Fate's Emergence

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"To Be Afraid Is To Give Something Power Over Ones' Self"

     "I am Barqael , sin of Wrath , manipulator of Earth ." Barqael stepped forward looking over to Ceres . His heart ached to see her toss amongst the grass in pain .

     He detached Ceres axe from his side and thew it high into the air . They watched as it nearly grazed the top of Hofkiin's barrier . He marked an 'X' in the dirt with his foot and took a few steps back .

     The axe struck the ground with a thud .

     Removing the slouch in his back he breathed deeply and pulled the warp apart even farther . "Now if you wouldn't mind turning your attention to the sea ." He instructed the onlookers .

     He focused all of his energy into his palm . With his fingers pressing against the sides of the wounded earth he pumped those vibrations in its center. The earth began to shake and rattle beneath their feet .

     Alizae stumbled to the ground and didn't bother to get up but rather make herself more comfortable .

     Cypris shielded her and her sister from any possible debris she could sense in their vicinity . The skies began to fill with gloom as a new island floated to the surface . It was barren , nothing but a heap of earth .

     Below the surface , the giant creatures they had once watched were being sucked into the hole . Swimming hard against the current with no luck . As they were being pulled in smaller fish were being sucked up just as fast .

     They waited with mouths wide for fish to swim inside . Within ten seconds a third of the underwater population was in ruins .

     "This could upset the balance of the ecosystems down here , I advice you close that gaping hole immediately . Down to the missing bit in the sea floor ." Boziik instructed , but Barqael couldn't follow through with his actions .

     "I know how to alter rock but I haven't learned how to reform it ," Barqael spoke honestly , "I don't want you to have to clean up my mess , but it appears you might have to ."

     He wasn't sorry in the slightest . Though he had no clue his power could affect so many , he knew he couldn't whip up this new ability from thin air . With proper training his ability would finally be well rounded .

     Boziik snarled releasing a plume of smoke . "Use the minerals in my breath to form whatever earth you need ." Barqael's cheeks grew hot , Boziik had put him on the spot and now he'd have to attempt an ability he had never tried before .

     Barqael released the tension in his body and begun a reverse breathing technique . Opening his mouth wide he took in all the air he could , til his diaphragm painfully expanded . Then released all of it through his widened nostrils .

     Repeating this a few times he was ready to begin . "I'll do this only one more time ." Boziik said , repeating his action from earlier . Barqael held his hands to the air , palms up . Absorbing all of the minerals and vitamins within the clouds of smoke drifting to the top of the barrier .

     The vitamins would fuel Barqael as he thrust his hand back into the earth , loads of loose soil began to pour into the hole filling it . He hadn't the strength to close the hole resting at the sea floor .