Infid

Events in the Time-Space Realm:

"Luke, I will now summon skeletons, be ready," said Azazel.

Azazel summoned several skeletons. Luke began to gather the dark matter into his sword. The black matter enveloped him, protecting him from the attacks.

"Moon CUT!" Luke shouted.

A massive black crescent moon destroyed the skeletons.

"Your moon technique is perfect. Now train on how to shape other objects from the matter and change the blade of your sword. It's essential for us to merge our senses with it when you need us," said Azazel.

"Alright, I'll get to it!" Luke sighed.

"You've gained a lot of muscle, have good endurance, and can control the first stage by 80%. That's progress," said Amanadiel.

"How much time has passed outside?" Luke asked.

"About a few hours here, but a year has passed inside," Amanadiel replied.

"It doesn't feel like it," Luke remarked.

"Now, Luke, return. We will observe through you. Just remember, trust no one, not even your friends!" Azazel said sternly.

"I understand," Luke replied. "I'll open the portal out, and you must leave quickly, or your mother will find you immediately with her portal-opening ability," said Amanadiel.

"Don't worry. I felt faster when I ran to the temple, but now I feel even quicker, and my senses are sharper," Luke replied.

The gate opened, and Luke stepped out. Azazel and Amanadiel were now in his sword.

"Let's go!"

"Hmm, you're slow. Your friends are at the edge of the forest! You bragged about being faster!" Azazel said angrily.

"Ehh, I didn't expect it to be that quick. Well, time to face the music," Luke said sadly.

"Don't worry, your head and body are tougher than dwarven steel after the first phase of training. If an orc punched you, they'd break their hand," Amanadiel said.

"That strong? But I don't want my friends to get hurt because of me," Luke said quietly.

"They don't have to know. You can also use the matter to disguise it. It's not hard," said Azazel.

"Hmm, what's this power called? The seal shouldn't interfere anymore."

"The power is called Infid, an ancient force of the Creator."

"Ah, so Infid," Luke joked. "Wait, the Creator's power?" Luke asked, confused.

"It won't let me explain until you reach the next level," Amanadiel said.

"And how do I reach it?"

"You need experience in battles and to rely on Infid, but don't fear it; embrace it as part of yourself."

"LUKE!!!"

Luke looked ahead and saw Caeli, Elara, and Char, tears of joy in their eyes.

They ran towards him!

"WHERE WERE YOU? WHY WERE YOU IN THAT FOREST? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US? Do you know how worried I was? We missed you," Elara said.

Luke hugged Elara and whispered, "Thank you."

"Ehmm, we're here too," Char said. "But I have to say, leaving an elven princess alone when she was counting on you is a bad example, got it?"

"EEEEee, elven princess?" Luke looked at Caeli, surprised.

"Nothing too bad happened anyway. What were you doing here?" Caeli asked, still wiping her tears.

"I needed to be alone," Luke said, looking at the ground.

Char noticed and said, "You were training, weren't you? You look taller, more muscular, like you've been training for years. What happened?"

"When I woke up in the forest, this is how I was," Luke joked.

"But you need to go back, Luke. You have to explain everything to Mother," Char said.

"You're right. I need to apologize," Luke replied.

A portal opened in front of them, the same one the girls had come through. They heard from it, "Come through here, it'll be faster," said Raphael with a chilling smile as she looked at Luke.

"Someone's in trouble," the girls laughed.

The portal closed behind them.