Authority Of Fire

Elric found himself in the middle of a desolate wasteland full of bones and burning black fires.

These bones are scattered everywhere that came from a variety of species. There are bizarre animals of different shapes with seldom dragon and human bones are piled everywhere.

The gray and hopeless atmosphere covered his sight while augmenting the dark red skies full of flying crows. The world was destroyed with tall broken abandoned buildings everywhere; all are decorated with scorched marks and shattered walls. A sign of a chaotic battle that resulted in such unfortunate desolation.

Not a single living tree can be seen anywhere and certainly, no one is alive.

From a distance, Elric could see a silhouette of a familiar Black Dragon. It was huge and mighty that brought a terrifying presence that would cause anyone to lay their eyes on to crawl in fear.

RAOOOR!~

With a single roar, the world shook under its feet. Its mighty presence alone caused the wind to run amok and the sky darkened even further. Its red fiery eyes were hungry for destruction. With every sweep of its massive black body, cracks would follow and everything that the black fire it spews would burn endlessly and dissipate into nothing.

Elric knew that it was him. The pitch-black dragon smothered in utter darkness and corruption was the same Dragon that he became. But this time, its power was indescribable, the Ancestral level of power that is meant to stay in the heavenly realm was unleashed in the human world in an unfathomable form.

Upon realizing that the power that he showed was nothing compared to what he is seeing, Elric just realized how difficult his the situation is.

He was in the middle of the light between life and destruction while horror and fear were reflected in Elric's eyes.

"Is this the..."

"The possible future, if you failed to control your power, Elric." The Great Seer Matha abruptly added.

"I am aware of how much you wanted to go back to the human realm." Elric was surprised that she was able to point out what he wanted.

"But If I sent you back now, the Dragon race will immediately find you with your scent alone. It won't take long before you end up dead, worst, you may fail to control your power and unleash the Entirety of the Corrupted Black Ancestral Dragon to the human realm and repeat the same disaster you did. What you see right now is the most possible ending for that choice."

Suddenly, Elric recalled the scene of the battle and the moment when he uncontrollably killed his own remaining family. A glint of determination slowly popped out in his face.

"I am not letting that happen again." Elric's voice was covered with resolution. He looked at the woman beside him and ask. "How about the other possible future?"

"The other possibility is something I cannot reveal to you for now." She replied with an authoritative voice.

Knowing he does not have the right to demand more answers, Elric decided to keep his curiosity behind and calmed himself down.

"At present, right after you dissapeared from the human realm, the world was fell into another chaos."

"What do you mean?" Elric looked at her nervously. He could not help but become guilty for the events that he has caused. And now, the footprints of his madness caused another catastrophe.

"I will keep this as short as short as possible so listen closely."

Suddenly, her hands draw a circle fire and a moving image suddenly rippled inside this burning circle. With a slight inhale, the Great Seer's mouth started to talk.

" The Four Dragon Regions are at war against each other after losing their Dragon kings. The Eastern Dragon Race dissapeared out of nowhere while the Western Dragons threatened to control the Global Region after losing their trust towards the other Dragon Races. Meanwhile, The Guardians and Arkhans are currently against each other's throat after revealing traces of their Mother Ship. On the Spiritual Plane, a Spiritual Ripple is currently evolving, threatening to break the border between the Material and Etherial world. While a certain group of beings is attempting to dominate the entire Elemental Realm."

Elric could only listen quietly with his mind struggling to keep up with all those events being unfolded before him.

"Now, isn't this fun?" She added.

Four Dragon Regions? Dragon Kings? War? Arkhans? Guardians? Spiritual Ripple? Elric has no idea for all of this. What does he have to do with him? Etherial world? What's that?

Questions after questions flooded Elric's mind and understanding Elric's questions confused look, the Great Seer Mhata lightly tapped her fingers at Elric's forehead.

WAAAAAAAAANNNGG~

And like a ripple of unstoppable vision, Elric's mind was loaded with knowledge and information about the world. Everything from the secret existence of the Dragons, the world protecting Guardians, the Spiritual and Material world, the Elementals, everything. Like a light bulb that suddenly lights up, Elric immediately understood the whole situation.

It took him quite a few hours to assimilate himself with the current understanding of the world. Right now, Elric is not an ordinary human or hybrid anymore. With his newfound knowledge, he is now a legit member of the otherworldly secret society.

"Help me." Elric suddenly said.

He turned towards her and bowed before the Great Seer.

"Please help me tame the sealed power of the Ancestral Dragon inside me." Elric's voice was full of resolution. He knew he has made enough damage and it is only just for him to make up for his mistakes.

With a gentle smile, the Great Seer Mhata snapped her fingers and the terrifying vision of the future changed.

This time Elric found himself in the middle of the purple sky hovering over the pitch the Black Sea. Behind him is the Great Seer in her original form - the giant burning Phoenix.

Before Elric, is the magnificent view of the Elemental Realm. The five moons glowing in varying colors covered his whole view.

The magnificent Phoenix flapped her wings gracefully behind him. Elric looked like an ant compared to the humongous body of the mystical phoenix.

Reflected in her gem-like eyes, is the silhouette of Elric facing the 5 colorful moons in the purple sky of Elemental Realm.

"Only death currently awaits you in the human realm. If you wanted to go back, you must learn to control the sealed Ancestral Power inside you."

"How do I learn to control it?" Elric's eyes exuded his burning determination. After seeing that bleak future, he has steeled his heart and mind to do whatever it takes to avoid that from happening.

After a while, the Phoenix looked straight at his eyes.

Suddenly, Elric's body flared brightly like a torch in the night. Elric was about to prepare himself from the incoming pain, but the burning sensation did not come. Rather, the fire felt like a comfortable cloth all over his body.

And with just a simple taught, the fire moved according to his will. Although not perfectly, Elric still managed to control the fire however he wanted.

"What's happening?... Why is this fire.." Elric asked.

"I am not just the Great Seer, but also the Authority of Fire." The Phoenix eyes revealed a powerful aura that commands utmost authority.

Every fire elementals in the said planet suddenly bowed down in her direction. Their burning body suddenly grew wildly with respect to her presence.