Martial Spirit
As soon as she entered the Awakening Chamber, Fia was dazzled. All of the floors, the walls, and even the ceiling had wonderful inscriptions carved into them to create an elegant, decorative design, Fia appreciated the ambiance the chamber presented but very soon her attention was drawn by a middle-aged man wearing a simple black robe, that featured the embroidered form of a wolf like-beast.
After Articulating and listening to Avarose's memories from the system, Fia could sense that the man before her was an Aetheral Cultivator, one who wielded extremely majestic status of this world, that separated him from the common world, stripping him of his status a mortal and was in the path to respect and glory,
The Aether Master looked at Fia indifferently and said "Did you bring the 1 Gold coin"
"Yes, I have" answered Fia and showed the gold coin in her palms
"Little girl of Outer circle, before you go ahead and waste this gold coin, Let me warn you that out of the total population of the Realm Exosia, only 30% have inherent Aether power in their bodies and the second thing is even if you had luckily born with some Aether power in you, that does not mean you'll be able to become a successful Aether Cultivator, because out of the 30% only 15% have what it takes to be an Aether cultivator and that's a good Martial spirit!"
"Do you still want to continue?" he asked wanting to hear Fia's response
"Yes" Fia answered with a Firm tone
"Good," praised the man for Fia's clear state of mind and unwillingness to back down, even after all his warnings
He went forward and took the gold coin from Fia's hands and said "come over here and stand in the middle of the inscriptions" Fia looked down at the floor and found that all of the inscriptions in the room converged at a single point in the chamber, Fia walked over and stood in the expected place and was excited to find out what her martial spirit might be,
"So how does, this works? are you going chant something?" asked Fia curiously with an excited smile on her face
"Quiet down, I'm going to begin" as the Aether Master berated Fia
Just when Fia was about to complain about being asked shut up, right at that moment, a gentle Blue light shone from the Aether Master's hands and attracted her attention
'could that blue light be Aether energy?' Fia wondered as she managed to understand from Avarose's memories and her understanding, but she could not understand the depth of power the man before has, as she has yet embark on her cultivation journey, leaving her even more longing for power, solidifying her determination on gaining this strength
Leaving out of her stupor, Fia looked at Aether Master raising his right hands slightly, The Blue light vibrated before flying off towards the sky and blossoming into fireworks that illuminated the Awakening Chamber with its splendor.
Starting from the ceiling, the inscription lines filled with light as it moved towards the walls. It was as if it possessed a strong and revitalizing energy, as well as a life of its own. The lines kept lighting up until they converged below Fia's Feet
A comfortably numbing energy crept up her legs before entering her body from till her heart. Fia's body couldn't help but tremble as she struggled to hold on. It felt as if her body was being electrocuted. Everything blurred before her eyes, and an unclear image unceasingly flickered within her mind. she wanted a clear look at it, but she could not get a grasp on the image that appeared in her mind seconds ago. In the end, she was able to see it, but she couldn't remember what it was.
From the view of the Aether Master's, Fia's body looked as if her body was already being enveloped in the Black Radiance, and in turn, was releasing its own light. Within this ancient traditional Ritual, her martial spirit should have been awakened,
And he leaned on the walls leisurely and waited for the iconic moment, when every time a Kid comes to awaken their spirit, that iconic moment he's expecting is a scream,
Yes, every time when someone awakens their Martial Spirit, they experience an intense pain due to their weak bodies being unable to bear the energy that was coursing through their bodies for the first time from being born, but there are cases where some don't scream they are classified as the ones with the highest potential because they are born with a body that is naturally compatible with aether energy in the atmosphere and absorbs it like a sponge, enhancing the resilience when compared to bodies that are not compatible
Fia felt pain writhing on her body but it's not to the level she couldn't handle, seeing her nonchalant reactions made the Aether Master look surprised, that she wasn't screaming and he's eye's instantly regained vigor and he stood upright with a curiousness apparent on his face at the prospect of what her martial spirit might be,
Fia let out a low grunt in suddenly unbearable pain, as she felt something unnatural flowing on her nerves
when the Aether Master noticed the sudden change in her, he was astonished to see that some Black lines were flickering on Fia's forehead. Afterward, those Black lines began to spread to her four limbs, creating a network of Black lines that looked like her red-colored blood was replaced with something else that flowed within her nerves vigorously.
What kind of martial spirit is this? This aether Master was extremely experienced; he had awakened thousands and tens of thousands of children. Yet, this was the first time he had seen the situation that was occurring in Fia's body
A faint energy undulated as it was emitted from Fia's body. This energy originated from her lower abdomen, the most commonplace for Aether power to appear from. Although the energy was feeble, its existence was undoubtedly real.
When Aether Master sensed that her martial spirit might awaken at any moment now, he vanished from his previous place to appear before Fia instantly to look over what was happening personally
The Aether Master was pleasantly surprised, this was a martial spirit with Aether power! Most of the time, he could conduct the ceremony for days without encountering a child with Aether power. It would seem that today's luck was pretty good. The only question was, what was her martial spirit?
The previous Black lines from before had already disappeared without a trace as if they had never existed at all. Fia seemed to be enduring an immense pain as her eyes were tightly closed. she slowly raised her right arm.
The hollow of her palm faced upwards, and a dark-red Blood-radiance emitted from it. In her hands appeared Two Blood-red colored sinister-looking blades with it handles looking like a skull's mouth opening to allow the way for blade to make its thrust, the uniqueness of the blades was that both the blades were connected with Abyss Black colored chains together, it rotated and floated in her hands. With Vigorous and violent energy, exceptionally chaotic energy fluctuated out.
"Magnificient"