Alex(10 years old) yelled "STOP LAUGHING..", this only made Baraka who was 10 years old at the time want to laugh even more "PFT. Why shouldn't I? I mean it's true. Pft.". Kinto(10 years old) was laying on the bark of a tree "Yo, buddy. I think we should give him a break. He's had a rough week.", he started to scratch his head "Plus it's not like he's bad at anything else.". Baraka jolted before pointing a thumb at Alex "Not bad at anything else? He can't even swim.", Alex clicked his tongue "Baraka. Say anything again and I'll cut you in half.", Kinto stretched out his hands as a signal to calm him down "Wow, Alex. Calm down, okay?". Baraka laughed silently "Good luck with that.", Alex sat on the floor, his legs folded "Ahh, this sucks. Why can't I get it? I mean everyone else In our class can use change In elements. Why not me?". Baraka proceeded to explain "Using change in element requires you to visualize the element you want to achieve, and then replicate it with your energy. Its that simple.", Alex got annoyed "Yeah. That's why I'm pissed that I can't do it.". A teasing smile appeared on Baraka's face "Well, to be honest, it's probably because you can't visualize it in your head properly or....", his teas became more annoying "It's just that you're a numbskull!". Alex gritted his teeth in frustration "SHUT UP!", he exclaimed while Baraka laughed. Kinto on the other hand had already figured it, he thought "It's not that he can't use change in elements. It's the fact that his energy is too strong for him to accomplish that, but Alex doesn't know that yet. He probably wouldn't ever find out.", he sighed "Alex is strong. He's way too obsessed about getting stronger, maybe that's why.", Kinto looked at Alex who was bickering with Baraka "Hey, Alex. I think you should pay no mind to the change in element.". Alex and Baraka looked at him "Hah?", they exclaimed. Kinto responded with an explanation "You've been practicing this all week now, you should give up on mastering how to change your energy into elements.", he closed his eyes and waved his right hand with a nonchalant look "Well, to be fair, learning how to change your energy into a specific element takes a lot of practice.". He opened his eyes, his expression looking more like an amused smirk "And plus. Haven't you noticed?", Alex jolted "Noticed what?". Alex hadn't noticed at all, he was too oblivious about a certain fact at the time "You haven't noticed huh?", Kinto was the only one who noticed. Alex's aura, his energy had increased significantly. He had just entered D-rank at that time, but his power was very strong for that of a kid who just had enough power to kick around buildings, Kinto muttered with his current expression "His energy has increased now. I mean what even is he?", he smirked "Mahn, you're amazing, Alex.". Kinto pointed at his friend "Alex. You're strong. Sure, your combat skills could use a little more work. But when it comes to adaptation, thinking and getting angry? You're the best one in our class.", Alex blinked "Hm? Is he competing me?", the young Alex at the time didn't really understand how to feel about Kinto's words. Baraka softly elbowed Alex's arm, his smile was still a very playful one "Hehe. You see? You're not all bad.", Alex sighed, there was no way he could get angry at Baraka right now "Yeah, yeah. I've heard.". He suddenly had a boost of motivation "Alright. I'm going to perfect my use of elements starting with lightning. And I don't care whether I get it or not, I'm still going to try.", Kinto and Baraka only grinned with encouragement "Go for it.". Alex charged up all the energy he had on his left palm, trying to turn the green power of his into pure lightning. As he did so, the synery changed into the Alex of now that was trying to hold off Xalvagon's arrow of darkness. Red lightning from his blade of death jumped around recklessly as he tried holding off "Raga Spear.", Alex gritted his teeth as he struggled "I spent eight hours that day trying to learn how to change my energy nature. At first, I didn't get it, so I kept on doing it all through that Saturday. And even when I didn't get it, I still felt that I had gotten stronger. I even had Kinto and Baraka cheering me even tho it didn't work out.". Alex's eyes became more demon like "I'm not going to fail now!", he exclaimed with raw aggression. Xalvagon noticed this, Alex was holding off the strongest attack he had, he watched "He's actually holding his own against it. Should i prepare another attack?". Xalvagon questioned himself, stretched out his hand in ready to shoot another blast at Alex since it was the perfect moment. But Alex, while trying to prevent said attack yelled "JUST GET DESTROYED ALREADY!", and with all the power he had, he was able to cut through the "Raga spear". The slash of his slice was so strong that it even cut Xalvagon's arm in two, as well as blasting his own arm, making said arm take huge burn damage. Not just that, but he had already went back into his base state. Alex was confused at the moment, he looked at his arm that had taken damage "Was I able to cut through it?", his eyes glanced at Xalvagon who's arm was bleeding as a result of it being cut in twain. Alex smirked "Got him!", he celebrated in his head. Xalvagon wasn't fazed, infact, he was still casual "That was very good of you, being able to cut through my Raga spear. That's something a lot of people In this world could never do. But then, what would you do about my next attack below you?". Alex jolted with confusion "Next attack?", Shenragon was immediately on alart "ALEX, MOVE!". Alex was shocked "Huh? Shenragon?", and without a second to spear, a dragon tail made from dark energy stabbed through Alex, taking him into the air as his blood rushed down from his back after being stabbed. "GHAA!", he coughed out blood, Alex looked down and was in shock, almost terrified "What the.". Alex saw dragon heads made from darkness, all swimming out of the shadows from below. Each dragon had a wicked grin on their faces, all of them prepared to tear him apart and eat him. An heavily injured Astavel that was holding a dying Bellika, was in nothing but tears and urgency as she held her sister's dying body "NO. NO. Bellika wake up! Are you listening to me? Wake up! Alex is going to be on his way here and save us. So please....", she turned to her far right and was terrified of what she saw. Alex's entire body was pierced through by dragon heads that were licking his blood and even eating him as they held him up in air. Alex was heavily bleeding from every corner of his body, it was even a mystery on how he was alive. Astavel's eyes widened even more, Alex met her gaze "Astavel.... sorry. I messed up.", he said those were his last words.
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