then , to be truthful , he had sat back to see how long it would take the first soul to solve the riddle , to find his mirror , and maneuver his way out of the maze , for although he had boasted to flannery and heatherand to gabriel especiallythat no one would ever wake up , not once he was done with them , that he could in fact kill the soul , you just watch , deep down he didnt believe so himself , for he , as well as anyone , knew that nothing , nothing can kill the soul .