It was going on for quite a while.
"Hahaha…."
For nine months, he was unconsciously awake.
And for nine months, he was arduously subjected to a lot of stress.
The pain.
…..He could never forget the pain.
This was especially so whenever he tried to sleep.
Whenever he closed his eyes.
For forty days straight, not once had he ever slept.
But due to Amelia and the childrens' presence, he had to control himself.
All so he wouldn't lose himself.
Pain.
He felt like he could still feel it.
Everyday.
Like sharp daggers stabbing his skull.
The intense heat that rose from his mana core.
Burning his entire body.
Burning and burning and burning—
"Haha….!"
And due to the side effects of the [Curse] affinity….
….He couldn't suppress the bottled up stress any longer.
Vooosh—!