Indeed, Erik hovered in the air, his feet a few inches from the ground. He took a deep breath and focused his lightning node, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. This was a trick he had been working on, a secret he had kept hidden from everyone, even his team.
Leif's eyes narrowed in surprise, his vines retreating into the earth. The crowd's murmur grew to a whisper as they witnessed something no one had ever seen from a lightning node bearer. "How?" he whispered.
"It's all in the balance," Erik quipped, his body a blur of motion as he zipped around the arena. "The earth supports me as I harness the skies."
The crowd below erupted into whispers and gasps, the realization of what they were seeing spreading like wildfire. The lightning node was not just about speed and power; it was about control and precision.
