Eldrid could feel the chill seeping into his bones from the wall of fog in front of him, causing him to hesitate about entering .
He took half a step in and tried to disperse the fog with a gale of wind .
It had absolutely no effect, as the fog was an ascendant's domain .
Eldrid sighed before stepping forward into the fog, and much to his surprise the only thing that changed was the visibility, as everything was shrouded in darkness .
Suddenly the outline of a person flashed bin front of him before slinking back into the mist, putting him on edge .
Eldrid at this point jumped backwards, attempting to leave the fog, but he found himself further into the chilly mists .
'This doesn't bode well . . . '
Suddenly a wave of tiredness pa.s.sed through his body, all the way down to his soul . He became groggy and sluggish, the urge to sleep welled up within him .
However Magmus's snoring brought Eldrid back to reality .
Eldrid woke Magmus up and continued wandering in the mist, for what felt like days .
Every "day" he battled the urge to sleep but his willpower kept him going .
After what felt like months (but was only a week) Eldrid arrived at a place where the mist thinned, revealing an old man in rags .
"Young hero, why do you venture so far into the mist? This place is the gateway to Hel, where evil resides . "
"I seek a necromancer who may have pa.s.sed through here, Leonard Welser . "
"Another man came through here a month ago, he was riding an skeletal horse with eyes of green fire . Would this be who you're after?"
"Yes, which direction did he go?"
"There are no directions within the mist, only destiny will guide you . "
So Eldrid began wandering once again, however this time he ended up fighting off the lost souls of the fog, those who were neither good nor bad .
After an unknown amount of time Eldrid arrived blundered out of niflheim, finding himself in front of a frozen river(1) .
Eldrid stepped onto the frozen waters, but his leg turned blue, a ghostly frost turning his leg blue .
Eldrid quickly cut off his leg at the knee before it could spread any further, leading him to remember the manual Odin had given him .
While Eldrid's leg regrew, he read the manual which showed him how to guide mana through his body and strengthen the cells through the process of rebirth .
There number of stages were unknown, as only after completing the previous stage would the next be revealed .
Eldrid looked at all the diagrams on how to revitalize the cells with a look of agony .
"**** now I need to practice my spiritual control . . . but how?"
[You forget about me?]
'Yes . '
[My feelings are hurt . . . ]
'Get over it, I was in that mist . . . how long exactly?'
[Only a week . ]
"WHAT?!?!?" Eldrid exclaimed in surprise .
'It felt like years!'
[It was boring as h.e.l.l waiting for you to get out, I risked spiritual corrosion to talk to you as to relieve the boredom . Didn't work though . ]
'Wait if you're bonded to my soul . . . '
[Don't worry about it . ]
After if several seconds of silence Eldrid responded by saying:
'You owe me a lesson on how to control mana better . '
[Fine . ]