8 Earth(8)

Zale felt an endless void all around him. He felt pain and solitude. There was nothing to comfort him as he felt the pain from the palace on his soul. His consciousness drifted in empty space, waiting to finally awaken. Time felt infinite to Zale. His senses obstructed by darkness. Trying to find the light. The pain made him give up many times, but he endured. If the price he had to pay for the path of the Sea God was endless solitude, so be it. Zale was stuck in a never ending cycle of his own thoughts and pain. Zale eventually started to question why he couldn't get rid of the pain. How as he supposed to find a way back to the light. He thought for what seemed like years, and eventually came to an answer. Zale knew he was supposed to find the light. Water was the answer. A Sea God always searches for water, they never search for light. As Zale slowly came to this conclusion, he finally started to regain his consciousness. Zale slowly looked around, and looked at his hands to see if he aged, but he was shocked to see he was still the same as when he cut his wrist.

"Child only a week has passed since you decided to claim this palace" said Atlantis impressed. He knew it usually took a month to fully claim the palace, but he didn't want the confidence to get to Zale's head so he causally said, "Not bad for it to only take a week. Pretty average. Also time goes by there many folds faster. You won't age while you claim the palace, unless your comprehension of water sucks."

"Hey you old man!" Zale yelled, "You said I would be given techniques when I claimed this palace."

"Don't be hasty child" Atlantis said, "You first need to claim the palace. Now I shall show you how to get the techniques that I promised you. First look into your mind. There you shall see the palace separated into many sections. Travel to the library, I think you know what one looks like. There you'll meet that gramps and he shall give you your techniques."

"There's another person here" asked Zale with brimming eyes.

"Yes there is, but that old man only stays in the library, So go on and get your techniques, so when you come back you can take me as your master" Atlantis said with happiness.

Zale decided to follow through, and slowly closed his eyes. There he peered into his souls, and saw a majestic palace brimming with glory. Zale slowly found the library and set his soul on it. Zale opened his eyes, and found himself in a unfamiliar place. He saw books towering towards the heaven. The whole library gave a felling of power. Every single book majestically made. Zale was infatuated with the library. His mouth opening so wide, you could fit an egg in there. As he was starting at the library he heard a snort behind him, then a voice say "Finally another brat comes here. Let's hope this one has enough guts to become a God."