There existed a forbidden magic spell that held sway over life itself. It allowed the caster to transfer her own life force to another person, and could even be used to revive the dead. Lieselotte managed to master this black sorcery, but she soon found herself constantly beset by the spirits of the dead. [I should never have learned such a worthless spell,] she thought ruefully as she continued her never-ending battle against her spectral pursuers.