When the mask carried out his plan, he knew that alpha will end up developing a trauma
He was hoping it will make alpha mature faster, and teach him how to think properly before doing anything stupid
But to think alpha would get so scared and think of doing something this dangerous
He might end up hurting himself, or even worst, becoming crazy
He must be stopped, otherwise the mask's mission will fail, and alpha will dye
"Knock it off kid!! do you think this is a joke? exhausting your Mana pool is not a simple thing, and that dizziness is just a warning, the less Mana you have, the stronger it gets, and if you end up with 0 MP, you'll have to suffer a headache so strong, it can make a grown up man cry, let alone a small kid like you, you can lose your mind and go crazy!!"
The mask's words were supposed to be scary, they were supposed to make alpha cower in fear and forget that idea
But unfortunately, that amount of fear was nothing compared to the thoughts going around in alpha's brain
Although he was only immobilized in a dark cave for a few seconds, the idea of that happening in a place full of monsters....was terrifying!!!
The mask was expecting alpha to change his mind, but instead, he got yelled at "EVEN SO!!! I HAVE TO DO IT!! I MUST GET USED TO IT!!! else, I'll have too many things to think about in the battle, won't that be dangerous? And plus, if I get used to it, I would be able to use my Mana more freely, wich will make me stronger, no? And even if it's painful right now, it can never kill me, and what doesn't kill me, will make me stronger!"
Alpha's words did make sense, but it was still too dangerous
The mask was not ready to give up just yet, he had to stop the kid
If fear doesn't work, then reason with him, Show him a flaw that can render his whole plan undoable
"Sigh... alpha, I get your point, but, how are you gonna drain up your Mana, you can't really on [frenzy], your Mana pool is too large for it to have any effect now, and it also has a cool down time, you can't continuesly use it, it will take too long you know, just forget about it, it's not worth it anymore"
The mask was hoping this method will work, he was sure alpha can't get around this wall, but surprisingly, alpha already had an idea
"...It is" alpha quietly whispered...then he stood up full of confidence "I never planned to use [frenzy] in the first place, all I need to do is use up my Mana, right? If that's the case then I have another method, for you see, I've been slowly recovering my memories, yes they are all foggy and can't be made sense of, but , there's this one word that stood out and gave me a sense of excitement as if I always wanted to use it.... MAGIC!"
Alpha had a beaming smile on his face at the mentioning of magic, he could no longer think of anything else
"If I can use magic, then I won't just be able to continue with my plan, I will also acquire a stronger weapon to kill monsters with, that's a win win!"
The mask could've easley taught alpha how to use magic, but... Alpha was not ready for that
Not with his naive way of thinking, as he is, learning magic can only hurt him
The mask really wanted to stop him, but he didn't have any other ideas, he could only wait until alpha gives up, then he can slowly teach him how to not overuse his Mana, but right now, he can only watch from the side
"Sigh... Alright, I get it, you can do whatever you want, I won't stop you. but you have to promise me one thing, after this is all over, and you realise how foolish of an idea that was, you will never try something like that again, and you will listen to me and do as I say, ok?"
"Alright alright, if that means you won't try to stop me again, then I'm all for it"
After reaching an agreement, alpha went back to the safe Zone and started his little experiment to find out how to use magic
He tried all sorts of ways, from yelling the spell names, to striking weird poses, he even tried to draw stars and sircales on the ground, but as the mask expected, nothing worked!