"Sighh," Sirius just stood there. Observing Ray as the man killed more and more. It had been ten minutes since Ray started his managed and within those few minutes, he had already killed the trolls present.
The whole entrance was clear. As if nothing ever existed here and if not for the blood and bodies that lay on the ground, one would think of it as a normal day in the academy.
"Swishhhh… plop.." With the swing of his arm, a head fell down. He has used his hand as a claw and cut through the troll's head cleanly.
It was the last troll that stood there. After killing that troll, Ray didn't move. He just stood in his place. His head angled downwards as he seemed to be thinking about something.
"What happened Ray…" Sirius found it strange and walked forward. He placed his hand on his shoulder as he asked.
As he did, Sirius felt a prickly sensation over his hand. As if thousands of ants were moving on that place. The sensation turned from prickly to numbing as he felt his hand lose all the feeling.
"Ray, are you all right?" Sirius asked deeply. His expression had changed as black lines appeared over his face. He was serious now.
"Sirius, go away. I am in the middle of something very important. It's best that everyone maintains a good distance from me," Ray's voice sounded in his head.
"huh? Okay," albeit confused, Sirius complied with Ray's order.
Taking a few steps back, he motioned the other teams to step back as well.
"What happened," Tim left his position and walked to Sirius as he asked about the situation. He was also worried about Ray and thought that Ray had entered the berserk mode and was pressing it for the moment.
"He is in the middle of something. It's best that we leave him be," Said Sirius.
"Okay," Tim nodded and went back to his place. He knew that right now, he was a member of the replacement team and had to know his place.
No matter how much better his relations were with the leaders, he had to be with his team members.
"What happened? Why did they stop?" A team member came and asked.
"They are making preparation for heading deeper I guess," Tim replied calmly.
This was what Sirius had told him to say. Sometimes, the telepathic bond established between the team worked wonders.
"ohhh…okay," The team member nodded and walked back.
Slowly, the news spread that the teams were preparing for the next phase of the operation. This way, everyone calmed down and relaxed.
After all, the trolls were gone and they were in a safe area with people safeguarding the perimeter. This way, no more trolls would enter the area or cause danger to anyone.
Meanwhile,
In a huge tent, Various leaders sat in front of the table as they discussed future prospects of the operation.
"The control shall remain under Ray's hands. He has the dean's seal and no matter what happens, I will side with him," Sirius spoke. He was heading the meeting in absence of Ray as Ray had made him the interim leader in case he wasn't present.
"What if he isn't in his right mind?" Asked Hailey.
"I don't care. The dean trusts him and so do I. I don't care about the state of his mind. I have complete faith in him and his decisions," Said Sirius.
Looking at Hailey, he added, "Also, I know him. He won't run away like some others who do. He will fight in the face of danger and always be there for us," He said so in a sarcastic way.
This caused some bitter memories to surface in Hailey's head. Her pupils trembled as she looked at Sirius with a scowl. Just as she was to lash out on him, Nia interrupted and spoke, "I say that we wait and see what happens. Until then, we shall set up camps and use our time to build the temporary base as we planned before," She said so, diffusing the situation neatly.
With that said, everyone nodded and stood up as they left the tent. They were all tired of these meetings and wanted to have some rest to refresh their minds.
Adrian walked to Sirius and shook his hands, "Nice fight back there. I like your powers. They are quite similar to mine, let's have a fuel sometime later," Said Adrian with a happy to go smile on his face.
"Sure, why not. You weren't any less impressive yourself," Sirius replied back with a comment. He also had a smile gracing his face as he looked at him right in the eye.
"Okay then. I gotta go," Adrian said and turned around. As he turned, his expression changed. A sort of panic came over him as he briskly walked out of the tent.
Walking out, he made sure that he was some distance away from the tent. That was when he finally breathed out in relief. Even though there was a smile, those eyes said otherwise.
There were a clear cut indication. He didn't want to mess with those eyes. He was sure that those weren't the eyes of any human, they were the eyes of a beast and a wolf on top of that.
He knew that if he did something fishy, what would come after wouldn't be something pleasant. He could already feel his guts being wrenched out of his body.
He walked back to his tent in silence. He had to go on with his plan and for that, he needed to gain some trust and lose his title as a sadist.
"Zwooohhmmm… Boooom," Walking back, his body warned him. His hair stood on their ends as he felt goosebumps all over his skin. His perception screamed of danger as he turned back and looked.
He saw bolts of lightning crackling in the air some distance away. It wasn't until the initial shock disappeared that he realized that the feeling of danger came from those bolts or rather, the person who caused them to lash out in the air.
He suddenly realized. It was the same place where Ray was. Was something happening? Had an expert attacked?
Thinking along those lines, he activated his system and merged with the darkness. His shadow flickered as he disappeared.
Within the tent,
Sirius felt his body warn him of something. Appearing outside the tent, he looked in Ray's direction and saw a strange scene.
He saw some sort of electrical field spreading out of Ray's feet. It spread in a diameter of ten meters and the covered area was full of electrical charges.
"Strange, what is he doing?" Sirius thought.
He continued on with observing Ray in case something went wrong. He was ready to step in and help in any way possible.
"Hey, what's up with the commotion," Nia came running as she asked.
"Just the usual. Ray being Ray," Sirius replied nonchalantly.
"Oh… how much he loves the attention," Nia commented cheekily and stood in her place as she observed.
Not long later, all the team leaders arrived with their members. They all huddled around closely and observed Ray's condition.
After all, Ray didn't resemble normal from any angle. His body was covered in electrical arcs as the current ran deep inside his skin. If looked in closely, one could even make out his skeleton and organs underneath his skin being tarnished with the lightning.
Not only that but the lightning kept on spreading outwards as it condensed in the ten enter radius around him.
It seemed as if the area around him had turned into a danger field where only lightning ruled while Ray was the ruler himself.
"He has unlocked his domain," Nia sighed lightly. She looked at the area around Ray with much longing in her eyes. It was her life long goal to unlock her own domain.
And her she was, seeing someone else unlock his domain on his own. She knew the circumstances Ray came from and that caused an even heavier feeling to rise in her heart.
Someone with less help and resources was not only stronger than him but even more talented.
"Guess that's how nature works," She thought to herself and continued to look at Ray.
Meanwhile,
Ray's consciousness was a blur. He felt the numbing pain radiate through his body but he held on. He knew that he was in a crucial moment and if he gave up now or lost concentration even for a second, it would all be gone.
He withstood the pain as slowly, it started to go away. His body got used to the lightning as he felt himself get more attuned to his affinity.
[Trinngg…. New Tab Unlocked]
[Domain Tab]
[Affinities:- 1/???]
[ 1 Domain Unlocked:- Pseudo-Lightning Domain]
[Domain is not named. Please assign a worthy name to your domain]
Seeing the system notifications, Ray grinned. His purpose had been achieved. This was what he was aiming for during that fight and he finally got it.
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