[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QCgTnAH.png[/img][/center] [hr][@Zeroth] 

[i]”Need to fix Magic-sick, Ja-Soon. Spirit and Body have different limits--now dat yas got dat skill, needs ta use it lots!”
“Go kills dat rat! Den find dem udda mobs, kill dems too!”[/i]

The voices of Bonie and Teef echoed in Jason's mind.  [color=darkred]"Don't be a slave to instinct Teef."[/color] he replied, [color=darkred]"You're a warrior aren't you?  A true warrior isnt just strong, they're smart too. By letting that rat live, we'll be able to get more mana from it later once its MP regenerates.... Not to mention that by leaving it alive, the dungeon will have to waste mana re-assimilating it. Which we can easily undo."[/color]

Leaving the dire rat in peace, Jason floated back over to his body.  It was unlikely he would be able to possess it while he still was dealing with this debuff; so he would likely need to come back for it.  Deactivating [b][Levitate][/b], and falling to the ground, Jason focused his mana; sending a single pulse of earth magic into the ground, and using [b][Mana Drain I][/b] to reabsorb what little mana bounced back to him as he tried to reestablish his earthly tether.

[color=darkred]"Great spirit of Earth,"[/color] he began in quiet prayer, using [b][Guidence I][/b], and trying to channel that warm, peaceful aura that surrounded the areas he had cleansed earlier, [color=darkred]"I ask that you watch over my mortal shell while I regain my strength, that I may later reclaim it."[/color]  

After a few moments of waiting for an answer, Jason began making his way toward the entrance of the cave, outside there would no doubt be many more sources of mana he could use to sustain himself, besides, he had a gut feeling that the dungeon would be sending its forces against him once it had finished dealing with the others.  

Without a doubt, [b][Spiritual Awareness][/b] was the key to regaining his life, but the old warlord's knowledge of how the two worlds interacted was little.... But luck was on his side, as Bonie was without a doubt well-versed on the subject. So while they were on the way out, getting as many free points as he could from her knowledge would be invaluable.

[color=darkred]"So Bonie, tell me what you know of the spirit world... And how it stretches into the world of the living."[/color]