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[It's not as bad as you think.] The essence said suddenly.
Matthew sighed. "You wouldn't understand," he replied.
The essence spoke again.
[If you put your mind to it and don't leave all the work of making the necessary things happen to me, you'll be able to better control the power of the Spiritual Essence. Now that you're here and have time, you'd do well to try to gain better control. Even though I can speak to you as an independent entity, don't forget that we are one.]
[You are the true progenitor of spirits.]
Finally, Matthew frowned.
That sounded pretty good, and it was something that, even though he'd kept it in mind, he'd somehow forgotten or overlooked.
Over the past few months and years, he has been creating spirits for his girls and even convincing the Spirits of the Abyss to join Alice's army. He created new spirits and took old ones to reform them.
