Two Sides of the Same Pain (Part 1)

'I don't know what her mage tower can do nor I'm willing to find out. Baba Yaga already knows too much. We can't afford to reveal any more of our hand to her.' Solus thought.

Eight hours after his breakthrough, Lith woke up. Even though his body absorbed the world energy on its own and the tower further boosted his recovery abilities, Lith still felt like crap.

Once again, after the core and body refining, Invigoration had no effect and could only be used to assess his physical condition.

'My bright blue core is half empty and my body has yet to stabilize.' He thought while checking his pocket watch. 'Usually, it takes me just four hours of sleep in the tower to reset Invigoration's effects, yet even after double that time, I'm barely able to stand.

'With each new breakthrough, the changes are so deep that this time I might need a few days before I can use either of my breathing techniques safely.'