The First Step

'If I had sent that message an hour earlier, nothing would've happened.' Varian shook his head in silence.

As he noted how his absence affected his friends, he heard a very soft murmur. "W-Where?"

Whoosh!

Varian's figure blurred and dashed to the bedroom.

The sheer speed broke the furniture in the room.

Without heeding any care, Varian stepped in and saw Kyle slowly sitting on the bed.

His body was now halfway between a skeleton and a human.

With each passing second, the healing potion continued to work its miracle and revert him to a functional human.

Kyle didn't have any of those things in mind. After realizing he was alive and in his bedroom, his eyes widened and he gasped.

"My log papers!" He clutched the quilt and was about to move.

Thanks to the newfound energy in his body, he almost did.

Pa!