That night, Najo goes back home to his mother. He looks like her, with the same ginger hair.

He tells her he thinks someone saw his lightning.

" Does this mean l can't go back?" He asks her, with concern on his face. He is expecting her to have him stay home for his own safety.

Naomi: thinks briefly ..."I've kept you from living you're life for too long already. There is nothing more for you in these walls, the world is out there, and if your father is still coming for you, then you'll have to face him. He was always afraid you'll surpass him after all"

Najo, with a mix of fear and excitement in his eyes, "Got it ".

Najo: and l won't let him hurt you either. Naomi: oh l wouldn't worry about that, I'm not worth the effort to him😏.

Najo: what did u even see in him😑 Naomi laughs his question off and tells him to continue his earth training, he'll need it.

The next day, Moto, follows Najo around again, asking him to tell him what his powers are.

Najo "Back off dude, you're not even my friend"

Moto" Fine, let's be friends then"

Najo is at a loss for words for a moment. "Y-you don't just" he stutters as Moto jumps in front of him by the school gate.

Moto" She can be your friend too, right Sheu"

Sheu"umm?"

Najo" No"

Moto: "Fine, be my rival then." He says as he leans in.

Najo pushes backward, back now against the wall" Look l can't ok" Moto "Why not?"Then a shadow hovers over them. They hear a voice from above "That's because he's in a completely different league of power compared to you, boy"

They look up, and it's a half-masked man in dark blue grinning down at them. 3 others come from behind the wall as well."

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Sir Nawick send up to retrieve you young man", he says to Najo

Najo "Run!" The 3 run away. The men chase after them.

As they approach the corner,

Moto shouts "Left"

Najo"?"

Sheu "Trust him," she says to Najo.

As they make the sharp turn, Moto makes a smoke cloud.

On the other side, Sheu uses her wind to push a trash can into it.

Moto ducks and it hits one of their pursuers. The other trips over the first one. Najo is amazed by their effortless teamwork. He wonders to himself if that's what having friends is like. There are still 2 guys on their tails. Moto throws one more smoke bomb, this time Najo gestures with his, and a chunk of the earth wall breaks off and hits the guy.

Moto's face brightens, "you have earth powers?"

The man who spoke to them earlier breaks through the rubble with lightning-coated fists.

Najo "crap. "spy: "You might be an imposter anyways, this attack will end this one way or another"

He throws a lightning bolt at Moto.

Najo "ugr, I have no chaise"

Moto can't dodge in time, but right before it hits, he hears a crackling sound. It's Najo, standing in front of him, deflecting the attack with his lightning, now in the open. Moto: "And lightning too🤩🤩"

Najo is surprised Moto doesn't seem faced by the fact that he could have died just then.

Spy 😐" so it is you. Lord Nawick will be pleased to hear this"

The spy retreats and the teens are left to regroup.

Moto leads the 3 to one of his allies. They ask Najo what's really going on. Najo is reluctant to speak but at this moment he has no choice.

Najo "I'll tell you, but this is for your safety, coz you can really get hurt if u decide to keep following me around."

Sheu:….Najo: " My father Nawick is after me"

Sheu is surprised to hear Najo is Nawick's son.

Moto is lost, and he asks who that is.

"He is the son of Ginimbi, leader of the lightning village and wealthiest man in the world. He's said to be even above the king."

Najo: "Well I don't know about the old man, but mother told me Nawick fears my potential. The firstborn of my family possesses an ability called storm, which is stronger than regular lightning with the right training. It's pure lightning, accompanied by roaring thunder."

"I've spent all my life hiding from him, but I life like that isn't worth living. Now that he's found out about me, I can't go back, that might put Mom in danger"

Moto agrees that staying away was a good call and that Sheu should stay with them to stay safe as well. The group rests, but Moto secretly stays up keeping a lookout.

Meanwhile, Nawick's spy returns to him

He reports that he has confirmed that Najo is indeed the one.

Nawick gets angry with him "That wasn't the mission, I sent you to bring him"

The guard apologizes, saying it must be his dementia, Nawick, even more frustrated "You are 20, you're just stupid. I'll go myself"

Nawick begins the search, with some of his spies with him.

He eventually finds his ex-wife Naomi. He speaks to her as if he misses her, but she remains cold to him. And asks him how he can expect her trust after he tries to have her and their son killed. "Anything for the throne," he says as he has his men take her. The boy will come for her, let's go to the outskirts of the Earth village so that Ginimbi doesn't find me.