Life Drain System

Chapter 94 - Catching Up

    Leading them toward the stage, she seats them a table near one of the pillars. Once they are seated, she reaches into her chest, pulling out the menus, before saying and waiting near their table. "Please take your time, esteemed guests." 

    "We will, thank you." Yueliang blurts out before Yin can say anything. Then turning  back to the menu and Yin.

    "Is something wrong?" Yin aks.

    Curious Yue continues. "What do you mean?" 

    Yin says in a pondering sort of voice. "Maybe I am just over sensitive, but it seems like you keep blocking me. Is there some reason you do not want me to ask her on a date or something?"

    *Sigh. "I apologize if it seems, that way. However you got the first part right, I have been blocking you. While I am sorry to do such a thing, she is not interested, and because it is her job to serve the customers happily, it is difficult for her to turn them down."

      Yin after thinking for a moment says. "How can you be certain? Or is there something I do not know?"

      "Look if you want to ask, go ahead. Although you will soon see what I mean. This time, when you ask, watch her closely. Just like with magic, you have to observe the mana."

      Yin chuckles and responds. "That is a funny way to go about it. Anyways, I know what I want what about you?" 

      "Of course, I will have the ice cream fudge cookie cake." Yueliang says as if it were obvious.

      "You make that sound like some sort of four course meal." Yin comments with surprise in his tone, and a laugh at the end.

      "Well, I guess it could be considered as such, as it starts with an outer layer of cake, then the next inner layer of ice cream. After that goes the next layer of cookie, before adding to the hollow center with a hyperdermic needle hot gooey fudge. This is a cake that will make you feel like you went to heaven and back again. However it might be too much for such a sophisticated mage as yourself." Yueliang goads Yin as he explains such an amazingly delicious dessert.

      Yin regardless of the goading says calmly. "While such a heart attack inducing dessert sounds delicious, you cannot goad me into this. By the way, how would someone even make such a thing?" 

    'It seems I have convinced you.' Yueliang thinks to himself before saying in a pitiful voice. "Since you do not want to try this wonderful dessert, oh well. I can only hope someone who loves this meal as much as myself comes along that I can pass this recipe too.

    Staying silent for a few moments, Yin searches Yueliangs' memories for the recipe, or any knowledge of it, as he wants to eat it but not give into his friends' taunting.

    "...."

    Yueliang noticing the situation, just stays quite before ordering two servings of the ice cream fudge cookie cake, while Yin is too busy in thought. 

    Not finding it anywhere inside the memories passed to him from Yueliang during their contract, Yin says a little louder than expected by accident in a kind of reluctant tone. "FINE! I will try it."

    Yueliang says in a guilty voice. "Oh, but I do not want to push it on you or anything. I would feel just terrible if I made you do something you do not want to do."

    "You know, with how much you act, I would say you should be an actor. But with how terrible it is, I have to say, I think you will fail horribly." Yin teases Yue for some pay back.

    This time in a touched voice. "Awe, it is so wonderful, that I have a friend who cares so much about my future. Thank you so much. As such a professional could you could you give me some advice."

      "Alright, I get it, so are we going to talk until sunrise or eat some food?" Yin asks seeing the food come this way, and feeling tired of the back and forth teasing.

      "Okay, well anyways, tell me, aside from teaching, have you done anything exciting or fun?" 

      "Hmm, I wonder, well there was that time that while teaching those two, they blew up my house...."

      Yue's eyes widen as he asks. "Really? Tell me more."

      "Well, I was teaching them two separate spells at the time, and they decided they wanted to dual while I went into the kitchen for a snack. Then to my surprise, they decided to cast the two spells that should never colide, that I happened to be teaching them. Looking out of the kitchen window, I saw this and quickly cast a modified containment spell, and so it only blew up about 10 houses. And of course I had to fix them, fortunately no one was at home at the time, at least that I could sense." Yin tells a summarized version of the story.

      "So how did you fix them?" Yue asks not caring to ask about the people since he said no one died, most likely.

      "It was kind of complicated. I had to use a spell I am working on creating. It manipulates time, allowing you to move back and forth through time so long as you where alive during said time. Of course, you will still have the same body, so for instance, say you were to go back to when you were an infant you would have to use said body." Yin explains.

    "Hmm, now I am confused. How did that fix it. It sounds like the spell basically moves your knowledge of said time to another point in time. Thus how did it fix it, unless you are saying your spell can rewind the effect of time on matter. If that is the case, then wouldn't the houses ...." 

    *Booom

    ".... just come back apart? *Sigh. And it seems I was right." Yueliang says while shaking his head a little before continuing. "At least, we do not have to worry about any serious injuries due to the fact that it is just the matter that exploded before and not the people in between." 

    "Hehe. I did say it was an experimental spell. At least I did not use it on the area, and just did each building piece by piece, other wise the people inside would have been affected as well." Yin consoles and explains himself.

    Jokingly Yue says. "Well at least there is an upside." 

    "Ha ha, way to make me feel better. What should I do?" Yin aks.

    "Well, there are two people here who could fix it." Yueliang answers.

    "Really, would you please? Also who is the other?" Yin asks.

    Yue widens his eyes explaining. "Wow, who knew you could be so shameless.... I am teasing, but seriously, you and I both know that you could fix it, it would just take more time than me doing it."

    Replying Yin answers. "Well, of course I could fix it another way, but for one, I wanted to test out my new spell, and I also wanted to finish it quickly."

    "Seriously? You and I both know full well, there are no short cuts in life." Yue says before Yin stares at him looking like 'really, you of all people want to say that.'.

    "Ok, I admit, mine system may seem like a short cut, but as you know the better something is the higher the price. For instance, while my system offers limitless possibilities, one wrong move and I end up killing myself. Just recently, if not for the help of Shen Hu, Huoli, and Xue Meiren, I would have died." Yueliang answers, and then continues a few seconds later. "Also, I should mention that I am certain there are much worse side effects that I have yet to find out."

    "You are right, but seriously, who would not take a shortened or even risky life expectancy in exchange for unparalleled and limitless possibilities? I know for certain, that if I had such a system, I would most likely not have become a lich, nor would I be as weak as I am now." Yin says.

    "Believe what you want, however if I am not careful, than death is certainly on its way to meet me sooner rather then later." Yue comments, after swallowing another bite of his mouth watering cake, even putting a smile on his face. 

    Yin teases. "Wow, who knew you would be so happy to talk about death?"

    Yueliang answers. "You and I both know it is the cake, but even then death is just the next stage in life. You being in between the stages of life and death, makes it so you cannot experience the full thing."

    "Yes, yes, I know. You do not have to remind me of that. It will be nice, but I am in no rush to finish this stage in the journey." Yin answers.

    "The three stages of life are quite great, however if you fail one of them, you.... Well you know." Yue comments before asking. "So should we dual or was that cake as filling for you as it was for me?"