After astonishment filled Jimmy's face upon seeing the castle, he placed his first foot inside the old man's field.
He felt a sudden panic and shiver throughout his body, but Chromos told him it's normal since he knows nothing about the power of fields.
Jimmy entered the castle, filled with the aura of the old man, and some animals had formed within that aura.
He started touching one of them, but it escaped from him. Jimmy asked about these creatures and how they formed, but no one was there with him because everyone had gone to eat, and he remained there. Later, he joined them.
There, he asked about the creatures, but no one answered. The silence at the table ended after everyone finished eating and drinking. The old man, Brad, told Jimmy to go to sleep with him.
As Jimmy headed towards the sleeping place, he asked Brad why no one spoke while they were eating. Brad replied that it was the first time no one spoke.
There, Jimmy felt that there might be a problem.
(The old man speaks) "Carter, why did you send this monster to the castle?" The old man asked.
In the early morning, Jimmy woke up at six o'clock, and there was a calmness throughout the castle. However, the aura flowing from it made Chromos want to fight. Still, Jimmy told him to stop and not to borrow his body until he could control it.
The sun rose, and Jimmy was running, wanting to explore the castle, but "Kals" summoned him for breakfast.
Jimmy quickly went to the food and found "the old man," "Virus," and "Brad" at the dining tables. He sat down to eat, and then the old man challenged him, saying that if he wanted to live here, he had to work.
Jimmy responded that he didn't come here to work but to control the zombie inside him and gain full power.
The old man's aura started emerging, but Brad told him that he would work. Brad took Jimmy's hand and pulled him outside.
He told Jimmy that if he wanted to learn control, he must obey the old man's words. Jimmy agreed and returned to his dining table, stating that he would work.
His first task was washing the food dishes, a task done every day. After that, he began helping "Kals and Brad" in repairing and maintaining the castle.
Jimmy saw "Virus" learning how to control the aura and her sword. Additionally, he noticed Brad leaving the castle to confront zombies.
More than two months passed, and Jimmy continued doing the same tasks. Jimmy began to feel that he was wasting his time.
However, at the beginning of the third month, changes started to appear. There were alterations in Jimmy's aura, and his awareness increased. He became capable of switching places with Chromos.
On the third day, Jimmy woke up to perform the usual tasks. However, when he sat down to eat, the old man informed him that today they would go to a distant place. He instructed Jimmy to bring plenty of food and water. Jimmy grabbed his bag, found it near Kals, and prepared well.
"Are you ready to die, Jimmy?" These were the words of the old man.
Jimmy responded that he wouldn't die. In the blink of an eye, the old man disappeared. Jimmy swiftly set off, and he caught up with him.
"I think your speed has become significant, Jimmy."
"That's because of you, old man."
"Respect me; I am older than you."
"Why did you say that when I respect you very much?"
"That's because you call me 'the old man.'"
"That's because you didn't tell me your name."
"You're the one who didn't ask for my name."
"That's because when I meet you, you don't want to talk with me. So, why should anyone ask for your name?"
"Come on, catch up with me."
After a full day since Jimmy left the castle with the old man, they finally reached the intended place. It was a rocky slope with strong winds blowing.
"What is all this journey for just to show me this rocky slope?" These were Jimmy's reactions.
But the old man told him to jump.
"Jump? Are you kidding?"
Once again, Jimmy found himself flying after the old man pushed him.
Jimmy thought it was a slope, but it turned out to be a graveyard of zombies. He found himself falling downward, but he used his aura to stop the fall by grabbing onto a rock hanging on the cliff.
Jimmy descended and found the old man waiting for him.
(The old man asks) "Why were you late?" Jimmy answered that he didn't know what would happen to him.
The old man appeared angry and under psychological pressure.
"Alright, climb back up and come down quickly. I want you to get here as fast as possible."
"Do you really want me to do that?" was Jimmy's response, but the old man didn't speak a word. Here, Jimmy realized that he had to do it.
Jimmy climbed back up, jumped down again, activated his aura, and reached the old man down below. But the old man told him to repeat the same process. Jimmy did it more than ten times, but in the last attempt, he realized that he should not use his aura. After that, Chromos's feet worked.
After that, the old man told him that he passed the first test. As the night fell, Jimmy and the old man sat down for dinner. Jimmy asked why he was treated so harshly, but the old man did not respond.
The next morning, the old man instructed Jimmy to climb up and down again. Jimmy did it effortlessly. Then, the old man told him to draw his sword and channel his internal energy into it, splitting a large rock in half.
Jimmy made his sword fiery and struck the rock, but it didn't budge. He tried again and again, but without success. Nightfall came, and Jimmy couldn't scratch the rock. Lyle attempted but couldn't make a mark either. Frustrated, Jimmy sat next to the old man, who began explaining how to channel his aura into the sword, encompassing his entire body.
Starting from the zombie within him to his sword held in hand, for the first time, Jimmy felt that the old man truly wanted to teach him. He tried repeatedly, night after night, with Lyle attempting again. This time, cracks began to appear on the rock.
Morning came, and Jimmy gave a determined effort to split the rock. In a moment, he closed his eyes, directed his aura towards the rock, and split it into two equal halves. The old man was astonished, and Jimmy screamed in triumph.
When Jimmy sat down to eat, the old man's first words were to fill his stomach with food, as they were embarking on a long journey. After their meal, the ground began to shake. A horde of zombies stood before Jimmy and the old man.
"Is this your plan, old man?" Jimmy and the old man stood still, and the old man swiftly drew his sword, grabbing a tree branch and filling it with his aura.
A single burst was enough for the old man and Jimmy to carve a path through thousands of zombies. Zombie heads soared through the sky, and for the first time, Jimmy felt a strange sensation, as if he were no longer the same.
After clearing their way through the zombies, the eyes of the controlling zombie atop the rocky slope watched them. Jimmy and the old man sensed it but continued on their path to the very end.