" [ Infinite Fire ] " Leon activated his ability.
A bright purple swirling vortex of fire appeared on his palm, but since he had used the weaker version and lowered it's temperature, it didn't feel as threatening as before. Atleast for Leon, that was the case.
With an incredible speed the purple vortex shot from him palm and rushed towards the sky, tearing apart and scattering away the clouds in the sky.
Immense amount of energy was being consumed by his body, to constantly produce the fire.
Soon the vortex of fire left planet's atmosphere and entered the empty space, but not slowing down at all.
*BOOOM*
The purple fire vortex touched the surface of moon, but still didn't stop.
Leon was watching the scene with sparks in his eyes. "It's so beautiful." he thought.
Then realising the possibility of blasting the moon, he cancelled his ability.
"Oops! Almost blasted it." he said, clicking his tongue.
Looking at the sky, it had already become clear.
"Now, the only ability that i haven't tested is [ Return To Chaos ]...' he thought, activating his next ability.
*CRACKLE*
He felt the temperature of body getting higher and higher and soon... his skin started burning.
*CRACKLE*
Yeah, he was burning.
"What in the world... wait, It's not hot at all. But why am i not healing?" Leon wondered.
First, all his skin burned away, exposing his flesh, then white bones, and in the end, nothing remained. Only a red faceless silhouette in the shape of Leon's body was standing in front of the window.
Borders of the red flames flickered, as the silhouette looked down at his body.
"I turned into pure fire. So this is the meaning of Returning to Chaos..." he muttered.
But before he could analyze more, he seemed to have realised something.
His legs were quickly sinking in the floor, as the marble touching them was disappearing, leaving behind only red fire.
"Fuck! I need to break the contact with floor... Hmm? I'm floating in the air!" Leon exclaimed in surprise.
His body stopped sinking in the floor.
"Body turning into fire and able to move the fire body as i wish," Leon said, trying to move left and his body moved to the left "it's even more amazing than i had imagined."
Then he experimented by going higher and circling around in the room, all of that, he did very easily.
"I just need to think where i want to move, and i can move that way easily. This body is also very light." he said, lying horizontaly in the air.
He continued to enjoy experimenting with his newly awakened abilities for a while more, stopping after one hour.
After turning off his ability- bones, flesh, skin, and hairs grew in the air, transforming into Leon's body.
"Once again, [ Instant Regeneration ] saved my life. Chaos fire is as dangerous as it is strong... I'm left standing naked, with all of my clothes burned." he said with helplessness, looking down at his bare body.
'I have a feeling that there might be more uses of this [ Return To Chaos ] ability.' he thought, opening the wardrobe to wear new clothes.
"I should test it on someone, tomorrow." he muttered, a smile flickering on his lips, before it disappeared.
Seeing the hole in the floor, he sighed, "I should do something about this first. Otherwise, my secret will be exposed on first day of acquiring these abilities."
***
Outside the door of Leon's room, a young man was standing, his whole body covered in dark clothes from head to toe.
*CLAP* *CLAP*
He heard the familiar sound of clapping from Leon's room, and without wasting any time, he went in the room.
Leon was sitting on a chair, near his window, waiting for that man. "Mac, you are as quick as ever." he said with a smile.
Mac, the man who just came inside the room, looked at Leon with his yellow eyes.
"I'm always at your service, your highness." he said in an emotionless voice, while bowing his head slightly down.
Leon pointed his hand towards the hole in the floor, "I need it restored completely before morning."
Putting his finger on his lips, "Make sure nobody knows about it." he said in a hussed voice.
Mac looked at the marble floor, his eyes widening in surprise, 'How did this hole appeared here? Can it be... no, i shouldn't think too much. I should just do what master Leon wants.' he calmed down his racing mind.
"As you wish, your highness." saying this he disappeared from his room.
Leon looked at Mac's body becoming invicible in front of him, and then completely disappear.
Then Leon stood up from the chair and walked towards his bed. Lying on it, he closed his eyes.
'Let's go out tomorrow.' he thought, before succumbing to sleep.
***
At the same time,
In a village at the outskirts of capital city.
A little girl, about ten years old in age, was sleeping alone inside her house...
BANG! BANG! BANG!
...or she was supposed to.
Several loud and violent knocking sounds came from the door of her house.
Little girl curled inside her blanket, her heart pounding loudly in her chest, her body trembling with fear.
'Please... hicc... please just go away.' she prayed, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
BANG! BANG!
"Open the door! You filthy brat, i know you are awake. Don't you dare ignore me. Open the door!" a women's anger filled voice came from outside.
But little girl did not dare to leave her blanket and open the door.
In the eerie silence of the night, everyone in that village heard the loud voice, belonging to the same woman.
It was not happening in that little girl's house alone, everyone in that village was experiencing the same thing.
*BANG* *BANG*
"Honey, why are you not opening the door? Please, I'm hungry." a sweet feminine voice pleaded im front of another house.
*BANG* *BANG*
"Mom it's me, Lio. Please open the door. You know I'm afraid of darkness. Please, mom!!!" a boy's loud screams sounded in front of another house.
Someone was knocking and shouting in front of everyone's house. Be it adult or children, all villagers were trembling in fear, unable to sleep.
***
Next day afternoon, in the Emperor's office.
"Hum.. hum... hum." Leon was sitting in front of emperor's table, humming a melody and munching on an apple.
Emperor was looking through the documents, "Can't you stay silent untill i finish my work." he said with slight irritation.
Leon stopped humming and stared at emperor in disbelief, "Are you for real? It's been three hours since i came here. I don't think your work is ever going to be finished." he sneered, and started eating the unfinished apple.
Hearing his son talk like that, emperor inhaled a cold, deep breath and put the quill down at the table.
'He used to be a obedient child, but here he is, talking rudely to me.' emperor sighed.
"Alright, what do you want?" he asked.
"You have never allowed me to leave the palace, but now I don't want to stay hold up in my room."—looking straight in the eyes—"I want to go outside." Leon said.