Chapter 642: Traumatic Past (1/2)
”...he's not really that hard to handle. I think you should've brought him to the sea as soon as possible.”
”What do you mean Young Lord?”
”What I'm trying to say is that, Elias has some kind of a split personality syndrome. Most like a side-effect of you Clan's Bloodline conflicting within him.” Raven explained as he took a sip of his tea.
”You see, Elias holds an immense potential. One that is actually higher than yours, including at least 90% of the people here in the sect. While he was fighting I scanned his body and noticed that he is born with a special physique that your clan ancestors probably awakened back then.”
”And this special physique is?”
”The 'Vast Sea Heart'.” Raven revealed, causing Lorenzo to gasp from his seat.
Raven and Elias just returned to Atlantis and the latter was currently resting at his room while Raven discussed some important matters with Lorenzo. The current Poseidon was mostly interested on hoe their trip went and Raven didn't conceal anything from him.
Hearing how Elias did, made Lorenzo thought if Raven was talking about the same person. Yes, even though Lorenzo felt how Elias used one of the techniques he taught to him all the way here, he was shocked to hear that Elias didn't complain nor folded from the challenge, which was completely out of Lorenzo's expectations.
Hearing from Raven's lips that Elias have the 'Vast Sea Heart' physique was what truly shocked him the most. Lorenzo have heard about this term before. Their parents used to tell him stories about their extremely powerful ancestor who enabled their entire clan to make a name for themselves.
Simply put, the 'Vast Sea Heart' physique allows someone to possess the absolute highest affinity towards Water Laws. Anything that has something to do with Water, the possessor of this physique, will instantly learn about it. In fact, Water Laws comes as natural as breathing for them. They only needed to lift a finger and they'll master the law and it's branches in practically no time.
In addition to this, the physique grants someone a second chance. Should someone with this physique dies early, if their corpse was taken to the a vast body of water, there will be a chance for them to be revived. The physique adjusts its next state depending on what kind of water was used to revive them so the higher the quality is, the better their resurrection will be.
”Are you certain that my Little Brother has the 'Vast Sea Heart' physique?” Lorenzo asked, just to be sure.
”Actually no, not really.” Raven replied honestly. ”And the only reason why I say so is because like I said, his body is in constant conflict. I am certain that he is born with a unique physique but due to some reasons, his talents are being suppressed.”
”Do you know what's causing this conflict?” Lorenzo asked.
Of course he's going to ask, he's even hoping that Raven could help since if Elias can awaken to his true potential, then it would be immensely beneficial to not only Elias himself but for the Sect in general as well.
”Fear.” Raven stated. ”Fear that's either induced by Trauma of the past or something that he was born with. Well, I leaning towards the former since when he stepped out to the sea, he's like a changed man.”
”You see, Fear can be a strong motivator. I for one is afraid of losing the ones I love, which is why I am doing my best to carve a safe space for them and become strong so that I can protect them.” Raven paused for a bit then said: ”However at the same time, Fear can also be suppressive. It can paralyze and cripple someone from doing what they want to do. Prevent them from being confident and taking risk which will allow them to grow as a human being.”
Raven ended his explanation when he saw Lorenzo's face. Even without explicitly telling him, Lorenzo's expression already gave away the answer. A sad smile crept up to Lorenzo's face as he got up and looked at the window to gaze at the endless blue sea.
”The past must've really weighed down on him. I guess, I really can't expect him to move-on that easily. Although he's past 300 years of age, he's still considered relatively young.”