Well it that time again....... time for a new chapter (cackles menacingly). *cough* sorry my inner demons got out for a second I'm not really evil well not entirely but come who is. Anyway let's start this walk down the ever twisting and warping path of chaos.

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In the light of the full moon Ley was sprawled out under a tree just now starting to rouse from his long sleep brought on by his metamorphosis. His body was no longer that lanky near emaciated figure it was only hours before. He was still slim but he was filled out and his muscles were slightly toned and his skin had a healthy glow instead of the near death's door pale it was before.

Ley slowly started turning over mumbling in his sleep and a cold night breeze blew past making him shiver nonstop and waking him.

Ley- *Yawn* mmm well that was by far the best I've slept in years. Hmm!?!? What's with my body how did it get so so healthy or at least i guess this is what it means to be healthy but I wouldn't really know. This feels amazing I feel like i could run from here to town a not have dropped a bead of sweat. Oh I remember now this was supposed to happen because of linking with gaia but the book said i should be 5x stronger physically when i woke up however I know my body and the strength it had before and this is easily 30x stronger. What i don't understand most of all is how is it with this strength how is my body still this slim if my mind is still right then I should look like a giant clump of muscle. I'm gonna have to ask Gaia about this.

As Ley was admiring his new body and questioning some of the changes that seemed to be greater than predicted the world around him started to become lively and not with people but the forest itself. It was like the forest was a toddler that was so excited she couldn't sit still. Ley took notice of this and looked up from his own thoughts and saw something that nearly put him on his butt again.

Ley- Holy frak that is a lot of color!!!!!!! Okay okay right this was supposed to happen too. All that is is the elemental essence and i have nothing to fear from it in fact i should welcome it happily since it's what i rely on for my powers as an elementor. Alright enough wasting time gotta start building my connections to the elements.

Ley sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. He reached out with his mind and beckoned the essence of all elements to come to him and enter his body. As he did so the essence was more than willing to oblige and started flowing into him like a torrential maelstrom with him at the center. It didn't take long before Ley could absorb no more essence and the maelstrom subsided and all became calm again. At this Ley let out a breath releasing all the worries he had about messing up.

Ley- Well that went better than expected and again it felt like it was way too easy and easy just feels wrong. I don't know why it feels wrong for things to be easy it just does. I've heard people are supposed to like it when things are easy and get frustrated when thing are hard. But something without challenge has no fun in finishing it. I guess the people in town either don't understand the joy of winning out over difficulties or they're just lazy. Well either way I don't like easy and I need to get back to training this elementor stuff. And what in the nine Hells is this itch in the back of my head it's tickin me off!!! Hmm hrm arg ham wait what there's another manual in my mind that wasn't there before just more to ask Gaia about later i suppose but first let's take a look.

(Elementor Combat Artes: elemental augmentation)

The way of the elementor is not all about willing essence to take form and attack from a distance there is in fact close combat aspects to being an elementor. These aspects are elemental augmentation and just as there is ten true elements there are ten augmentations that grow in ability as your strength and control over their respective element grows. The augments are as follows.

Fire- Strength

Water- flexibility

Wind- Speed

Earth - Balance

Lightning - Reflexes

Ice - awareness

Nature - magical resistance

Metal - Physical Defence

Light - Mental Prowess

Shadow - Subtlety

Augmentation is both simple to learn but difficult to master. To use augmentation one must simply infuse their body with the essence matching the element they wish gain the augmentation of but instead of absorbing it meld with it. Learning the precise amount of essence required for the level of augmentation you wish to use too much and you will have more than what's needed for the situation too little and you will be unable to handle the situation.

Ley- Wow okay this is more like it easy to learn but difficult to master sounds like my kinda thing. One thing I noticed though is that every element has an opposing one but opposing elements give complimenting augmentations. Fire and water for instance are natural opposing forces but fire gives strength and water gives flexibility both of which are pointless without the other. Without flexibility strength can't be used to it's utmost and without strength flexibility can't be put to use for anything but sideshows and possibly getting through difficult obstacles. Hmm that's interesting the world really is full of contradictions I guess.

Ley- Well let's start this augment training with one element first just to get the hang of the amount of essence it takes for what amount of boost and i think i'll start with wind some speed is always a good thing.

For the next few hours the sounds of rushing wind accompanied by loud shouts of "yahoo" could be heard all through the forest. Before Ley had even realized it it was morning so he stopped and looked to the sky with the biggest smile he had ever had filled with the purest joy he had ever felt.

Ley- that was the most fun I've ever had and I don't feel tired at all but damn it really is difficult getting the hang of controlling the level of augmentation..... just as I like it. Something can't really be worth much if you don't have to work for it. Well let's get back at it I don't want to stop till I drop.

For the next week strange sound could be heard coming from the forest ranging from large booms to the noise caused by trees that have lived for hundreds of years falling over and crashing to the ground and the occasional strange yell of what sounded like gibberish. These noises weren't ignored however the port city of Darlung had taken notice or more to the point the garrison commander had taken notice and had immediately started to put together a company of his best soldiers to go with his to investigate what was happening and assess if it was any threat to the city he was in charge of protecting.

Meanwhile completely oblivious of the panic his training had caused in Darlung Ley had finally stopped do to sheer fatigue from training his augmentation control for a week straight and was blissfully napping next to his favorite lake in the shade of an old willow.

From a place that no one could see or even perceive there was a lone figure watching Ley sleep with an ecstatic look on her face a look of sheer pride that would put a dragon to shame.

???- Oh my dear little Ley I knew I had made the right choice by making you my chosen. Oh when my brothers and sisters find out my chosen is such a fast learner in the gift i gave him that they said would be unable to be used by any mortal being their jaws will hit the floor and they'll have to give into my demands since they've lost the bet but i do wonder..... how did he get hold of the augmentation manual he was supposed to be able sense it till he had got a least some mastery over essence manipulation? Hm I think i need to pay a visit to Gaia she probably has something to do with this.

When the figure had stopped talking to herself she took one last look at Ley and smiled then turned away and walked away while leaving one last sentance.

???- Better wake up soon Ley you gonna have company from town and they're not happy but with what I've seen you'll be fine.

And with that she was gone like she was never there to begin with and leaving Ley none the wiser that he had had a visitor.

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Alright got a couple of things to talk about so hear me out here. First and foremost you might have noticed that my count of elements was off and i have that fixed in this chapter and have already gone back and made the edit to chap 2 so it's in. The the element is nature with its essence color being dark green and wind's essence color has been changed from green to light green much the same as ice is light blue and water is dark blue. Second if you're confused about why nature's augment is magical resistance is because all forms of magic in this world are link to the natural world in some way or another even thing like death and healing magic. And finally I want to say that Ley won't be diving into his elemental control powers just yet I want my poll to finish and get the feedback on what you guys want to see him kicking a** with first even though eventually he will master and use all elements equally. The elements on the poll in the last chapter are simply the ones i can have the most fun with as an early story starter element. Well Until I get the next chapter out most likely later today since i'm in the grove stay chaotic.