Chapter 109

As Chen Zi Han slowly closed his right hand into a fist, I saw the zombie he was experimenting on become withered and even more skeletal than before. It was almost as if the life was being drained out of the creature. I ignored the outside world and concentrated, trying to see the candle inside the zombie.

Finally finding that small light in the darkness I watched as it struggled back and forth, becoming weaker and weaker until it was completely extinguished.  I adjusted my vision back to the real world and saw the once-healthy zombie crumble to dust and slowly blow away in the wind.

It was a very Buffy-esque moment if I was being completely honest.

"The trick was not to put my power into it," said Chen Zi Han as he walked over to where we were standing. Coming to a halt in front of me, he gave me a tender kiss on the forehead. "The trick was to pull my power out of it, and let it wither that way."