Book 1: Electric Charge

Raven

The next day, Mother guides me through a few more exercises to help me master my powers. It’s not much harder than controlling animals, but the feeling ripples through me like an electric charge. I still just think something and watch it happen, but the elements seem to shift around me and inside of me. It’s like nature and I am one being, communicating with each other. It’s profound and a little shocking. 

When she’s satisfied with what I can do, she heads back down to the tunnels for some lunch. She invites me to join her, but I’m not ready to go back into the darkness just yet. It’s like the sun is calling to me, telling me to take every opportunity to hone my skills. She promises to bring me something in an hour if she doesn’t see me and starts walking back to the hidden entrance. 

I stand in the field and will a cloud to start pouring rain next to me. A solitary black cloud gathers and big, fat raindrops fall rapidly in a small