Chapter 22: Training Pause: Deepening Understanding. (2/2)

Gray picked up the remote and repeated this action again, throwing it as hard as he could at the ground and paused just before it hit the ground.

[Unpause]

This time, however, instead of the remote falling with the momentum it did previously, it fell at a much slower rate than before, almost as if he had just let go of it. It had killed the momentum.

This was the difference in Gray's pauses. Just by thinking about it, he could create a pause which holds the momentum or kills it. His ability in his mind had skyrocketed when he had realized this.

It was how he could leap off buildings and survive by pausing just before he hit the ground. If his ability had kept the momentum, he would've died long ago.

From the moment he jumped off that building.

After thinking about it for a while, Gray's eyes took on a cold expression. It had been a little over a week since he had tried to take his own life.

The current him knew that doing that would have made no difference to anything.

'I would've never found out my sister was alive and… I would've never met her…' He thought to himself as the image of Aurora popped into his mind.

Shaking his head, he wanted back into practicing. In this case, he grabbed both the remote control as well as a pillow from the sofa and threw them simultaneously.

[Pause]

*Poosh!*

Only the remote paused.

”The limit is still 1… Damn it.” He cursed. ”How am I supposed to level up this thing?” He wondered as he plopped down onto the sofa.

[Unpause]

The remote crashed into the wall.

*Clack!*

”Ah right, the remote, I forgot.” He muttered as he covered his palm with his face.

Suddenly his eyes widened as he remembered something. After getting up, he made his way to the kitchen and rummaged through his hiking backpack. Inside was a pouch containing-

”The skill orb.” Said Gray as he pulled it out.

A purple sphere which radiated a strange aura. Despite appearing like a glass sphere, it was extremely soft.

[Failed, Unable to learn skill]

It had completely slipped Gray's mind. Even if it wouldn't work for him, he could probably trade it to someone looking for powers in the future. Surely not everyone would have an ability right?

In the meanwhile, a notification rang inside Gray's head.

[Skill: Unknown]

[Skill Orb Analysed]

[Convergence option available]

”Convergence option?” Gray asked.

[Convergence Option: Absorb Skill Orb in exchange for skill point]

Gray's eyes widened. Convergence option? Skill point?

It was finally starting to add up..

That was what he needed, to level up his skill. He could apply the point onto Pause. But would it be worth the exchange?