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.

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

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

about these concepts, and all of them felt foreign to it. It had no knowledge of anything and simply tried to make

Sniff, sniff!

forgotten as it smelled something enticing. It turned around and looked at the broken eggshells, the pieces

the eggshells. It proved rather easy to eat the eggshells, and the tiny being almost couldn't believe that something this fragile and delicious had been

angry at the broken eggshells. These eggshells had kept it away from

BANG! BANG! BANG!

the eggshells away. It didn't know why, but it hated

its accomplishments as small shards of egg were

Grumble!

felt hungry again. It looked at the small pieces of eggshells with regret. They had all become dirty, and many pieces were so small that they couldn't even properly

the tiny being's first encounter

eat. The tiny being did its best to gather the pieces again and proceeded to eat them. It didn't like the taste of earth, but there was nothing it could do. It simply found

the eggshells. To it, it felt

The tiny being opened its mouth widely

all, it laid down and started

around again. It felt like no time had passed, but in truth, it

was that, with the nourishment of the egg, it had become a Demonic Beast. It had grown to be a full meter long. In just

it couldn't be called cute anymore. In just a couple

For some reason, its mind told it that it was called Aris. It, no he, was

why he knew his own name, but it felt right. For some reason, Aris was sure that his name was Aris. Aris also knew that what he was feeling

growled a bit as he used his vocal cords for the first time in his life. His frustration guided him into releasing it with a growl. Aris

enraged again. Was this another prison!?

BANG!

movements. Yet, that only made him angrier. He started scrambling forward with all

CRR! CRR! CRR! CRRR!

his power, but these walls proved to be much harder than the fragile egg. The walls were

there was no more light falling onto him anymore. Aris hesitated for a second but then started digging