Vell said, "Soh!" with great enthusiasm, and the leftover walls and roof of the small building shot outwards and into the air.

He seemed to begin radiating with a blue aura, and he swung his staff around in the air, which left lines in the air, also of a blue color.

"Par! San! Red! Vuh! Ver!" Each word or syllable seemed to shake the ground, and as they were targetted at the elf, she twitched and convulsed.

She was raised unnaturally from the ground and floated in the air, and then seemed to be fully infused with life as her eyes opened and breathed heavily.

But before she had touched the ground again Vell touched her with his staff and added, "Auf Par Ani."

He pulled something out of the elf, something ethereal, touched his staff to Sonder, and said, "Dar."

Sonder felt a rush, something was given to her that she couldn't describe, but for the first time since she was raised, she felt good.

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All the numbness was gone but she could feel that it wasn't permanent.

Something also happened to her body, it wasn't just her mind that was affected.

Dark wings grew out of her head and her skin turned paler than it was before. She must have also grown a few centimeters.

"What did you do?" Sonder, the elf, and even the orc were asking- All three in different tones.

The elf was first as she was the first to add, "I am not one of the dreaded raised, am I?"

"No," Vell answered in very clear words, "you are truly alive again, not a zombie."

"I feel so weak."

"You should. You're body and mind went through heavy trauma. You'll need some time to recover."

"What did you do with your staff?" The orc asked then.

"Why, I took my payment. Just a small part of her soul, she won't miss it." He answered and then turned to Sonder, "And I gave that payment to Sonder. She is the offended party and deserves something in turn. How do you feel, anyway?"

"I feel..." she had to think, "I don't know."

She didn't know if she should show any glee at the fact that Vell had used such dark magic to give her anything at all. No matter how good she would feel.

"You'll know in the future." He patted her on her head.