Risen

‘This is my stop,’ I told Ji-yeong. ‘Coming?’

‘Do I have a choice?’

‘Sure,’ I said. ‘You can try to fight your way back to the bridge and gate out while they’re busy. You know the castle; you might manage it. Or you could join up with Anne. She’s recruiting at the moment.’

‘What happens if I do that?’

‘You get possessed by a jinn for two or three days.’

‘Just two or three days?’

‘Yes.’

Ji-yeong started to answer, then paused. ‘What happens after two or three days?’

‘An army of mages invade this shadow realm and kill you.’

‘Okay, that last bit?’ Ji-yeong said. ‘I think you should have told me that part first.’