Epiphany (1)

Penetrator and Hound scaled up the mountain which roared with immense waves of power that almost seemed intent on washing down the two.

The search for a boost in power and understanding of this mini world and the more powerful applications of mana could not be quelled however, as Skullius and Ferex continued to push through.

The lumps and humps they had to go around or climb over seemed infinitely larger as simply talking steps as they ascended became a massively inconvenient chore.

'Jeez... I can't even see the top even though this mountain is shorter than the others...' Skullius thought as he looked ahead where billows of whitish clouds that were actually created from the compounding of mana were swirling, their visibility diminishing with the steep ascent.

Ferex decided to take action to make the journey easier.

His body tripled in size as he grew to tower over his master.