Lightning only falls,
until it meets a mirror that says "no".
——KamI Objective: Learn "Lightning-Conduct"Return trip, atop cloud-crane. Amare sits, palms releasing micro-currents, training Kam's "lightning-conduct" skill: "Lightning isn't destruction, it's path. You don't block it, you tell it — where is safer."System prompt: 「Side quest: master Lightning-Conduct Mirror (B-rank)
Reward: ①Lightning resist +30% ②Coverage -5% (reversible) Fail: lightning backlash, coverage +10%」Kam inhales —
first attempt to "guide" rather than "reflect" rift energy;
failure means being devoured by his own gate.II Theory: Three Paths of LightningAmare's syllabus:Direct: shortest path, max destructionSplit: use conductor to disperse currentConduct: use rift mirror as 'false shortest path', lure lightning around, dump into ground/skyShe lifts a finger, electricity forks: "You do No.3 — let lightning 'think' mirror is finish, then just pass by."III First Practical: Cloud-Crane BackEnvironment: high altitude, storm clouds, natural field Tool: Amare releases "micro-lightning" (50k volts) Goal: Kam uses "conduct mirror" to guide current into crane's metal tail, release to skySteps: ① Threads weave 3m×3m conductive mesh (conduct mirror) ② Mirror angle 15°, point to sky ③ At contact, mirror creates 'false finish' field, lures current around ④ Current slides along edge, into tail, released skyward — harmlessIV Failure & Backlash: Coverage +2%First contact, Kam miscalculates angle, lightning deems mirror real finish, strikes through mesh — conduct mirror shatters, current backlashes right arm, skin shows lightning burn, coverage +2%Amare cuts current instantly, shouts: "Angle decides fate! Again!"V Second Practical: Angle Decides FateAdjust angle to 28°, Kam deep breaths, re-weaves conduct mirror, this time adds "rift whisper" on mirror edge — mimicking Amare's lullaby rhythm, letting lightning "hear" false path lure.Lightning strikes — contact instant, current hypnotised, slides along edge into tail, crane metal wings spray sparks, yet zero harm.System prompt: 「Lightning-Conduct Mirror mastered!
Reward: ①Lightning resist +30% ②Coverage -5% (now 12%)
New skill unlocked: Lightning-Conduct Mirror (B-rank)」VI Sync Training: Conduct Mirror + Wandering GateAmare advanced drill: "Combine conduct mirror with wandering gate, let lightning 'pass through' gate, then 'export' to safe zone."She lifts hand, releases "Rift-Lightning · Thunderbird", giant bird-shaped lightning pounces at Kam, current & rift energy intertwined, space torn black cracks.Kam opens wandering gate, dark-gold mirror inside rotates, he embeds conduct mirror at gate heart, forming "conductive tunnel" — Thunderbird dives in, reflected by mirror, exported from other-end sky, harmless spark rain.VII Emotional Refraction: Lightning & CradleTraining ends, night falls, cloud-crane floats above storm clouds, lightning flickers afar, like gentle neon.Amare leans on wing, soft ask: "When you refracted lightning, what were you thinking?" Kam smiles: "Thinking of your lullaby, letting lightning sleep a while."She freezes, then lowers head smiling: "First time someone
turned my thunder
into a cradle song."VIII Epilogue: First Combat CertificationNight before returning to Konoha, Amare personally tests: "Use conduct mirror to refract my 'Thunder Dragon'." She releases A-class rift-lightning · Thunder Dragon, giant dragon-shaped lightning tears sky, scales of crack-steel, roaring at Kam.Kam deep breaths, opens wandering gate, conduct mirror becomes dragon-shaped tunnel, swallows entire Thunder Dragon, exports from other-end sky, dragon turns into sky-wide sparks, harmless firework.Amare raises hand, sparks form words: "Certification passed,
my thunder,
entrusted to your guidance."IX After-Talk: Meaning of -5% CoverageNext day, Konoha border. Kam checks pocket-watch: 「Coverage: 12% Status: Controllable」 —First time ever, coverage drops reversibly, proof that "skill" can defeat "fate".He opens notebook, writes new line: "Conduct Mirror taught me: Angle decides fate, lullaby decides angle, heart decides lullaby."X Preview: Aftermath of Cloud-Thunder GorgeObservation squad receives new intel: "After Thunder Dragon was refracted, rift energy residual formed 'Light-Lightning Gate', B-class, enterable, destination: unknown."Kam closes notebook, gazes at distant lightning: "Next time, I'll take Amare, walk through that gate, turn lightning's end into the road home."[Chapter 3 End]