Kael trained alone.
Not physically.
Internally.
The Ember Core pulsed in layers now—no longer a single force.
He closed his eyes.
Listened.
Flame.
Silence.
And something deeper.
"You're changing," the voice said.
Kael didn't argue.
"I need to control it."
"You need to understand it."
Kael clenched his fists.
"What are you?"
A pause.
Then—
"The beginning."
Kael exhaled sharply.
That wasn't comforting.
But it felt… true.
Sorry about the confusion guys but please bare with me about the change and the chapters that a changing.