Chapter 250: A Lesson

The sounds of the crashing waves caressing the side of the island temple was almost soothing, in the distance; Necron stood like a bastion of grace and power. Numerous towers stretching forth to the sky, many of them were still under construction, but what he could see was marvel of magic and technology. and the materials used in all of the construction was a silvery white alloy and stone material that was synonymous with the name of the kingdom that now served as their home. Everything looked really white, but above all it looked really futuristic, and it was a whole lot more than the vision Rezar ever had for this place, so much more.

"I do not understand why you stand here and watch that which you live in and knows belong to you. Your city is going nowhere King Rezar, but what can actually go somewhere is time, and you're losing a lot of it. Your stupid stint in going down to hell has taken valuable time away from you, there are enough people amongst your subjects that a couple times stronger than you, and your decision dragged the strongest defenders of Morte Bianca away when she needed them the most.

You've done well in trying to redeem yourself and getting your soldiers to return home, but it's about time you return to your training. The sun is about to rise, I expect you to use this time and start training, there's more to the magic than what you have touched upon. Not to mention you have not even began to tap the power of the bloodlines you carry, being a vampire is the least of what lies asleep within your veins, and amongst them is my storm dragon bloodline. You master your body and your energy and get them to the point of resonance, by doing so you would invariably be able to meet the conditions necessary for the awakening of your bloodline and the abilities it carries. And invariably this would bring you more skill trees to master."

Rezar was like the faithful student as he listened to the undead Storm Dragon talk, honestly speaking it was more humiliating hearing from her how much his curiosities and fuck ups had cost not just his people, but also him. And if he had to be honest, it had a little worried. During the times when he has let his curiosity get the best of him, Rezar had been almost unable to stop himself from doing whatever his heart wanted him to do, he just went ahead and did it without caring for the consequences or taking a second to think things through. It was almost as if the predominant personality took a back seat and this childish danger prone buffoon would take the helm.

It was a worrying realization and he knew just what was causing it; Darkness's experiment in trying to create a perfect child, a perfect being. And her genius idea was to combine an emotionless artificial intelligence with the most flawed living thing in all of existence. he didn't even want to know how that math worked, or how it was possible for the human consciousness to be merged with that of an artificial intelligence; either way because of the goddamn merging, Rezar was no longer sure where he ended and where he began. His memories from back when he was on earth was pretty wacky, so he couldn't tell if the current him was the real him, or the curious buffoon is who he's always meant to be. It was a scary thought and though he has successfully succeeded in avoid philosophical questions about his very existence, that problem was still knocking at his door.

Rezar took a deep breath and feel into a stance, he took a breath as the ambience of the energy within the very fabric of reality itself seemed to expose himself to him. It was chaotic but at the same time it was really calm. It flowed like water, rushing and crashing in fury and grace, and then it was gentle like a summer breeze and wrathful like a tornado. And then there was solidarity from it, stable firm, hard but malleable, and then there was so much passion to it, and in that passion it was rage and fury, lust and love. All of these feeling was quite familiar and an epiphany of sorts hung at the very forefront of his mind as he transitioned into the next stance.

All of a sudden his body seemed to feel and extreme strain, like there were shackles within that was blocking and holding him back. He took a deep breath and sunk even deeper into the feelings, drawing power from the grace of water and the wrath of wind. He seemed to cruise past a barrier as his pores seemed to open up and energy began to rush into his body in spades. The feeling was so intense and intoxicating that he almost stopped, but a loud snort from the storm dragon put his concentration back where it belonged as he, continued with the [13 Dragon Pulses]

[You have experienced Enlightenment! +15 to all Stats!]

[13 Dragon Pulses has unlocked new skills! Water Element Mastery/ Wind Element Mastery]

Rezar didn't notice it, but for a few seconds there was a shimmer of silvery white scales over his body as he opened his eyes to a whole new world. His senses were sharper, and it wasn't from an increase of his [Supernatural Body] skill, rather it was almost as if nature itself was trying to expose much of itself to him. The sea and the wind called out to him in a manner he didn't understand, but at the same time he felt quite at home with those calling, it was like someone calling him home.

"Don't get too lost in the feelings of the element Young King! If you lose yourself to it, you will become an elemental spirit, and not one of the good ones with a consciousness of their own, but an elemental known as an Echo. The elements do not control you neither do you control them, you're now in a partnership with prime elements of water and wind. No other prime elements will be available to you to master; you can thank my bloodline in you for that.

At a certain stage of mastery, the [13 Dragon Pulses] cultivation skill you created would unlock a person's ambient connection to one or two of the four prime elements. Sometimes said person will feel a connection to all of them, but you would have to choose the one or ones most compatible with you. And more often than not this compatibility is decided by the bloodline you carry. The power you have now is left to you to master, we're done for today. Go and be a king, your kingdom needs you."