Alongside the literary references, the text paints a clear, cohesive picture of the Everneath’s specific rules and order. He guides her quest in order to keep her alive, as the entirety of the Everneath seeks to kill her. Cole still claims to love her, and he definitely still wants to make her the Everneath’s queen. Every night, Nikki must return to the normal world to meet Jack in their shared dream in order to anchor him, but time spent with him is time she can’t use to get closer to him. Not only are the obstacles physically and psychologically intense, but they also draw from numerous myths (Persephone and Theseus and the Minotaur, to name just a couple) and Dante’s Inferno. The path to Jack takes Nikki through every danger that the Everneath can throw at her. Nikki schemes to use Everliving Cole to gain entrance to the Everneath. While his presence gives Nikki hope he’ll survive, it’s clear his memory is deteriorating-unless Jack escapes soon, the Everneath will claim him completely. Desperation replaces melancholy as Nikki struggles to rescue Jack from the Everneath.Įvery night since Jack took Nikki’s place in the Everneath’s Tunnels during Everneath (2012), he has visited her dreams.
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