”They have a very good chance to do that, unless the one they are trying to possess has both an extreme force of will and good instincts to help him defend against this kind of intrusion. Of course, the more powerful a spirit is, the more chance it has to succeed.” Puppeteer’s voice took a scholarly tone, he was almost like giving a lecture. He fumbled with his commlink absentmindedly, switching it to offline mode while speaking. ”And I don’t have to be close, I just have to be able to identify him to the spirit. It is useful to remain within a few hundred meters though, in case I have to modify the request I made. The biggest hurdle in this method’s way may be a barrier. If the spirit has to cross one to get to him, it will alert the one who set the barrier up, and can also take time to force himself through. But once he possessed someone, he will remain inside until he finished what I asked him to do or I give a different order requiring him to leave.”
