As soon as Elara left, Eryndor's curiosity kicked into high gear. "Where's she off to?" he wondered. Little did he know, she was about to make a dramatic entrance... into her own room. Which just so happened to be right next to his. Talk about a plot twist!
Meanwhile, Eryndor was pacing back and forth in his room, waiting with bated breath to see where Elara would go. The toad, who was perched on his shoulder, was sweating bullets. "Um, Boss, the curse is... is... is..." he stuttered.
Eryndor's patience was wearing thin. "Quit the suspense and speak already, Toady!" he exclaimed.
The toad took a deep breath. "Well, you see, Boss, the curse is... is... right beside us."
Eryndor's eyes widened in shock. "What, here? Right beside us? You mean just behind this wall?" He pointed to the wall, as if expecting Elara to burst through it at any moment.
The toad nodded enthusiastically. "Yessss!"
Eryndor's mind was racing. "What in the world is she doing here?" he thought out loud.
Just then, the golden fairy piped up. "Let me see what she's up to." And with that, she floated through the wall like it was made of air.
Eryndor's jaw dropped. "Damn, she can do that?"
The toad puffed out his chest. "Of course, I can do it too." (Spoiler alert: he couldn't.)
Just then, a magical screen materialized on the wall, showing Elara in all her demonic glory laying on the bed reading an old book. Eryndor's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped even further. "She... is very beautiful," he stammered, his eyes turning into heart eyes.
The toad rolled his eyes. "Boss, you know she can crush you like that mosquito, right?"
Eryndor's dreamy expression was shattered. "Shaddup!" he shouted, slapping the toad on the back of the head.
The toad yelped in surprise, but Eryndor just grinned. "Can't help it, Toady. I'm a sucker for a pretty face... even if it does belong to a demoness who can crush me like a bug."
The fairy burst back into the room, looking like she'd just won the lottery. "I've got the scoop, Boss! I've recorded the contents, and let me tell you, it's a game-changer! This skill is a God skill, and if you max it out, you'll be immortal! You'll never die, never get old... I mean, what's not to love?"
The toad was bouncing up and down like a rubber ball, excitement oozing out of every pore. "WHAT?! THIS IS AMAZING, BOSS! WE'RE TALKING IMMORTALITY HERE! WE CAN LIVE FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!"
Eryndor, on the other hand, looked like he'd just been told he had to eat cow dung for dinner. "What?" he said, his voice as flat as a pancake.
The fairy was taken aback. "Uh, aren't you excited, Boss? This is a God skill we're talking about! You'll be invincible, unstoppable, the ultimate superhero!"
Eryndor shrugged. "Meh. I mean, sure, living forever sounds cool and all, but think about it. A few thousand years, okay, that's fun. But after that, the world is just going to get boring. I'll have seen everything, done everything. It'll be like being stuck in a loop. No thanks."
The fairy looked at him like he was crazy. "You're thinking too far ahead, Boss! Even the God who made this skill is probably dead by now. We don't know what kind of immortality we're talking about here. Maybe it's just a really long lifespan, maybe it's invincibility, maybe it's... I don't know, The point is, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, let's just learn the skill and see what happens."
Eryndor raised an eyebrow. "Well, when you put it that way... I guess it's worth a shot. But if I start to feel like I'm stuck in some kind of cosmic grand festival, I'm blaming you, fairy."
Skill name: Divine Immortal Body
Level 1: Enhanced Endurance
Description: Your body becomes resilient and withstand more damage.
Consume 1 million low-level magic crystals
Level 2: Energy Strengthened Body
Description: Your body has become more resilient as energy revolves around it and can withstand more damage and energy also helps in regeneration.
Consume 1 million mid-level magic crystals
Level 3: Divine Blessing
Description: You have received a divine blessing, granting your body increased durability and regeneration.
Consume 1 million high-level magic crystals and receive blessings from a high level entity
Level 4: Immortal Foundation
Description: Your body has begun to transform into an immortal foundation, granting you increased resistance to damage and diseases.
Consume 1 million top-level magic crystals and consume a core of a high level entity
Level 5: Divine Regeneration
Description: Your body can now regenerate at an incredible rate, healing wounds and restoring vitality.
Consume a world tree's fruit
Level 6: Transcendent Flesh*
Description: Your body has transcended its mortal limitations, becoming nearly invulnerable to damage and diseases.
Consume a world
Level 7: Divine Immortal Body*
Description: You have achieved the ultimate state of physical perfection, becoming a divine immortal body that can withstand even the most extreme conditions.
Consume a God's core
Eryndor thought to himself, "A million low-level magic crystals? I'm in trouble. I shouldn't have sold those crystals I 'acquired' from the Lich."
A sly grin spread across his face as he continued, "But if the younger Lich had a stash, maybe the older one has more. It won't be long before I come for you, Mwahahaha! (cough) (cough), A fly went in my mouth" Eryndor laughed menacingly, already plotting his next move.