Life in a new Kingdom

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ves my palm, striking a rock. The loud bang of impact cracks the stone in

I can do, huh?" I say wi

se, Shino was fire, but the Demon King who created lightning magic was the Lord of storms, Raiden. Not much was said about his upbringing, just that when he rose to be the next Demon King, he shattered a mountain with a single bolt of lightning from the sky. I researched further and found that he developed the lightning attribute just before his fall. Record holders claimed

caster. The incredible power that decedents acquire will only backfire upon use. The main reason why I have b

a few days. The numbing feeling in my hand has only improved with each test until toni

on another bolt. My current record was three strong bolts; after t

r breaking, shattering the sound around me. The violent stream of heated energy blasts outward, hitti

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mething inside my hand combusted and exited from the location. Blood splattered the ground, and I could feel faint from the blood loss.

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eing stepped on. I quickly stood up, conceal

ut directly at the lo

and approach me cautiously. Instinctively, I reach for my dagger attached to my hip and begin to draw it from its sheath. However, the blade rests back into the sheath as familiar long

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e to sleep, she got from her bed and opened the window in her room to gaze at the stars. The nature of

one." She sniffed back her tears and tried to keep her face from crying. Just

he didn't have a mother to take care of him, the same as her. She still didn't fully understand what happened in h

wild animals and creatures may lurk. Curiosity overtook her intrigue, and she quickly followed Caleb into the forest. She kept her distance s

o stay put. She watched him take a look around his surroundings before rolling up his sleeve to his elbow. The boy wit

ng the bark to explode and causing it to topple over. The boy didn't realize that would happen, so he quickly pan

she was still mentally the same age as Caleb. So, for the next few nights, she would stay up to follow and observe Caleb at a distance

s kept telling her that he wasn't that interesting. He seemed plain and did not care about anything around him. A slight feeling of spite welled in

one ignore him? Why is he so alone? Thoughts of this degree floated through her mind. She didn't know how to approach Caleb; being timid and shy forced her to keep a distance.

ly away from Caleb, she watched in anticipation of witnessing the beauty of the light from his hand, the presence of his stature, the hidden s

ed to grab his attention, but she was suddenly startled when a four

es her balance and stumbles backward, stepping roughly on twigs and leaves, making a racket of noise. Gasping upon her mistake, she quickly crouches on

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ng hand behind his back. Determined to move, she shot up from the bush and slowly approached the boy. Holding her hands to her chest, she slowly walked towar

you bleedin

ng in my legs gives out, and I tumble to the grass. Confused about the sudde

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ng in front of me. Her eyes looked past my soul. She had this aura around her that I

t you'll at least feel better." She h

as the pain quickly subsided, and I watched

of God. Divine magic is the only form of magic, to my knowledge, that is widely accepted

pours as much as she can into my hand, slowly returning to standard color.

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worked..." She re

t to look into my eyes, but her timid behavior restrains h

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neaking out. I need to get better at doing t

you hurt

d the limits to get stronger at something. However, I didn't think this would happen." I ge

d and training, doing anything combat-related like my siblings did. Magic was stained on me.

that the blowback of magic is more devastating than I wanted to know firsthand. Finally, I realized that your magic abilities don't improve by firing it off in the middle of the nigh

one last thing. Tia