"Specifically, I am the embodiment of this element. Without me, the fire would never exist. And therefore, I am bestowing to you the Essence of Fire which will give you authority to control any forms of fire if you will." declared the Phoenix.
"This..." Elric forgot what he was about to say due to his excitement. It felt too unreal. Controlling fire according to his will only happened in his imagination!
But after realizing that this gift was too precious, he knew there should be a catch.
Seeing that Elric calmed down, the Phoenix continued, "Aside from me, there are four other Elemental Essences you have to obtain."
Elric knew what she was talking about and his face turned to look at the five colorful moons.
"Your existence is made by all the elements of the world. If you want to control the Ancestral Dragon's power, you need to control all the elemental essence in your body and you will have the chance to dominate the Dragon's power inside you."
With a wave of Elric's hand, the fire awkwardly followed his direction lacking in control. Despite this, Elric still felt ecstatic.
"How do I improve my control of fire?" He asked.
"Fire represented anger, fury, and hate. Control this emotion, open your energy and focus your mind. It will take time but you will soon realize how it works."
Elric listened intently as a new realization dawned on him. He realized just how obvious yet mysterious the world is. As if everything he has learned so far, since young, was just a small drop of water compared to the vast ocean of knowledge.
Controlling the Authority of fire did not just demand any complex movements but rigorous mental training as well. The answer was too vague but thanks to the newly acquired knowledge shared by the great Seer, Elric finally had an idea on how to begin.
"The Essence of Fire I am giving you is a headstart for your journey. It is up to you to get the Elemental Essence from the other Elemental Authorities. This is as far as my help can go for you." The Phoenix added.
Elric could not help but become serious.
"As expected." He smiled and turned to face the Phoenix behind him.
"Thank you for all your help and for saving my life, Great Seer." Elric bowed in respect and admiration to the magnificent Phoenix.
The Phoenix look straightly at him and replied.
"I am only doing this since I owe a certain being a favor Hugon child."
Elric was curious about a certain being whom the Phoenix owed a favor. But before he could ask further questions, his vision changed again.
After a bright flash, he found himself back at the Palace of the Great Seer Mhata. He immediately scanned the surroundings only to find not a single sign of the mysterious Phoenix.
"Hugon kid you are finally back. Shall we go now?"
Elric was surprised to hear the voice of OMG Dash. He looked at the direction of the voice only to see a cute and tiny turtle with a smug face. Despite his small size, his enormous ego was never to be underestimated.
"How dare you make this legendary OMG Dash wait for you so long?"
And with a quick jump, the small turtle reverted to its usual gargantuan size. The Great Seer's palace was massive and was big enough for the giant turtle to move safely.
Elric still hesitated to ride the huge turtle as he still had questions unanswered. He scanned back the palace for any possible signs of the mysterious Great Seer.
"The Great Seer is someone you can't meet that easy. She comes and goes to any dimension that she wants and has a lot of things to do so don't expect her to see you off hugon kid."
Hearing this, Elric finally gave up and took his leave atop the giant turtle's back.
With a proud and excited voice, the turtle suddenly bellowed, "Our next stop, the world of the Water Elemental -Tugbi!."
Elric's gaze swiftly locked at the giant blue moon before him. For some reason, looking at this small planet gave him unexpected pressure.
"Water, earth, air, and lightning. I have now the essence of the Fire Authority and just need the last four." Elric murmured when suddenly the giant turtle's head extended to grab him by his mouth.
Elric was surprised at the giant turtle's sudden attack and failed to dodge right away. With a powerful swing of the turtle's neck, Elric was flung straight back at the land of the Fire Elementals at a blazing speed.
BOOOOM!~
Thank's to Elric's half-dragon body, he managed to survive the impact of this fall.
"Ouch...why you traitor.." Elric came out from the deep rubble of red rocks. Thank's to his newfound mental control, he was able to remain calm and looked at the giant turtle.
"The first test starts now Hugon. If you want to get to the land of the Water Elemental, do it by yourself!" With these words, the Giant turtle swung his cute scaly tail and paddled swiftly like a mad turtle. Despite its awkward paddling in the air, the speed it flew was not something to underestimate. Perhaps, he was quite faster than a regular private jet.
"As expected, there are tests to reach there.." Elric could only stand up slowly from the rubble when his dragon senses suddenly warned him. "I forgot about this..."
A hoard of fire elementals is crazily moving closer to him like wild animals attracted to the scent of the delicious meat. They all varied in different colors, red, blue-yellow, and sometimes green-colored flame elementals are among these incoming creatures.
Elric remembered how hungry these creatures are when it comes to something combustible. It was only thanks to the water ability of the cocky giant turtle that he was able to survive the first threat.
Elric glanced at the fleeing turtle and it doesn't seem to have any plans in saving him. Rather, it continued to waggle its little tails awkwardly seemingly trying to annoy him.
Glancing back to the incoming fire elementals, Elric took a deep sigh as he decided to run to a safer location. He was pretty much confident with his current body where the might blood of the dragon flows.
His senses are extraordinary and his body doesn't seem to grow tired despite how far he ran.
"Let's see if I can lose these fire boys first and think of a plan later."
If it was his old weak and normal self, Elric could have been easily consumed by the fire elemental but with his current state, he knew he still has a chance to leave this planet.
He ran and ran tirelessly for a quite a while across the vast red planet of Fire elementals while the purple sky and massive moons decorated his background.
Realizing that he doesn't seem to shrug the fire elementals chasing him, Elric wished that he has wings to leave the cursed planet.
"Wings...I need wings." With a thought, Elric's dragon blood started to pump and his body underwent a visible transformation. Slowly, his bones moved and bulged creepily at his back.