Chapter 9: Prana (2/2)

He closed his eyes and silenced his mind. His mind quieted down, and his awareness turned inward till he could clearly hear the sound of his heartbeat as he focused on his heart.

His concentration became deeper as he continued to focus on his heart until he reached a state where he could not feel or sense anything outside the world. It was as if he was completely shut out from the outside world.

He had no idea of the passage of time, nor could he feel any of his surroundings. All he could hear was the sound of his heartbeat and the blood flowing through his veins.

It was a surreal experience since he felt that he had never felt these kinds of sensations before.

But suddenly, he felt a tingling sensation all over his body, especially in his heart. As he tried to focus on that feeling, he felt a chaotic energy field that seemed to shroud his whole body in darkness.

Even when he tried to open his eyes out of excitement, all he could see was pitch black darkness. He couldn't even see his own body or anything!

Even the sound of his heartbeat magically got silenced.

Arion started to panic, but then he tried to calm himself down, thinking that this might have got to do with him finally connecting with the Pranic energy in his body!

Thinking about it, he felt excited that he still had a chance to recover and become a Defier!

From his memories, he could see how much he desired to become a Defier, and those feelings still carried over to his present self as if it were his own.

The darkness seemed to twist and encircle his whole body. But because of this, he suddenly started to feel his darkest emotions and his darkest memories...memories where he saw his parents being murdered by his own relatives...memories where he was chased and hunted by his parent's murderers.

His anger, hatred, and resentment that rested in the deepest depths of his heart began to surface. He could also feel his blood beginning to tingle as well.

A malevolent and bright spark began to emerge from the surface of his blood.

But before his emotions could aggravate further, the darkness that was covering him suddenly dissipated away.

The turbulent emotions that emerged from his heart receded like a tide before feeling his tranquility returning back.

His body no longer tingled. Only the sound of his heartbeat seemed to echo in his body. He felt his senses returning to him slowly, including the subtle sensations on his skin and hair.

But...

”Hrrrkk!” Arion suddenly choked when he felt a hand clutching his neck. He opened his eyes in shock, only to see the handsome boy gripping his neck with a wary gaze.

'What the fuck!'