My green eyes met the beast's deep brown gaze.
Rolling my shoulder, I straightened up. We stood three feet apart, staring at each other in silence.
I de-summoned my staff and activated [Absolute].
With a soft glow, the staff dissolved into particles and reformed into the tattoo on my arm.
The Law of Absolute activated, and I invoked it once more—this time on myself. I amplified my affinity with the lightning element, converting the Essence surging through my body into raw, destructive lightning.
Blue lightning crackled across my entire form, dancing over my skin like living veins of power.
In response, the bear rose onto its hind legs, widening its stance with a thunderous growl.
Just like my lightning, a shadowy energy began to roll across its thick fur, the unmistakable presence of the dark element, swirling like smoke and coiling around its limbs.
The beast struck first.
