Lura petted the unconscious Luke and John couldn't help but ask. "Say Lura, will that seal you casted last?" Lura shakes her head. "No, it only suppressed his power momentarily. Like I said, our Clan specializes in Infernal extermination not sealing."
"So, what are you trying to do now? If we won't find an immediate solution, I'm afraid this boy here is—" Lura stood up, carrying Luke. "That's why I'll gather as much Intel in regards of Quintico Clan's whereabouts. I may have learn a simple sealing techniques from them but it was a mere imitation of what they could do. Besides, it's also a mere coincidence I stumble upon them and learn some sealing techniques during my former travels. Now, locating their whereabouts is truly tricky."
"Don't worry, I'll help you." John reassures her. "Thank you, my dearest." Lura brings the unconscious child back to the tent. "So, how's your end? Have you accomplished your— umm.. your reason of coming here?" John smiles. "Well, I was doing fine not until I'm interrupted by storm formation."
"I see. Lemme go with you and aid you."
"No, you shouldn't leave the boy alone. Let me do my thing and so is yours, okay?" Lura nods and John continue searching for needed resources.
3 days later...
The boy finally woke up and leave the tent. There he saw them gathering at the campfire. He rubs his eyes and called them. "Momshie? Popsie?" Both flinch and Lura's showing a glad face. "Oh dear! Thank the Celestial planes you're awake! Here! We've prepared some food, have a seat!" The boy seated and waited for his fill. Lura and John seems surprised of Luke's lack of energy, still, Luna give him a bowl of soup and his favorite, grilled meat.
Luke just eat plainly, unlike how he usually eats. "Hey son, is there something wrong with the food?" Luke shakes his head but remain speechless. "Didn't you like it? Is the soup or— umm... Meat, lack taste?" Lura tried her best to make Luke get back to his usual self but regardless of their attempts, the boy seemed down. The couple exchange look and the boy just keep eating at normal pace.
So, Lura approaches the him and showed her tender care. "Hey son, what's wrong? Would you like to— say something?" Luke stopped, looked at where he trained and witnessed a devastating sight. He then looked at Lura and noticed a faint pain towards her abdomen, that made Luke saddened more. "Momshie, I gone out of control again, isn't?" Lura didn't speak.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Luke is whimpering. "It's just that — An unexplainable memory when I was a baby, now came into clear. That stench, that iron-like smell that remain unknown to me before, it is a stench of blood, my mom's blood...!" Lura and John exchange looks. "The splattering and slashing sound of a red-like liquid that befell on earth, it's none other than blood. Everything, it is all but blood! Mom and dad shed their blood for me. I... AM.. A KILLER! I am the reason mom and dad died!"
"I see. After knowing it is blood, his emotion swelled, huh? Well, it's not a surprise, after all, he's just a kid." John wondered. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, momshie and popsie!" Lura petted him. "I see. It must be hard for you to discover such truth, especially at a young age. But know this— you are not a killer, Luke. Do not treat it that way."
"Your ma and pa protects you from infernals, and they're willing to sacrifice their lives so you could live. That's just how much they love you, dear." Luke is sniffling. "Anyways, don't be saddened. I'm sure your ma and pa in Celestial Planes are so glad to see you all strong and healthy." She then pinches his chubby cheeks. "If ya didn't eat your food, your mom and dad will be sad."
Luke stares at the food and his tears starts flowing. Then, he eats the food like a glutton.
Later....
Luke starts walking around the area. "Hey, don't wander too much, Luke!" Lura warns and the boy joyfully checking nature. "What a surprise, that boy unleashed a powerful power of nature and it only knock him off for 3 days? Heh! Even those who are akin to such feat takes half a month or year to replenish! Oh, given how young he is, it's quite an outstanding feat." Lura just listened. "Anyways, Lura, it would seem the boy inherits the very power of Anherion other than Lyfrienia."
"He is." Lura agrees. "Say, aren't you— scared? The Royal-blooded Anherion are known to be blessed with destructive power that no other human, except your mother, can stand toe-to-toe to them. Now that your mother's gone, and the Lyfrienia Clan is brought to extinction, will there be—"
"John, I understand you're a cautious man and that's what I like about you. Let me share you what my mother taught us in regards of power. Power is truly deadly for a man to possess. It could either be used to good or evil. Power is like a tool, a beneficiary for living. What becomes of it is up to mankind."
