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.

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

stuff below it? Why did this soft stuff rise further away? Why did it hurt to

them felt foreign to it. It had

Sniff, sniff!

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

to eat the eggshells, and the tiny being almost couldn't believe that something this fragile and delicious had been able to suppress

got angry at the broken eggshells.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

to throw the

as small shards of egg were strewn all around its small

Grumble!

They had all become dirty,

being's first encounter with

Now, it would become much harder to 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

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

another urge appeared. The tiny being opened its mouth widely as it felt its eyes starting to close by

it laid down and

like no time had passed, but in

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

human standards, it couldn't be called cute

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

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

for the first time in his life. His frustration guided him into releasing it with a growl.

these walls, Aris became enraged again. Was this

BANG!

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

CRR! CRR! CRR! CRRR!

the walls with all his power, but these walls proved to be much harder than the fragile egg. The walls were quite powerful, but Aris

and saw the black sky. For some reason, there was no more light falling