"Fine! I accept it!" Marcus said, once again conceding against the weird entity.
The entity nods and starts to dissipate into a ball of lightning.
The ball of lightning remains there for a moment before darting straight into Mark's chest.
Lightning spread through Mark's body, although this should hurt even for Mark with his thunder affinity, it felt... fucking awesome!
"Holy shit, it feels as if I've come back from the dead!" He shouted.
Truly, it energised each cell in his body.
Sparks kept jumping off of his body since there was no room for it to stay inside his body.
Marcus wanted to speak however he noticed that his mouth would not open for some strange reason.
Just as the voice stopped, Marcus felt as if he had been punched in the face as he passed out right on the spot.
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In a high-end hospital in inner Farside...
Marcus groggily awoke to a couple talking near him.
One was an elegant feminine voice, "It's simply inconceivable that he survived that, it left a crater in a mile radius and almost burned the whole forest surrounding it!"
She seemed to be convinced of something, however, the other person spoke out in a masculine voice, "Lady Triton, there is nothing abnormal about this boy, he is a simple boy awakened with the thunder element, yet there is no evidence that he had been affected in the slightest by the infamous "Disaster Bolt" you witnessed."
"Then why did he pass out in the centre of that crater! He had to be affected somehow, even me, a 7th Rank Master can't survive that, yet you say this 3rd Rank Rookie managed to survive it? Impossible." The woman harrumphed.
'7th Rank Master!? Who the fuck is next to me... wait, Lady Triton? Insane!' Marcus was deeply shocked at this celebrity who was next to him.
She was a child of one of the most powerful families in the world, Triton. They are known for their thunder element mages capable of summoning terrifying storms.
The doctor noticed that he was stirring and said, "Why don't you ask him yourself? Maybe he knows something about it." He then left through the door.
The woman walked toward Marcus and sat on the chair next to him, "Hello there, my name is Priyah Triton and I'm investigating the "Disaster Bolt" that struck north of Farside."
Marcus stared in shock for a moment at the black-haired figure next to him, "U-Uhm, nice to meet you, Madame, my name is Marcus Trent and I live around the northern area of Farside..." he said uneasily.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to ask a few questions- and also, don't worry about the hospital bills, I'll also pay for a cab to where you live." The woman clarified.
Truth be told, Mark didn't even think of that as he was still a bit shaken from all that's happened... and from the interface that's in front of him.
[ Introductory quest!
Open the following features for the first time to get yourself acquainted with them:
-Stat Menu
-Inventory
-Quest Menu
Rewards: 5 stat points. ]
"Y-yes, of course. P-please ask away," he said with a nervous smile.
'Can she not see this!? Oh... wait, the thingy said I'm the only one who can see it... can I not just get a break!'
[ Skill activating... Composure... Activated.]
Suddenly, a wave of calm landed on him, as if he wasn't stressed at all, to begin with.
'Wow... Incredible, a skill!' Now that nervousness was replaced with his excitement.
'This kid is so strange...' Lady Triton was getting suspicious of his sudden calm composure.
"What happened yesterday leading up to the bolt?" Priyah asked.
Mark explains everything that led up to the strike; Breaking through to 3rd Rank, passing out, going outside, the horrendous storm and the strange unnatural winds and random sparks.
He leaves out the system part, there's no way he wants to tell someone his key to success.
All this while in a calm tone, contrasting to the nervous and stressed look he had before.
Priyah raises an eyebrow to this and thinks, 'It's either he's telling the truth or he's a calm liar to the core… I'll have to believe him for now.'
She audibly sighs and gets serious, "If you have any concerns about your health or any abnormal occurrences appear, I added my number into your phone so you better call if something happens."
"Uh, yes Ma'am!" Mark gives an enthusiastic thumbs up.
"Right… Well, that's all for now, you better get home to your sister, the hospital called her so she should know what happened however she's probably scared somewhat." Priyah then walked out of his hospital room.
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