was still blurry, but its outline was enough for Zenesha to confirm their state. She observed her glowing soul that was intensifying by the elements. Instantly, her expression sank. Fortunately, she was careful and didn't get distracted much.

In her 'vision,' her glowing soul was surrounded by chains that were attached deep and almost engraved in her soul. Even if she tried to remove them or even move them, Zenesha would fail for certain.

With how tight the chains were, the black patches were becoming deeper, as though they were a wound from the chains. She finally understood why Prime said, she only needed to initially control them for this stage, as in her ability, there was no way she could control the Spirit Shackles at all!

Burying the hopelessness and despair that were already creeping up from the bottom of her heart, Zenesha composed herself. Instead, she used this anger and anguish to strengthen her control of the elements.

Her concentration reached its peak, as did her aura, so that even the elements didn't dare move from their positions and disobey the Wolf Queen's order.

She slowly guided the elements to be around the illusory and blurry Spirit Shackles, just enough to barely touch the chains. Using it as a foundation, her soul glowed so brightly that even her body was the same.

She sensed her soul and the elements, and once she was done with the step, there weren't any gaps anymore. Zenesha commanded the elements to seep into her soul; looking closely, the elements seemed to imitate the chains, and they became corporeal as they brightened before fully integrating themselves with her soul.

It was like there were two chains in her soul—one was there to restrict her while the other was there to give her soul some breathing. In fact, the moment the elements blended with her soul, Zenesha almost exhaled as though she were finally refreshed.

After doing this and making sure the elements' chains were steady, she opened her eyes. Fortunately, she was sitting in a chair, or she might have collapsed on the ground.

Zenesha felt so weak after the extreme concentration that she did. At least, she succeeded. A satisfied smile emerged on her lips. Before inspecting her condition.

There weren't so many changes on the surface, as it was only initial control, she couldn't really influence the body that much. However, to know the extent of her control over the body, she needed to test tomorrow.

"One month," Zenesha nodded to herself after looking at her condition. She needed to replenish the elements that were in her soul every month, otherwise, they would disperse.

Her first goal was finally achieved, but thinking of her harsh reality, Zenesha knew she had a long way to go. While thinking about this and weakly leaning on his chair, suddenly there was a clapping sound resounded.

She lifted her gaze, and there, in front of her, on the balcony, Prime was standing, clapping at her with his usual mischievous grin.