1 Awakening Ceremony

"Long ago there were the 7 Humans who the 7 Elements chose to inherit their powers. These 7 Humans would go on to become legends and Heroes creating the Cultivation System we all use today so other humans can become like them! They are known as the 7 Elemental Rulers and the Human ancestors." A woman told her child.

This is a story every child in the Empire knows, who the 7 Elemental Rulers were and their legendary story, Now a mother is telling her child that story.

"Mom, do you think I can become just as strong as them after I awaken my element?" The boy asked. The Boy looked to be around 8 years old, having Silver hair with some tints of Dark Purple, his irises were bright purple.

"Of course you can Hei'er, I'm sure you will be very strong in the future, even becoming like the Elemental Rulers!." The mother praised and encouraged her Child.

This boy's name is Xian Hei, he although might not know it, he is destined to become the Greatest Elementalist, surpassing the Human Ancestors one day.

"Alright Hei'er tomorrow is the day of your awakening, you might even call it the start of your journey to become strong as the Elemental Rulers!" She smiled.

Xian Hei goes to sleep and the mother named Yin Xiuying leaves the room wit a sad face. She goes to the couch in the living room and talks to a man there, Xian Hei's Father named Xian Yu.

"Honey, are you sure Hei'er has to take this path as an Elementalist? I know this is selfish, but why can't he live a normal life with us. I don't want him to end up like we did, getting chased for his whole life." Yin Xiuying said worriedly.

Xian Yu spoke, "They're only chasing us because of what I did, I don't think our son would make the same decisions as me, I know that he will be carrying our legacies and become an Elemental Ruler, what we couldn't become." He stood up and went to sleep.

Yin Xiuying looked perplexed at this, she didn't know what to do, that's an enormous burden on her child and she just wants him to live a normal life. She just went to sleep having a heavy heart about this.

The next day Xian Hei woke up early excited for the Awakening ceremony, he waited for this day for a long time. He brushed his teeth, took a shower and put on his clothes. he went out of his room to go to his parents. He saw that they were already ready and sitting by the table eating breakfast, he joined them.

After they were done eating his parents took him to the City Hall, where the awakening ceremony took place. When a child turns 8 they are able to awaken their element, at the awakening ceremony they find out which element they have and their talent for it, this ceremony can be the best day or the worst day for a child depending on their talent.

"Mom, let's go to the registering area to register for the test!" Xian Hei exclaimed. They walked towards the line towards the man sitting signing people up.

Xian Yu went and asked. "Excuse me, sir, I would like to register my son, Xian Hei for the Awakening Ceremony."

The man wrote down Xian Hei's name and Age and told them a number that Xian Hei should go up when they hear it which was #28. They thanked him and sat down at the sitting area around the area where kids got their Element awakened.

In the centre of the Awakening Ceremony hall, there was a Ball looking to be made out of some kind of stone, a strange pattern with 9 Stars in it and an elder standing next to it. Xian Hei was curious what it was.

His dad answered him and said "The Ball there is called Element Ball which shows your Element. The Pattern there is a treasure which shows your talent measured in Stars, as you might've guessed, 9 stars are the highest talent."

Xian Hei and an impressed and shocked face, his mom smiled at that.

"#1 Wang Jing, come to the center." The elder said.

He briefly explained to the boy and everyone what this ball and pattern was. "Put your hand on the ball, close your eyes and relax your mind." The Elder said. The boy followed and put his hand on the Awakening Ball, closed his eyes, and calmed his mind. The Elder then chanted something and the pattern underneath glowed.

Xian Hei looked carefully at this as he needed to do the same thing when he needed to go up.

The Elemental Ball began changing colours to a brown colour signifying the Element Earth. Then the Pattern emitted some energy and 4 Stars in the pattern glowed in the colour Brown, also signifying the Element Earth.

He awakened the boy from his relaxation and then told the results.

"Wang Jing, Earth Element, 4 Stars!" The old man said with a monotone voice.

The boy was visibly happy, he ran to his parents and they hugged them and they were happy too.

Like this, the same process repeated another 26 times. Most of the results of their talent were between 1-6 Stars. For reference, 1-4 Stars are common and considered Average talents, 5-7 Stars are Rare and considered Geniuses, and 8 or 9 Stars are ridiculously Talented and are very Rare.

Finally, the elder called up Xian Hei. "#28 Xian Hei come to the center."

"Put your hand on the ball, close your eyes and relax your mind." The Elder told him instructions to follow, although Xian Hei had already known how to do this, he listened as if he didn't know it to be respectful.

Xian Hei did exactly that, He put his hand on the ball, closed his eyes and relaxed his mind. He found himself in a place full of void. He saw something purple emerge, some kind of Dark Energy spreading everywhere, suddenly the Dark Energy entered into him, which made him feel relaxed somehow.

Unknowingly to him, in the real world, there was quite a chaos, The Elemental Ball turned Dark Purple signifying the Darkness Element. The Pattern however caused a quite bit of chaos, 9 Stars turned Dark Purple and there was some sort of immense Energy shock waves coming out of the Pattern.

Everyone was shocked by this including his parents who rushed to him, they somehow were not affected by the immense Energy shock waves coming out of the pattern. Xian Yu was shocked by this because even he had the talent of 8 Stars, the last 9 Star talent was a century ago and that was the current Darkness Element Ruler.

Finally, Xian Hei awakened from his state and was confused, his parents brought him back to his seat and the elder said the results.

"Xian Hei, Darkness Element,...9 Star Element." The Elder said with a shocked tone.

Xian Hei was ecstatic when he heard that, he could become powerful like an Elemental Ruler and protect his family like his dream.

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