"4 days? I have been practicing only 4 days. It felt like 10 years." Askra exclaimed.
"Oh! Good! So? What did you get?" Arjit asked.
"Something far better and powerful than you can get. Volcanic flame." Askra said with pride.
"Oh! Is that so? Show me." Arjit said.
Askra manifested a flame, that is flame but at a high temperature. It was so high that the cave immediately became hot. Askra thought that Arjit will be shocked or speechless. Cause although he lives in a cave, this volcanic flame is 10 times stronger than the volcano itself.
But Arjit just started it and said that it is a good flame. That made him speechless. But he didn't said anything after watching Arjit who didn't even sweat in such high temperature.
Miro came back in the cave. As she saw Askra, she said, " Ara! You are awake. I think you have awakened a S rank skill now."
Askra said, "Yes mam! I also got my sealed memories. Thanks for helping me."
Miro smiled and said that it was her duty. But the Miro said, "It's time for you to inherit your family heirloom. Come with me."
Miro start to walk out of the cave. Askra and Arjit both goes out with him. After a few turn they came before the biggest volcano.
Arjit asked, "Isn't it the same volcano that you used to live in?"
Miro answered, "Yes. Darling."
Arjit stand there for a second and asked, "Do we need to jump in the volcano?"
Askra immediately stopped. He got cold sweat running down on his spine.
Arjit continued, "I mean both of us will be ok. But will he able to endure?"
Askra flinched and thought in his mind, "More like you will be the one to die. I have volcanic flame that is more high temperature that than the Lava."
But Miro just smiled and said "You don't need to worry dear. We don't need to go inside the volcano."
After saying that she started to chant...
अहं गुहायाः रक्षकः अस्मि।
अहं पवित्रवस्तुनः संरक्षकः अस्मि।
यदा पवित्रवस्तुनः सच्चा उत्तराधिकारी समागतः, तदा मम कर्तव्यं समाप्तं भवति।
अहं, पवित्रफीनिक्स-कुलस्य गुहायाः रक्षकः, स्वनाम्ना संनादति –
द्वारं उद्घाटयतु, येन उत्तराधिकारी महत्तमं मार्गं प्रति स्वयात्रां प्रारभते।
Ahaṃ guhāyāḥ rakṣakaḥ asmi.
Ahaṃ pavitravastunaḥ saṃrakṣakaḥ asmi.
Yadā pavitravastunaḥ saccā uttarādhikārī samāgataḥ, tadā mama kartavyaṃ samāptaṃ bhavati.
Ahaṃ, pavitraphīniksa-kulasya guhāyāḥ rakṣakaḥ, svanāmnā saṃnādati –
Dvāraṃ udghāṭayatu, yena uttarādhikārī mahattamaṃ mārgaṃ prati svayātrāṃ prārabhate.
(I am the guardian of the cave. I am the protractor of the artifact. As the true heir of the artifact have arrived, my duty ends here. By the name of mine, the guardian of the cave of the scared phoenix clan. I am requesting to open the door for the hair to start his journey towards the greatest path.)
Arjit was shocked as the chant was translated into his mind.
Arjit whisper, "So you have this function too. Well done."
(Thank you for feedback.)
Arjit, "Yeah. Yeah. Whatever."
The ground start to shake and the cave open up. Fire lights up on firewood on the wall.
Miro looked at Askra, "Go on. From now on. It's just you."
Askra nods and goes in the cave. And without any warning the cave closed again.
Arjit look at miro.
Arjit, "Who designed this cave?"
Miro, "I don't know!"
Arjit didn't say anything else and pull her on his lap.
"It's time to burn some calories." Arjit said.
Miro blushed, "You won't change. Always bullying me."
Arjit laughed and goes towards the cave while princess carrying her.
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Askra on the other hand goes in the cave. The first thing he saw was a group of skeleton in armour.
Without wasting time he immediately summoned volcanic flame and throw a huge fire ball ot. They all melted immediately.
He continued walking. A group of red skeleton appear before him. They are like burning in fire.
And as Askra thought they start to burn in fire. They jumped on him. But with a surge of volcanic flame they all became ashes.
He continued to walk. For a long while nothing appear before him. He continued walking thinking that maybe he will reach his goal but he didn't.
As he continued walking he found a larger number of skeleton soldiers. All are on fire. Burning but not melting. They are meters away from him. But he still felt hot. The high temperature was touching him. He tried to send a fireball of volcanic flame. But it didn't work. The soldiers ran towards him.
Before he can plan his next move, a fist sent him flying.
It was a flaming skeleton. But Askra immediately stand up. In his life he survived till now through fighting. Today is no less. He jumped and punch back that skeleton.
His first erupted flames. Volcanic flames. The skeleton's skull cracked and it fall. He looked at other skeletons and ran towards them. His first became red.
He punched, kick, punch..
.
.
He doesn't know how much time it is. He is exhausted. But still he continued. For one reason. If he stop. He will die. He refused to accept that. Even now more than 10 skeleton soldiers are there.
His body is full of cutts and bruises. His fingers are bleeding. But that blood is also vaporizing in flame.
He can't stop. Not here.
He remembers Arjit. That old geezer.
A smile appear on his face.
"I will go back alive." He shouted.
"You lot! come!" He looked at the skeletons.
The skeletons were shocked by this sudden event. He ran towards them.
"If you don't, I will." He shouted and punched. Two skeletons broke on the spot. He punched. With he had left. Faster, stronger, harder. His punches reach deeper parts of those skeletons.
Last one fall too.
He fall exhausted. Smiling, laughing. Everything becomes dark before him. The cave start to glow red. Some blood drops came from nowhere and goes in the volcanic flame. A burning gloves appear. It's a white Y gloves.
Next day Arjit found Askra unconscious outside of the cave. His body is healed. But his clothes was stating the war he had been gone through. Then he look at the white gloves on his hand.
"So! This is the family heirloom of Phinex clan." He said. He took him back to his cave.