When Mazell opened his eyes he found himself in a vast violet colored desert that seemed to have no end.
Mazell was completely bewildered by what he was seeing: "Where.... Am I?.... What is this place?"
Mazell walked through the desert for hours without food or water. After ten or so hours of endless walking he finally collapsed onto the sand.
Looking up at the purple colored sky Mazell couldn't help but scream: "WHERE THE FUCK AM I!!!"
Mazell cursed: "Dammit! I'm sure this was caused by that damned amethyst. I should've never picked it up."
Mazell really regretted giving in to his greed and picking up the amethyst.
Mazell: "That amethyst must've been some sort of magical item. It definitely used some sort of spell to send me to this weird desert. Dammit! I gotta find a way to get back!.....Eh?"
Mazell looked at the horizon and saw something from far away.
Mazell: "There's something there."
Thinking that there might be a place for him to rest, he forced himself up and walked towards the thing that he saw.
After half an hour's worth of walking Mazell finally had a clear picture of what he saw from afar. It looked to be a large violet colored temple. At the very top of the temple was a large statue with what looked to be a gun.
Mazell walked towards the front of the temple and pushed the doors open. When he entered the temple everything was dark as if the lights in the entire place was shut off.
Before Mazell could even comment on the place, the entire place suddenly lit up. Everything was purple colored from the walls to the pillars and even the stairs were purple.
Mazell was at awe at the sight. It was definitely the largest place he's seen in his entire life: "Woah!.... What kind of place is this?"
Suddenly a loud voice of an old man resounded throughout the entire temple: "Welcome new candidate!.... Welcome to the Gun Temple!"
Mazell jumped in fright when he heard the voice: "Who!.... Who's There!?"
Old Voice: "No need to worry young candidate. I Am nothing more but a remnant soul tasked with watching over this temple."
Mazell started shaking: "S..Soul? Y..Your a ghost?!"
Old Voice: "HAHA... I guess you can consider me as such but instead of haunting the temple, it's more accurate to say that I am fused with it."
Mazell: "Eh?...Ah?"
Mazell was completely confused. What kind of place is this? Why was a soul fused to a temple? And why does the Old Soul refer to him as candidate?
Old Voice: "Hmm?... You are not a mage? Oh this is fantastic! This means we can mold your foundations even before your awakening! Haha this is truly great!"
Mazell: "Um... Mr. Soul... What exactly are you talking about?"
Old Voice: "Oh sorry sorry. I forgot you just arrived here. There's still a lot I need to explain. Oh and please just call me Old Purple. Anyway let me start by explaining what this place is. This place is called the Gun Temple."
Mazell: "Gun...Temple..."
Old Purple: "Yes the Gun Temple. The sacred place hidden within the prime amethyst in which the next Gun Mage will be chosen."
Hearing this Mazell suddenly realized something: "Wait... When you say 'Prime Amethyst' are you talking about the amethyst that sent me here?"
Old Purple: "Well yes..."
Even though he already somewhat realized it, he was still very shocked hearing Old Purple confirm it.
Mazell: "So I'm INSIDE THE AMETHYST?!"
Old Purple: "That is indeed correct. The Endless Violet Desert, The Eternal Purple Sky, as well as this Gun Temple. All of it is within the Prime Amethyst."
It took Mazell a few seconds to completely swallow these facts. But after his feelings had calmed down he sat on the temple's floor and proceeded to ask Old Purple: "Ok...ok... I get where I am now. But that's not really what's important. What's important is....HOW IN GOD'S NAME DO I GET OUT OF HERE?!!"
Old Purple: "Oh you can't get out."
Mazell while picking his ears said: "I'm sorry. It seems I have some hearing problems. Cause I thought I heard you say that I can't get out."
Old Purple: "You really can't. The only method to exit from the Prime Amethyst is to successfully obtain the inheritance of the Gun Temple and officially become the new Gun Mage."
Hearing this Mazell's expression sank: "But..but...I don't wanna be a Mage or any Gun Mage for that matter."
Old Purple: "Haha.... Then your gonna be spending all of eternity chatting with me!"
Mazell's expression completely blanched upon hearing Old Purple's words.
Mazell sighed in defeat: "Alright you win. What do I have to do to become this so called Gun Mage?"
Although he didn't know whether or not he could trust Old Purple's words. But as of right now he had no other alternatives. After all he was just a 13 year old kid trapped in a pocket dimension inside an amethyst. He had absolutely no clue on what to do in this situation.
