No body

I had travelled much during my life on Earth and studied many different types of magic. A Romanian witch had taught me elements of shamanism, but I had only developed my skill fully in one aspect: I had learned to project my soul from my body. But would it still work now that I was no longer alive?

Using my will and uttering the words of the spell in the correct cadence, I attempted to cast my soul forward from my body. I soon became a small glowing orb of silver light. But when I glanced down, to my surprise, there was no sign of the body that my soul had temporarily abandoned.

Where had it gone? If it had vanished, how could I return to it? But once more I exerted my will and found myself standing below the high walls of the city.

Now I understood. I was dead and part of the dark. My powers were different now. I could do more than simply project my soul, leaving my body vulnerable to enemies who might stumble across it. I could now shift my shape immediately into that of an orb.

Starblade Book 13 Chapter 14