ATLA, In A Darker World

Chapter 46 Dark Spirit 2

The horrid creature, whatever it was, strode through the darkness with silent steps.

All until it was right above its prey's location.

Crack-Boom!

Only this time, the monster transformed into a stream of light, its essence surging forward to possess Luca.

But.

As the light flashed, illuminating the cave, the body of the young rebel that lay on the floor was nowhere to be seen.

The entity froze, its green fire eyes scanning the darkness with frantic intensity.

As the scene shifted to face the monster, a figure emerged from the shadows.

Shiing!

An ivory white glow erupted out of nowhere alongside a silver gleam.

Shriek!

What followed was a blood-curdling shriek of epic proportions. The creature lowered its head only to see a sword piercing right through its chest.

And behind it, was Luca holding the handle of that sword.

He recalled the split seconds of darkness, how he had been woken by an unsettling chill, a restless stir and a desperate sense of crisis.

The sixth sense, to many was something they had heard of or most probably experienced themselves but had no way of verifying or explaining in logical details.

To some, it was written off as a lie, coincidence, or misunderstanding as there was no reasonable fact to back it up or intentionally replicate it, but by god it did exist.

And this wasn't the first time Luca was experiencing it.

Instincts honed from countless battles, although not original his own had made him sensitive to his surroundings even when he didn't mean to be.

So although he didn't know how long had passed, Luca had always been aware of what was happening in his area.

The young boy had never fallen into a deep sleep at all, constantly remaining in a state of half alertness while simultaneously catching some semblance of rest.

How this was even possible was beyond him, but he was currently glad it worked that way.

Under normal circumstances, his alertness should be attributed to his battle instinct and perception far superior to the the average human.

But not this time.

Simply because, Luca hadn't sensed the monster when it appeared.

The moment it appeared in the cave, his natural senses hadn't gone haywire, neither did he develop the sensation of goosebumps one would expect.

Everything remained the same, proving that his natural five senses had been useless and completely ineffective.

His ears, perception and body sensitivity had recorded no abnormalities ........ But something else did.

His Chi.

Thunder struck. And the moment it did, the mass of Spiritual energy resting at the bottom of his abdomen like a rock in an ocean immediately grew agitated like it had come into the presence of something irritating.

Luca's spirit Chi that remained unresponsive unless summoned immediately stirred causing his sleepy eyes to snap wide open.

And what do you know.

The moment they did, a lightning bolt flashed through the skies, illuminating the cave and displaying the shadow of a horrifying sight.

Luca could have sworn that his heart almost jumped out of his throat.