EPISODE 2: THE AWAKENING OF POWER

but Luiz Fernando felt no relief. The night he had just gone through seemed like a distant nightmare, but its remnants still lingered in his mind. The accident, the blue stone, the strange energy... Everything felt surreal, as if the universe had given him a second chance, but at a cost he still didn’t fully understand.

Sitting on the couch in his small apartment, Luiz Fernando stared at the blue stone, now resting on his table. It was brighter than ever, but the light seemed to come from within, as if it had a life of its own. He extended his hand, hesitating, and touched the cold surface of the stone once again.

A tingling sensation ran down his spine, like an electric current passing through his body, and once again, he felt overwhelmed by the energy. This time, he was more prepared for the experience. The stone seemed to respond to his presence, and Luiz Fernando felt as though he were being filled with something much larger than himself.

“Is this... what's happening to me?” Luiz Fernando murmured, his voice a whisper, as though speaking to the stone.

He closed his eyes and focused. The energy seemed to vibrate in his mind, as if it were connecting his deepest emotions to the reality around him. He felt a surge of power growing inside him, a power he could barely control. The sensation was overwhelming, but it wasn’t just physical; it was emotional, mental, and in some way, spiritual. Something inside him was transforming.

When he opened his eyes, Luiz Fernando realized that the shadows in the room seemed sharper, the colors more intense. He could hear the sounds from the building next door with surprising clarity, even the footsteps of people on the street. But the most impressive thing was what he felt about himself. He was stronger, more focused.

The power of the stone was real. He didn’t know exactly how or why this was happening, but the fact was that he now had abilities he could have never imagined possessing.

“I need to understand this...” Luiz Fernando thought, rising and walking toward the window. He looked outside at the city that had once seemed indifferent to his pain. Now, it seemed different, almost as if he were seeing the world with a new perspective.

But the change wasn’t just external. He felt something inside him that he had never experienced before: control. Control over his thoughts, his emotions, and perhaps, over the fate that had once seemed so cruel and unchangeable.

With a sudden impulse, Luiz Fernando turned away from the window and walked toward the door. He felt the need to move, to explore, to test the limits of what he was beginning to understand.

As he stepped out of the apartment and walked through the streets of the city, Luiz Fernando felt the energy flow through him. He could see things with a new clarity — each person, each gesture, seemed to have a hidden meaning, something he hadn’t noticed before. The world was more vivid, more full of possibilities. But at the same time, there was a feeling of unease, as though he was only beginning to understand what was behind all of this.

But life wasn’t ready to leave Luiz Fernando in peace. Suddenly, a feeling of danger surrounded him. He looked around and saw a group of men approaching a convenience store to his left. Their behavior seemed strange, aggressive. Something inside him made him focus on them.

He took a step toward the scene, but was soon interrupted by a scream. The victim was a man trying to leave the store, but the men were intimidating him. Luiz Fernando knew what he had to do.

Without thinking, he approached. The energy within him exploded, and he stretched out his hand toward the aggressors. In an instant, he felt the stone's energy flow, and a pulsating wave of power erupted from his fingers. The air around him seemed to tremble, and the men fell to the ground, stunned, not understanding what had just happened.

Luiz Fernando stood frozen for a moment, watching what he had just done. He didn’t know exactly what he had done, but the force he felt was palpable. The aggressors got up, confused, but didn’t hesitate to flee.

He stood there, speechless, absorbing everything that had just happened. The power was in his hands, but he still didn’t know how to use it in the right way. What he did know was that his life was changing forever, and that he now had the power to shape his destiny — and the destiny of others.

But what Luiz Fernando didn’t know yet was that this new journey would bring more challenges than he could have ever imagined.

TO BE CONTINUED IN EPISODE 3