Did I Just Jinx It?

While Ian and Ignysyl were busy closing the portal after Ron fainted on the ground, another person was standing in the corner of the hall, extremely confused.

"What happened? Did that guy go mad?"

Carl muttered to himself, still trying to process the bizarre sequence of events.

He first saw Ron clutch his abdomen in pain and shock, then beg for mercy, only to start laughing maniacally before collapsing. It made no sense.

Although it might have seemed like Ian took a long time to do everything, to Carl, it all happened so fast that he remained rooted in place, full of confusion.

"Hey, old man. Did you feel anything?"

Carl asked the only being he believed capable of clearing up his confusion. But unfortunately for him, this time, even Ruther was just as perplexed as he was.

"Maybe he suffered a backlash from the spell. After all, nothing good comes when dealing with the Abyss."