Chapter 80 Continued

When it was all done, his hands had formed a perfect cup around the construct, each line of the sigil clear and well made. The mage was still speaking, but his words came to a crescendo and the world pulsed, a shockwave of mana flowing outward. The construct moved forward slowly towards Joe, and he watched it, curious. It came to a stop before him, and seemed to bounce off some kind of shield, then press itself against it, flattening like jello, or a water balloon. It didn't seem to be able break in, and Joe frowned. Huh… something blocking it? Maybe my own defenses? Huh… do I just will it in? Suddenly, the shield seemed to disappear and the construct flowed and wobbled as it was released from the force and slid into Joe. At the same time, a pop up appeared before him.

Hmm… ok. Cool. Joe offered his mental assent, allowing the mark to be applied to himself. He really didn't notice anything else after that. Feels… just… normal… so… Joe then flipped open his status page but found nothing different about it. Man… I really need to be able to see marks. That would… heh!

Joe grinned when the status page flickered. Something was going on but after a few moments, nothing happened and Joe frowned. Did nothing happen? Or… is it? Joe's eyes traveled through his status, looking at page after page but found nothing that let him know if he had a mark. Help. Is there a mark page?

Yes.

Well… that's just… Help. How do I see the marks page?

Oh… so a different thing than status… wait! Can I get other things, too! Besides status! What about… Joe's mind ran million miles an hour before he gritted his teeth and stopped himself. Not the time. Gotta kill a giant! Marks!