LIN

"ARE WE DEAD?!"

They had both chorused and the weight of their words pressed hard on them like a huge rock and suddenly, they both got goosebumps.

"Before I fell to my death…maybe, a certain status screen materialized before my eyes just a few seconds before my fall." Alex started running his fingers through his hair as he spoke, still confused on what exactly was happening with them.

"A feminine voice had asked me to claim a certain magical power that I know nothing about just before I fell."

"Did you agree to it?" Kael asked curiously.

"Yes," Alex replied with a gentle nod. "I agreed to claim it as it was the only way I could escape death at that moment but after I had agreed to claim the magical powers, the countdown to my fall continued to tick and…and…"

Kael voluntarily completed Alex's statement as it seemed he was scared to pronounce the rest of his story.

"...you fell to your death."