Nero walked towards home slowly. He had no idea what was going on but, he was one who will not accept a chance to become powerful... even if there was a slight chance.
He walked getting nasty looks from the pedestrians, but he paid no heed to them since, him experiencing this was a common occurrence.
"Is that Nero Asborn?"
"Looks like him,"
"No way! The magic less trash is here! Let me take my phone and take some pics!"
Soon after, I crowd of people followed Nero and started to take some pictures.
Irritated, Nero stormed of leaving everyone in the dust!
"How does he move so fast?"
"Is that an element?"
"It's impossible! No one can awaken an element this late."
"Hmm, the only logical conclusion is that he trains his body,"
"So! What can your body do when your blasted with a spell?"
"Fair point."
Nero zoomed through the roads and soon he arrived home. His long black hair danced wildly as he made quick steps.
"Damn it! I will just stay in the training room, hopefully I don't run into any body." Nero thought aloud with a grim expression.
Nero arrives before his house, correction, palace!
The palace spanned tall and wide, which can easily fit a small village. The palace was silver with golden patterns which added more aesthetic to the building. On the large outer gate was a golden insignia of a spear and sword crossing each with a little bit of flames at the background.
Nero entered and looked at all the bricked roads and beautiful garden at the entrance.He sighed and took a deep breath and quickly moved to the training room.
Nobody goes there since a mage's body was naturally getting tougher and stronger when they rank up, but not at a large amount. And because of that nobody goes there except from Nero.
Nero passes through the luxurious halls of the palace and quietly made his was to the training room.
He moved for a while before he held his breath. A maid was standing a few feet away from him folding some clothes while looking in the other direction.
He stayed still as he watched the maid go, holding his breath. Once she was out of sight Nero let out a relieved sigh.
After passing a few more halls of the inner palace he arrived at the training room.
Opening the door as quiet as possible, Nero swiftly entered without making much noise.
He entered the large training room with all kinds of weapons like swords, shields, spears and the like, arranged and hanged on the luxurious looking wall.
He sat down and closed his eyes, "I have arrived, so what do you want?" He questioned the entity seemingly living in his mind.
[Great, now I have a question for you,]
"Say it," Nero responded with a curious expression.
[Why is a half-demon like you doing in the human realm?]
"..!" Nero eyes widened in shock and disbelief. Him, a half demon!? That was the most craziest thing he had ever heard!
"Say what now!?" Nero yelled accidentally.
[You are a half demon, that somehow made his way to the human realm, unless... you were born here... But, only Demon-Lord and above beings can get here.]
"!!!" Nero jaw dropped.
Demons were humankind's worst enemy. Demons fought with pure physical strength and a few other abilities which varied for each demon. Demons were the most unluckiest thing a mage could meet in battle. Not only could the demons tank their attacks, but with their overpowered regeneration and their close combat abilities... let's just say the mage wouldn't be seen again.
Obviously the voice saying Nero was a demon had to have more information.
[As you probably demons don't use magic.]
Nero took a deep breath and took in all the information calmly.
[They use abilities. Which in a sense are better than magic.]
Nero thought for a second before he said "So does that mean I can also use abilities?" Nero was hopeful if he could get an ability everything will turn his way, no more bullying, insults, disdain and the like will happen to him.
[Yes, but I will have to use a bit of my power to unlock your ability.]
Nero smiled and nodded, "Thank you,"
Nero was sincere as the entity in him was capable of unlocking his ability.
Suddenly, Nero was pulled into a dark space. "Where am I?" He questioned as he looked around.
[Your in your soul.]
"My... soul?" Nero looked around and saw a crimson light at the center of the space. He was in his soul so he moves towards the light by flying.
Arriving there, he now got a clearer view of his soul. It looked like a flame containing,
Black and red, with a little of pink.
"It's beautiful..." Nero smiled happily.
[I will begin the ability unlocking process. Beware the pain is unbearable!]
"Ok-!" Nero pupils turned into bloody slits and his mouth quivered from time to time as his muscles, tendons, flesh and even cells broke apart before it regrew only for the painful process to repeat. But not oy his body was in pain, but his soul to.
Nero's soul burned intensely as small flame sparks flickered around it.
At this point Nero let out an ear piercing scream, luckily he was in his soul place so he didn't scream out in the rear world.
Nero cried literal blood before the pain subsided. Even though it only lasted for atleast five minutes, for Nero it felt like multiple hours of pain.
Nero moved his real body and said, "Do I have my ability now?" The entity was shocked as Nero didn't complain and asked the question he least thought of.
[Yes, but it seems someone sealed it.]
Nero nodded and grinned.
[You should few a weird energy inside you, right?]
"Yes." Nero felt a strange and some what familiar energy flowing through him. He was so into the flowing of the energy that he didn't feel the passage of time.
"How long?"
[Like half an hour]
"So what is my ability?" Nero asked eagerly. Finally! He was getting something to distinguish him from the rest. This was his starting point.
[Concentrate your energy, and release it out of your body, this will sort of deduce what type of ability you have.]
Nero nodded. He moved the flow of this strange energy and circulated it in his body, before releasing it through his left palm.
Suddenly, bloody red and black sparks flickered around his palm. "What... is this... lightning? It cant be, I feel my palm getting... stronger!" Nero grinned and released a punch in the air.
Whooooosh!
Nero's fist sent out slight breezes of wind making his long black hair danced wildly. "Some sort of body enhancement... Perfect." Nero nodded in content, 'But it seems the energy consumption is pretty high, but, no matter,'
"This is my rising!" Nero said as his fist let out crinson and black sparks.