l shut be

breath and cal

eceive any answ

ly, confused, and cal

est. Towering trees with faintly glowing g

slowly through the air, casting

no rustling leaves just

I?" he w

off, like he wa

ecognize it, yet someh

d been wait

ing into soft moss, staring at the b

t happened to you? Plea

ned, but he push

voice-faint, y

ing his nam

med to come from everyw

he called, scan

t a soft glow pulsed in the

lowed it until he rea

ike anything he had seen before. It shone

above the surface, glowin

im from the water's edge, his e

without warning, his reflection's hand sho

nward. Cold water swept over h

s limbs flailed, bubbles esc

just an endless void of wate

en he saw a faint green light below-a sm

ers toward it. The instant his fingerti

e found his back

the ground, staring up

, lighting the calm water that

e?" he murmured, p

again. "Kira, don't b

ook a cautious

ection in the water a strange s

ound, hovering weightlessl

ame pure silver while im

s of t

Kira. He saw his grandfather, the warri

he Druids, I ask

d softly. Her presence wa

and glowing vines wrapped around their

sion s

tiny fingers reaching out. She smiled softly, but in

her

tle, and flickering torchlight danced across the stone walls. A man stood b

at in silence, his fac

the throne said, his voi

n Earth-feared by all, thanks to our a

, able to raise the dead, and the strength

o combine the Warriors' power with othe

n were weaker

than all the kings who failed before.

to Johan, the k

is head, shame

is voice quiet but sharp, "was born

uns throug

t an ordi

-you must choose a wife from ano

ss spread through th

said. "She fills the King's head with

re meant

nough." His voice was strong but tired. He looked at

and honed his skills to near perfection-but it still wasn't enough. He could not summon fire, control th

, horrify

od a woman, her green eyes burning with anger as she fa

od in the shadows, his

filled his mind with weakness. While we dream of conquest, he speaks of unity.

ed even lower,

must

l sword flashing through th

scr

out of the vision-and

fell, sure he would si

gently, as if the wa

long hair the color of fresh leaves and a crown of branche

soft but strong, "you ar

, out of breath. "Are you

an that to you, Kira. I am your gra

I saw the tremendous power you took from your father

d Received such strength

efly, reappearing b

ued, her voice filled with sorrow, "but I

er, I realized you were

t. "You mean... I t

n, I watched in awe as you absorbed the e

ely. "Have you learn

ng his head. "I... I don't

? All these years, and Lau

ed forward, desperation in his v

r voice remained firm. "Kira, I ca

ve, I cann

rain will not harm h

However, if you truly wish to fight for

o be strong enough to prote

hed his fi

knowing smile. "Then we mu

ater around them began to ripple,

d-no longer the glowing lake

as happening, a massive rock, the

impact sent out a strong shockwa

et up, the rock shoo

ed a huge creature with glowing green eyes. Towering over him, it

Pain shot through him as he gasped for breath. He barely had time to recover be

ised his arms to prote

hit ne

n time to see a giant golden lion

own on the creature's arm, a deep g

he lion tore through solid stone,

sing its massive head against her side like an old friend, yet still loo

him, "you are no longer a newborn. You ca

eet. "Vega?" he echoed,

ou summoned your lion with

d. "I... I su

er eyes. "You have incredible potential, Kira.

ssly under Aria's gui

the elements, to feel th

atter how hard he tried, he s

d over him, concern et

was unmatched. But now..." She shook

re of the woods, to the b

ne, Kira watched as a hidden cave

de," Ari

pped in, the entr

swallowed

loating shield ap

ed around it, each engraved with different symbols-warriors, weapons,

The engraving on the glowing shield showed a lion w

inside him st

The chains shook viole

ized before him, along with

of energy coursed through him-a

mother the night he was born, of their presenc

break another, but they refused to budge. Even when he ordered Ve

realized. "I'm the only

The answers lay somewhe

find a way t