He could feel the connection to the earth at his feet, and the life of that element around him.

But there was another, one that was more within him than without. It was small at first, but he began to nurture it, help it grow and become strengthened by training and the challenges in his life.

Eventually he felt it pushing to the surface, a new warmth awakening around him.

He called upon the fire that burned within.

Art (C) Ratsxteeth