Reincarnated as a step-dad in a fantasy world

Chapter 101 : Residual blast (1)

"What the hell? Did she just kill Ector?" Asked Talia in disbelief.

It was not just her, everyone was asking themselves the same question.

"Don't worry, he is safe" exclaimed Adrian as he appeared, gripping Ector by the collar.

The moment he saw the sphere start to explode, he understood that Ector had no way to escape the explosion and might be severely injured.

Although, now that he saw the destruction caused by the explosion, he was sure that Ector would have died had he not intervened.

'What kind of ability is that, I never heard of little Amy possessing such a destructive ability' thought Adrian as he looked at Amelia that seemed quite relieved that Ector had survived, she didn't want to kill someone of her family after all.

'This ability is really frightening no matter how many times I see it' thought Alex as he glanced at the description of the ability.

[Residual blast: Allows the user to concentrate the residual energy around him/her and transform it into a bomb that has the characteristics of the elements the residual energy is from.

Caution: this ability feed on stamina, not mana, so if the user abuses it he/she might die exhaustion]

'Damn, this thing is so dangerous that even the system put a caution against it' remarked Alex with a whistle.

Contrary to the others, Alex perfectly knew this ability, since he had nearly died because of it.

To this day, he still remembers that day like it happened yesterday.

When Amelia was nearly 18, around the age when people start awakening their abilities, she had already awakened her plant manipulation and cell mastery abilities a year prior.

At that moment, she was acclaimed as a genius and no one thought that she had a third ability, even herself!

One day, she and Alex got to watch the spar between two of their father's subordinates that were both level 5.

The fight was quite intense and attack flew between the two opponents.

As he was enjoying the fight, Alex didn't pay too much attention to Amelia until he saw her walking towards the area where the fight was happening.

Worried, he shouted at her to warn her, but it seemed like she couldn't hear him, like she was hypnotized.

Gritting his teeth, he ran towards her and managed to stop her in her track.

When he asked her why she was approaching the fight, her reply was.

"I just wanted to get close to those luminous things, they look so beautiful!"

Alex looked at the location she was pointing to, but all he could see was the battle between the two experts intensifying.

"There is nothing there Amelia, you must be dreaming"

"But I can see some luminous things right there, they are actually coming our way" replied Amelia as she extended her arm forward like trying to grab at something.

"I don't see anyth-"

Alex came to a sudden pause as he noticed luminous particles of at least three different colors gathering around his sister.

As he looked on with wide eyes, the particles started to merge and form something whole.

"Strange, I feel like I can control these little orb, let's try!" Exclaimed Amelia excitedly.

"Wait, Amy, I don't think that's a good idea go-"

Before he could finish what he was saying, he saw the strange orbs start to twirl around Amelia.

"Woah, so beautiful!" Exclaimed Amelia.

"Y-Yeah, they indeed look beautiful" admitted Alex.

They were so engrossed looking at these orbs that they have not noticed that the two experts fighting had stopped, and we're instead looking at them with wide eyes.

A second later, the both of them shouted:

"YOUNG MISS, YOUNG MASTER, STAY AWAY FROM THESE!"

"Huh? Why are they saying that ?" Wondered Amelia.

However, Alex, on the other hand, realized what they meant, the moment he saw the orbs start to explode.

Without waiting for a second, he pushed his sister and used his body to shield her as an explosion appeared to go off behind him.

The explosion sent them flying, with Amelia held tightly in Alex's arms.

A second later, Alex could feel someone stopping them as they were about to crash against a wall.

'Damn....'

This was the only thing Alex could think before everything turned black.

Days later, he who was laying on his stomach suddenly jolted up, winced, then laid down again on his stomach.

"Don't move, you are still not fully healed" said a man with a deep voice.

Alex, still laying on the bed, turned his head toward the location of the voice.

"How come I'm not healed ?" Asked Alex with a hoarse voice as he looked at the man, his father, that was seating next to him with a book in hand.

Alex's father, Theodore, was a handsome man who appeared middle-aged with silver hair and eyes as black as an abyss, a striking contrast to his shiny hair. Despite his stern appearance, those who knew him understood it was anything but.

"I don't know what caused the explosion, but the particles that formed the bomb actually prevented the healing magic from working on you. We had to treat you the normal way, which is why you are all bandaged," replied Theodore, still engrossed in his book.

"How is Amelia?" 

"Thanks to you, she sustained a minor wound and is already healed," replied Theodore before finally closing his book and fixing his son with a serious expression.

"Tell me, what happened?" Asked Theodore.

Alex then proceeded to tell his father everything that happened, from the two of them going to watch the fight between the two level 5 to Amelia taking control of the luminous particles.

"I see, it aligns with what Milo and Zilo told me," said Theodore with a thoughtful look after hearing Alex's version.

"Do you know what those luminous things were ?" Asked Alex a few moments later.

"I have a guess, but we will only be fixed when your sister wakes up" 

"Huh? Didn't you say that she sustained a minor wound ?"

Theodore sighed and replied with a somber expression:

"Amelia wasn't badly hurt physically, but she is in a coma."