Of course. "Belaisle's endgame," I said. "And just like him to think he could play god."

"While I'm certain," Max said, "Dark Brother has other ideas for all that power."

"Like?" My brain was far too scrambled to put two and two together and get any food group but purple.

"I don't know," Max said. "But it's likely he'll try to use it to break the barrier between Universes in a way he can control them both." The big ...