Chapter 24: The Black Stone
Aaron doubted that the stone he saw was the black stone that his mother talked about.
" Maybe there is another black stone"
- Why is that stone dangerous?
The woman didn't answer him.
- I can't tell you anything more.
Aaron couldn't just let it go.
" I must know the truth. "
- Is that stone the one that contains the black power?
The woman looked very surprised.
- Do You know about it?
- Yes, Just a little bit. It's something you can't have, as far as I know.
- You are right, that's why I'm protecting it with my life.
- How did you find that stone?
- My father found it when he was looking for some ancient relics. He did some research about it, and what he found was shocking, so we kept it hidden. Before he died, he commanded me to protect it no matter what, but I was reckless enough to expose it to one of my friends. And now we are going to die in this place.
The woman started crying
- IT'S ALL MY FAULT I'M SORRY.
- Don't worry, we will find a way to escape this place
Suddenly, they heard a weird sound. Then gas started emitting into the room through small pipes that were put on the wall.
Aaron covered his nose:
- (Cough) What is this smell? It's coming from the walls.
The woman also covered her nose with her clothes.
- It's Hydrogen Sulfide, and it has the odor of rotten eggs, but it's very toxic we can't stay here any longer, it inhibits the exchange of oxygen on the cellular level and causes asphyxiation.
Aaron tried another time to open the door, but nothing changed.
After some moments, the both of them started feeling dizzy.
"What should we do, are we going to die like this, no one will come to us?"
At that moment, Aaron got an idea.
" I must become stronger to get out alive from here. "
He extended his hand:
- Give me the stone (Cough). It is our only chance to survive (Cough)
The woman hesitated, then she gave it to him.
Aaron held it, but he didn't know what to do with it.
- (Cough) How can I get the power?
The woman started getting dizzy after inhaling the toxic gas.
- You...You must wish for...for the power to be yours from.... from all your heart. (Cough) Not anybody could succeed....If....If...you fail, we...we will die...
After saying those words the woman fainted.
Aaron held the stone with both hands, closed his eyes, and wished to have the power.
" I...I want the power...I want it."
Nothing happened, instead, he fell to the ground while being unable to breath.
He gathered what was left of his strength, hold the stone to his chest, and screamed:
- I wish to have black power.
The stone glowed, then a big black aura came out of the stone and went through his bod.
Aaron felt something running through his veins.
He opened his eyes and took a deep breath.
" The gas is not affecting me anymore! "
He stood up, carried the woman then broke the door, it was like breaking a piece of glass.
Finally, he got out of that house, then he ran away as fast as he could. After a while, he stopped and looked around him while feeling refreshed. Then he looked at the stone:
- I did it...I'm alive..and...and powerful. "
At that moment, he heard his brother calling for him.
- AARON...AARON...WHERE ARE YOU!
When Tarou and Sarra returned to the house, they found Anna very worried about Aaron.
- Tarou! You finally came back?
- What's wrong?
- I don't know where is Aaron. He went out to take some breaths, but he didn't come back. I'm worried about him.
- Don't worry, maybe he went for a stroll and got lost, we will search for him.
Tarou and Sarra searched for Aaron everywhere, but they couldn't find him.
- Where did he go?
Sarra pointed at the forest.
- Maybe he went to the forest, it is the only place we didn't search in.
- But I warned him to not go in there!
- let's check it...
They headed toward the forest. Tarou flew at first, but couldn't see anything from above, so he decided to walk through it.
He started calling Aaron's name until he heard a call back from him. He found him finally, Aaron was carrying a woman on his shoulder, something seemed different about him!
- What are you doing here?... Are you ok? Who is that woman?
- Let's go back first, I will tell you everything.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone