Chapter 4: Consequences

*Outside World*

 Aaron managed to bring his mother back to their home. His father Maxim was outside swinging his heavy training spear that was coated with mana around in techniques that were too advanced for Aaron. The family maid Marilda was hanging clothes when she noticed the state of the both of them, immediately shouting to Maxim as he got out of his trance and stared at Aaron as he ran. Maxim was then enveloped in a bright light as he dashed to them, moving at incredible speeds and putting Aaron on his back while he scooped up his wife into the same princess carry and immediately rushed into his home, Matilda rushed in albeit at a much slower pace.

 Aaron was set onto his bed, falling into a deep sleep, Saffiyah was brought into the master bedroom and Marilda reached the room and immediately started diagnosing the sleeping woman. A dark green light started to shroud Saffiyah as Marilda used her healing abilities to the max, telling Maxim to go check on his son while Marilda cared for his wife. Maxim went into Aaros room and inspected his body, noticing that there weren't any external or internal wounds, he sighed with relief. Grabbing a mana potion from his side and giving it to him, after an hour of Maxim going between rooms, not daring to disturb Marilda for fear of him disturbing her work, Maxim was worried and wondering what had happened. Matilda: "Max, your wife has recovered, it will take a week or so before she fully recovers, i'll be checking on her often", Max: "Thanks Marilda". Max walks into the room to check on his wife, noticing that she's alright. He sits on the chair next to their bed. Matilda goes down the staircase down to the first floor and continues with her work from earlier.

 After a couple hours of waiting, Max and Marilda were going between the rooms and continuing with their work, eventually Aaron woke up, Marilda told Max and they both went into his room to talk. Maxim: "Aaron, what happened?", Aaron: *Still groggy* "Mom took me to practice and we encountered a pack of 'Common Wolves', when suddenly Mom fell to her knees due to some weird energy that appeared in her out of nowhere" Said Aaron as he started waking up, "Due to the situation, moms familiar shiny stepped in and held back the wolves as she had limited mana due to moms condition. Then a dark red and purple wolf the size of mom appeared and it was really strong. Then mom expelled the weird energy and shiny used that energy as a last attack, taking out the wolf". Marlda gave Aaron a batch of freshly cooked cookies. 

 Maxim: " A cursed Mob? Son, by any chance did it drop a dark monster core?", said Maxim with great concern. Aaron: "Yes I did, after the wolf died its body dissipated and it left behind a core" said Aaron who was confused. Aaron: "Cursed monsters are born through dense mana anomalies, once they die they are turned to vapor and leave behind a much denser core than the normal monster". Aaron handed over the core that was still in his pocket, Maxim: "Go to sleep child, using this core i'll get you a stronger spear", Aaron nodded into agreement as he continued resting. Maxim walked over to the window in concern, deciding and telling Marilda that he would be gone for a bit as he left to call a meeting.

*Inside*

 The little soul woke up, noticing that while it slept its mana pool grew almost double its original capacity. Leaving its mana pool, the little soul noticed that its partner was slowly starting to look like itself, although a much lighter color. His partner's Mana pool was not that big, concluding that the reason for that being his partner not practicing like him. Going over to his partner, he noticed a chord that connected to the mid section of his partner's body. Wanting to try and wake him up, the little soul entered his partner's body, noticing the much more developed body within his partner's mana pool. The little soul noticed that his presence stimulated his partner's mana pool. Causing it to circulate faster as the pool grew fast.

 Going over to his partner, the little soul tried to wake him up, even swatting him in the head with his tail, after a bit the little soul gave up. Noticing an orb similar to his dark orb, it was much smaller but the whole thing looked like a white inferno, with many flames burning within. Wanting to play with these flames, the little soul manipulated his partner's mana which acted very lazily, going through the white orb, it came out with dense amounts of fire that didn't burn the little soul or anything. Continuing to play around, the little soul eventually went back to sleep due to exhaustion, floating around his partner's mana pool.