Seth stood and watched the nightmare creature as it tore its past master into bloody shreds and tried not to let the gripping fear show on his face. He could feel the man's life force, his memories, his talents and hard won skills filling his own mind and body, turning him into something much more than the lowly soldier he'd been just mere moments before. He knew he would have to run now, the Generals kin would be close on his tail and he would have to leave the city. He tried to forget the words of the creature in his mind and willed himself not to say those eight terrible words again, no matter deep the hunger became.
Take the Body and give me the rest is the first in a three part fantasy series by the Melbourne writer Julius Schenk.