The Mask of The Dark Abyss Mage - Reds Reset

Link was standing near a giant wall, separating him from the luscious forest on the other side. Activating 'Dungeon Search' inside his room bore no fruit. So he decided to get as close to the forest as he could and see if he was lucky enough to detect it there.

"If I did enter and the professors and students were there. Don't you think they'd ask how i got there? And then I'll be questioned by the Mages Guild after successfully leaving regarding how I got inside and will be suspected of sneaking out. I can't have that happen, if i was given a choice, i'd let them rot inside the dungeon before i put myself in that situation" Link explained. He was planning on helping them leave but he wouldn't risk getting expelled or have an even worse fate for them.

"I need a mask" Link said. He opened the shop, going through the Masks Section. He found a lot of options, but most of them required resources he would not be able to acquire at the moment.

"Can't. Then I will be recognized. They would describe my mask and I most definitely will get exposed with the simplest of investigations" Link said as he scrolled through.

"I need a mask that I can make with materials I already have or stuff I can get my hands on for cheap from the stores" Link was getting nowhere. The masks were abundant but most of the materials were things he had never heard of.

The Window in front of Link's face started shifting. The Masks started to slowly reduce until 5 masks were left.

Looking at them closer Link noticed that 4 of them were of bad quality. Stuff like iron, leather and whatnot.

Link didn't care much though. All he needed was something he could use to hide his identity for this simple semi-rescue mission and then he wouldn't really need it after.

The first two were simple blank white masks with holes in them. Each looked the same but were made of different materials.

The third mask looked like a hockey mask made of wood. "This is like the Mask Jason from Friday the 13th wore. I'm not trying to scare them. Next"

The fourth one looked like a fancy mask made of gold. It had carved in facial features with decorations. "I'm not buying gold. F*ck that.. Next"

In the needed Materials bar one of the ingredients was colored green instead of gray. Indicating that Link had that specific Material in his possession.

"This is unexpected, but the other Materials are not cheap either Zero" Link continued "Plus, that Core was with me for a long time, do you really think using it now is a good idea?" He asked.

The color of the Name was Purple. Link raised his brow in amazement. He kept reading.

Link noticed that he could press on the 'Dark Abyssal Set' name, and when he did a List of different items appeared. There was a Ring, a Necklace, a set of Armor and a Staff. Each bearing the name of the Dark Abyss Mage.

"This is a part of a set. Awesome" Link muttered under his breath. He clicked the mask again and saved it.

He headed towards the stores. Buying all the Materials he needed for the crafting.

These Materials sat in Link's Inventory. He looked at them with tears in his eyes "My Points" he spoke, feeling depressed.

He lifted his hand and pressed craft. The screen turned into the icon of an anvil with a hammer slamming on it, sending sparks flew in all directions. Underneath it was a countdown.

"Free Exp. Great" Link smiled. He opened his Inventory and saw the Mask sitting there. He pulled it out and wore it.

As the Mask settled on his face, Link could not feel it. His vision was clear and with no hindrance. It was like he had nothing at all on his face.

The mask had the shape of a demonic skull. Thin black flames radiated from the top.

"Yeah" Link wore a random set of old clothes, moved near the wall and put the mask on, he took a deep breath then activated his 'Dungeon Search' Skill.

Link's vision became blurry for a bit. It was a familiar feeling from his old World. A wave of nostalgia and sadness washed over him.

As he opened his eyes, he found himself inside a room lit with nothing but Torches. Its floor and ceiling were made of stone. Spider webs stationed everywhere.

Link read the message and smiled. This confirmed that people have been through here.

As he walked through the rooms, he read the Clear messages around 9 times before stopping in front of a giant hall.

"Who's there?" A voice echoed through the hall "Professor, there's someone here" It sounded excited.

A boy around the same age as Link ran up to him, his eyes glowing with happiness.

"Thank the gods. Friend, we've been stuck in this odd place for a few days, can you please lead us out from where you came?" He asked, still running towards him.

As the boy got closer and managed to get a better look at Link, he stopped in his tracks.

"What is that?" He muttered to himself. In the dimly lit area, Link's Mask was a frightening visual. The boy was startled a bit.

"Was there a crystal shaped ball stationed at the end of this hall?" Link asked again, trying to change his voice, or at least make it unrecognizable.

"A crystal Ball?" The boy continued "Yes. We thought it might hold some answers about this place. So professor Watson is studying it"

"It is the Mana structure of this place. Break it if you wish to leave" As Link finished his words, he activated 'Shadow Walk' and 'Ambush' Making him disappear without a trace.

"What the hell?" The boy said. Running back, heading towards the end of the hall.

He met up with 2 men and another boy of his age. He told them about his encounter and took them to where he met the scary looking fellow.

"Jack, you expect us to believe that?" The other boy said "This situation must be getting to your head"

Jack frowned. He tried over and over again to convince them of his encounter but his words were dismissed as mere hallucinations.

"You think" Link frowned. He was unsure with how to interact with them. And his small attempt ended up in failure. He headed back to the First room and waited for the countdown of his Skill to finish before going back to that hall and try again.

The group sat together this time. Jack obviously was a bit scared, thinking that he encountered some sort of ghost.

Link seeing the group, he thought of something. He looked at Jack and muttered. "Soul Possession"

An invisible thread of Soul Energy navigated its way towards Jack. Melting into his body.

Jack perked up, feeling a slight pain in his head. That's when he lost control.

Link could see and feel as if he was Jack. It was odd. His body was still at where he cast the spell unmoving.

Jack's eyes were completely white, making it a terrifying sight. The professors stood up, looking at him.

"Doesn't matter. Destroy the Crystal Ball if you wish to leave, or rot here for all eternity" Jack spoke, his eyes twitching.

"If I wished to harm any of you, do you think you can stop me?" Jack said. Reaching to the fire in front of him.

"Ok, ok. We had our suspicions that it was related to this place anyways. I guess this is one way of testing that theory" The professor said.

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