1 Awakening

In a small village near Randa city in the middluns, in a somewhat aged looking small wooden home, a boy whose 6th birthday just came is startled awake.

Boy - "ha....ha...ha.hh"

Boy ~ what happened?....I feel so different, its almost like a fog has been lifted from my head.....

The boy was feeling very weird, he is able to recall every detail of his life; things like when he was three and tripped on a tree root by the back of their home and even when he first opened his eyes after being born and seeing his mother.

Boy ~ It feels so strange to be able to recall everything about my life, as well as I think so much clearer and calmer. Now that I am really thinking about it, this can only be happening by awakening a grace.

The boy got up from his bed and looked outside his families small house to see that it was just becoming daylight.

Boy ~ I need to confirm that I have really awakened a grace.

The boy crept from his room to the front door,

the boy walked outside to find the trough they use for collecting water. As the boy looked into the trough he saw his dark brown hair and his sharp eyebrows that makes his slightly plump face look quite dashing, then he saw one emerald green eye and one almost glowing looking silver eye staring back at himself.

Boy ~ So its true...two different colored eyes, the mark of those who are graced.

The boy stood there for several minutes before he started to process what this would mean for his life; because as the boy knew that he was graced of the mind and everyone in the seven kingdoms knew that it was okay to be graced with many different things like fighting, cooking, accounting, and other mundane things, but while everyone tolerates those graced as such, everyone is wary and afraid of those with mind graces.

Those with mind graces tend to involve some form of mind reading and all rulers are both wary and covetous of such powers. All who awaken a grace must be sent to the ruler of the kingdom to see if they will be of any use to their king, those who have graces that don't have much practical use such as being able to hold their breath underwater for a long time are sent back to their villages, but people are scared of what they don't understand and tend to shun them.

Boy ~ I need to hide the full extent of what my grace does, thankfully it shouldn't be very hard, I will just go with the half truth of being able to remember very well.

"ADAM, what are you up and outside already? Is the birthday boy to excited today?"

Just as Adam was thinking about what to tell his parents about his grace his father called him from the front door of their house.

As Adam turned and looked toward the front door he saw the tall and lean figure of his father Adus Dex, he had the same dark brown hair as Adam and a face that was deceptively cute looking. Adam also saw one emerald green eye and one brown eye staring at him. Adus was graced with exceptional fighting abilities and has been in king Randas personal bodyguard unit for several years.

Adus - "Adam! your eyes!"

Adam - "I know dad."

Adus - "What do you mean you know?"

Adam - "When I woke up just a little while ago I could remember pretty much everything from the time I was born until today, I knew the only way that could happen was by awakening a grace."

Adus - "So your grace let you remember all you past memories?"

Adam - "Not just that dad, even now I can remember everything that is happening with perfect detail."

Adus - "Thats amazing son, there is much you cam do with such a grace."

Adam - "Dad....there is more to my grace than that, I think that I have a grace of the mind; I find myself thinking very clearly and it feels like there is more as well, but its hard to explain, like whatever I think about for my body to do it does it exactly like I want it too. I also feel that my grace is still growing and will have other changes."

It took Adus a couple minutes of thinking about what his son just told him before he came to a decision about what to do.

Adus - "Adam, I am glad that you told me about your grace but tell no one else. From what you told me I am sure you can think about what some of the consequences would be if anyone else found out."

Adam - "I know dad, I was thinking that I should say that my grace let's me remember things very well."

Adus - "We will tell others that you have a grace for fighting like me, that way I can report it to the king and have you train under me and still live at home. If we said that you had a grace of memory then you would have to stay in the city to learn and be apart of the kings logistics and counting house."

Adam thought about what his dad said and realized he was right and that it would be much easier to hide what his grace really is if he didn't have to live with other people.

Adam - "OK dad"

Adus - "Good, now get inside, we need to have a talk with your mother. While I love her and I know she loves you it would be for the best that she doesn't know the whole truth, the less people that know about your grace the less likely of exposure."

Adam nodded at his dads word and went back inside the house. Adam went to his room to lay down and think about how his life was going to change.

Adam ~ I think its a good idea to train with dad, the world is a dangerous place and knowing how to defend myself is a must. I also feel this thrist for knowledge, I need to see if dad can get me access to more books.

While Adam was planning and thinking about the future he slowly drifted back to sleep, it had been a tiring morning and the day had just begun.