Gu Fang smiled at him before scanning over the others present and feeling a slight ache where his heart should have been, had he still had a physical body.
"I see some fresh faces among your group, Alexander. It's good to see you haven't stopped expanding your team. But you are far from being an army capable of stopping what's to come. You'll have to do better."
Alex looked at him with a mix of complicated emotions.
"I wish we had more time to talk about that. But that is not what I want to hear from you in this instant. Did you agree to become his vessel and get locked away in this prison? Or were you forced to do it?"
Gu Fang shook his head no.
"Unfortunately, even if I would like to say I had no choice, ultimately, it was my decision. You don't have the full picture here, Mr. Leduc. Even if I would rather still be inhabiting my body, my presence in this pagoda is needed."
Alex frowned.
"Needed for what?"
