The ghost opened his mouth and spoke, but not to Aleria at first.<br/><br/>"Well done Rafael. You have brought her to me as per our agreement. I see you two enjoyed yourself already, but no matter. I trust the girl is already seeded then?"<br/><br/>"Yes, I planted both my seed and the spark in her womb, as you wanted." the devil answered as the ghost walked closer with silent, insubstantial steps.<br/><br/>"Excellent. Leave now and continue with the preparations. I shall have a word with my daughter." the dead wizard instructed, and with a smirk on his face, the humanoid devil teleported away in a puff of smoke.<br/><br/>"Don't look so surprised, my daughter. Yes, I have orchestrated the events you could call unfortunate that led you here. A contingency plan, in case my original experiment failed. The fiend who now has claim to your being is one I have communed with for many years. He is an ally, and a tool. You too can work for me and enjoy your freedom. To a certain degree. I'm afraid if you refuse to cooperate, I will have to force you to, and no such luxuries will be given to you. In fact, if you ever wish to escape your slavery to to our friend Rafael there, your only hope is to comply to my wishes, and use what room I give you during your missions to figure out how to free your soul from its damnation." the ghost explained his offer than looked at the girl's expression for a moment.<br/><br/>"Preserving one's life is a noble goal, and the search for knowledge takes time that outlasts a single human's lifetime I'm afraid. That is why I raised you, trained you as a vessel to take over once my body gave out. alas, the ritual was flawed and your developed mind prevented me from obliterating your consciousness and taking possession of your body. Unfortunate but not unexpected. I have prepared for such contingencies and even though I did not survive in my physical form, thanks to my pact with Rafael my spirit was preserved. Luckily for you, we both may still be able to walk away from this. All I need, is a suitable vessel with no developed will of its own, bred to contain all my knowledge and power. And that, dead Aleria you can help me with..." he finally said, talking slowly and grinning throughout the monologue. Now it all made sense: why the summoned devil wouldn't listen to her, why it wanted to seed her, to kidnap her. If her warlock father couldn't take over her body, he would take over her child's.