When I opened my eyes again, I felt refreshed. I felt like my body was in shackles from before, but now, I feel free and light as a feather. It is a very comforting feeling. Upon thinking more about it, I just remembered that I had a hole punched through me by that wizard dragon. Is this the afterlife already? I then started looking around. All I see are the same old buildings in the school but much more pristine than what I remember. Afterward, Max perched atop my head and told me what was happening. Apparently, when I was dying with a hole in my chest from the old man’s attack, Max stepped in and saved me. Like the phoenix, Max can also resurrect once he dies. He triggered this ability when I died because of our life and death contract. He also died and then, he resurrected. Since our co
