Ian and James both failed to acquire the power of the Ninth Titan Thorn. James is still unconscious and Ian is on his knees. He is very frustrated because of this failure. Samantha approached Ian and hugged him tight to comfort him. Queen Archandia healed James and he is still unconscious and King Vladimir is beside him.
Samantha told Ian that it's okay and he did great but Ian does not reply as his eyes became gray. Samantha worried a lot and she asked Ian to stand up but still no response.
"Ian is fine Master, I can sense it. You don't have to worry about them, they could handle this." Clair said to Sam.
"Thank you Clair, I believe you and I believe in Ian and James." Samantha replied.
"I think, all we need to do is believe in them, your Highness." Zion said to Queen Archandia.
"Yes Zion. They come all they way this far now and there is no room to quit. I always admire James as he is not a quitter and Ian as well." Queen Archandia replied.
"For the meantime, I will going to fight Thorn as they are still unconscious to buy some time." King Vladimir said. "He is so tough to deal with Vlady, this is the perfect time to use the Book of Blood Wolf." Viluz communicated to King Vladimir. "I agree Viluz." King Vladimir responded.
"Come entertain me mortal, I know they are still on the process of overcoming my test but this is all for James. Ian has nothing to do with this challenge aside from supporting James." Thorn said to King Vladimir.
King Vladimir activated the Plasma Take Over of Viluz along with the Super Blood Mode. Viluz aided King Vladimir to acquire a new mode which is the Plasma Mode. This mode allows King Vladimir to use Plasma spells in battle. Plasma spells are the most powerful spells used by a pure blood attuned elementalist. It allows the caster to increase energy reduction by 70% when using blood magic although the strength and effectivity of blood spells still the same. Only a pure blood attuned elementalist can use this mode. King Vladimir used the Blood Vision PTO to see what are written on the Book of Blood Wolf without opening it. He then casted the ErythroPlasmaBlast PTO to Thorn.
Thorn casted the Tree of Life Spell to summon the Tree of Life. King Vladimir successfully hit Thorn with his special spell, however, Thorn was able to rejuvenate really fast.
"Amazing! His rejuvenating power is much powerful than James and Ian!" King Vladimir thought. "This will be really tough for us Vlady!" Viluz mentally communicated to King Vladimir.
Meanwhile, Ian and James were on the same mental state again to talk to each other. "James, it's me Ian. Please wake up. You need to get rid of your envy towards me." Ian said to James. "But how Ian? I can't force myself not to be envious. I'm trying my best to resist it but the Nature Trap Spell is too powerful." James replied to Ian. "You were trapped because you underestimated Thorn which triggered your envy and anger. He used that as an advantage to lure you to his trap. Your envy became overwhelming and you couldn't resist your anger. Your feeling ruled you and you have nothing to do with it." Ian said.
"I don't know how to get rid of this Ian. I know you are my twin but I still feel envious because of your strength." James replied to Ian.
"Let me ask you something James, what is your desire?" Ian asked.
"I desire to be strong just like you Ian." James answered.
"Do you wish to be more powerful than me?" Ian asked.
"No Ian, all I wish for is to become strong to protect my family." James answered.
"Then let that be your motivation to resist the Nature's Trap Spell James! You should wake up and focus on your will over your desire!" Ian taught James a lesson.
"You are totally right my twin. I need to hold tight on that motivation to counter Thorn's ultimate spell. It is also my mistake that I've become overconfident and underestimated him in our fight." James realized that he needs to be emotionally stronger.
"There is still a way to beat the Spell James. You are the only one who can get Thorn's power because you are a soul attuned elementalist. I learned this spell just recently. It will be useful for you to beat Thorn." Ian said.
"What is it Ian?" James asked.
"It is my Shadow Swap spell." Ian answered.
Ian and James are ready to get back to their senses and all of a sudden, they are both awake. "Are you alright Ian?" Samantha asked. "I'm fine Sam. Now we can beat Thorn." Ian said.
James stood up and saw Thorn about to finish King Vladimir. He rushed to save King Vladimir by casting the Light Speed Divine Break. King Vladimir was exhausted. "Thank you brother..." King Vladimir said while panting heavily.
"We're really glad you came back to yourself James! We were so worried." Queen Archandia said.
"I will not lose to my emotions anymore, your Highness." James replied to Queen Archandia.
"I still have a lot of spells to beat you James. Even if you surpass my Nature's Trap Spell. You can't still beat me as my Tree of Life is already summoned. Hehe." Thorn confidently said.
"You are a great Titan Thorn. I'm sorry I underestimated you." James said to Thorn.
"I'm glad you're back to your senses. Can you resist my Nature's Trap Spell now? Let's see about that!" Thorn casted the Nature's Trap again to James and he fell to the trap again.
Will there be any chance for him to get Thorn's power? Or will Thorn become victorious again to manipulate James with the Nature's Trap Spell? What is the Shadow Swap Spell that Ian is talking about?