Prologue Let loose and free yourself

Danel tries to remain brave against a violent lighting storm..

Prologue - Let loose and free yourself 

IT was dark and stormy and for young Danel, it was his misfortune to be deathly afraid of thunder considering the name of his clan. 

His clan can control hurricanes,tornadoes,cyclones, and lighting at will. That is why they were called the Storm clan after all, because they could harness the power to control what people call natural disasters and bend them to their will. 

He could not sleep the banging sound made him anxious and all he could do was sit under his blankets curling himself into a ball clutching his flash light for dear life as the lighting current shocked the electricity from the house again. 

He whimpered and cried his body shaking, he tried to remain strong and put on a brave face. But, as soon as the banging sound resumed he found himself covering his mouth to keep himself from screaming too loudly. 

He did not want to wake his father Austin Mitchell Storm who happened to be sleeping the room across from him . Danel knew their would be no wife cuddling him at night or to sooth  Danel back to sleep for his mother had disappeared a long time ago and Danel never got the chance to meet her. 

People used to say that when she walked into the room the she would glow, her rainbow light that her powers gave off would surround the room with comfort and warmth. She was kind, brave, and fearless everything that Danel was not. 

Danel was shy, cowardly, and timid those were never a good combination. Danel also happened to be below  average when it came to intelligence giving the children at school the opportunity to come up with a affectionate nickname like "Dumbbell ". 

Which in Danel's opinion, was not even all that clever. Even to him it sounded stupid. But, Danel did not dare say it out loud in fear of Mikie Iceberg a tall stocky boy with bright red hair and ice blue eyes license to give him another black eye.

His father had no clue he got beaten at school everyday, one if his classmates by the name of Sisube a rather scary young girl with a blood thirsty look on her eyes.  That made even the most grown man shake said, that he was being ridiculous. 

With one wave of his hand he should be able to shock the life out of Mikie but, their was one problem Danel did not have his powers yet. He had no wind powers, no earth powers, or lighting powers. 

He could not cause a earthquake with a single stomp of his foot like his Cousin Jack or Read the minds of his enemies  to scary them off with his ability to read their movements like his Cousin Sarbe.

He was completely defenseless and useless he did not even have any grandparents to teach him fighting moves in their spare time like Fire and Water from the Crystal clan.  

He had never met Fire and Water but he had heard about them on campus, he wondered what they looked like. Especially Fire he did not know why but he always felt connected to that name. 

Anyway, at least Fire had Water to train her when Nature was busy with her teams. Danel was a only child. Sure he had Sarbe but Sarbe did not like him much and takes pleasure in torturing him by calling him names. In factshe was the reason he got beat up in the first place. 

All he had was his father and he was always drinking away his sorrows, cooking dinner, or going on a mission leaving Danel in a empty house and his Cousin Sarbe watching him. 

Danel understood that his father had to make money but, Danel felt that Austin could not stand to be the house knowing that his mother had disappeared from this house and never returned. 

What happened to her? Is she alive or dead? Did she leave him or was she banished? These questions kept racing through the young boy from day til night time when his father tucked him in and shut the door. 

So, Danel Davis Storm a powerless young boy living in a Planet far from the planet you or I know . Sat in his bed curled against the blanket clutching his flashlight hoping that by morning the Lighting  will be gone. 

" Danel Wake up". A soothing voice said waking him from his slumber the morning came faster then Danel thought possible. 

He was still curled in a ball, the flashlight became nothing but a subtle spark against his hand as the sun peaked through the windows of his bed room. Danel looked up at the calendar and sighed. 

It was the first day of school summer vacation was over and now Danel was going into the first grade where, most of the Ninja police core members get picked from the school to train. They start the officers at a young age to be sure that when they take their first missions that are better prepared  for the dangers ahead. 

The Ninja Police core is Planet Zelen's law enforcement they are a mix between ninjas, solders and fighters of different kinds. Most of the officers have powers of their own or have a special skill that sets them apart from everyone else. 

Planet Zelen is a alien world filled with many unique and powerful people each one can do incredible things that most science will tell is impossible. Like controlling the weather and creating new islands with a mere wave of their hand. 

" Okay, I'm up". Danel said tiredly his eyes blinked a few times before he collapsed on the bed again snoring away on his bed as if his father had not came in and shook him awake. 

" Danel I do not have time for this I have work to do, so you either get up and walk with Sarbe to school or I will train you to fight like you wanted". 

The mentioning of training with his father shot Danel back up from his bed and his eyes sparkled with excitement at the thought of training with his father, he longed for this for so long and now it was happening. 

Austin laughed and said,  " Remember kid, do not be scared  if any kid tries to get you let loose and free yourself from their abuse turn their insults into your greatest weapon. Because, while its true that words can hurt you their will always be a calm before the storm". 

Danel looked at his father with confusion and said, "Dad what does that mean"? His father was using a lot of big words that Danel failed to understand at his young age. 

Austin sighed and then said, "It means that do not worry about your powers not awakening yet, they will in due time usually when you are in danger which probable wont happen for a long time". 

Danel gulped and nodded nervously he could feel the sweat building in his forehead  and said, "Yeah, because its not like I get bulled that would be so stupid." Danel waved off a bit too quickly. 

Thankfully his father was a rather clueless man as well, and seemed to nod in agreement with Danel's not so subtle  lie as he messed with Danel's hair and told him once again to get ready for school. 

When Austin was gone Danel sighed with relief. Hoping that his father never finds out about how badly the kids in school beat him, he did not want to bother his father when he was working. 

Danel lifted his arm to reveal the scars from Mike's ice blasts and the burns from Arian's dark magic some of the pain still has not gone away occasionally Danel will wince when he jerks his arm the wrong way. 

Danel quickly wrapped his arms up . Sarbe had taught him how to wrap them in case someone other than her tries to hurt him. Danel did not understand her logic one minute, she acts like she does care and then the next she is wiping the tears from his face, and singing to him to keep him from crying. 

But, Danel did not complain because he liked the fact that at least someone was looking out for him. Even if it was out of pity. 

So, Danel walked out of the door towards Hero elementary hoping that his powers will awaken in time for the placement test. 

Maybe he too could be  a officer of the law, like his parents before him and learn the truth of his mother's disappearance all those years ago. 

Author's Note

Hopefully you like this, this is a spin off from the Sparks of Fire.