Old Purple: "Hehe... Alright let's get started then."
Hearing Old Purple's words Mazell stood up determined to complete any challenges in order to get home.
Old Purple: "First thing you need to do is to enter the room with the white door."
Suddenly seven doors of different colors appeared in front of Mazell. The doors were colored from left to right: White, Green, Blue, Red, Silver, Gold, Violet.
Looking at the floating doors in front of him appear out of nowhere, Mazell would be truly stupid if he didn't realize it was magic.
Mazell went towards the white door. He held the door knob, opened the door and went inside the room.
Old Purple: "Hehe.... Let's see how long you last kid."
When Mazell went into the room what he saw was an extremely large boundless forest with trees the size of skyscrapers.
Old Purple's voice suddenly resounded: "Take the elevator to your left."
Mazell was startled at first. But then looked to his left and saw an elevator.
Looking at the elevator Mazell could not help but say: "What the hell's an elevator doing in a forest?!"
He got onto the elevator and when he came out.
Mazell: "Hey Old Purple what am I doing on top of one of these skyscraper sized trees?"
Old Purple: "Listen carefully young candidate. This is jumping training. What you must do is very simple. You must jump from tree to tree until you get to the mountain that is located ten kilometers away."
Mazell was immediately startled: "WHAT!!!"
Old Purple: "Don't worry this is a magic simulation. The moment you fall you'll immediately be teleported back to the first tree. Oh and also you only have 5 seconds to jump to the next tree otherwise you'll similarly be teleported back to the first tree."
Mazell: "So basically it won't end until I get to the mountain right?"
Old Purple: "Precisely...."
Knowing that there was no threat of death Mazell gritted his teeth and jumped towards the next tree. Sure enough he fell. A flash of white light shined and he was back to where he started.
Mazell: "Dammit!"
Mazell thought long and hard on whether or not he should continue.
Mazell: "I gotta get home. Mom and Dad are probably worried sick."
Thinking this all the hesitation in Mazell's heart vanished as he once again tried to jump towards the next tree.
As Mazell kept on trying, Old Purple was silently thinking: "(That's right boy don't give up. Although I said this was jumping training but in truth what we're really training is your perseverance and stubbornness to never give up. This trait is the very essence of being a Gun Mage. What's more as long as you keep on moving the invisible violet air around the temple will continuously strengthen and refine your body by exponential levels.)"
3 days later~~
Mazell: "YEAH! I finally managed to make it to the second tree!!!"
After saying this Mazell immediately fell unconscious. When Mazell woke up he found himself lying on a large bed in a lavish lavender decorated room.
Old Purple: "You're finally awake! How do you feel?"
Mazell: "Ugh!....Did I fail?"
Old Purple: "No you can keep on trying. But I'd advise you to rest first. There's some food on the table and the bathroom is to your left. There's some clean clothes in the closet. Use them anyway you wish."
Hearing that he still had a chance Mazell relaxed and asked: "So....What place is this?"
Old Purple: "This is the living quarters located on the second floor of the Gun temple. There should be other rooms here but since you are not a mage yet, you won't be able to see these rooms for now."
Mazell suddenly thought of something and asked: "How many times can I keep on trying?"
Old Purple: "100 years!.... You can endlessly keep on trying for an entire 100 years. Also you don't need to worry about ageing. The moment you stepped inside the prime amethyst, you won't age a single second until you come out."
Mazell: "Great! So I'll be thirteen for the next 100 years!.... So what happens if I don't reach the mountain in a hundred years."
Old Purple without hesitation: "You will be erased...."
Mazell: "....I see."
After having breakfast and taking a bath. Mazell once again entered the white door and continued his jumping training. During this time Mazell realized that his body got so much more stronger, nimbler and swifter than before. Which very much confused him. "Could it be that 3 days of continuous jumping made my body this much better?"
3 years later~~
A fast moving shadow could be seen jumping from large towering trees. When the fast moving shadow finally landed on top of a large mountain the face of the shadow was finally revealed. It was a handsome young man with white colored hair and sharp blue eyes.
Finally arriving on top of the mountain after 3 years of training, Mazell couldn't help but laugh out loud: "HAHAHAHAHA.... Finally! I finally got to this mountain after 3 long years!"
Old Purple: "Well done young candidate! Now we shall move on to the second phase of your training.... Aerial Acrobatics!"
Mazell(cold sweat): "There's....More?!"