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"Then it might be a little more intact than what we were thinking on the inside." This could be a good or bad thing depending on what was going on. But this island and everything related to it was overall very odd. As they moved inside, the air felt much cooler. But a soft breeze flowed through bringing in some warmth from the outside. Surprisingly, there were no mildew or stagnant water smells. This made it even safer in a way. That meant there would be no plants or molds that could be poisonous to inhale. A good sign.

Analyzing their surroundings, the party found that the inside was another surprise. The broken stones were still supported. Very faint runes were on the walls. Just strong enough to keep the main structures held up. They were the simplest of earth runes that allowed earth mana toi be brought in to the stone. It made the cave stronger that had been carved throughout the entire mountain. Similar simple wind runes were on the floors. It was why there were no piles of dust or other random things around the sides of the walls. The walls themselves were actually pretty flat where they had not cracked or pieces of stone ceiling had fallen in. It was the flow of manas at the core that made everything feel odd. The mana was not reacting to what the party would normally be able to do with it. Walker found that he couldn't call on any of the mana whatsoever. Fleur was even trapped within the spirit mark because the ambient mana was trying to push back at her. An entirely odd feeling. "I read about this before!" Remey laughed slightly at this. She saw everyone's faces turn in to a stunned expression. "Oh right, I'm just the alchemical brawler. My fists can't read. Nooooo." Her follow up response erased the stunned looks and replaced them with the same flat faced glances. "So you read about not being able to control mana even though it is literally all around us right now?" Since Gil was being pushy and actually asked, Remey began to explain. "I was reading about an herb called the magic block herb. It has these weird star shaped leaves and was written in an alchemy book about herbs that can be used for odd potions that many people don't make or can't make." "The magic block herb is useless until ingested. It stops mana from being used because of the way that its manas interfere with the mana in a body. But the issue with it was that potions made from it were very short shelf life. One alchemist made them useful though." "He made the potion in two parts. One that makes it in to a mist, then the other that when mixed activates the magic block herb. Therefore, mana stopping mist is made. But the same effects can happen when someone walks all over a large patch of these herbs. So there must be magic block herbs being walked all over in here." "You're saying that there are herbs in here somewhere that just got trampled. And those are stopping everyone that breathes it in from using mana for a while?" Now it was odd to see Su so worried. But she was worried for one reason. Walker was their whaler besides many other things. Without him being able to heal, they were limited to only potions. Walking carefully, the party kept pushing forward. "It has to be upward. That would make sense since the breeze is coming from that direction. Be ready for monsters or anything else." while Walker felt this would be a great natural defense to grow this herb. He also knew that it was much more dangerous now. They would all have to handle the facts that Beyond not being able to use mana, they were also not able to see as well in this dimly lit area. They were left to physical strength and that was pretty much it. Not that they were weak by any means. But Onyx was struggling. Technically he used mana to change the size of his body by hiding it in the shadows oftentimes. Now he was moving much slower.

"Brother." "I know, we will move faster." Walker allowed Onyx in his smaller form to take the usual spot on his shoulder. This was the best chance. With Midnight sniffing the air ahead, they began to follow the slightly grassy scent of herbs that they could smell after a few moments of moving. When they found the cut out stairway, it was just another sign of the immense mana control that those that built this place had. Yes, some of the stone steps were crumbling slightly due to time taking its toll, but they were still here and solid. They also had clear shapes spo that they could be used for every day use. Now they had a way up.  …

…. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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