His avatar was currently drinking tea as she always did. It felt like what happened didn't really matter to her. After finishing her tea she said:"Well i guess i should tell you a few things first. First of all you aren't in as much danger as you might think since once you start mastering your powers you will be able to create artifacts that are impossible for those that aren't mages to create. As such killing you or harming you would be like killng the chicken that lays golden eggs. In any case since we are on limited time again so i am going to be brief. Your sphere is called Correspondence. It is too complex to explain it in here but it basically deals with connections between places whether it be programs or teleportation. Also as a final advise don't spend so much time on the computer. Those things are anti magic and chances are if a place is full of technology your magic will fail. Anyway if you have any other questions ask away."

What little confidence he had gained through receiving such treatment was lost in an instant and he returned to feeling inferior. Okay he had another question. But what was it. He couldn't really gather his thoughts after being treated like this and while he tried to remember his question the woman smiled and said:"Drink your tea. It will help you calm down. Also there are a few other things in our agenda. The main thing is that i will give you a test. It will be more as practice so i don't expect you to pass it. If you do then you will gain ability to learn more powerful spells and if you can't then there is the next time."

Well now there was a test coming up. It was starting to feel like one of those teenager shows where someone was dropped to the lap of a beautiful girl and now he had to find a way to help the girl while preparing for the test. Except all of those guys had monstrous abs and a charming smile that could turn guys into bisexuals. Well he had his abilities but they were pretty much useless at the moment not to mention the fact that he was told they could kill him or worse if he ended up misusing them. Drinking his tea to calm himself down he said:"Just to be clear. Is this a temporary situation or will my whole life be full of ending up in weird places."

His avatar seemed to be deep in thought for a second before saying:"Not neccesarily but every choice you make has a bigger impact than it had before you were human since you have awakened. As you get stronger your choices will make bigger ripples as well. Just a simple attempt to protect someone can result in changing the tides of a war. Also as you get stronger you will make a bigger blip in pretty much everywhere. At a certain point even normal humans will be able to tell you are different and that you have power through those stuff will happen much later."

Well one had to appreciate when someone spoke so well that it was hard to notice they didn't give a definitive answer. At least that would have been the case if the topic of discussion wasn't his life through he doubted he could get more knowledge from her. Drinking his tea he said:"Well i guess i couldn't exactly expect a definite answer. Is there any chance you can help me pick up the right books in order to improve myself?" which the woman said:"Not really but there is no harm in reading extra books. Anyway todays lesson is that your choices matter far more than they did in the past so think about them before you make them. Otherwise you will end up in far more precarious situations. Anyway i guess we should end it here. I wish you luck."

Unlike the other two times instead of the space disappearing a door appeared seemingly out of nowhere on his right side and he said:"Thanks i guess." before walking to the door and opened it revealing nothing but darkness through after looking back he decided to enter the darkness and when he woke up he was laying on his new bed with his benefactor sitting on a white chair reading a book. When she noticed he woke up she said:"Sorry for not being able to pay a lot of attention to you. I was trying to organize the shipment of more books and later on i had to bring back my friend here so that you can study him."

He looked at her silently for a few seconds. He wanted to ask what had happened to all those implications but in the end he just nodded and said:"I see. Thanks for your help." which caused the woman to frown slightly before getting up and sitting on the bed. She then said:"Anyway for a while i am all yours. Is there anything i can help you with?" and while the image of himself suddenly kissing her appeared on his head he simply shook his head and said:"I am okay. Thanks for the offer through." which caused her to nod and leave the room. As she opened the door she said:"I'll have the meditation instructor meet you here in an hour."

Well considering everything that happened the woman was probably just trying to get close to him since she thought this was what he wanted so not kissing her or trying to be with her was the right thing to do. At least that was what he told himself in order to feel a little better about missing his chance at actually being together with a beautiful woman. Was it too late to get to the corridor and to grab her before kissing her? Hesitantly getting off of the bed he slowly went towards the door before changing his mind. It was obvious she actually didn't want it. There was no way for a woman to want to kiss a guy they barely knew....What he wanted was morally wrong. But at the same time he normally never had a chance to be with a beautiful woman as they were always out of his league. After standing in front of the door for 5 minutes trying to decide whether to obey his lust or not he finally decided to obey his lust. What he wanted was certainly wrong but he couldn't exactly think straight through after he opened the door and started to walk towards her office he paused again. He was outright taking advantage of a woman trying to save her friend. This was a bad idea. Thinking that he went back into his room and sat on the bed in order to wait for the instructor.

After being certain of his decision he started to think of puppies in order to calm himself down and after spending a few minutes repeating 'Think of puppies' in his mind he managed to calm down and he went to the library to get himself a book to read while waiting for his instructor to arrive only to notice breakfast sitting on the table. It wasn't too extravagant with a few warm bread slices. A few types of things to rub on them like honey. A cup of coffee and omlette. After starting to eat he realized how hungry he was and he quickly finished the food before him before picking up the book related to Correspondence and went to his room once more.

He didn't have to wait for long as his meditation instructor came in and the way she looked made him instantly think:'This is not fair.' As the meditation instructor had brown wavy hair and a really attractive figure and she was wearing white clothes that seemed to be a bit too tight for her. The woman smiled at him and said:"I am here to teach you how to meditate. If you have any troubles feel free to ask me about them and Mark responded with a simple nod.

After an hour that went aganozingly slow the instructor said:"Well let's give a break. I'll come visit you in two hours. Try to relax while you are waiting for me." Well that could have gone much worse. Sitting on the bed reading his book his benefactor came in once again and said:"I wanted to ask you how the meditation session went. If this instructor wasn't right for you i can arrange for another." and while dodging eye contact he affirmed that it went well without actually being aware of what he was doing.

He had to resist the urge to ask this woman for anything physical through it became much harder to do so when his benefactor sat next to him while brushing her legs to his. He slowly turned his head to look at the womans eyes and he said:"So can i kiss you?" while sounding extremely unconfident and after receiving confirmation through a small nod he pressed his lips on hers. Then everything was a blur for the next hour and he felt exhausted after it was over while his benefactor seemed to be as energetic as before through instead of trying to get him to go on she just pulled him to her embrace and cuddled with him for the next half an hour. She then got dressed and sat on the bed before saying:"I am not going to lie to you. If you hadn't been a mage i probably wouldn't have been interested in you but if you want to share my bed in the future i will be happy to oblige." before planting a final kiss on his lips. She then moved to the door and said:"I know you are new to this business so i won't be expecting you to solve the curse quickly. I am willing to give you as long as you need."

After getting dressed and having the instructor come back he could barely focus on the lesson. His mind was buzzing with thoughts through he had already made his choice when he called her. Rest of the things were nothing but illusions of choice as he had never been in a position to return to his job or refuse the advances of his benefactor and currently he couldn't refuse anything that was asked of him by his benefactor through this life wasn't too bad. His food was prepared. He had access to a good computer and a growing library. He also got to share his bed with a beautiful woman who seemed to be prepared to provide him with whatever he wanted even if her motive wasn't love.

Name

Mark Hilson

Race

Human

Mage

Attributes

Magical Statistics

Physical

Arete

3

Strength

2

Spheres

Dextery

2

Correspondence

3

Stamina

2

Entrophy

0

Social

Time

0

Presence

2

Life

0

Charisma

2

Matter

0

Manipulation

2

Mind

0

Mental

Prime

0

Wits

3

Forces

0

Intellegence

4

Spirit

0

Resolve

3

Time

0

Paradox

0

Quintessence

0