Milo's hurried footsteps receded into the distance, leaving Ulric alone with the embodiment of storm that stood before him. Despite the man—Lassim—relaxing his spiritual pressure, the residual hum of his power lingered in the air and turned his already turbulent thoughts further into chaos..
Ulric gripped his elemental sword tightly, his knuckles white as he struggled to maintain his composure. His mind raced with conflicting thoughts.
How could this be the young master? He hadn't been more than a boy the last time Ulric saw him, yet the figure before him was a cultivator of unfathomable strength.
The sound of heavy boots on cobblestones pulled Ulric from his spiraling thoughts.