"Judging from the CCTV footage, the speed displayed must be at least Mach 1 which he used to defeat the shadowmaw." Captain Monroe said with a surprised look on her face as all the Captains gathered in the video room to watch Ethan's recording. "Being able to get to that speed at a beginner level means his potentials are high." Captain Zephyr said. "Even if you're a speedster after you awaken your lexicon it should take you at least three months to get this level but they just went through the ritual a month ago." Captain Solara Westbrook of the Archer class, Melwen's captain remarked.
"I think you guys must continue the training for the other lieutenants I must send Ethan somewhere else. This is not where Ethan must train if we really want him to progress." Shawn stated. "What do you mean, Prime?" Captain Solara asked in a worried tone. "Don't worry he's not going to be endangered." Shawn said and walked out of the video room.
"Good day, Prime." All the lieutenants greeted with a salute as Shawn walked into their training room. "Good day. Lieutenant Ethan, i need you to follow me." Shawn said and walked out of the training room. "Yes sir!" Ethan responded before following Shawn outside. "We need to go somewhere urgently." Shawn announced to Ethan and continued to walk out of the Military base with Ethan following him behind. "We'll be running to the place." Shawn said and started running ahead.
Without questioning and hesitation, Ethan also dashed forward following Shawn from behind. "I think he's holding back his speed because I'm with him." Ethan thought. After five full minutes of running they got to their destination. "Whew, that was one hell of a run. But what are we going to do at huge ,Anson as this." Ethan said with a smile. "We would tell you something that we have kept secret from childhood and you're also supposed to keep it a secret." Shawn said urgently.
"What do you mean by..." Ethan's sentence weren't done complete when he felt two arms gently wrapped around his neck and a warm breath on neck. This made Ethan freak out immediately but the person's arm held him down firmly. "That's my sister, Rachel Clarke." Shawn said. "You have a sister and you never told me about her." Ethan turned to his right to look at the lady's face and was left awestruck. "This is like looking at a goddess.
Solara then left Ethan's back and moved in front of him. "Am I that beautiful?" Solara questioned. Infront of Ethan stood a beautiful woman who had harmonious and refined facial features; high cheekbones, expressive eyes, and radiant skin that glowed with health. Her hair, straight, complemented her face and enhanced her natural elegance. She had a well-proportioned figure, confident posture, and graceful movements that exuded vitality and charm. Her warm smile and kind demeanor made her presence inviting and captivating. True beauty was further highlighted by her confidence, individuality, and the way she carried herself with effortless grace.
"Shawn has never told me I was beautiful." Solara said with a shy expression. "And why the hell should I tell you that?" Shawn said unfazed. "Of course, Lady Solara is beautiful, really beautiful." Ethan said with boldness. "Aww, he called me lady, I love you already Ethan." Solara said and hugged Ethan tightly almost suffocating him. "Ahem, can start what we came here for?" Shawn said after clearing his throat.
"Oh right, let's get inside." Solara said whiles holding Ethan's hand dragging him into the mansion infront of them. "That hug almost sent me to my grave." Ethan thought. Upon entering, a spacious foyer with a dramatic staircase and a glittering chandelier set the tone, featuring marble floors. The living spaces included high ceilings, large windows draped in rich fabrics, and intricately designed molding on the walls, accompanied by elegant furnishings; plush sofas, antique pieces, and ornate rugs.
The mansion featured a grand dining room with a long table surrounded by high-backed chairs, illuminated by a stunning centerpiece chandelier, a library with built-in bookshelves and leather armchairs, and a luxurious master suite with a private sitting area, walk-in closets, and a spa-like bathroom. Additional rooms included a home theater, wine cellar, gym, and indoor pool, all designed with premium materials and attention to detail, creating a blend of opulence and sophistication.
"Whoa! That's amazing." Ethan said surprised at how big and luxurious the mansion was even though mansion were purposely for luxuries. They walked to the private sitting area and sat down before Shawn started talking about the reason why Ethan was brought to the mansion.
