Chapter 7

“ Mother, you have to show him how to unlock his powers now or I'll use the hard way, “ Gwen said as she turned to look at Calanthe.

Calanthe just glared at Gwen and didn't answer Gwen but instead, she turned to Gerald, took his hand, and led him a safe distance from the chaos that just happened. Gwen followed suit not waiting to be invited.

They got to a clear spot where trees weren't abundant in the area, although fog still covered this area it wasn't as thick as the area they just left.

“ This is a good spot for training. Now Stand in front of me “ Calanthe instructed Gerald who did as she said without a second thought.

“ Unstrap the sword holder from your back, “ Calanthe said and Gerald did just that, while Gwen just stood there with her hands folded on her chest as she observed patiently.

Gerald unstrapped the sword holder from his back and held the scabbard that housed his father's sword. He released a breath he never knew he was holding and stood holding the scabbard with his legs slightly apart from each other.

“ Take a deep breath, Clear your mind of every doubt and fear, don't think about anything just focus on the energy inside you and bring it out Gerald, you can do this, “ Calanthe said and nodded at him assuringly.

Gerald stood still for a while and closed his eyes before taking a deep breath, clearing his mind, and tried focusing on the few happy moments he had in his life.

For a moment he began to feel a new energy building within him, it was flowing in his body like waves of electric sparks waiting to be let out, but then again he began to become scared if he could handle the power let alone control it.

After the feeling of fear that set in within Gerald, he suddenly stopped feeling the power within him and opened his eyes only to get a disappointed look from Gwen and Calanthe.

“ Don't worry Gerald we'll try again, these things take time “ Calanthe said but Gwen shook her head in denial and stepped forward.

“ Don't lie to him, mother “ Gwen said and paused looking Gerald straight in the eye so that he would know how pissed off she was at him, and continued talking.

“ If you won't tell him the truth then I will. He has done nothing but behave like a woman, instead of him being the one protecting us it's been the other way around and nothing riles me up more than his constant questions. Maybe that's why you always get bullied in the other world because they see you are worthless. Now I see it clearly and to be honest, I'm beginning to wonder why the Gods chose…. “ Gwen said with a serious face trying to look angry but surprisingly Calanthe didn't reprimand Gwen as she did before for picking on Gerald, because she knew exactly what Gwen was trying to do.

All the while Gwen was talking Gerald became very furious and closed his eyes. He reached out to the power within him and embraced it, becoming one with it. Before Gwen could finish saying she was wondering why the Gods chose him, he didn't wanna let her complete it.

“ Shut up!!! “ Gerald yelled as he held the hilt of his father's sword and unsheathed the sword from its scabbard and threw the scabbard on the ground. The process of him unsheathing the sword, the energy emitted from it as he unsheathed the sword sent Calanthe and Gwen to the floor.

Gerald's eye orbs glowed and he raised the sword pointing to the sky. Instantly the sky became cloudy, from the cloudy sky a bolt of lightning struck the sword while Gerald still held it pointing to the sky.

The lightning striking Gerald's sword signified that Gerald wasn't just any Last guardian of their sacred stone, he also had the energy of the sky which consisted of the earth, wind, sea, and fire.

Gwen and Calanthe looked at the scenario happening in front of them with awe, not only had the Gods blessed them with a liberator to restore peace to their lands, the Gods blessed them with a Guardian who had the powers of the energy of the sky.

Calanthe and Gwen were awestruck because their land hadn't had a guardian possessing the energy of the sky for over one thousand years and there they were watching the Gods bless them again with a guardian that has the power of the energy of the sky.

When the lightning finished striking Gerald's sword, Gerald brought down the sword, and energy in the form of green spiral lightning sparks emitted from his hands and rested on his sword.

Gerald now felt very powerful, it was nothing like he had ever felt before, this was new and soothing. What pleased him the most was that the moment he unsheathed the sword, he got all the knowledge of things happening in this world that he was sure even Calanthe and Gwen never knew.

Still holding his father's sword that had green spiral lightning on it which emanated from his hands he pointed the sword to the sky this time around and the green spiral lightning spark shot up into the sky with his eye orbs glowing and thunder roared in the sky.

He brought down the sword and quietly put the sword back in the scabbard and strapped it back behind his back, all this while Calanthe and Gwen seeing such power that they had never seen just sat still with their jaws almost dropping to the ground.

Gerald wasn't focused on them, rather he focused on exploring his newly found powers, now he knew he was really from this world, he now had memories of when he was born here till Calanthe sent him to the other world to be safe.

This was his home, it's no wonder he never really fit in the other world right from high school to college, he thought to himself. This was his world and his people, he was going to save it by all means.

His gut feelings told him to stomp his foot on the ground and when he did so, part of the ground he stomped on broke into stones and suspended in the air till he used his hands to direct them in the opposite direction of where he stood and they flew to the direction. It signified he had powers over nature and the earth.

He then opened his palms and fire blazed from it, signifying he had powers over the fire too, he closed his palms and opened them again forming a little wind on his palm, signifying he had the power of the wind too.

Lastly, he opened both his palms this time around, and spinning water in a round shape formed on his palms signifying he had the power of the sea too, after doing this last part that his gut feeling told him to do,he closed his palms and heaved out a breath, after that, all his powers subsided.

Gerald looked at Calanthe and Gwen who were now standing up to dust the dirt that was on their gowns.

“ See, it wasn't difficult to bring all those powers out was it, “ Gwen said and chuckled calanthe joined her to chuckle too. Gerald looked at Gwen with one of his eyebrows raised, not understanding what she meant.

“ I said those things to rile you up so that you can access your powers. Normally when someone has a problem accessing their magic through a peaceful and stable mind, the harder way which is anger helps out “ Gwen said and Calanthe nodded in agreement. Gerald chuckled and rubbed his hand through his head, he didn't want to speak out but he appreciated what Gwen did.

“ To reward you for your mean but also caring gesture I'll show you this, “ Gerald said and reached into this shirt to bring out the necklace. At first Gwen and Calanthe didn't see it but when he used his magic, they saw the necklace.

He opened the pendant and brought out the green shiny and transparent half of the Sacred stone. Gwen gasped in surprise when she saw it, for she was thinking the stone would be rough and ugly but never did she imagine it would be that beautiful.

“It's beautiful, “ Gwen said and smiled, it was the most genuine smile Gerald has seen her smile since he came back into this world.

“ You were right, after all this is half of the stone, but I'm still trying to figure out how and when your parents put the half there. I guess they knew many people would seek the stone. But then this will help shorten our quest “ Calanthe said and smiled.

“ You look more like a man now “ Gwen teased Gerald and laughed, but Gerald didn't find it offensive this time around and joined Gwen in laughing, while Calanthe just stood looking at the duo and smiled feeling content.

“ That is your sword now Gerald, use it well, for good and not for bad, “ Calanthe said and Gerald nodded at her.

“ Alright then, let's go get some sleep, the sun would set soon “ Gwen urged them all and they all went back to where they camped so they could sleep but getting there they found out that their horses were missing.

Gerald left Gwen and calanthe telling them to stay where they were and not move. He went to check around the vicinity if he could find traces or even the dead bodies of the horse in case some wild beast came to feed from them.

While he was checking around a beast that had the head of a lion but the body of that of an ape lunged at Gerald unexpectedly from behind.