Chapter 196 - Immortality

On the ground, the boy lowered his arm, his body trembling from both fear and exhilaration.

A faint flicker of light danced at his fingertips. The energy hadn't come from within him; it wasn't his own power. But somehow, he had commanded it, bending it to his will.

His lips parted as he stared at his hand in disbelief. What is this power?

The figures above shouted to one another, their confidence shaken. Their movements were frantic now, no longer casual and smug.

Their confidence drained away as they stared in disbelief at the boy below. Where once they saw a frail, crippled figure incapable of even wielding basic energy, now stood someone who exuded an invisible force that demanded their attention and their fear.

The boy raised his arm slowly and waved, his eyes locked on them with a calm intensity that sent shivers down their spines. He uttered a single word:

"Fall."