Lightning Is the Only Way

CRK!

The sound of a cracking egg echoed throughout the surroundings. The egg was rather hard, and it proved to be rather difficult to break out of it. Yet, the small lizard did its best.

CRRK!

A tiny black and shiny arm broke out of the egg. The tiny arm aimlessly tried to grab something but didn't find anything.

Bonk!

The egg fell over onto its side as the weight inside the egg shifted. The egg fell onto the arm, giving the small thing its first experience with surprise.

CRR!

The claws on the tiny arm created some scratch marks in the soft earth beneath it as it tried to salvage the situation. After a while, the arm retracted, and a small black snout came out of the egg as it took its first breath of fresh air.

Whoop!

The snout retreated as two tiny hands grabbed the edges of the hole.

CRRRRRK!

The power of the arms was quite surprising as they widened the hole in the egg. After seeing that this approach worked, the tiny black thing did its best to free itself from its prison.

CRK!

Half of the egg got destroyed as the small thing felt light for the first time on its face. It had an elongated black snout with some small teeth poking out of its sides. The tiny thing looked into the sun and quickly closed its eyes due to the blinding light. Out of reflex, it held its small hands in front of its eyes.

After waiting for some seconds, the tiny thing looked around, but it didn't dare to look up again. By now, the tiny being could be fully seen.

body. The scales were so black that it looked like they absorbed all the light. Reptilian eyes looked around their surroundings as

rise further away? Why did it hurt to look up? What was this

them felt foreign to it. It had no knowledge of anything and simply tried to make sense

Sniff, sniff!

all of this was forgotten as it smelled something enticing. It turned around and looked at the broken eggshells, the pieces of its former prison. For some reason, it

started crunching on the eggshells. It proved rather easy to eat the eggshells, and the tiny being almost

got angry at the broken eggshells. These eggshells had kept it

BANG! BANG! BANG!

it also started using its legs and tail to throw the eggshells away. It didn't know why, but it hated the fact that it had been held prisoner by

as small shards of egg were strewn all around

Grumble!

being felt hungry again. It looked at the small pieces of eggshells with regret. They had all become dirty, and many

was the tiny being's

did its best to gather the pieces again and proceeded to

could simply clean the eggshells. To it, it felt like it had to eat the

its meal. It finally didn't have this urge to eat anymore. Yet, another urge appeared. The tiny being opened its mouth widely as it felt its eyes starting to close by themselves. It

time at all, it laid

as it looked around again. It felt like no time had passed, but in truth, it had slept for multiple hours. Additionally, it

Demonic Beast. It had grown to be a full meter long. In just a couple of hours,

in fear in front of this black lizard. In human standards, it couldn't be called cute anymore. In just a couple of hours, it had transformed from a tiny, helpless

For some reason, its mind told it

Aris was sure that his name was Aris. Aris

life. His frustration guided him into releasing

he saw these walls, Aris became enraged

BANG!

he misjudged his movements. Yet, that only made him angrier. He started scrambling forward with all his limbs as he

CRR! CRR! CRR! CRRR!

be much harder than the fragile egg. The walls

brilliant idea. He looked upward again and saw the black sky. For some reason, there was no more