Waves of white light flew through the air, sparks of white bolting out away from a large cloud as the sun soared high. Another crackle could be heard and then an explosion. The lawn tore itself apart, Elise flipping backwards constantly gaining some distance as a wolf charged at her. With one more flip she slammed down on her feet yet again, her right fist flung forward unleashing a ball of white which had flung forward.
The wolf leaped, evading a direct hit only to then be engulfed by smoke and dust as that blast struck the ground below. It rolled to the side, fur falling off with limbs becoming humanoid, coughing the entire time, “Thas ‘nough!”
“Whoa, heh, sorry Alto. I don’t quite know how to hold back just yet but I’m getting there.”
“You damn intellectuals, the Celestial River is brainist.”
“You’re just jealous.”
“Clearly. I’m amazed that you actually learned to channel Light Energy so quickly,” Alto murmured looking at the potholes present.
“Haha,” she laughed on the approach towards Alto, “Sorry but it’s just as Miss Holly said. Power of the mind and concentration.”
“Pft, women.”
“I’m actually going to take that comment as a compliment because you’re right, we women are definitely more in touch with ourselves.”
“Men can be just as in touch.”
“Maybe. Just not really in my experience.”
“You’re totally just one of those types of people that gets everything right away like in the novels and movies. That’s so dull.”
“Well it’s not like I can easily do it you know,” she spat stepping forward.
A thud followed, to which Elise dropped to both hands and knees shaking, “Guh-”
“Elise!”
“I’m fine,” she huffed, breathing slightly heavy.
“Well it’s as Alto said, you are one of those people who got everything right away,” Holly called from a distance, Zero beside her, “Though you had help and have not had time to truly bond to this new power. Even though your body took in what it could from the River, it still is not used to what it took in. Nor is it used to what it is now using and putting out.”
“Guess my mind isn’t that focused after all.”
“In time, think of the energy like your sword. It’s an extension of yourself. If you can focus your body you can perform much in the same,” Holly concluded.
“Alright,” Elise coughed pushing herself back onto her feet.
Sluggishly, she stood back tall with slight shaking. Holly nodded with a smile forming, “There you go kiddo. Whenever you run low on Light Energy you’ll need to reenter the River for now until you can learn to take the energy without needing to concentrate. For example, here in the sunlight, I can use as much as I want without a moment’s hesitation. Until you learn that, it is very inconvenient to use in combat unless you have comrades to back you; though with your performance you shouldn’t be dreaming of using it for battle. Either way, you’ll need a good source of light to recharge.”
“Got it,” Elise called back.
“And during that time,” Alto resumed, “You’ll want to fall back on conventional combat like your sword. I don’t know the specifics but once you master your powers a bit you can actually brand your katana with your energy and semi-remotely control it.”
“Uh, Alto, remember how that weapon melted?”
“You mean this one?” Alto asked, reaching behind his back.
Elise’s focus turned to his arm and the his hand, watching carefully as Alto slowly pulled out the mostly melted sword. One eye raised looking upon it, “Huh?”
Alto jolted his arm ahead, tossing the hilt of the melted weapon right at her. With a swift motion it was caught with her left hand, eyes looking down at it, “What am I supposed to do with this?”
“Holly was vague but she wanted you to pool your power into it. She said something would happen because that’s no ordinary katana so, give it a shot?”
“What like this?” she replied glancing down, a bright white glowing around her left hand quickly stretching upwards through the weapon, “Whoa.”
She stumbled back releasing the katana, though there was no clang from it hitting the ground. It simply hovered now, a white glow completely engulfing what remained of the weapon; though slowly that glow stretched up along where the blade would have been. Up and up and up, expanding and contracting, slowly until it reached the length it once had with the blade. At once the glow faded and revealed a white stained blade with a golden hilt covered with sky blue and pink striations.
At once it flew back to Elise, slamming into her outstretched left hand. Her eyes began to move as did Alto’s, both sets of eyes observing it in awe, “Whoa. Ok so one, radical. Two I definitely felt like something just left me but I don’t feel weakened,” Elise commented.
“You’ll find that Lightonian Weapons are very interesting. I once had a sword electrocute me actually. Not pleasant. Then they had a laser gun of some sort they had me carry but the thing malfunctioned and blew up in my face. I just realized how much my job can suck.”
“I’m sure it was well deserved.”
“Oh shut up.”
“Hahaha, oh that’s too good.”
“It wasn’t for me at the time!”
“Heh, right right. Sorry for laughing.”
Elise’s head moved back, gazing up upon the sky illuminating brilliantly, “Alto, if I might be so up front. I feel good, better than I have ever before in my life. I feel like I could actually make a difference soon enough and help people.”
“Getting cut free from Vulfax will help with that.”
“Soon enough I’ll help them, even if I am hated. With Azala out of there the clan will face fewer problems.”
“One can only hope Elise, one can only hope.”430Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhACB80hMCW
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Blue figures stood before Holly, her arms crossed behind her back. Her eyes gleamed, staring straight ahead. The figure, surging white on occasion, gave a nod. Holly’s mouth flapped, “So yeah, I can check again buuuuut so far I have not seen anything. Vulfax and some others are confirmed to be with the enemy but other than that Omocha-”
“It is fine. It’s been about a month since we responded to the incident, or a month and a week extra. Your father believes the Hive won’t attempt to take the temple yet since we’re on such high alert status. We’re pooling our efforts around the rest of the Earth at present.”
“Will it soon be time to dispatch everyone to other worlds then to look around?”
“Likely, yes. They’re hiding somewhere. We believe with you there, they won’t strike. Still, keep Dewy and his forces at the ready.”
“I understand Omocha. I’ll move around right now actually if that’s fine.”
“Very.”
“K. Tell my father I said hi then, will you?”
“Certainly Princess Bell, I will do just that when I see him.”430Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHMChAxtiZ
