He had one more trick up his sleeve that he had been wanting to test on the leader, this was going to put that sneaky fox on the edge but in return, it would drain a lot of energy from him.

'If I can make him experience any bit of discomfort, then this would be worth it!' Fegan reasoned.

Placing two fingers on his head, he covered his whole body in an orange aura. He glanced at Lotus one last time before he chanted some words.

Immediately after, he coughed out blood and dropped to his knees, 'F*cking damnit! Did I go a bit too far?'

Even though his vision doubled and his ears rang with a faint tingling sound, he kept on, only when he was able to hold on to the curse, could he get the desired result.

The voice cackled, wondering what could be so important that he had put his life on the line but didn't get any result.

When the aura deactivated, Fegan gave a bloody smile and stared at the vine.

"I hope you like my new present?" He spat and groaned in pain as his vision rocked once more.

There was silence for a while before the whole area began to tremble and vines dropped as if from the sky.

This was the needed incentive he needed to know that his curse had worked, he had wished to see the face of the master after what he had done, but had to solve a pressing issue first.

Holding onto his chest, Fegan searched for Lotus with one of his eyes opened. When he locked eyes with her, she hid behind the tree once more.

'No! Not now.' He begged in his thoughts, hoping she would get to her senses and help him.

Lotus' heart was pounding and she didn't understand why all this was happening. She had initially thought something was wrong with her ability as she couldn't understand why it had attacked her.

When she thought about how the humanoid could communicate, she realized this wasn't her doing, but who was it?

She took a peek and caught the male looking at her with pleading eyes.

"You need to leave and do as I say or we will be buried in this." He warned.

'Buried?' Lotus panicked, she raised her hands to stop the vine from dropping but there was no response.

Fegan shook his head at her futile effort at trying to control the plants. Even though this was a world that might look like she created it, it was far from that.

It was nothing more than what he could call a nightmare and they were living in it.

He could only be grateful that he had been able to avert one danger, and was confident that outside this, Lotus' body was safe but that could turn around if she didn't do as he says.

He had made a rash decision when he had finally gotten a bit of communication with the leader and had been so blinded by revenge he had not thought about the consequences it would have on him in this world.

He wouldn't be able to return to his body without the help of Lotus and his body was already getting overtaken by numbness.

'Is this how I would die?' He let out a bitter laugh at the irony of the situation he was in, dying by his curse?

Lotus had thought about all that had happened and realized that if she didn't go along with what he had said, they were going to be crushed by the falling vines.

The tree was already shaking and threatening to fall. Lotus let out a gasp and pushed off the tree.

Running in his direction, she hugged him and closed her eyes. "I trust you."

With that, she deactivated her ability and felt the floor below them give way. They began to pummel to their death.

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Gasp!

Cough! Cough!

Lotus jolted awake violently, she only began to calm down after she realized she was alive.

"H-How..." She mumbled, blinked and her vision began to clear.

By her side, she saw an unconscious Fegan, and in his hand was her pendant. She pushed back in utter disbelief.

"It's off me!" She cried tears of joy, she hadn't realized the situation with Fegan yet and had thought he had just passed out due to exhaustion.

Without her recollection of what had transpired in her pendant's dimension, she got to her feet, ready to examine a sleeping Fegan.

Going over to the other side to examine his face, she covered her mouth in shock.

Fegan had blood out his mouth and had stained the bed sheet. Rushing over to him, she pulled him off the bed and tapped his face several times.

"Fegan, wake up!" She screamed as hot tears trailed down her face. She could already guess he was in this mess because of her.

He had saved her and she was determined to do the same.

Cough!

That little gesture that came out of him only gave her hope that he was still alive. She hugged his head and wished she knew what to do.

"Xeria..." Fegan mumbled.

Lotus had caught on to what he had said and pulled him away slightly. That word was a rare herb that was used for healing, she wondered if that was what he meant.

Fegan had to force his lips to speak before the numbness would get to it too, "I need..."

He couldn't continue as he was unfortunately caught and could only stare as a stray tear trailed down his eyes. He didn't want to die, not while his daughter was still in a coma, not while he hadn't seen Nix one last time.

Lotus panicked and immediately deduced he needed the herb. All she needed to do was search for it in the woods around the cottage. If he had spoken about the herb, then it must be present somewhere.

Carefully letting him lay on the floor, she bolted towards the door. As she opened it she looked over her shoulder and said. "I won't let you die on me."

With that, she slammed the door shut and went in search of it.

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