After one week of living his life within the snake-men ancestral chamber, Rhys finally developed a few symptoms of mental instability.He had begun talking to himself out loud as dialogues that previously happened inside his brain, now became open for all to hear.It was a gradual process, one that he did not realize himself, however, after a week of staying within the chamber as a blind man, he had become a blabber mouth that spoke his intrusive thoughts out loud.Just like Jerome, who would bash Naya for chewing too loud on the breakfast table, Rhys now fought and bashed everyone at the slightest inconvenience as his patience level had gone down to zero.Every morning during the penance session, he would look at the sky and blabber about things that he was sorry for, stating every small crime he had ever committed throughout his life and how regretful he was about it, as strangely he found confessing a very liberating feeling.Overtime, this habit had gotten worse as by day 7 he los

Since losing his sight fifteen days ago, Rhys had been using the sensation of holding his sword and the feel of his body to enhance his swordsmanship. Yet, this method needed a re-evaluation as he found himself deprived not only of his vision but also of his ability to feel and touch. At first, Rhys fully expected to stagnate in his sword training because of this handicap, however, surprisingly he found a new parameter to focus on after having lost both his sense of touch and vision. 'Sound'. Rhys focused on improving the sound of his sword slashes as he cut through the air as somehow when he used echolocation and focused on the different types of air currents his sword caused with every slash, he was able to detect flaws in his slashing technique that he never perceived before. "Oh-, this is interesting" Rhys murmured to himself as once the idea began to birth in his head he began tirelessly exploring all the avenues, converting his training into an entirely auditory experience.

Rhys lost his soul when he lost his ability to perform swordsmanship.Surviving the chamber was hard enough for him already, however, with him having the option of pouring his heart and mind into swordsmanship, Rhys was able to pass his time, however, with swordsmanship taken away from him, his life finally became purposeless.Neither physical training, nor penance could fill the void in his mind as once Rhys lost a goal to strive for, every second felt like it stretched on for eternity as Rhys's idol mind turned into his worst enemy.As the hours melded into an indistinguishable blur, Rhys found himself trapped in a silent, dark world.Deprived of vision and touch, and now his only solace—swordsmanship—his mind began to fray at the edges.Rhys's once disciplined mind, an asset he was so proud of, began to wander down dark, untrodden paths, as finally Rhys became a true madman.He would catch himself inflicting self harm to his own flesh, pulling away at hair that he could no longer f

Rhys was about 60% done with his stay within the chamber on day 55 and was still holding strong mentally although he had four penalties having been placed on himself.Once his perspective on life changed, he realized that although this situation that he was in was bad, it could be much worse too.In here, he knew he was only going to have to suffer this fate for 90 days. That after 90 days he would have his senses returned to him alongside the rewards, however, if he was captured by some nefarious enemy and locked up in a cold dungeon, he may suffer all the same penalties but without any rewards.He could be blinded, chained up, have his tongue carved out, have his balls castrated and be forced to live in such conditions for years, without any end to that suffering in sight.Throughout history, there were countless criminals who had been subjected to such level of torture but still managed to get free someday and seek revenge upon their enemies, so Rhys felt confident that he could en

Candice stood in Ren's office with her whole body trembling as she tried to make sense of the memories she extracted from Joe.That man was scum…..No he was beneath scum, as once Candice uncovered his motive behind betraying the guild and Violet, it made her sick to her stomach.Candice was a mind mage, she specialized in casting illusion spells and reading as well as altering memories.Usually, such techniques were reserved for monsters or enemies of humanity, however, for the first time she had to use her skills on an ex-guild mate and her discoveries made her heart fill with sorrow."Joe voluntarily made contact with the Olympians, offering them information regarding Violet in return for power and riches.The reason behind his betrayal is simple greed and overconfidence.I tried to look for another reason, however, there was none.He never believed in the guild's notion of 'one for all and all for one', he never saw us as a family and never felt especially loyal towards us….." Cand