Chapter 127 - Meeting Another Chosen (1/2)

”You... You... YOU...” Although the pond wasn't deep, it was deep enough that if you sat down, your head would be under water. Considering Leona wasn't paying attention, this is exactly what happened. As she surfaced though, she saw Laz standing there observing her as though interested in what was going to happen next.

”You feel alright?”

”IT'S FREEZING...” Leona replied through chattering teeth.

”Well, that was kind of the point,” Laz responded with a bit of a grin. Seems like he had guessed right and the shock woke her up from the stimulation. Leona's head was a bit foggy as she wasn't sure how she ended up in the water, but as she thought about it, she realized that something had happened and that for a while there, she was uncontrollably horny. Turning a bit red, she started to climb out of the freezing water.

”Wait, wait. Since your already in, you should clean off a bit. Me too actually,” Laz said, seeing as how he had gotten covered in black gunk from carrying her. Walking into the water, Laz released his source energy to a moderate degree as flames started covering his body. The pond was barely twenty feet across and had water moving in and out constantly, but the temperature started to rise the moment he set foot in it. Leona couldn't believe what was happening.

”You... You've... You're able to produce flames? Is that black colored fire?” Leona asked while moving closer.

”Yep. That's one of my primary abilities,” Laz nodded as he ducked down, causing the water around him to heat up more and bubble.

”OOHHH, that feels good.” Leona had gotten close up to Laz and started bathing herself in the heated water. Laz had started to use the water to clean himself off too. Although the flames he made were hot, they weren't about to burn off the gunk unless he really let loose. But if he did that, he might also hurt Leona. Seeing Laz clean himself, Leona couldn't help but feel embarrass. She still asked,

”What is this stuff?”

”This is basically all the crap inside your body coming out. Kind of like a total body cleansing, only this isn't something a spa can do for you.” Laz explained while rinsing out his hair.

”This is horrible,” Leona commented while trying to do the same. It was a good thing the pond had water flowing in and out since it caused the gunk to start washing away.

”It could have been worse. You don't want to know what happened to me,” Laz tried to comfort her.

”So, this happens a lot?” Leona asked.

”No. But it's actually quite beneficial when it does. You'll notice it the next time you circulate your energy. Oh, that reminds me.” Laz went on to give Leona an explanation of the Condensation Realm and how to go about reaching it. As they were talking and cleaning, Laz kept the flames going so the water just continued to get hotter, until it reached around 80 degrees F. At that point, he leveled off on the flames so that the water would stay warm but not get hotter. As such, they both had taken to relaxing in the water a bit while Laz laid things out for Leona. It was important that she learned this now and not waste time trying to figure it out.

”How do you know all this?” Leona asked on one point.

”Lot's of reasons, but one's I can't really share,” Laz responded. He didn't want to bring up things about Vivi just yet and he wanted to talk about his crazy, only appears in his dreams, protector either. People had been diagnosed insane for less.

”Still, it's good that you are here. I mean, how was I suppose to find out this stuff otherwise?” Leona asked as she floated in the water.

”Hmm...” Laz started pondering.

”What?”

”You think that other people are having that problem? Like not knowing what to do?” Laz asked as though he had come to a conclusion.

”Yeah, absolutely. Who's suppose to teach people this stuff?”

It made sense, but Laz had never thought of it before. He had totally over looked the fact that most people would be completely in the dark about this stuff. He knew he would have to do something.

”Alright, all clean?” Laz asked as he shook those thoughts from his head for now.

”Yeah, I mean, clean as I can get without soap.” Leona replied.

”Well, that's something. Let's go.” Laz walked out of the pond and started walking with Leona following quickly behind.

”Before you get cold, run your energy through you body and force out the water,” Laz advised as his let his flame burn brightly for a moment before it went out all together.

”You can't just use that fire on me?” Leona asked, having watched his actions.

”Uh... It would probably roast you alive at those temps,” Laz said awkwardly while scratching his head.

”Ah...” After trying a couple of times, Leona succeeded in drying off. As they started to walk down the mountain, Leona had wanted to ask about several things, but she stayed quiet. She had no idea why she suddenly wanted Laz like some sort of dog in heat, but she didn't connect that to anything he did so she didn't put much mind to it for now. The only thing she could think of was that she was feeling wild because of every thing they had done so far. There were times where she had even forgotten that they had done this whole thing naked. Of course, when she reached this point in her thoughts, she finally asked something.

”Are we always going to be running around like naturalists?” She somehow assumed that this whole thing was some sort of nudest game.