Lynch was confident in completing this work, but he dared not be negligent. He spent an entire year continuously crafting and perfecting the device. Just as he officially completed the lowest-level apprentice studies and acquired his official mage title and Magic Book, he presented this device as a gift to his father.
The unexpected happened. Although Lynch had personally used this device countless times before, each time perfectly, it malfunctioned when his father used it. A kind and gentle celestial creature should have appeared, but instead, a devil took its place. Before Lynch had time to react, his father was affected, half of his body seized by the devil.
The devil could not gain full freedom from this device, yet was unwilling to forsake the chance. He kept Lynch's father alive, forcing Lynch to keep the magic running. He took his father hostage, plunging Lynch into a life of agony and suffering.
