Hatching??

Everything was in place... and Loken was in peek condition... the barrier was erected and the shield though it was pierced was placed next to him... this time he had it outside of his hidden ring to be prepared for emergencies. "It is time to begin." He thought to himself as he unleashed the elemental mist of a jar placed in front of him. It was again the red Fire marble. As the red mist came into contact with the needle, the mist was sucked into it and began to infuse into the rock. The rock rumbled and the Fire element began to assimilate inside the rock. When the red light shined with the same intensity as the Black, White and Silver light he stopped and started to focus on the next element.

As this went on Loken finished to infuse up to nine elements inside the rock. Loken became very nervous as he tried to figure out the changes inside the rock. He discovered that other than the Asurantium the lights inside the rock did not collide with one another. He took a deep breath and went on with the last element. When the last element was completely infused into the rock the lights inside formed a whirlpool and started to spin. The vortex created a current that sucked everything to its center.

Suddenly the needle, that was stuck to the rock became liquid... and the coating fused with the main body of the needle."Oh no" Loken exclaimed... the liquid that floated in the air in front of him was now Asurantium. And unlike in his experiment, the mass that he saw was twenty to thirty times bigger... it was approximately the size of a pumpkin. The pumpkin sized Asurantium began to rumble and was about to explode. Loken focused every last bit of his power into the barrier, he knew that he was lost and that he would not survive when this thing blew off but he wanted to minimize the casualties. So he positioned himself between the Asurantium and the town and placed the shield in front of him.

But then the vortex inside the rock started to spin faster and faster... the suction power increased more and more... til the rock sucked every tiny bit of the Asurantium inside through the hole left behind by the needle. As the Asurantium left completely, the vortex stopped spinning and the ten lights started to separate again until they vanished without a trace. A dumbstruck expression-filled Loken's face "How could it just vanish?? What power is strong enough to make that berserk energy leave?? And what happened to all the elemental power I infused into that thing, where is it gone to??"

When all these questions filled his mind, cracks appeared on the rock. They spread from top to bottom and wandered to every side of it. "Looks like an egg that is hatching... wait, wait... is that an egg???" Soon the whole shell cracked open and crumbled together. What was laying inside was a boy... a dark-skinned Human boy "How could it be Human??? I have never heard of a Human born from an egg." The more he discovered what had happened the more speechless he became.

He took up the baby and examined it. Loken noticed that its eyes had vertical slits that soon turned normal. Its dark skin had scales that looked like that of a Dragon but they soon retracted and turned to rosy Human skin. The nails on hand and feet looked more like claws and they were webbed, this also soon turned into normal Human hands and feet. On its back, there were three marks that looked like scars... two were on its shoulder blades and one in the middle of the lower back region... but soon they vanished as well. Its hair color was crimson red, a lot like the color radiating from the Asurantium. And then there was the most peculiar thing... on its chest, there was a piece of Metal that formed an amulet... the core part was surrounded by ten tiny engravings.

One of the engravings gave Loken a familiar feeling, it seems to be due to his connection to the Metal element so he guessed that every engraving stood for another element. Loken was in deep thought, he truly does not know what to do... should he end it here and now or raise it to be Human. He simply could not figure out what was best for the future of Humankind... He believed that the child in front of him would change the world. Just thinking what unmeasurable power was sleeping inside this baby send shivers down his spine. It would either bring doom or salvation to Humans "Aah screw it... what was the point in opening that thing... from the beginning I hoped to find a way to free us." Then he stared the baby into the eyes and noticed that the baby was smiling at him. It looked very cute soon warmth and affection began to dwell up inside of him.

"So what... it can not get any worse, than this." He swore an oath to himself that he would dedicate his life to this child and raise this boy to be good and bring peace to the world. "Hmmm, how should I call you? I guess Ragnar should do." Ragnar was the name of the founder and the most powerful Lord level existence of the Silverslayerclan... he was known to be the Human with the highest level of cultivation to ever walk this continent. Not only that he formed the clan that brought peace to the people and who sought out justice and righteousness. Now, that he would place his hope into this child he had to give him a meaningful name that could shake the world as it did a very long time ago.

"Now how to explain that I have a child?? And what do I need to raise it?? " Panic was written all over his face, he now began to realize that he was a father now, and that came with a lot of work and responsibility. He wrote down some of the things he needed like food, a bed, clothes and so on. "How should I get this stuff I can not possibly leave you here alone... seems like I have no other choice... I need help... there is someone in my mind... hope she is not too shocked by this." He imagined how this person would react if he walked in front of her carrying a baby in his arms.