"Initiating calculation."
Ding!
"Soul bind of living beings increasing calculated cost."
Ding!
"Link between powerful individuals increasing calculated cost."
Ding!
"Long distance realm bind in severe conditions increasing calculated cost."
A misty grey prompt flashed in front of Jason's face, causing his lips to twist into a smile.
'I knew it wouldn't come cheap,' he chuckled to himself, bracing himself for pain. 'I guess I should be glad I still have some lives left.'
He lowered his gaze and stared into the corner of his eye as he read the question for a second time.
"Calculated cost: 72 lives. Do you accept?"
"Yes, I accept," resounded the black-haired teenager in a deep and heavy voice.