After Jack explained everything about the three rewards he received for passing the trial, he slowly turned toward his family and Ava.
Their faces were frozen mouths agape, eyes wide, minds reeling. Because what Jack earned through so much.
And then
"Pffft HAHAHAHAHA!" Jack couldn't hold it back any longer. His laughter burst out like a dam breaking.
"You guys should've seen your faces," he wheezed, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye.
Even the tension in the air seemed to lighten for a moment. But just as quickly, Jack's expression shifted calm, composed, and determined.
He stepped forward and looked directly at his father.
"Dad… it's time. I'll teach you the Ancient Beast Taming Technique."
The words landed like a thunderclap.
James blinked. A flicker of disbelief crossed his face. And then
His eyes lit up. A surge of excitement filled his chest as he stood tall.
"Alright, Son! I'm ready!" His voice was firm tinged with hope, pride, and anticipation.
Without delay, Jack walked toward him, his expression solemn now. He stood in front of his father and raised his right hand.
Slowly, reverently, he extended two fingers… and pressed them gently against the center of James's forehead, the glabella, the gateway to the Sea of Knowledge.
HUMMMMMM...
A low, resonant vibration filled the air as streams of glowing energy flowed from Jack's fingertips. Soft arcs of light flickered around them like whispers of forgotten runes.
To the side, Emma, Ava, and Sofia watched in absolute silence. Their hearts beat faster, but none dared to speak. They knew this was sacred.
Minutes passed. The aura around Jack dimmed.
He gently pulled his fingers back, the transfer complete.
James remained motionless, his eyes still closed.
Then, slowly, he sat down into a cross-legged meditation posture.
His breathing was deep, steady. He had entered a trance diving into the torrent of arcane knowledge now etched into his Sea of Knowledge.
Jack stepped back and joined the others, their eyes locked on James, every breath they took filled with anticipation.
THUD.
The ground trembled slightly beneath them.
And then
BOOOOOM!
A violent surge of mana with Light And Darkness Elements erupted around James, shaking the room like a thunderclap. A glowing whirlpool of energy spun around him pure elemental force.
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
Waves of Phoebus Light and Erebus Darkness spiraled together, coiling like twin dragons of opposing divinity. They roared silently as they encircled James's body, divine and dangerous, beautiful and terrifying.
The entire room bathed in flickering shades of radiant gold and obsidian black.
CRACK!
Dark and pure white mana danced around James's form as the elemental vortex bore into him not just his skin, but his aura, his soul, and straight into the Sea of Knowledge itself.
He didn't scream. He didn't flinch.
He absorbed it all.
Jack and the others stood frozen, eyes wide, breath held, hearts pounding.
This was no longer just a technique being passed down.
This was a rebirth for Beast Tamers.
The awakening of a Beast Tamer Space of Legend.
Suddenly
ZING!
A strange tingling sensation sparked in James's glabella right where his Sea of Knowledge resided.
Then…
CRACK!
Agonizing pain shot through his entire being, as if his soul itself was being pulled apart and reshaped.
"Urghhh…!"
James's body trembled violently. Sweat gushed down his face in streams. The veins on his forehead bulged like writhing serpents, and his breathing turned harsh, ragged.
HUFF…. HUFF…. HUFF!
Seeing him like this, a wave of unease rippled through the others.
"Please… let this go well," Emma whispered, her voice quivering.
Even Ava's fingers curled into tight fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. Though she was an Angel a being seasoned by countless trials and experiences, a wave of nervous tension gripped her. After all, she was witnessing something far beyond ordinary… the awakening of the Beast Space a phenomenon spoken of only in legends.
Then
"Dad, hang in there! You can do it!" Sofia's sweet, crispy voice rang out like a bell of hope. Her tiny fists were raised high, like a cheerleader rallying her champion.
Everyone glanced at her and chuckled softly. Even Jack cracked a smile.
But James…
He heard her voice too.
And that was all he needed.
A surge of fierce determination erupted inside him. His clenched teeth, now grinding, glinted with resolve. He bore the torment not for himself, but for his daughter… for his family… for everything that still awaited him.
Time slowed.
Each second felt like a lifetime.
And then…
SHOOOOOM…
A cool, refreshing wave swept through his mind, extinguishing the fires of pain. His breathing calmed. His expression steadied.
Inside the Sea of Knowledge
He saw it.
A crack of radiant light… piercing through the mental void.
Then, like a lotus blooming in the abyss, something extraordinary began to take shape, a sacred space slowly unfolding in the center of his mind Sea Of Knowledge.
The Beast Space.
It was an awakening.
WHOOSH… WHOOSH…
Vibrant elemental mana spun within the golden brilliance of Phoebus Light, the shadowy elegance of Erebus Darkness intertwining in divine harmony.
And at the heart of it all…
Thump.
A single pulse.
Thump.
A soft, glowing core materialized round, stable, alive.
Ba-dum. Ba-dum.
It pulsed in sync with something deep inside James. His own heart stuttered because of that rhythm, that resonance… It was unmistakable.
His eyes shot open, moist with emotion.
"…Ironfang…" he whispered, barely audible but with the weight of a mountain.
A smile wide, raw, filled with awe spread across James's face. Tears clung to the corners of his eyes, refusing to fall.
Because now, without a shred of doubt in his soul
Ironfang was alive.
He wasn't lost. He wasn't gone. He was healing… recovering… preparing to return.
CRACKLE!
Small arcs of silver-black lightning danced around James's aura. His fists clenched not in rage, but in pure joy.
A second chance had come.
The bond between Beast Tamer and Beast had not been broken.
It had simply been
Reborn and going to Rebirth. And Ironfang is reviving....
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To Be Continued…!!