Under the midday sun, a thunderous boom tore through the stillness, shaking the lake's calm surface as if the very heavens had shattered.
The sound wave resonated across the tranquil expanse, rippling outward in perfect concentric circles, each one deeper and more forceful than the last.
The once-calm waters churned violently, as though an unseen hand had stirred them into a frenzy.
Bubbles burst upon the surface, froth foaming in great swathes, while thick clouds of steam hissed upward, blanketing the lake in an eerie, ghostly fog.
In the center of this chaos stood Lucian, his form barely visible through the ethereal mist.
Lucian's body pulsed with newfound power. His skin seemed to glow with an otherworldly radiance.
The veins beneath his skin became visible, glowing like rivers of molten gold as they carried the surge of energy throughout his body.