"What I mean by that is how man utilize them. You, a blacksmith, I'm sure you knew this more than anyone here, John." John scratches his head. "Seriously, you know how to make me cry, Lura." Lura smiled and looked at the blissful Luke. "Sure, we feared the Anherion Clan for their akin of power. But that doesn't excuse us to express our love to them too."
"You see, as what the Supreme Deity taught us, Love can move the impossible. With single touch, it can transform every creature. After all, we are created by the Supreme, the embodiment of Love himself."
"I'm going to raise him, full of love. But even so, I won't hide anything from him, be it the dirtiest part of society or the villainy of the wicked. I will guide and nurture him from it" John sighs. "I know you're going to say that." John shows defeat. "Anyways, sooner or later, we're going to part ways and I assure you, I'll lend a hand in regards of Quintico Clan's whereabouts." Lura felt glad. "You can count on that, my dear." John kissed her forehead and Lura embraced him.
A little while later...
Luke and Lura were talking. "Say, momshie! What should I train next? Could it be Tierra?" The boy looks excited but Lura just smiled and petted him. "There's no need to train what you've already achieved, son." Luke looks puzzled. "Right now, I can finally conclude that you, Luke A. Lyfrienia, officially learned all 5 Elements of Nature. That, I, Lura Lyfrienia, hereby pronounce, you finally graduated in learning 5 Elements of Nature!" Lura looks cheerful. "This means, celebration my son! Great job!"
Luke doesn't know what's going on but it looks like Lura's cheerful, he celebrated as well. "Now, we're going to move to the next lesson! Writing and Reading!" Luke's clueless. "What kind of power is that?" Lura giggles. "It's— haha... Nevermind. Writing and Reading is part of living. In other words, a method of communicating and understanding."
Luke's wondering. "Is that how you communicate with Popsie?" And Lura nods happily. "Yes, yes my child! You understood faster than I expected!" She looks totally happy. "Anyways, now that our training here's over, we might as well be back home."
"How about Popsie? Aren't we gonna bid farewell though?" Just then, John arrived. "Of course you are." Luke look behind and see John. "Popsie, you're back!" Luke dashed towards him and leap. John caught him in his arms, gleefully. "It seems it's time, huh?" Lura nods but shows faint signs of sadness. John touched her cheeks. "Hey, don't give me that sad face, my love. Remember, you have a life at your hometown, so am I." Lura touched his hand. "I know, I'm sorry."
"No one knows but the Supreme Deity when we'll meet again. But, I'm praying we'll cross paths again." He looked at Luke. "And when I do, I'm sure you'll no longer be that cute and chubby cheeks child, Luke!" John finally pinched Luke's cheeks. "Aw, aw, ouch!! Stop it!"
"When will you depart, my love?" John's curious. "Well, we'll take our trip tomorrow at Dawn." John nods. "I see. I just so happen to depart tomorrow as well, but vary in schedule."
"I see. Well then, let's have a parting feast tonight!" Luke's eyes glimmers. "Feast??!" And the boy's hyperactive, leaving Lura and John laugh.
So, when the night falls, there's a grand feast occured. Surprisingly, the night skies is as clear as waters and all of them enjoyed watching the starry night skies. But, when midnight falls, Lura observes the boy and noticed that there are vague dark pattens creeping in Luke's chest. "As expected, darkness tryna corrupt Luke's heart. It would seem I underestimated Anherion Clan's frightful powers." She wondered. "I've got to find the Quintico Clan as soon as possible."
This dark patterns seems to be pulsing and is slowly creeping at Luke's heart. Lura, on the other hand, looks worried and in a rush to adhere immediate remedies to Luke by finding Quintico Clan's whereabouts.
Months ago....
The boy learns to write and read, like how a 14-year old does. That news made Lura extremely happy and both start working some agriculture for them to make a living. Luke is not given a heavy-duty jobs as for Lura, she worked full time farming. Both mother and son enjoy living a simple life but then— there's a moment where something in Luke is unusual.
