This was a grim thought, and I let it sit with me for a while before I shook this thought out of my head because I know that no matter how high I could go, my power was not directed at those around me and my world, but to those who would destroy everything for their own benefit.
What this experience had shown me was that if I was going to be ascending to a higher level, then it was crucial that I did it far from anywhere that I wanted to protect.
I stood in the center of the crater, and the glass beneath my feet cracked, as my weight was enough to spider the surface. The fractures ran outward in golden lines, mirroring the channels beneath my skin.
Looking down, I noted that I was naked, and without any conscious thought, I gestured towards my waist, and threads emerged from my fingers and began to weave a loose pair of trousers around my legs.
