Chapter 272 - Origin Theory (1/2)

After a few deep breaths... and then a few more, Laz was ready to begin.

Strangely, he noticed that Malene looked a little flushed and couldn't help but say,

”Relax. It's only me and Ruby here and I will be gentle.”

How could Laz know that Malene was being watched by more than just Ruby? Behind her phone's camera lens was also Kennedy, Leona and Vivi. Even if they were all as close as sisters, that didn't mean that it would be normal for them to be n.a.k.e.d around each other. Especially when it involved Laz.

”I know,” she said, although he face still turned a bit redder.

Laz just let out a breath before summoning the black flame. Spreading out his spiritual sense to inspect energy pathways of Malene's body, he noticed that she was also observing closely as well, along with Ruby.

Despite having the two onlookers, Laz felt relaxed as he went to work.

Having done this twice on others and once on himself, Laz's movements were quite fluid. He was surprised at first. Malene had been awakened a bit longer than he had meaning that her pathways had been used for a longer period of time. Due to this, it seemed like they were quite a bit more firm in their orientation that someone who had just awakened, or even his own. The difference was small over all, but there was a difference.

Seeing Laz pause, Ruby's voice entered into his mind.

:Is something wrong?: She asked.

:No. But seeing her pathways compared to my own or someone who has just awakened, I noticed that there is a big difference in the stiffness of them.:

:Does that mean something?: She asked, concerned.

:Good to know.: Although Ruby was speaking, Malene was listening. As such, both girls made a mental note as Laz continued.

This was their strategy to begin with. One person to observe and one to experience. They felt that this would lead them to having better success when they tried doing it in the future. Due to this, Ruby asked a lot of questions. Even Malene posed a few when she was able to. For her, the process didn't really hurt, but it did feel uncomfortable at times, causing her to be distracted.

They both gained a lot as Laz's hand moved the flame around, improving her flow of energy, strengthening weaknesses and fixing slight imperfections.

It was, in almost every form, a rebirth.

When he was done, Malene's body shook as waves of energy from without came pouring in while she cycled her energy around. Seeing this, Ruby took out a small chunk of crystal and held it close to her. The crystal was giving off pulses of energy that Malene's body greedily absorbed into itself.

Just when the surge of energy looked as though it was done, Malene's body suddenly turned black as a smell spread out into the room.

As soon as Malene opened her eyes, she noticed the smell, looked at her skin and yelled.

”EECCCCCKKKKK.”

She suddenly sprinted for the bathroom to clean herself while Ruby was just looking at Laz in mild shock. She knew what had happened and she also knew that this type of cleansing and strengthening was very special. Seeing that Laz could cause this to happened made her eyes light up.

She didn't care about the smell at all. Instead, without a word, she undressed, pulling the dress up over her head and letting it hit the floor. She then walked over to Laz and pulled his arm, causing him to rise from the bed. Before he could ask questions, she yanked the top cover off of the bed and threw it into the corner before dragging him back to the bed and laying down.

Reaching up, she grabbed his shirt at the collar, pulled him down into a kiss while wrapping her strong and well toned legs around his waist.

Just when Laz thought he was going to lose control, she whispered,

”Do me next. Right now.”

Laz blanked for a moment before laughing.

'She's always like this,' he thought to himself. He started to understand that these girls he was involved with were really crazy about getting stronger. While there was an opportunity in front of them, nothing else mattered.

Laz then took the time to examine Ruby's body before beginning the process.

Before long, she was finished as well. And just like with Malene, the whirlpool of energy began flooding into her, further powered by the crystal she had left sitting next to her.

Once again, after the energy rush concluded, Ruby's body pushed out a messy layer of impurities, causing her tanned skin to turn a dark color and sending her running for the bathroom to clean off.

Seeing that he was now alone and the room really did smell awful, Laz just casually went back out to the balcony, poured himself a drink and sat down. Putting his feet up on the railing and leaning back, Laz looked out on the lit up city with a sigh.

”Am I really going to do this? Am I really going to lead a bunch of people into god knows where because some giant talking bird told me to go? Honestly, what the hell is wrong with me? And what the hell is this thing really? Who the hell ever heard of black fire? The flames make it look like some sort of bad cgi effect. Sigh... I'm not some sort of hero and yet I keep getting myself involved with shit...” Laz had once again started questioning himself. With the big event on the horizon, it was hard for him not to. And while doing so, he was even speaking out loud since he was alone.

It was a bad habit he had picked up since separating from Vivi.