" Oh, my…wh..at... am... I...look..ing… at! " said Little Pup stuttering in shock.
His words quickly brought everyone's attention to Ray's body.
What they saw was truly a sight to behold.
" What is going on with my nephew's body? " Scare couldn't help but shout out in shock as well.
Ray's body started an almost weird molting process. He was curled up like a ball. While his body was starting to release all types of strange particles. The color varied between grayish silver, light & dark shades of blue, black, and many shades of yellow.
Ray, the main character behind everyone's surprise, seems to be in a deep sleep. Almost completely oblivious to the changes going on about his own body.
Everyone could see by his facial expressions that he was not going through any pain through the weird process that his body is going through. Which brought them some sense of relief. They could breathe a little easy knowing he wasn't in any danger.
Which was not too far from the truth.
All Ray could feel was a deep sense of relaxation there was no danger at all only hidden gains.
{ Author Note: I lost count of how much he fell unconscious. Let me know if you remember down below.}
As his body undergoes another weird mutation.
Everyone in the cave was silently observing his body weird changes.
The molting process only came to halt when the particles completely covered the body as a whole. The particles that were once in the matter form of gas. Were now showing signs of becoming solid. After that, a slow process crystallization began.
The strange transformation went on from minutes then to hours.
Little Pup couldn't take it anymore. He didn't know how long this would take but the time that already passed was all he could take. His curiosity finally got the best of him. He blurted out:
" What is going on with my weird little brother?
Why did he suddenly turn into a shiny yellow and blue rock?
Why is he so strange?
Why... "
Little Pup asked questions continuously in a tone full of curiosity and wonder.
Waiting
No one answered him.
The cave was quiet. Finding no one answering his question he slowly turned around. As he turned around he saw his parents and uncle were in a completely dazed state. Their eyes were unfocused and their minds muddled.
Unknown to Little Pup, Ray's body was pushing out an invisible wave of energy which brought anyone near into a deep mesmerizing state. Strangely enough only he remained unaffected.
Having no clue what was actually going on. He tried every means he could think of to wake them up.
Unfortunately, No matter what he tried, he couldn't grab their attention. He didn't know what was going on. Confused and lost what to do? He turned his sights on Ray then back to his parents and uncle.
" Could the weird changes that are going on have something to do with this weird brother of his? " He asked himself.
Thinking back, he grew confident that his train of thought was correct. He quickly thought of a plan.
Breaking his brother out of the weird rock will help him wake up and wake the rest up.
So he began to slowly move closer to Ray.
As he drew closer he noticed the ground around Ray was moving almost as if the ground itself was alive. Not only that but all the water droplets from the cave were moving towards Ray. They circled around him like bees to a hive. Looking closely one can see the droplets would change between ice and water. Almost every second.
" What is going on!? Lil Pup asked in shock.
He wanted to move closer but... it was like the more he walked closer the more he felt he took a step back. It was weird and annoying. So he opened his wings and began to fly a little closer to get a closer view of Ray.
It was a great idea!
He got closer than he ever did. Right before he could celebrate….
*Phew*
A baseball-size water ball went flying towards him. It slightly flew past him, fortunately. Luckily it did or else he would have frozen. Lil Pup saw the place water ball the hit was completely frozen.
He didn't stop, he continued to move forward slowly in the air. The closer he went the more things flew at him. The earth and water in the surrounding areas came flying at him. Not knowing what the phrase "giving up".
Clenching his teeth he sped up forward.
*Bom* *Bom* *Bom* *Bom* *Bom*
The cave quaked. This continued for hours.
Little Pup finally got close enough. Just when he was close enough. A powerful glow of yellow and blue erupted.
*Boom* *Doom*
Then suddenly there was no longer any noise.
Inside the cave was filled with dust and a bit of frost. The cave was a mess. Some places would be wet and frozen. Other places would completely be deformed because of changes in the earth.
The smoke began to clear. You could see that Ray was still in his 'cocoon' but one could see it was the bright glow that was getting faded by the second. Little Pup, on the other hand, was ruffled up. His fur was covered in frost and dust. His paws were . His wings froze.
*Shwa* * Shwa*
Shaking off the dust and frost. Little Pup stared at Ray in this cocoon. Deep in his eyes was a hint of shock and bewilderment.
