"Are you sure?" Ellis asked, worried for his father.
"Yes," Thoma nodded, "You see, your friend hasn't completed the healing process, he was drained, and I could sense the situation outside, so we had to take a pause,"
After hearing Thoma's explanation, Ellis finally calmed down. He couldn't help but feel grateful to Grey for his help. An illness no one has been able to resolve, he managed to heal it, even if it was by a little, it showed how extraordinary he was.
"How did he do it?" Ellis asked, excited by the prospect of his father recovering sooner. If the method was something other people could use, then he didn't mind trying it out as well.
"I don't know, and it's best if you don't ask. All I know is that it's quite draining. If we came out the moment he stopped using it, then you would've thought your friend was a walking corpse, he was not only pale, but he dried up too. Luckily, he was able to recover at an amazing speed, seriously, the speed of his recovery is shocking," Thoma shook his head in amazement.
Grey's abilities were shocking. And the fact that he was still at the Peak of the Origin Plane was more terrifying. How amazing would he be once he breaks through to the Sage Plane?
"Have you seen him fight? He's a monster," Ellis told him of how Grey helped him wipe out the bandits in Suyin Canyon.
After hearing Grey's battle capabilities, Thoma was once again left astounded. Grey could miraculously heal him, he had a quick recovery, his battle prowess was on another level, and he was even an array genius.
If he isn't regarded as a genius, who was?
The other geniuses he knew didn't hold a candle in front of Grey.
"Hmm, it's nice you got to befriend someone like him. Which family is he from?" Thoma asked.
"He's from a remote place, the place I was accidentally teleported to," Ellis explained, telling him of how he met Grey.
"Such a place where the people at the peak are only at the Early stages of the Sage Plane, and a genius like this was born there? Impossible!" Thoma exclaimed.
"I never expected it myself, but it's the truth. I've also encountered a few people, but none of them are on his level. It's strange that someone like him grew up in such a remote place," Ellis shook his head.
"Since he's a friend, then we don't have any worries. A genius like him is bound to rise to the top of the world eventually, I wouldn't be too surprised if he becomes the strongest person in the world at some point," Thoma said.
"The strongest? Isn't that a bit too high?" Ellis was shocked by his father's words.
He accepted the fact that Grey was a genius above most geniuses, but for his father to say he would become the strongest Elementalist in the world was an exaggeration.
"Fine, you don't believe me? Mark my words, someday, your friend will become the most powerful person in the world, if it does happen, you'll cry in front of me," Thoma said.
Ellis almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard his father's request. What sort of an odd request was that?
Come cry in front of him if what he said happens? Impossible!
"Then what if it doesn't happen?" Ellis asked.
"We'll have a drink together with you massaging my back," Thoma replied with a smile.
"I don't see how I benefit from either of your statements," Ellis rolled his eyes.
"I'm the father, I make the rules of the game," Thoma grinned.
Ellis laughed out before hugging his father, "I've missed you so much,"
"Me too, boy," Thoma patted Ellis' hair as they hugged.
….
Later that day.
Grey was finally released by the Elder who took him away. And the moment he returned, he fell on Ellis' bed and fell asleep.
He was exhausted from helping Thoma recover, and now he was taken away by a strange old man who wanted to learn some things from him. Although, he couldn't say he didn't enjoy the company of the Elder since he learned a lot about arrays from him.
Even though he was able to make a loophole in the array the Elder made, it didn't mean they were on the same level. His creativity and quick thinking were some of the reasons why he managed to do what he did.
Grey woke up the next day, almost close to his original state. He still needed to rest, so he didn't even try to do anything and went to rest soon after eating.
He still had to continue healing Ellis' father, so he needed to ensure that he was in full health before he tried to help him again.
Grey stayed in the O'Brien family, and he was treated nicely, especially by the Elder who was an array master. When he was not with Ellis' father, he would be with the Elder, discussing arrays. His knowledge increased as time went on, and he actually got an idea to cover up the mark on his back.
The mark has been with him since his first encounter with a necromancer, and he still hasn't been able to hide it. No matter what he did, he was unable to. Luckily, other than the guy he met at the ruin, he hadn't encountered another necromancer.
Considering his usual bad luck, he felt happy about how things had been going. First of all, he was still alive, even in a place like this where youngsters were almost as powerful as his Teacher, there were even people like Ellis who were stronger. He recalled his Teacher was at the Peak of the Overlord Plane the last time he heard about him, it's a shame he hadn't seen him since leaving the trial land.
Thinking of his Teacher, he couldn't help but wonder how he was fairing. His friends also came to mind as well.
Once he was done here, he would head back to the Azure Continent to bring his friends here.
