✦ ─── ❖ ─── ✦"Some awaken through destiny. Others through desperation.Some are chosen because they are worthy. Others because they simply survived.The first step toward greatness is rarely glorious.Sometimes... it begins with opening your eyes in a world that wants you dead."_Chronicles of the World Scar: Chapter 11_ ✦ ─── ❖ ─── ✦********GASP!!Kalexi's eyes flew open as he sucked in a sharp breath. His chest rose and fell violently, each desperate gulp of air sending pain burning through his lungs. His heart hammered against his ribs as though trying to escape.For several long seconds, he could do nothing except breathe."...Haa...""...Haa..."Slowly, his senses returned. The towering ancient trees came into focus, followed by the gentle rustling of leaves, the unfamiliar scent of damp earth, and the two celestial bodies hanging high above the heavens.His vision swam, the world tilting around him. Kalexi staggered before collapsing onto one knee, pressing a hand tightly ag