I have to leave early otherwise I wont make it to the temple. An eight year old boy told himself, he set out early but it is still going to be about evening before he reach the temple as he did not have any money for transport.
Small villages like the one he lives in has to travel long distances to go to towns every year if they want to take their wards for awakening. As every awakening temple are only built in towns and cities. So he has to set off early so he can make it because awakening only takes place once in a year.
He cant afford to miss it because it is the only chance to turn his life around. Ever since he can remember he was adopted by a man who took care of him,but one day he mysteriously disappeared and he has been on his own since then. The man disappeared when he was six it has been two years now.
It would be best if I could just be awakened and admitted into and elementary school, I don't have any wild dreams of awakening an element.
Awakening is a type of ritual performed on children when they clock eight years, it is used to make them sensitive Qi and some may awaken natural elements like fire. Those kids are deemed genius.
By evening he made it to the town tired and worn out but forced himself to a place opposite the temple so he can easily get there the next day as he did not have money to rent an inn. He brought out a bread with moss growing out of it to eat. That was his last slice of bread,he set all his hope in awakening tomorrow as food and shelter and other needs are provided by the schools they are admitted to.
Their only job is to cultivate and become strong. The night passed by quickly,soon it was time for the awakening to begin. Though a small town people are surprisingly plenty for a small town,the awakening is done in batches and the boy was part of the third batch despite being early.
WHOA! dad what element do you think I will awaken,a young boy asked his father. Of course it is the water element,we of the tideborn family are blessed by the water goddess herself, although there has been some in our family that awakens the wind element with their water element like your great grandfather,replied the father who was a local noble of the town.
Nobles are families that the probability of awakening elements among there children is quite high,like one in ten children. Almost every one in the valor continent,awaken that is to sense qi but not every one can awaken element.
Even a people that awaken the fundamental elements are called geniuses. The fundamental elements are fire,water,earth and wind. Fire is said to have a great destructive power while water has good healing properties and it is gentle,earth is said to possess great defensive properties and wind is said to possess great speed.
Are this not the members of the Tideborn family a man with red hair asked. What does your scorch family wants ? the man from the brown family asked.Nothing just greeting an old friend,replied the man. But one could easily smell the tension in the air. As the saying goes water and fire does not go together.
It was time for the awakening to begin,everyone maintains decorum,even the members of the towns noble as the people that coordinates the awakening are people sent by the king and they cant afford to offend them. They are just nobles of a small city who are not qualified to enter the palace unless sent for.
The first batch went in then the second batch. Soon it was the boy's turn
Name? Steve Mathers said the boy