The aura engulfing his body was ignited once again before suddenly pausing a couple of meters above his head. It seemed like there was some sort of a barrier standing between the fire and the opening of the pit.
'Hurry,' the old man urged, 'this can only delay them for some time.'
Jim was stupefied by this scene. Seeing how death was so close to him made his entire blood inside his veins freeze.
With the old man's yell he broke free from this freezing spell and started to descend again.
"They are following me," he noticed that no matter how fast he descended to the bottom, that invisible wall of darkness stood the same distance off his head.
And no matter how much energy was pushed inside his body, his fire couldn't penetrate through.
"Should I activate my spell?" he shouted but the answer came suddenly from deep down.
"Just fall down you fool, don't think and jump."
