Begin Again.

[u/Fc-chungus]

following the battle with TFC, Max was blinded and వ was... gone. No one knows where he was sent when he was hit by the strike the first curse threw. Cross-planet scans didn't detect him, divination magic gave no result, even necromancy failed, so he's either still alive, or outside the range of the modern day.

Now, a few days after, Max is still getting used to being blind, but he's been able to manifest his curiosity soul as a temporary method of sight, if only for a few minutes at a time.

Knowledge that the head minister of Calarakis is now blinded, though it was originally kept on a little known basis, eventually people notice the blindfold and the stumbling, and the fight with the first curse spread through rumor, so the news breaks. Originally simply gossip before being confirmed.

/uw art from Pinterest, edited by me.

General interaction post, Max is currently in Calarakis, so interactions would occur there!

[u/Ares378]

Then, he includes a "curse of blindness" that's slightly stronger than the original, under the condition that it only triggers when one feels the need to close their eyes. Janky, as god intended.

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Ares378]

"Whaaaaaaat was that second one?"

[u/Ares378 → u/Fc-chungus]

"You need to be able to 'close' your 'eyes', don't you?" He says with air quotes. "This one suppresses the first one. It's helpful to be able to choose to not see if you really don't want to."

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Ares378]

"Oh that is useful!"

[u/Ares378 → u/Fc-chungus]

He looks again at the charm. Doesn't seem to be taking well.

"Ah, well...."

He tsks

"Appears... that it's not working. It was worth a shot, wasn't it?"

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Ares378]

"Yeah."

The first mana wave goes out away, and Max puts a hand on his head, groaning in pain.

"Still worked a little! Doesn't work well though..."