"What's with the smile on your face, it's creeping me out" Jessica spoke.
"I'm just really happy and full of energy to smash some golems" Alex shouted as he dashed towards the first one.
...
Sounds of panting and labored breathing escaped Alex's lips as he lay on the ground sweating profusely, he wasn't even sure he would be able to walk on his two feet again.
Even Jessica who was able to create infinite low level golem was extremely tired and resting on the chair where Alex died and was revived.
Alex didn't check the time when he came here but he was sure he had used more than an hour training, after the first stats upgrade he didn't get another upgrade making him frustrated.
He knew it wasn't easy to gain strength in a day but after all that training nothing added making him wonder if they were special situation for the upgrade to occur.
"Can you move, should I create more?" Jessica asked in a mocking tone.
"If you think I can't stand up then you are in for a treat, I can still defeat your golems in this condition" Alex smirked.
"Okay, lets experiment," Jessica said as she placed her hands on the ground.
"Wait...wait I'm just joking, really I'm just joking" Alex shouted as two golems began to walk towards where he was.
Alex saw the golems coming and the best thing he could do was roll away, the ice was smooth so he easily roll away from both of the golems, soon the golems shattered and Alex could see Jessica laughing.
A loud yawn made both of them turn towards the sound, Mary was now awake from her nap.
"You guys are still here, what are you doing here?" Mary asked looking at Alex who was now walking towards her.
"What do you mean by that, you are the only one that can get us out of here" Jessica shouted.
"Ohh so you were waiting for me to wake up"
"Does any one have the ability to open a portal here apart from you?" Alex asked.
"You might have that ability, have you test him did it work, wait you survived!!" Mary shouted.
"So I really died" Alex mumbled and looked at Jessica, she knew he was looking at her but she was facing Mary.
"So did it work, which elements does he have an affinity to?" Mary asked.
"He still can't feel Mana so he definitely can't control it" Jessica spoke.
"You should stick around so we can help you master your control, I'm sure you would be a great mage," Mary said.
"I can't stick around, I'm supposed to be with my friends, they might have left the city because I took too long here," Alex replied.
"Then how would you learn to cast spells, or did my sister waste her time making you a mage?" Mary asked.
"She used me as an experiment, she already got what she wants, and she didn't waste her time cause I'm going to be a powerful mage and kill whoever is behind the scene making shadow potions" Alex spoke.
"Shadow potion! how do you know about that?" Mary asked almost immediately.
"I told him about it and he said he's going to stop it," Jessica said.
"You'll only get yourself killed, if a mage can come up with a potion like the shadow potion I can't imagine how powerful the mage would be," Mary said.
"Before reaching the Gold continent, I would train myself," Alex said.
"Then let's help you train, me and my sister can train you to our level, you would be able to defeat any magical beasts or any opponent you come across"
"Thanks but a friend of mine is a seasoned mage, he would be able to train me" Alex said.
"He's on his way to the Silver continent so we won't be able to stop him even if we try, and he's already powerful without spells, I'm sure he would be unstoppable if he learns high level spells" Jessica spoke.
"I have a question, what about the orb of revival you were going to give to me, did you use it to bring me back?" Alex asked.
"No, when the beast crystal entered your body, it was supposed to reject your body and cause you pain because you have absolutely zero Mana, but instead it drained your life force killing you in the process"
"If I had used the orb, then you wouldn't have been revived only to be killed by the beast crystal again, so I used a different method and it worked" Jessica said.
"Wow," Alex simply said.
"Do you even understand what she said?" Mary asked.
"Yes, life force and Mana, I understand everything perfectly, so what about the orb, you are still going to give it to me right?" Alex asked.
"Of course, we'll keep our promise, where is the orb," Jessica asked Mary.
"It's with Martha, I don't know where she hid it," Mary said.
"Huh! and she's still asleep, I have to go now, I really don't want my friends to leave me behind," Alex said.
"If you want it that much I can mark you then anytime she wakes up, I'll hand you the potion anywhere you are," Mary said.
"Mark me, then you'll be able to teleport to me anytime you want"
"Yes, if you don't like it then you can forget about the potion"
"Do it, wait...is it painful?" Alex asked.
"It's extremely painful, you might even pass out in the process, I've only done it on one human and he barely survived, but I'm sure you are stronger than him" Mary said with a sly smile.
"Do it, I already died once, I'm not afraid anymore"
"Are you sure, then turn around, and try to put a piece of clothing in your mouth so it'll muffle the shouts and moans"
"Wait, you are serious...I thought it was a joke" Alex snorted and immediately both of the girls chuckled.
"I knew you were afraid, you are not even going to feel a thing, I'm just going to create an invisible mark on your body, turn around," Mary said still laughing.
