458 The Curse

[Jake, I didn't want to disturb your training, but we've got a problem," Xi piped up unexpectedly as he was about to invite the vampire in.

"What' s the matter?" Jake asked, assuming that something had happened to the Village during his seclusion.

[Someone placed a curse on you.] She said gravely. [But you're fine for now.] She added immediately afterwards to reassure him.

Skeptical, Jake inspected the various health parameters listed in his Oracle Status without finding anything detrimental. It was only when he got down to the bottom that he found the mention "Cursed".

Scanning his body with his mind's eye, he discovered a foreign force in addition to the Fluid and Aether trying to encroach on his cells. Because his cells were already saturated with energy, the curse was stuck on the outside and could not harm him. Or was it for another reason?