Chapter 29: Tendrils of Darkness
He continued toying with the fire ball above his palm, moving it up and down, and then sideways.
His eyes shone with excitement, like a little child that had just gotten his first toy.
A part of him wished there was a target in front of him, that he could test his new skill on.
But unfortunately, he was in the academy’s dormitory, and damaging any of its facility would bring serious trouble to him.
It simply wasn’t worth the risk.
’But then... how do I explain to the academy that I somehow got a fire blessing at the age of nineteen?’ He thought, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
Though there were indeed other holy academies other than light, they were all far away from Lumeria, the kingdom he lived.
The holy fire academy for an example, was located in a northern continent called Sertia, which was one of the smallest continents in this world.
Life there was very different from Lumeria, as the main god they worshipped was the god of fire, who bestowed upon them blessings of the fire element.
Although there were cases where someone awakened a blessing different from the one worshipped by those around him, it was extremely rare.
As for a case where someone awakened a blessing at the late age of nineteen, that was practically impossible.