Axel found the events hard to believe but was still glad he was slowly gaining power. Maybe the whole situation was not even remotely under his control, but he was still glad to be alive. But now having come so close to death and his body being a host to three different entities including himself, Axel was reminiscing and recollecting all that had happened so far.
Life had come fast, and many things had occurred but now Axel was fed up and wanted control back. He wanted to live his life on his terms.
Axel's life abruptly ended on Earth, and his soul transmigrated to a new world where he was offered some choices, but mostly, some strange old man tried to sway and control him.
He did recall that he had caught the eye of the Old man due to his peculiar talent and abnormal light affinity.
He somehow escaped the old man's clutches but in turn, pissed him off and that resulted in him having a difficult birth upon entering the new world.
He somehow survived due to the same tech that was supposed to harm him (planted by the Old Man) (Gizmo)
He did survive but became a cripple. Gizmo promised to resolve his problem in the course of 5 years, which presented Axel with a rare opportunity to access the vast repository of a biotech device, generations ahead if compared to tech that he had experienced on Earth.
Axel did learn a lot during that time delving deep into the prospects of Elements and their Application. He had formed two cores, one of Thunder and another of Light in his Abdomen. The two cores span around each other like a twin nebula system.
He had learned ways to apply his powers but only in the virtual lab that Gizmo had created for him, something sort of a mind palace where he could practice and experiment on various things.
The major difference between an actual mind palace and Gizmo's virtual lab was the principles and laws that replicated that of the original world. While in a mind palace, anything and everything can happen all as per the user's imagination. The virtual lab gave Axel an opportunity to conduct experiments with high accuracy. (simulating the effects and laws of the world)
The results drawn from the virtual lab were credible and applicable
in reality not just a fragment of someone's imagination.
Axel came to know that his body also housed a small storage dimension where a highly lethal poison was stored, to be used by the system to harm and control Axel.
But due to changes in circumstances, Gizmo was now on Axel's side and the poison was at his disposal to be used as he wanted.
Axel had experimented with the poison a lot, but all at the virtual lab, he had yet to utilize his powers or the poison in the real world.
Over the years, Axel's understanding of elements had grown, and in addition to the elements, he had also taken up reading about the tales of the past. In the vast repository of Gizmo, Axel had read many tales of conquerors and pioneers of the past.
Learning of the Cruelty of the place where he was now. It was hard to come to terms with his new life, but time was on his side and changes were already seen now in Axel's way of thinking.
Somehow after having survived the cruelty of time, Axel had grown in power and understood the fundamentals of his new world.But one thing that puzzled Axel was his peculiar affinity with the Light element.
Light did not behave the way it should in Axel's presence. Usually in the Elemental plane, the light element is known for its healing and swiftness, but Axel could feel none of its usual attributes.
Though the light elemental particles did bend to his will, the particles behaved as if they were scared of Axel as if they would be devoured the next instant, if they didn't comply (Axel's point of view).
When Axel explained his intuition to Gizmo, Gizmo shunned him, saying that he was overthinking. Gizmo knew about Axel's peculiar Light element, but even for Gizmo, Axel's narration seemed too farfetched.
While Axel had difficulty in applying the theory regarding the Light element to practice, his extraordinary control over the element made it easier for him.
He couldn't use the element using the mentioned techniques (which he learned via Gizmo) so he was slowly learning to adapt in his usage of the Element. Still his high affinity made him seem like a generational talent.
While Axel's Light element was tricky, the same was not true for his
Thunder element. His affinity for Thunder was not comparable to his light affinity but it was still very strong.
His Thunder affinity might be even better than his ancestors in the Blair family.
His thunder affinity was lacking as compared to his light affinity, but Axel's knowledge of Earth helped him a lot in progressing rapidly. He had a background in physics and luckily, he was an expert in Electromagnetic waves and field modulation (did his research in those subjects)
He had seamlessly applied the theories of physics in this magical world and reaped tremendous rewards. His elemental knowledge and power concerning the thunder element were in a class of its own.
Now all that was left for him was to regain control over his body and begin his adventure in this new world, but life had other plans.