Chapter 623: Epiphany & Phenomenon (1/2)
'Perhaps, it has something to do with my connection to the earth.' Leon silently determined.
Of all the elements, oddly enough, he had the closest affinity to the earth. But it had not always been the case.
It happened during the time he nearly lost himself while comprehending the Earth Law in the depths of the underground. That time, he had sunk his consciousness too deeply into the earth, two nearly integrated.
”Mother Gaia is boundless. If one can connect to it, one can wield all the earth it has to offer...” Leon muttered while unwittingly closing his eyes to muse on the Great Way of Earth.
Only by being close to the elements, can one's affinity with them be raised.
While Leon had lapsed into silent contemplation, Jorn glanced at the temporarily stable quarter-dome before stating, ”Although the collapse has been temporarily stopped, we should still leave.”
”The clan cannot continue staying cooped-up in this rathole. It is simply a breeding ground for diseases.”
”You're right, Uncle Jorn. Once we are outside, I want these carcasses burned to ashes before we proceed with the cleanup procedures of the clan.” Lilith stated, no longer resisting Jorn's attempt to take her outside.
”Otherwise, even if the clansmen are treated, they will just get sick again.”
”Understood, Little Princess. Prince Leon, how about—”
Jorn was about to ask Leon when Duna's eyes snapped open and interrupted while she was still clinging to Leon's back.
”Don't interrupt him. This is a crucial moment for him.” Duna gazed coldly before Jorn backed off awkwardly.
”My apologies for not knowing better, Miss Duna. Well then, we will be leaving first.”
”Alright, go.”
...
Eventually, Jorn and Lilith reached the outside with the clansmen, leaving Leon and Duna inside the clan alone.
”Lilith, over here!” Aria called out to Lilith from a distance before asking shortly after, ”Where's Leon and Duna?”
”They are still inside. Leon seems to be experiencing some sort of epiphany,” Lilith explained after she approached Aria while Uncle Jorn left her side to make arrangements with the clansmen.
”An epiphany?” Aria repeated.
Suddenly, the skies began darkening with looming grey clouds being spawned and gathered above the clan.
”What's happening? Why did the sky suddenly start darkening? Isn't the weather changing too drastically?”
”I feel like I've seen these kinds of weather changes somewhere before... It seems oddly familiar, but I can't seem to recall...”
The clansmen quickly broke out into discussions with a mixture of fear and curiosity towards the sky.
”A phenomenon?” Aria muttered with her head raised to look at the sky. She could not be more familiar with the cloud-gathering phenomenon.
”This is a Transcendent Phenomenon. Someone is breaking through to the Transcendent Realm,” Aria calmly stated.
However, she quickly noticed something wrong with what she said and began to frown in thought.
”Something is not right…”