After a few more days in the dark dungeon, Mercedes couldn't take it anymore. Horace was starting to get restless as well. They have endured more than enough. The barrier around the room was stopping any other power from working. It'd been days and Mercedes was trying to break through the barrier with no success. She was exhausted and couldn't go on anymore. The barrier was iron-clad and nothing could go through it. Mercedes was now sweaty and breathing heavily. Her energy was low and, in her current state, she was at her limit.
" Damn it..." Mercedes swore under her breath and let herself fall on the floor.
She stared at the ceiling above her with despair sinking in her heart. She didn't want to give up and throw in the towel, but things were not looking good at all and she was losing h
