"Get them!"
the boy yelled, giving chase to the school of fish.
Austin hurried to keep up with him.
With his spiritual sense, Austin could tell that while the fish were small, each and every one of them was potent. Lightning crackled around their bodies, sparking rolls of thunder audible from miles away.
The powerful creatures triggered devastating tremors in their paths.
The fish were extraordinary creatures rarely encountered in many universes.
Austin certainly never came across them in the universe he lived.
Boom!
The places where the little fish passed rattled with energy. The impact was overwhelming.
"What manner of creatures are these?" Austin wondered aloud in awe.
The fish continued to increase by the hundreds, their combined energy reaching unimaginable levels.
But the boy's rapid approach spooked them, causing them to flee.
"Wait! Come back!"
The boy started to pick up speed. Waves of formidable space-time power rippled beneath his feet. It was a terrific sight to behold.
Whoosh!
The boy propelled forward at frightening speed.
In a flash, the fish were within his reach. The boy grabbed at them.
Boom!
Lightning bolts as thick as mountains shot down from the sky; so plentiful it seemed as if doomsday had come.
These lightning bolts crackling with aggressive and formidable power surged toward the boy and Austin.
Austin made a quick motion with his fists. Two treasure pots emerged from thin air, acting as barriers for him.
Meanwhile, the sword-lights, each with the energy of twenty thousand swords' attack, also flowed around Austin, shielding his entire body.
Despite all of the said means, Austin was unable to withstand the hit when it came.
Bang!
The lightning bolts struck Austin, sending him flying. The surge of electricity left his skin charred and sooty, his hair sta
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.
Here's your fish. You can have them back,"
Austin said in a rush, eagerly handing the two small fish back to the little boy.
The boy must have had some special magic, because as soon as the fish were in his hands, they stopped struggling and kept still, as if suddenly losing all their strength.
The lightning ceased raining down from the sky too.
The sky above was now clear and cloudless.
"What?! How is that fair?!"
Austin whined, throwing up his hands in helpless defeat.
He had to admit the little boy never failed to surprise him.
"I'm treating you to some roasted fish!
It'll be delicious,"
the boy promised cheerfully.
"Roasted fish? But these are too small,"
Austin pointed out doubtfully.
"No, it'll be good! You have to try it!
Come with me!"
the boy said.
They traversed the broken universe for what seemed like a long time before the boy led Austin to a large canyon emitting smoke from below.
The smoke came from huge cracks in the ground at the bottom of the canyon.
With his spiritual sense, Austin detected a torch of white flame roaring and dancing beneath the cracks, deep under the ground. He recognized what it was at once.
"The Unearthly Fire!"
Austin exclaimed.