The morning sun rose slowly over the royal capital.
Golden light slipped through the tall windows of the Singla Royal Palace, illuminating the training grounds where young nobles practiced magic.
But today, something unusual was happening.
Standing in the center of the field was a boy only five years old.
Saksham Singla.
The prince.
The child blessed by the gods.
Yet none of the instructors knew the truth behind those blessings.
Saksham raised his small hand.
A faint light formed above his palm.
"Focus your mana," the instructor said calmly.
"Try to stabilize the fire element first."
Around him, other noble children created tiny flames.
Some produced sparks.
Others failed entirely.
But Saksham…
closed his eyes.
Inside his mind, the familiar blue window appeared.
STATUS WINDOW
Name: Saksham Singla
Age: 5
Title: Chosen of the Gods
Elements:
• Light
• Darkness (Forbidden)
Mana Capacity: 10,000
Skills:
• Divine Understanding
• Elemental Control (Beginner)
Saksham frowned slightly.
Darkness…
The gods had warned him about it.
A forbidden element.
Something the world feared.
He slowly gathered mana.
But the moment he tried to summon light—
something unexpected happened.
The mana split.
Half of it turned into a warm golden glow.
The other half…
became a deep, silent darkness.
The two energies twisted together like opposite forces fighting for control.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
A powerful wave of mana exploded outward.
Dust scattered across the training ground.
The noble children screamed.
The instructors quickly raised magical barriers.
"What was that?!"
When the dust cleared…
Everyone froze.
Floating above Saksham's hand was a strange sphere.
Half of it shone like the sun.
The other half swallowed light like a black hole.
Light and Darkness.
Together.
Impossible.
One of the instructors whispered in shock.
"That… that can't be…"
"No human can control two opposite elements."
Saksham quickly closed his hand.
The sphere vanished.
His heart was beating fast.
That almost exposed everything…
But the instructors misunderstood the situation.
They thought the explosion came from unstable mana.
The head instructor sighed.
"Prince Saksham, your mana output is too high for your age. You must learn control."
Saksham nodded obediently.
"Yes, teacher."
But inside his mind…
the system voice appeared again.
SYSTEM MESSAGE
Unique Skill Unlocked
Dual Element Harmony
Light and Darkness can now coexist without destroying each other.
New Skill Obtained:
• Balance Control (Level 1)
Saksham's eyes widened slightly.
So this is the real power…
Light and Darkness together.
Not enemies.
But two halves of the same force.
Far above the world—
in the divine realm—
the gods were watching.
One god laughed loudly.
"Hahaha! He already awakened it!"
Another god smiled proudly.
"Our chosen child is growing faster than expected."
But one of them looked worried.
"The moment the world learns about the darkness element…"
"The boy will become their target."
Back in the palace courtyard…
Saksham looked up at the sky.
A strange feeling filled his chest.
He didn't know why.
But somewhere deep inside—
he could feel it.
This power…
would eventually change the entire world.
And maybe…
bring war with it.
To be continued…