The Magnetic Maniac

Elevations

The boots were very comfortable as he had been moving in them for about 20 minutes and they eased his feet in every possible way. Alex knew that the impedimenta he was carrying was sumptuous in quality. This was not particularly a road onto which he was advancing steadily, it was not dusty as and also had an even surface which beckoned him that people took care of this route and it definitely had a destination. Alex had good stamina and he was aware not to waste even a drop of water or it may have fatal results if his journey is like this for some days. The weather was on his side though. It was almost 27 degrees, Alex kept on moving.

This pathway seemed to never end. Alex had almost finished one water bottle which was in the outer pocket of the bag and had eaten two apples which were also in the same place, It had been almost 36 hours on his trail and was getting elevated by each step or so. He had been lucky enough to find some shade on his path, he found shady trees which had a good spread and provided him some good time to rest. He moved for another hour and so when he felt a noticeable change in his walkway, it was rising and also getting rocky. Alex was in no mood of a trek but odds were stacked up against him, but he couldn't stop now. He was steady on the ascending path with an incognito terminal. 

He got up from his 7th layout with half of his food stock finished and after moving for a while and the temperature dropped surprisingly and his eyes envisioned a humungous towering mountain. It would have been easily 5000 meters with a peak covered in snow. Alex was in dismay, how in the world he was going past that? He was feeling the cold breeze and the thoughts of going forward were out of the question. It would be just dying again. " Can I die again?" he asked himself. Nonetheless, Alex was not going to move on like this but nor was he going back, what was he going to do? How could this happen to him? He was completely on his own and this was such a bizarre situation that he had never experienced before. Why was this happening to him? Was this some kind of test or what?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              "How can I go on now?" he thought, sitting on the ground. The sun was covered in clouds and he was totally blank from inside. He opened the bag to eat something but the pocket was empty, this left only one pocket which he hadn't opened till now. He pulled the string out and found a cloth, he took it out and found that it was long enough to cover his whole body. It was perfect for this situation, thick and long and Alex was thrilled to see it, it was a scarf-like cloth but longer in length, his impulses were catalyzed by this and he also found more apples to eat. He ate the apples with delight and every bite made him more set to fight whatever lay ahead.

He still had no idea what he was going to do, the journey was still nothing less than a threat to his breaths but he was motivated enough to take it on. He started to move on the uneven surface, it was still solid though and the cloth was keeping him warm and it was done very efficiently. He continued to the elevated path and was being carried by the power his of will.