the rain outside had slowed to faint drizzle as the grey clouds slowly retreated.
Seeing no one near him, Calron put it away from his thoughts and sat down to stare at his body. The locket had disappeared but Calron could still instinctively feel that it was still inside his chest.
It had not merged completely with his body, as it still retained its shape, but from the outside, there was not a single trace of a metal on Calron’s chest.
Calron gaped at his chest as he saw the elemental glow.
He had awakened.
As he saw the elemental glow on his chest, it looked no different than others, besides the fact that rather than the usual gold color of the lightning essence, the glow was a bright azure blue!
Calron initially thought that it might have been the water element, but water’s essence was a light pale blue color and it had a gentle and soothing aura. In contrast, this azure lightning was tyrannical as Calron felt the violent bursts of lightning crackling around his core.
Wanting to test out his new element, Calron raised his right hand, and concentrated as much as he could to will the lightning to appear.
Nothing.
Silence.
“Pfft, what is with that pose? Are you trying to strangle someone?”
Calron heard a snicker inside his mind, and he knew that it was the same voice that he just heard before.
Stunned, Calron looked around his hut as he asked with a trembling voice.
“Wh-who are you? And why can’t I see you?”
No answer.
Calron tried to release his lightning again, but just as he was raising his hand, Calron felt slightly embarrassed as he remembered the previous snicker of the voice, and he quickly withdrew his hand mid-air.
“Kid, first release the elemental essence and then release the lightning.”
There was no ridicule in the voice as it sounded sincere, so Calron tried to release his essence. Suddenly, an azure wisp of essence coalesced around him. Calron tried to release the lightning next, but it still would not come out.
He clenched his fists and tried again, but not a hint of lightning appeared.
“Relax your body, kid… feel the essence coursing through you… imagine the lightning and will it to come outside.”
The Voice abruptly spoke again, but there was a slight hint of amusement in its tone.
Calron unclenched his fists and sat down on the floor in a meditative pose. Breathing deeply and closing his eyes, he pictured the Azure Lightning in his mind: a bolt of blue lightning crackling with unrestrained power and violence.
*crackle*
Calron opened his eyes and saw the blue lightning sizzling around his body. He smiled at his success but suddenly, Calron felt an abrupt shock of pain as coughed up blood on the floor.
His tiny body trembled as both the lightning and the essence vanished into thin air.
“Guess it’s still too early for you…”
The Voice sighed.
“What happened, why does it hurt so much?”
Calron rasped as the pain racked through his body, and he momentarily forgot that he was just talking to air.
“It’s the Azure Lightning, kid.”
And then, Calron lost his consciousness.
Chapter 2 – A Mysterious Voice
Just as Calron woke up, he saw the sun’s light bore through the window as it pierced through his eyes.
Scrunching up his eyes, Calron quickly got up as he remembered the events that happened last night. Looking around his small hut, he was surprised that it was still intact with only a few objects jumbled on the floor.
Other than the mess on the floor, there were absolutely no signs that a lightning bolt had actually struck this feeble hut!
Worried that it was all a dream, Calron attempted to release his essence.
Wisps of bright gold light surrounded him as Calron sighed in relief knowing that he had finally awakened to his element!
However, Calron was suddenly hit with the realization that his essence last night was a unique and azure blue color, and
Seeing no one near him, Calron put it away from his thoughts and sat down to stare at his body. The locket had disappeared but Calron could still instinctively feel that it was still inside his chest.
It had not merged completely with his body, as it still retained its shape, but from the outside, there was not a single trace of a metal on Calron’s chest.
Calron gaped at his chest as he saw the elemental glow.
He had awakened.
As he saw the elemental glow on his chest, it looked no different than others, besides the fact that rather than the usual gold color of the lightning essence, the glow was a bright azure blue!
Calron initially thought that it might have been the water element, but water’s essence was a light pale blue color and it had a gentle and soothing aura. In contrast, this azure lightning was tyrannical as Calron felt the violent bursts of lightning crackling around his core.
Wanting to test out his new element, Calron raised his right hand, and concentrated as much as he could to will the lightning to appear.
Nothing.
Silence.
“Pfft, what is with that pose? Are you trying to strangle someone?”
Calron heard a snicker inside his mind, and he knew that it was the same voice that he just heard before.
Stunned, Calron looked around his hut as he asked with a trembling voice.
“Wh-who are you? And why can’t I see you?”
No answer.
Calron tried to release his lightning again, but just as he was raising his hand, Calron felt slightly embarrassed as he remembered the previous snicker of the voice, and he quickly withdrew his hand mid-air.
“Kid, first release the elemental essence and then release the lightning.”
There was no ridicule in the voice as it sounded sincere, so Calron tried to release his essence. Suddenly, an azure wisp of essence coalesced around him. Calron tried to release the lightning next, but it still would not come out.
He clenched his fists and tried again, but not a hint of lightning appeared.
“Relax your body, kid… feel the essence coursing through you… imagine the lightning and will it to come outside.”
The Voice abruptly spoke again, but there was a slight hint of amusement in its tone.
Calron unclenched his fists and sat down on the floor in a meditative pose. Breathing deeply and closing his eyes, he pictured the Azure Lightning in his mind: a bolt of blue lightning crackling with unrestrained power and violence.
*crackle*
Calron opened his eyes and saw the blue lightning sizzling around his body. He smiled at his success but suddenly, Calron felt an abrupt shock of pain as coughed up blood on the floor.
His tiny body trembled as both the lightning and the essence vanished into thin air.
“Guess it’s still too early for you…”
The Voice sighed.
“What happened, why does it hurt so much?”
Calron rasped as the pain racked through his body, and he momentarily forgot that he was just talking to air.
“It’s the Azure Lightning, kid.”
And then, Calron lost his consciousness.
Chapter 2 – A Mysterious Voice
Just as Calron woke up, he saw the sun’s light bore through the window as it pierced through his eyes.
Scrunching up his eyes, Calron quickly got up as he remembered the events that happened last night. Looking around his small hut, he was surprised that it was still intact with only a few objects jumbled on the floor.
Other than the mess on the floor, there were absolutely no signs that a lightning bolt had actually struck this feeble hut!
Worried that it was all a dream, Calron attempted to release his essence.
Wisps of bright gold light surrounded him as Calron sighed in relief knowing that he had finally awakened to his element!
However, Calron was suddenly hit with the realization that his essence last night was a unique and azure blue color, and
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