Chapter 27:- AWAKENING!
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Crawling out from what seems like the depth of hell. Crawling out of the flowing cold river. Lucian couldn't be still. His blood was boiling, his stomach coiling into itself and his lungs felt as if they could fail him at any given time.
"Ah! It's so hot! It hurt! What going on?"
Lucian's face was a mask of confusion. The soaring pain he'd felt as soon as he'd woken up was like being set on burning fire.
He saw a cave and crawled ahead.
Lucian was in no need to appreciate or feel his worth of living. Intense pain crept into his body through every pore.
"Ah!!"
The pain was so intense that Lucian couldn't help but roar.
Beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. His body was weakening. He felt like he wasn't going to make it.
"No way! Am going to die like this?"
Lucian was beginning to despair when a voice sounded from the cave.
I tried to prepare myself for death. I thought of the Brighten stone village, and of the grassy field around it, and of his past, my parents, elder Fa, Niki, violet and Quinn, and_ because I was still very young_ I cried.
"Why weepest thou,boy?" The voice was very gentle. The cave was very dark I couldn't see who spoke, but the tone made me angry for some reason_ Didn't I have reason to cry?_
"Because I'm dying and I don't want to." I replied to the dark abyss of a cave.
"Why are thou dying? Art thou injured?"
"I'm in pain," I said a bit tartly. Was he blind?
"Is this reason enough amongst thy kind to die?"
"Isn't it enough?"
"And how long dost thou expect this dying to last?" The voice seemed only mildly curious.
"I don't know," I replied through a sudden wave of emotion, "I've never done it before."
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The wind howled outside the cave sending cold shivers to swirled pain around him more.
"Boy," The voice said finally,"come here to me."
"Where are you? I can't see you."
"Walk deeper into the cave to thy left. Knowest the thy left hand from thy right?"
He didn't have to be so insulting! I stumbled angrily to my half-frozen feet, blinded and decided to crawl in side.
I'm already dying. I hope this could turn out to something better.
"Well,boy? Art thou coming?"
I moved into the cave and saw the opening, right and left. I quickly follow the left lane since the pain only grew more intense. He saw a smooth grey stone at the end of the cave.
"All right,"I said through chattering teeth when I reach the end of the cave."Now what?"
"Thou shall come to a smooth grey stone. Break it."
"What?"
"I said break the stone,"the voice said patiently, ignoring the fact that I was consenting in the gale."circulate your energy and strike the wall."
"Break it? Me?"
"Thou art a man. It is but a rock."
"I don't have enough strength."
"Use your remaining strength you can gather and strike."
"Do you want me to die, but I'll try it." I face the rock. "Punch!" I threw half-heartedly.
"Surely thou canst do better than that."
_Punch of steel!_ I seriously threw that at the stone.
The rock crumbled to the grand revealing opening.
"Come in,boy,"the voice said."Stand not at the entrance like some befuddled calf."
Had he just notice that?
I went inside what appeared to be some kind of vestibule with nothing in it but a stone staircase winding down. Oddly, it wasn't dark, though I couldn't see exactly where the light came from
"Come down,boy"the voice commanded.
What choice do I have? I mounted the stone step full of countless centuries dust and sprawled my way down and down, only a little bit afraid. Lucian has already lost his storage pouch with his Ice flaming sword. He kept moving till there were corridors, I lit a wooden stick with a cloth he found on a dead skeleton to make a torch and soon came to the destined location in the deepest area of the cave led by the voice, there was a chest with one puzzle-like seal.
"Look towards your left beside the wall is a illusion formation crack it there you'll find a map." Following his instructions,he found the map that looks a little confusing,a secret anti-theft puzzle and only those with the map instructions can open it, I quickly followed the pattern to unlock the puzzle seal and finally a loud click sound was heard.
The chest slowly opened....
The first thing is a ring which look average. The second item is a liquid bottle, and the third item and the last item were technique treasures which read_ Energy contemplating, and the other Lightning blessings technique. Finally, two technique book treasures.
"Excited? Boy, take the necklace and put it around your neck."
"Why should I do that?"
"Because you want to live."
"Where are you? I can't see you."
"You can't see me because of this. Wear the necklace and you will."
Hesitating. Lucian finally wore the purple necklace he didn't notice at all when he opened the chest.
"Arrrghhh!!!"
Lucian pain soar as he rolled on the floor. For about an hour only sound of screaming and agony were echoing throughout the dark cave. Lucian blue eyes shined brightly to the fullest like a star, and the pain gradual subdue. The liquid bottle (vial) in the chest floated up and break open and the substance it contains flew directly into his chest.