And it all happened when a large scale assault bombarded in the town. Luke and Lura were plowing in the field and suddenly, the Infernal Army scattered their forces and is attacking the town. "Infernals!!! Infernals are here!!! Run for your lives!" The townspeople were crazed and in chaos. Lura and Luke, who were just plowing the fields, sensed the presence of the enemies. "Alright! Time to kick some infernal bu—" Luke is preparing himself to engage but stopped in the midway by Lura.
"Luke, I want you to help evacuate the civilians." Luke's surprised. "Huh? Why? I .. I can help eradicate the infernals by harnessing the product of my training, momshie!" The boy's itching to battle. "I understand your determination but for now, it's a full-blown assault. Please, let momshie handle this matter for now, okay?" Luke made a pouty look and later submit defeat. "Fine, just— spare me some leftovers. If you can." Lura smiled and the boy headed towards the Evacuation site, fulfilling her wishes.
Lura gazed at the army of infernals and crack her neck and knuckles. "It's been a while since I last battled." Light starts engulfing her, condensing into her battle dress. She looks up, leaped and light gathered on her palm and the divine sword specifically for her, appeared. With the powerful swing, it destroys its path. Within the vicinity, warriors came. "Let us aid you, Lady Lura!" Lura nods and everyone worked together to avert the crisis.
Back at the Evacuation Site....
Luke aided the personnels in charge of keeping everyone safe. It seems the Evacuation is almost done and they're going to get themselves to safety but Luke— as curious as child can be, seeing Lura fight ahead inspired him. Thus, the boy left the Evacuation site and headed to the battlefield. "I don't want to disobey momshie's wishes but— I want to see her slay those infernals!"
Back at Lura....
Lura spotted a gigantic infernal ahead. She clashed her sword to it but the impact made its surrounding faces massive destruction. Lura halts. "This is bad, if this battle takes longer, I'm afraid our battle leads total destruction." Lura brainstormed and observes the gigantic infernal. In that same area, Luke is watching her, amazed. "What a force to be reckoned!" Luke expresses his awe. "What an epic opportunity to witness momshie in action!"
Lura firmed her stance and divert the attention of the Infernal. "I gotta relocate our confrontation or else—" suddenly, the gigantic infernal start throwing random attacks and Luke is swooped by the impact. The boy screamed, disturbing Lura's focus. "LUKE??! WHAT ARE YOU —!?" The gigantic infernal punches her and SLAMMED on the surface near the boy. "MOMSHIE, NO, NOO!!!!" Lura's buried by debris and felt the tenacity of the attack. This sight reawakened some of the boy's childhood memories, especially what happened to both his parents. He's a kid and doesn't know to control his emotion!
Now, the boy's eyes glows reddish and his birthmark glows. The darkness that creeps in the boy is loosen, and the force is too great, making the boy broke and triggered the darkness that lies deep in his heart.
"This presence... " The gigantic infernal sensed the power built up of Luke. He locked its attention to where the boy stood. "So... endearing! So festive" Now, the gigantic infernal headed where Luke stood. Just in, Luke's darkness power burst out of him and engulfed the infernal. This surprises the infernal and writhe its way free. But it's no use, the force is too great for the infernal to break free.
"So... strong!" Luke's isn't in control and his power gone haywire. Just then, that very power that strangle the infernal, is destroying its form and so is his life force. "WHAT'S.... HAPPENING!!?" The infernal struggles and growling, waking the unconscious Lura. "What's going on—!?" Just then, Lura sees Luke broke out of the seal she casted and lose control. "Oh no!?" She looks up and witnessed how Luke's power subjugated the gigantic infernal. "How did things turn out this way?" She wondered and in that same time, the gigantic infernal is forcibly reduced to particle form and gushed towards the boy's body.
The boy screamed in agony and right after the absorption completed, his power is untamed leading Lura to resort to sealing once more. The boy's calmed and fell, unconscious. Lura pants and shocked. "How did he broke the seal?" She wondered. "I understand my sealing power is an amateur to that of what the Quintico Clan is capable of but despite that, it should be enough to hold his infernal power at bay. Is my seal weak? Or— does his infernal power gone stronger?" She picked up Luke but still can't shake up the feeling. "I gotta find the Quintico Clan as soon as possible."
In that moment, rescue and cleaners arrived in scene. They called to her and she replies to them. "The coast is clear. You may now safely perform your duties!" They bow and start doing what they're intended to do. As for Lura, she head back to the house and perform in strengthening the seal upon Luke.