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Chapters (66)
  1. PREFACE
  2. Full Page Image
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. One week ago
  6. THREE
  7. Present day
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. FORTY-SEVEN
  52. FORTY-EIGHT
  53. FORTY-NINE
  54. FIFTY
  55. FIFTY-ONE
  56. FIFTY-TWO
  57. FIFTY-THREE
  58. FIFTY-FOUR
  59. FIFTY-FIVE
  60. FIFTY-SIX
  61. FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. FIFTY-NINE
  64. SIXTY
  65. SIXTY-ONE
  66. SIXTY-TWO

Souls are the purest energy in the universe. It stands to reason that they could power the boundaries and keep them from collapsing. But a soul's cycle belongs to Psyche. It is not something that can be influenced, not even by a god. Yet Lispera found a loophole that not even Psyche could dispute. As long as the soul gave its consent and sacrificed itself, then its energy could be used to enforce the boundaries.

The Supremes were intrigued by the idea, but they did not know how they would find a soul to sacrifice itself, for that sacrifice meant utter oblivion. More than that, one soul's energy, though powerful, could not possibly feed the boundary indefinitely.

But Lispera came through again with another proposition. Souls may choose to sacrifice themselves in exchange for an opportunity to have their deepest desire fulfilled. If the Supremes joined their powers to bestow a boon upon a lucky winner, creatures from all corners of the universe would clamor for a chance to participate in such a competition.

The Supremes debated this topic for many years before they reached a consensus. They would hold a game for all the mortal creatures of the universe, and the winners would get the chance to have one wish fulfilled. But to participate, each creature had to consent to the fact that by losing, they would be forfeiting their souls.

As the boundaries between the worlds started to weaken again, it was time to organize The Wishing Game.

This is the account of the first Wishing Game that this scribe has witnessed with his own eyes. All the events that follow are true, and they bear the seal of approval from the Supremes.

I swallow hard as I put two and two together. Demons were recently sighted in the intermediary realms. Does that mean the boundaries are weakening again? Despite the ongoing Wishing Game?

I flip the pages of the book in search of more information, but the rest is merely an account of each trial and the favorite contestants. It's only at the end that I read about the winner and his wish. He asked for the hand in marriage of one of the Supremes, something clearly not done because the wish had been denied and the winner had been convicted and jailed for his offense—for it seems to have been an offense to even aspire to be with a Supreme.

There isn't much else in the book, so I turn my attention to others. Yet they all follow the same format. There is the exact same introduction after which the game is described in detail, almost as if the scribe was a sports commentator giving his opinions on his favorite teams.

"Nigel?" I call out, and the wraith materializes in front of me. "Is there anything more about The Wishing Game in here?"