The dark red essence in the vial send a chilling impact on his soul. His entire body shimmered blue light, with his flesh ripping and cracking sound of bone, has blood sprayed around. Some of the blood landed on the ring in the chest, the ring started shining brightly before flying in the air and disappearing, the next moment he could feel a ring invisible to the naked eyes on his right index finger,he couldn't see but with a faint soul connection could feel its existence soon information residing soul and cultivation entered his mind.
The pain soon subdued, lying lifelessly unconscious, the blue light covering his body,"what type of monster is this, I can't even touch his soul nor take over his body,damn I must find another pair-able host. What a zinki."he muttered as he can't do any while the necklace around Lucian is still lost in the cave. If Lucian probably left the cave perhaps I would once again escape this evil necklace.
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Lucian_
Pain gushed to his head for a straight collision and soon he felt a large bang on his head. He could feel something lying in the centre of his consciousness and soon it started revolving, radiating various colors.
He felt a huge suction force inside his body tearing away his muscles, tendons and tissues,he felt like the energy flowing in his body was directed towards his brain and soon another bang was felt and he thought his brain was gonna explode with energy. He regretted listening to the voice in the first place.
He felt a huge pain in his body,he wasn't able to withstand it and fell to the ground,he could feel the energy absorbed by the his body and soon felt a warm feeling brought by the release of pure energy the black substance which stop radiating light in is consciousness.
Soon he could feel the blood flow increasing, his blood vessel being torn and rebuilt, the usual energy flow changed and he could even feel a unique energy flow being produced by his blood cells.
He felt like he was reborn and he could also see faint space and time fluctuations around him.
The new energize Lucian struggle to his feet and his eyes met a purple Man_ I mean a man whose body was entirely purple.
He could feel a huge torrent of energy exploding in his body, his heart started beating faster, slowly the new pain creeping upon him made him go unconscious, forgetting the purple figure.
Black substance start oozing from his body. Impurities,I say, the change was at cellular levels, the color of his eyes changed from blue to silver to gold then again to blue.
His muscle become more sturdy, his facial features became sharper, and his skin more pure, maybe look to good for the eyes, and soft, increasing his charm.
After some hours he finally woke up, finding himself in a layer of dust he quickly stood up and dusted his body,he was surprised to see his white and soft skin. He could feel a large amount of strength hidden in his body ready to unleashed and the biggest change was his eyes he could feel strong auras around living things and even see all of his Surroundings just like spreading one spiritual sense [we haven't reached that area yet.]
He took an hour to evaluate his body before recalling to purple Man in the cave earlier before he fell unconscious,"where is he?" He searched around the cave but found nothing.
He felt a refreshing feeling. Lucian felt more fit,as if his body cells were full of energy. He kept staring at his skin which become more and more smooth.
Lucian was rather happy unaware of the table lurking around, and immediately picked up the two technique book treasures stained with his blood.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Great thunder came out from the chest. After the items left the chest, the chest exploded and broke into pieces, giving off a dazzling light.
As the chest collapsed, looking up, one would find that the cave wall and staircase had began to crack and dissolve.
Feeling the abnormalities occuring within the space, and the power that was constraining began to decrease.
His expression changed, seeing that the cave was going to collapse,he immediately operate is energy and ascend the stairs.
Lucian run faster, as, if he took long he would get crushed in this cave in a short time.
"Boom!"
Lucian watched as the cave vanished into a deep hole thankful escaping successfully.
Lingering here for quite a long time, Lucian stared at the technique book in his hands. His heart pounded fast as he couldn't stop the desire to learn new techniques to become stronger.
He didn't know if it were dangerous, he kept it back. He thought of putting it inside his storage pouch but notice it was gone but miraculously the technique books vanished.
Lucian's eyes widened in shock,"the ring!" It's a storage ring!
He quickly peered into the ring and saw a lot of pills, bottles, stones strangely why stones, he saw a couple dagger and a glittering armor. He tried to summon it out but it won't yield, fustrated he continue to look and found a bunch of techniques books.
"Wow!" This is indeed a treasure.
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A gracious figure seemed to look at Lucian, and thus, slowly descended near him. Lucian frowned and look at the approaching figure and put up his guard.
"A master!"the lady muttered. Lucian was dumbfounded,a master! He looked behind him and saw no one in particular,"does she meant me?" It me there's no other person here. I'm already a master domain warrior, yeah!, I found a legendary treasure. Lucian rejoiced secretly but still maintained his serious posture.
"Kid why did you come here?"the lady shouted with an astonished face,"kid, what the hell are you doing here? Why has this place turned into ruins and that hole, what did you do?" Pointing at the hole the cave vanished into. The lady knew she was just stalling. She desire the kid with such a good cultivation as a loyal subordinate but doesn't want to lower her pride appealing a little boy, looking at his commoner clothin'.
"I don't know what happened."Lucian shook his head, not wanting to tell about what really happened to him.
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