Bloods Must Be Spilled

The formerly broken piece of woods is now a giant log resting on the ground, and with that there, I do believe the demonstration is over. This barely scratches the surface of becoming a Runemaster, but I simply do not have the time to explain further.

It had been nearly a day since the formation of the Life Zone and the transformation of people into all sort of monsters, and I am starting to worry about my mother. If this was an undead scourge, our place would be quite safe. Sadly, this is not an undead scourge.

"Holy shit! That's magic!?" Alex calls out before covering his mouth. "How you know how to do that?"

I put away my fountain pen into my inventory before answering. "I already told you. Lots of studying, reading, practicing and so on, but you do not need to do all of that to just copy me. Here is some pens and papers. Try to copy this diagram. It will save your life in the future. Trust me."

Alex immediately gets to work since he really wants to use magic. Alice is the same, but for a different reason. The other girls also have some interests, including Jessica, but she is busy tending her brother.

"Jessica. Come here," I request as I produce another bottle containing life essence. I've just brought it from the Shop System since it is easier. Cost money, but hey, it is the price of conveniences. "Yes, this incantation can restore your brother to full health, but your brother is not a simple piece of woods, so it will require a lot more from you."

"Just tell me what you need from me, Zander?" Jessica asks without hesitation. She has just witnessed something impossible. If she has any further doubts, then I will start calling her a moron.

"Your blood and your brother's blood in equal portions. As much as you can," I tell her and produce a knife in my hand. "Use this. Spill yours and your brother's blood into here, and when it starts to glow bloody red, bring it back to me."

I left her to it and decide to take a nap to rest my mind for a moment. Life essence are really only good at healing or restoring living things. I need other type of essences in order to do more, and what I have told Jessica would produce a pseudo blood essence.

Not an actual blood essence, but it is more effective at healing her brother than just pure life essence, and more so with their combined bloods instead of some random bloods. My blood for example.

As for actual blood essence, it is not possible to produce that without powerful artefacts or relics. And to get them, I must be amongst the first to attempt the dungeons. Plenty of treasures are hidden there along with all sort of dangers.

But my mother takes priority right now. She is one of the reasons that I return to the past. I shouldn't have stayed back at school and make sure Alex is okay, but I honestly did not expect everything to be so different.

"Zander…" Jessica calls out after a few minutes and shows me a bottle with red glowing liquids.

I yawn and accept the bottle before selling into the shop. Jessica's Blood Essence, as it displays within the Shop System's record. I narrow my eyes at that. "Didn't I tell you to get your brother's blood too?"

"I did…" Jessica defends, but I already know what happen. She spills her blood a lot more out of fears for her brother since he is in a coma right now.

Another bottle filled with life essence appears in my hand. "Do it again. And do it properly."