Chapter 36 – Titan’s Fury (1/2)

Chapter 36 – Titan’s Fury

*shua*

Calron’s eyes abruptly opened as he gazed at the familiar forest around him.

He saw that both his Master and Fatty were just gaping at him, and remained stunned in their places.

“Ugh…Fatty, what happened?”

Calron let out a groan of pain, as he slowly got up from the ground.

From the moment Calron had been inside the source pool, he had no idea about what had occurred outside, including the fact that his secret was revealed long ago.

Realizing that Calron was asking him a question, Fatty got out of his daze, and rushed towards Calron.

“Wah, big brother! You scared Master and me when you suddenly started screaming like a little girl!”

Seeing that Calron was alright and back to normal, Fatty felt his heart at ease, and started to jokingly poke fun at Calron.

“You punk! Do you want me to give you a thrashing again?”

Calron teased as he playfully punched Fatty on the shoulder.

Noticing that Elias still had his eyes in a daze, Calron softly whispered into Fatty’s ear.

“Oi Fatty, why is Master so shocked? His eyes also seem a bit unfocused…”

Hearing Calron’s question, Fatty casually responded.

“Ah, I don’t know, he’s been like that ever since that blue stuff started crackling around you. By the way, big brother what is that strange blue lightning, it tried to attack both me and Master when we approached you.”

As Fatty chattered obliviously, Calron felt his heart pounding violently against his chest when the heard Fatty mention the Azure Lightning.

*thump*

*thump** thump*

It seemed as if all the sounds in the world had been muted except for his pounding heartbeat. A surge of blood rushed towards Calron’s brain, as he felt himself breathing harder and harder by the second.

At this moment, Calron was going through a panic attack!

He did not know what to do, as the Azure Lightning was his greatest secret and now that it had been revealed, he did not know how his future would pan out.

Calron’s mental fortitude had been getting stronger by the day due to both his cultivation and training. However, faced with the current panic he felt, all those mental barriers came crashing down, simply leaving behind an anxious eight year old boy.

“Huh? Big brother, are you alright?”

Seeing Calron suddenly tense up, Fatty worriedly shook him out of his daze.

In Fatty’s mind, the Azure Lightning was just something that exuded a powerful essence and seemed a bit different than normal lightning, but he did not understand the future implications of the discovery of such a unique element.

“Master…”

As Calron forcibly calmed his racing heart, he softly called out to Elias. His main priority right now was to explain the situation to his Master.

Hearing the voice of his disciple, Elias turned his head towards the source of the voice and abruptly got up on his feet once he realized that it was Calron.

Immediately, he rushed towards Calron and grabbed him firmly by the shoulders.

“Calron, my child… is this what you have been hiding from me?”

Uncontrollably, tears started to form in Calron’s eyes as he looked at the gentle expression on his Master’s face. This was the first time he had cried since the Voice left him, but with all his mental barriers down, he simply felt like the eight year kid he was.

“Seeing as you were so careful in keeping that secret, I assume you know what the presence of that element means?”

Elias continued in a gentle tone.

Watching his disciple in such an emotional state, Elias comforted Calron by slowly patting his head. Elias knew that Calron had awakened to his element after his parent’s death, so until now, Calron had probably been alone and not able to share his secret with anyone. That burden was enormous for any grown man, let alone a child who had yet to reach his tenth year!

*sniff*

“Yes, Master. I know that I must not reveal it to others.”

Calron softly responded.

Seeing that his Master was calm and collected, Calron started to steadily regain his composure.

Calron had initially not wanted to reveal the existence of the Azure Lightning to Elias, as the Voice had told him not to divulge it to anyone, and since his cultivation Teacher was not present, Calron did not want to do anything without the Voice’s approval.

Realizing that there was nothing else he could do to remedy the situation at hand, Calron decided to no longer hide the Azure Lightning from his Master.

“No, my child. I meant do you know what that Lightning is?”