At the resounding of the voice again, he had to force himself up on his feet even when it was not his intention because he knew that if he left that position, he might never return to the world of Palind. Surprisingly to him, as he stood, he could not feel any of the pains he had incurred from the beat of those beasts. He recalled bleeding from his head, so at once he touched the exact spot where his injury was only to realize that there was nothing like that. He could not even feel the pain, not was he able to feel the scar as it probably must have healed according to his thoughts. "This isn't happening," he muttered in annoyance and disappointment. He could remember that the first time he was in that space, he was feeling the pains connected to the world of Palind and the incident that brought him there, but this time, everything was totally different. Now he had to call out for the voice that had been speaking to him since his arrival there, “Hey! Who are you?! Show yourself?”
Eric was startled as he heard those last words, he never expected such nor could he believe it. The end point of what he was being told was that his death was irreversible and that it was also as a result of his failure to plan the entire game before his accident. So he was really disturbed that he could not see his daughter again. Therefore he had to think again on a way to make his returns possible. He was troubled to hear that the world of Palind had stopped existing due to his death, and from all he had come to know, he can’t return to the real world and to New York city without going through the world of Palind. That was his only portal back to his daughter. He took out this time to carefully reason all that the voice had told him in the course of those words, then he could remember when it said that all that had been happening in Palind was his idea but he knew very well that not all was his idea because he never planned for the savoir or hero of the world to come from nowhere ju
Seeing the same old being which he had tagged to be a spirit and ruler of that domain appear in his front with a weapon held firm in its hand, he knew what the outcome would be and since he never suspected the spirit to make such a move, he had to halt in shock, freezing for a couple of minutes before coming out of it. He was not there with his staff as that place was nothing like the world of Palind, nor the real world. For a surety that was a different dimension which could be the afterlife just as the spirit had told him but then he was not going to believe it until he got proof. "Are you going to slay a defenseless man?" Eric asked it with all boldness, as an inner part of him was telling him that the spirit was not going to attack him. "Since you have refused to listen to me when I am talking, then you leave me with no choice." The spirit said, showing him all attributes he needs to see to confirm that it was going to end in fight if he fails to heed its words. "I see," Eric sm
Eric’s mind at this time did not come to tell him that the spirit was doing all that to wear him down to losing all his strength before it would attack again, he just kept falling for what the spirit was doing, chasing it and switching directions just like that. This action continued for a long time as Eric seemed to have enough energy that he was not going to give up. Even the spirit at this time was getting confused and worried to see that after over five hours, he still had the strength to run, and his speed was even the same way, if not increased. This continuous action made Eric to understand what the spirit was doing, but he was not going to stop as he thought of something in his mind with the same energy he had been using, it was impossible for the spirit to know that something was going on in his mind so it keep catching fun of the moment while waiting for his mortal strength to fail. When he finally got an idea of what to do, he gradually reduced his speed so that the spiri
At this point where he could not stand up on his feet after several failed attempts, he had to lie back on the ground, take his time to think of something that would definitely produce positive results. His lying down there finally resulted in something good after a few minutes of staying; now he was able to realize and value the importance of staying. Of course, there was only one thing that could come into his head at this point and that was the remembrance that his had magical powers and with those powers, he composed some words in his head whether they were the right words to use or not, he just fixed his mind on what it should result in, which was strength. He was muttering the words, which made it very difficult for one to hear what he was saying, even himself was not sure of what he was saying at all. Just as he had stationed his mind while uttering the words, he was able to notice some reaction in his body. There were sounds of cracking of bones in his body, the bones which we
At this point, he now realized the great importance of what Eric had done for him before leaving, he could recall vividly how he had tried stopping Eric from carrying out treatment yet Eric was more stubborn than he was and had to use force to make sure his wound was tended to. He knew at this moment that he wouldn't have been able to move if Eric had not helped him. With these things coming back to his memory, tears streamed down his eyes the most but then it was later accompanied by a smile, it was not necessarily a smile of happiness, rather that of pain and this happened when he looked at his legs and could see the hand work of Eric. Thus he was now determined to make sure Eric's death was not in vain, but completely the journey alone was still a problem to him, yet he must act, and act in the best way he can. He took up his sword first and inserted it back into its sheath, afterwards, he went for the walking aid which was also cut and given to him by the same man who had helped in
Breathing shakily while moving backwards, he drew his sword and pointed Eric with it saying, "Stay back! Don't come any closer." Even with his warning Eric kept trying to come close and he was really shaking in fear yet he was not going to lower this weapon as he kept threatening him. "I'm warning you to stay back." "Calm down Zach, I died but I'm alive as we speak." "Then where are you, because I don't think....." "Right here. Come on, don't make this too difficult, we hugged each other just some minutes ago. I am here with you flesh and blood." "No, you are lying." Zach refused to believe him. Then Eric stopped moving so as to see if that would at least calm his mind and grant him the audience he was seeking. "Just listen to what I have to say first and if you still don't believe me, I will let you go. Besides, you need my help. We both need each other if we must succeed in this journey." Now he was kind of talking sense, but that did not make Zach let his guard down, he was st
It took quite a long time before they were able to trace their way out of the woods without running into those beasts again. When they were finally out of the woods there was this joy that overwhelmed them, showing greatly on their faces as laughter filled their mouths and the next few minutes were used to celebrate their survival in that wood even though they had gotten injured, especially Zach whose wound was worse as Eric had used his powers to heal himself. While in the mood of celebrating their survival from the woods, Zach's eyes caught sight of the orc which Eric had trapped there with his magic before venturing into the woods to find him. The orc was really tired, with its face stationed to the earth, it heard their celebration but could not call the attention of the wizard who was able to set him feet from the boud it was put in. It spent a good trying to break free but none of its attempts was successful and it was worn out by that. It had even at some point since Eric staye