Kasai laughed as they walked into the restaurant, "Wow, you have a lot of questions huh? Well to be honest, I'm not really sure what it means to be connected to the spirit world. But from what I can tell, some people are just born that way, like a hair or eye color, and these people are born with a really strong connection to an element; so strong that it influences their personality and a lot of other things about them. And if these people train hard enough they can even learn to control their element. That's where the harsh training comes in. The people from APEX will expose the kids to dangerous situations involving their elements, and wait for their powers to kick on. They do this over and over until the person can control it. If the people don't want to go...well, then the people from APEX initiate plan B. They take the kid's parents and the challenge begins. First the kid has to survive on it own, then they're expected to come to try to rescue their parents. Believe me they don't make it easy. But if the kid succeeds, then they get to live at home and have their parents back. And they don't have to work in APEX, just show up for meetings and stuff every once in a while. Between you and me: the APEX has been investigating the condition of the earth for years now, and they say if nothing's done; humans will go extinct in 40 years. That's not enough time to change the habits everyone's built up their entire lives. As to how we're supposed to do it... I don't know. They never told me. They said they'd tell us when all the dragon children, the angel child and the earth child were all present. We already have all the dragon children, myself included, but we've completely lost track of heaven and earth, which is what APEX calls the child of the angels and the child of the earth."<br/><br/>They paused their conversation as they ordered something to eat. "To be honest, I bet earth has already awakened their power. I'd say what's happening to all of us right now is plenty of earth related catastrophe." Kasai took a bite out of his burger. "They tell me I met her once, the child of the earth, but I can't remember it. I've been through a lot so all of my memory space it taken up by current memories. I wish I could tell her all this stuff though. I wonder if she even knows she can still have her parents back."<br/><br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Angel stood in the middle of the fields. He took a deep breath and glowed as he transformed into his angel form. He stood there. He was now taller, his muscles were more developed, his hair turned white, his eyes turned brown, and he had large majestic white wings. He held out his right hand in front of him, and gripped his wrist with his left hand. Angel closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and /whoosh!/. A powerful rush of air launched out of his palm, making a running crater in the grass where it had made its impact. Angel took a breath and changed back into his normal form.<br/><br/>/Not yet,/ he thought to himself. /It's not strong enough yet. I'll have to train for a few more weeks at least before I try to save my parents./