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.

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

this soft stuff below it? Why did this soft stuff rise further away? Why did it hurt to look up? What was this strange feeling around its own body? Was this earth? Was

nothing about these concepts, and all of them felt foreign to it. It had

Sniff, sniff!

and looked at the broken eggshells, the pieces of

to eat the eggshells, and the tiny being almost couldn't believe that something this fragile

tiny being got angry at the broken eggshells. These eggshells had kept it away from experiencing

BANG! BANG! BANG!

scratch and bite the eggshells. After a while, 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

some minutes, the tiny being felt proud of its accomplishments as small shards of egg

Grumble!

pieces of eggshells with regret. They had all become dirty, and many pieces were so small that

the tiny being's first encounter

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 no solution

wasn't developed enough to realize that it could simply clean the eggshells. To it, it felt

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

time at all, it laid down

like no time had passed, but in truth, it had slept for multiple hours. Additionally, it looked

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

in fear in front of this black lizard. In human standards, it couldn't be called cute anymore. In just a

beast also knew what it was called. For some reason,

felt right. For some reason, Aris was sure that his name

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

became enraged

BANG!

made him

CRR! CRR! CRR! CRRR!

proved to be much harder than the fragile egg. The walls were quite powerful, but Aris saw progress as chunks

minute of digging, Aris suddenly got a brilliant idea. He looked upward again and saw the black sky. For some reason, there was no more light falling onto him anymore. Aris hesitated for a second but then