Chapter 96 – Lightning vs Lightning (1/2)

Chapter 96 – Lightning vs Lightning

“Why do people always chase after power? It is such a waste of time when there are plenty of other things to enjoy in life…”

A handsome dark-haired teenager quietly muttered, while staring at the ball of lightning dancing above his fingertips.

Seated at the edge of a small pond, the youth was completely alone except for a few wandering beasts nearby, but none of the creatures dared to disturb this young man.

With a snap of his fingers, the small ball of lightning burst into several smaller spheres and began to orbit around the youth’s palm.

Absentmindedly gazing at the tranquil water in the pond, Raizel stared back at his own reflection.

Although there were still traces of childish chubbiness to his face, it was clear from his sharp eyebrows and angled jawline that he would grow up to be a strikingly handsome man.

whoosh

……………………

*SCREEEEEE*

The sound of thunder rumbled in the sky, as two primordial beasts fought against each other. With both their bodies reaching monstrous heights of over fifty feet tall, the two divine birds completely enveloped the sky.

The heavens shook under the might of these titans, as both azure and violet lightning clashed in the clouds above.

Meanwhile, twelve figures quietly observed the fight as they floated around the two primordial beasts.

…………….

…on…alron…CALRON!

A loud yell abruptly snapped Calron out of his dream, forcing him to suddenly open his eyes.

You really need to stop making a habit of passing out every time something happens; it’s not a very attractive trait.

Ezkael joked, once he sensed that his student was out of danger.

Groggily gazing around, Calron noticed that he was covered in a warm hide of animal fur and surrounded by a range of tall trees. A dark wolf pup also appeared to be snoring right beside his arm.

Gently stroking the soft fur of the little beast, Calron felt slightly guilty for putting Avi through all this mental stress. The poor pup had already lost her mother, and Calron was now the closest thing she had to a family in this world.

Teacher, why do I keep having these flashes of Raizel’s past memories?

Calron asked in a serious tone, as he started to recollect his thoughts.

Each time that something occurred, he would have a flashback to the past and it always involved his ancestor, Raizel.

Hearing the name of his closest friend, Ezkael turned silent for a brief moment, but soon began speaking.

When a primordial beast awakens his bloodline, all the memories of his ancestors would be absorbed at once, including the inherited abilities. However, since your blood has been diluted by that of humans, your mind is too weak to absorb all that information at once. Hence, your inherited memories are all jumbled up with no chronological order in regards to the time flow.

But, why is it always Raizel?

Calron inquired after thinking for a while.

That is because he was the last person within your ancestry who awakened his primordial bloodline. Enough of this talk, you need to be careful of this wacky raccoon. There must be a reason as to why she chose to help you, and someone as powerful as her does not do things on a single whim.

Ezkael cautioned in a somber tone.

Calron wanted to continue asking Ezkael questions, but he knew the matter of Raizel was a sensitive issue to his Teacher, so he temporarily dropped it.

“woof?”

A small inaudible bark sounded next to Calron’s ears, signaling that Avi was finally awake. Seeing that her guardian was finally awake after an entire day, Avi jumped on top of the human and swiftly began licking his face while she furiously wagged her tiny tail.

“Hahaha! Stop it, Avi!”

Calron let out a small laugh, as he gently nudged the slobbering pup off of him and patted her furry head.

A small whine escaped from Avi, as her bright purple eyes started to become misty.

“I’m sorry, Avi… It was my fault. I should not have carelessly entered that fight when I knew from the start that it would be dangerous.”

Calron softly whispered to his small companion as he gingerly picked up the wolf pup and held her close to his chest.

Avi rubbed her soft furry head against Calron’s chin as a token of her forgiveness.

“It’s strange seeing a human care so deeply for a beast.”

An elderly voice echoed above Calron’s position, causing him to glance up.

Nimbly jumping down from the branch of the tall tree, the old raccoon slowly walked towards Calron.