' How did the weird little brother of his become so strong? Just a few days ago he was still struggling to beat a mere rabbit. Why is he always so weird? ' Little Pup thought in his head.
When Lil Pup sped up closer to Ray. The earth and water from all over from defense and offense formation. It was almost as if they were alive. In the end, Lil pup was sent flying.
" Little Pup why so ruffled? " Scared voice rang out.
Turning around Lil Pup was happy to find that his uncle and parents were finally snapped out of their dazed state. He flew towards them joyfully. Looking at their puzzled appearance. He quickly explained what had happened. They were shocked to say the else.
" So he did become divergent after all. I only had a guess this would happen but I didn't expect it to be so powerful. There was even an elemental awakening as well. His soul energy was powerful enough to affect us." Blood spoke with a tone of surprise and praise.
" Why didn't the little pup get affected though? " Scare ask with a hint of puzzlement. He was truly curious. Even someone as strong-willed as he was dragged in. Why was the Little Pup completely fine?
" Listening to Little Pup I found that the most likely reason for that is. Subconsciously he sensed that we are the biggest threat. So he focused all his energy on us. That focus was disturbed by Little Pup. Which helps us redeemed our freedom. " Rose openly stated her thoughts.
Think about their strength and the aura they give off. They all thought that was a likely reason.
*Shhh* *Ssshh* *Hhhss*
The cocoon started to turn into smoke little by little.
" Is he finally breaking out of the shell? " Blood asks in a questioning tone full of wonder and anticipation.
" We can't call that rock a shell? If we do want that, I'll have a bird as a nephew." Scare jokes.
Ignoring him, everyone focused on Ray's rebirth. The cocoon fully turned into smoke. Within the smoke, they could notice a sliver pair of eyes looking at them.
Which made them a little shaken up. When they looked directly into the eyes in the smoke their heads all started to ache. Learning their lesson they focus their attention away from the eyes but the bury figure in the smoke.
It was hard to see but they could make out the shape. To their surprise, the shape was not humanoid as they expected. It was the shape they were very familiar with. It was the shape of a wolf!
"Mom, did my little brother finally turn 'normal'?"
Lil Pup in a voice filled with expectation and
innocent wonder.
"..."
None of them knew what to say. Staring at the figure in the smoke. Their mind was completely empty. Did he just turn into a wolf? Can you just turn into a wolf just like that? They were dumbfounded. Not knowing what to say. They quickly turned to one another for any answer. Looking at one another everyone could see the same confusion and shock in the other eyes.
They kept their shock and confusion hidden from the eyes of the Little Pup. They dodge the question and brought their attention back to Ray.
Watching Ray they could see the black smoke around him was greatly diminishing.
Intriguing everyone's curiosity.
What will he look like? Was the top question, everyone was wondering.
…..
While everyone else was going crazy out in the real world. Ray was in dreamland. There he was the earth and the water. He was everywhere. As he continued to dream the more he changed.
His point of view went through a total transition.
The more he dreamed the more peace he felt. He let his mind totally drift off. He became the oceans, rivers, springs, puddles, ice, and rain. He was all bodies of water. No matter how insignificant. Every drop of water he turned into the more he suspects that water was vast beyond anything else.
As he continued to dream he found out that his point of view was once again changed. He was no longer water but a grain of sand.
Yes! He turned grains of sand after being water for who knows how long. Unlike being water he wasn't moving as much.
He stayed in one place. Never moving. As time passed he forgot what time was.
He no longer worried about time.
He slowly relaxed. Soaking himself within the peace and comfort of the earth. He felt like he was melting. It was an extreme case of relaxing. He forgot his memory. He forgot his 5 senses. He even himself.
As time slid by he changed from a grain of sand to a pebble. Then a fist-size rock. Then into a bolder. Then a mountain. Finally, he became a planet.
Waking up again he was once again water. Going from a droplet of water to becoming the seas. Then transform back into a grain of sand going through the timeless conversion from a grain of sand to a planet.
The cycle proceeded and continued until it was finally over.
Opening his eyes. He knew the changes that his body went through. He knew he was no longer a human but a wolf!
Not any wolf but a….
Scaled Winged Wolf!