"Our family has bloodline of two divine beasts which are the fire phoenix and the lightning dragon. About thousand years ago, the first family head of the Stormhaven Dynasty, one of the strongest families at the time which used to fight against grimlores had nothing like lexicon. People trained physically with weapons and created normal weaponry skills just to fend off the grimlores but it all changed after the family head got into contact with a lightning dragon had landed on earth after facing a stronger force which the dragon called the Lord of Grimlores. The dragon proposed a blood bond with the family head which he hesitantly agreed to.
After the bond, every knowledge the dragon had was transferred to the family head with this he created the first lexicon which he named the Dawn chronicles. With this people were able to get access to their lumaflux which they used to clear the first wave of grimlores. But after sometime the natives of the town the started rioting about the dragon's power the family head had. They said it was too much for a human to wield such power and forced him to leave the town.
But not wanting to leave his family in trouble after he had left he used a reincarnation spell but before that he divided his soul into three parts, first was what he called the soul of light, the second was soul of darkness, third was a summation of small amount of the soul of light, darkness and all the power of the lightning dragon. He then set all the reincarnations to happen at the same time.
After thousand years later, Solara and I were born as fraternal twins. I had the soul of darkness whilst Solara had the soul of light. Our mother couldn't contain joy of being the one to give birth to the first family head's incarnate but there was the question who had the power of the third incarnate.
They waited for long but no one showed the proof of having given birth to the third incarnation until our elder sister Mia married into the Phoenixflare dynasty and you, Ethan got kidnapped. That was when the lightning dragon showed itself. So we assumed you were the same person who had the other fragments of the soul of light and soul of darkness. Do you get it now?" Shawn asked after his narration.
"So you mean that young boy who sits on the swing in my Ethereal Nexus is the combination of both your power and Lady Solara's power. "So there's really a third personality inside of you." Shawn said with joy. "Wait... That means from what you just said you're my uncle and lady Solara is my auntie." Ethan said with a surprised face.
"Yes!" Solara said and hugged Ethan tightly once more. "Uh... You're suffocating him." Shawn said as Ethan quickly tapped Solara at the back. "Whew, this is going to take much longer for me to adjust to." Ethan said aloud. "Don't worry, you can still call me lady Solara. I like that way." Solara said proudly. "Likewise me." Shawn stated.
"Now to the main case. After hearing this story from our mother, Solara at the age of ten, who loved games started creating a real life game with the soul of light after partially mastering. She said she was going to use it as a training regiment for the one who was going to awaken the third incarnate so I also helped out. After ten years we were able to create the game based on novels she read. But since it was meant for the third incarnate we couldn't have access to it to check out how it was. So now it is up to you."
Shawn explained and manifested his lexicon. A pure black, leather tome with some stranger symbols on it. The lexicon seemed to absorb all the light in the room until Solara also manifested her lexicon which cancelled the effect of Shawn's lexicon, a pure golden tome with the same strange symbols as that of Shawn's lexicon. Both of their lexicons were not lexicons that could be compared to the lexicons people had manifested.
Just by sight anyone could know how powerful the lexicons were. "Open! World of the Third Incarnate." Solara and Shawn said together and with the light and darkness from their lexicons resonating, a portal opened up. "We want you to just get inside and come out again to check if it entrance and exit works. If it does just come outside again. "Ok." Ethan replied "Be careful not to pick up anything in it or else the portal closes." Solara stated. "Ok, lady Solara." Ethan said and jumped right inside the portal and right out not wanting to get distracted by anything.
"It worked! It was successful. Now you can become more stronger than what you're now." Solara exclaimed. "Now we just have to give you the keys." Shawn said and pulled out a small stone tablet with the same symbols of his lexicon on it and Solara also did same. Upon handing it to Ethan, the stone tablets started vibrating on his hands as the symbols on it glowed brightly. By the time the bright light had gone down the sigil of the lightning dragon had been etched into the centre of one stone tablet as the second one dissipated.
"Remember, somethings might seem like some sort of virtual reality but everything you would find in the game is real and anything that happens to you would happen to you for real. Some cities you would also find are connected to the real world. This is my new way of training you to become the strongest you can be." Shawn said proudly as if he had accomplished one of the hardest missions in his life. "Be safe, when you use the key and it must be kept a secret." Solara warned.