NOVEL NEXT Chapter 7: The Awakening I
*Knock, knock*
"I wonder who's at the door?" Orion asked tiredly, he reached out to the cupboard, picked up his glasses, and then wore them before standing up from the bed.
"It's 10 am already," Orion said after looking at the clock. "What did I even expect when I slept by 8 am?" he asked rhetorically as he walked to the door. Opening the door, "Hello!" Kyle said from the door.
"What are you doing here?" Orion asked furiously.
"I wanted to ask…" Kyle didn't finish his request as Orion had already cut him off, "No, goodbye," he said as he covered the door.
"Please, I just want to use your treadmill," Kyle begged from outside.
Orion ignored the sounds as he went back to sleep.
Time flew quickly as The Awakening soon approached, tension and anticipation had been in the air.
"Riya, please be faster!" Grace called out to her, she had been getting ready for the past 30 minutes.
Kyle who sat on the couch wasn't sure how he felt. He was nervous, he wouldn't lie. But was also curious and excited.
'I'll soon be able to use magic. I wonder which element I'll awaken,' Kyle thought.
Soon, they were joined by Riya, she looked nervous too.
The Awakening was a massive opportunity for the people, their chance to awaken an element and be able to attend the academy. Students of the academy are trained to become protectors of the nation. They were like nobles, their families were well taken care of. This was a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the chance to become a real mage and every kid knew that.
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Sliding the door of the pod, Orion came out, unlike other kids he didn't look nervous at all as he began heading to the town hall.
In the town hall, children and their parents were in droves. Their eyes were on a raised platform, on it was a table which a transparent orb rested upon.
"Good morning, esteemed people of Frulia! Welcome, to the awakening!" A man in a black tuxedo greeted the crowd.
"Without any further ado let's begin with the first name."
"Will trujit!"
A boy walked to the podium, taking steady breaths.
"Per usual, you're required to touch the orb the color manifested in it shows your element," the man reminded.
The boy said a silent prayer before he placed his hand on the orb.
Silence. The massive crowd was as silent as a graveyard.
The boy, Will, opened his eyes to peek at the orb, sadly, it remained the same as ever, so clear it could be used as a mirror.
Looking at his reflection, a teardrop fell from his eyes.
"Will Trujit, null!" the man declared after he observed the orb.
Will ran out of the stage, his hands on his face.
The man sighed before he continued,
"Anne Hoots!"
The girl walked confidently to the stage, placing her hands on the orb.
She felt a strange feeling within her as it seemed something had entered inside her. The orb shone pitch black as everyone began to clap.
She awakened the dark element! Her lips curved into a smile as she saw the results.
"Anne, congratulations on your awakening! Meet the rest of my team backstage to be attended to."
The man spoke, congratulating the girl.
"Trevor James!"
Sadly, after Trevor placed his hand on the orb, he failed to elicit a response. In that fashion, the awakening continued, many more teens came up the stage and left saddened. None had awakened after Anne.
"Riya Wood!"
Riya upon hearing her name, stood up to approach the stage, though she was scared, words of encouragement from Kyle and Grace reassured her.
Taking steady steps to approach the stage, she tried to hide her nervousness, but her heartbeat was a reminder of her fear.
Reaching the stage, she blew air on her hands before she placed her hands on the orb.
The orb shone with green light at one side and blue light on the other, the blue light had the appearance of flames as they glowed fiercely!
"Good gracious! Blue flame, a dual elementalist!" the man couldn't help but hide his surprise.
Regaining his composure he said, "Riya, congratulations on your awakening! Meet the rest of my team backstage to be attended to."
Riya punched the air in excitement on her awakening before she went backstage where Anne was staying.
Continuing, there was no other awakening until...
"Zack, congratulations on your awakening! Meet the rest of my team backstage to be attended to."
Zack had awakened the earth element, the orb's brown color had already faded and returned to being transparent.
"Orion Glaide!"
Orion had a confident smile on his face as he walked up to the stage.
Placing his hand on the orb, silver and grey color parted the orb in two. He had awakened metal and electricity.
"Oh my, another dual elemental isn't, electricity?! 'No one has awakened it in the country! The emperor would be so pleased with this town,' the man couldn't hide his shock.
Kyle who was in the audience was beyond shocked, 'That boy, he did it!'
"Orion, congratulations on your awaken..." The man was about to congratulate Orion but was cut off by him.
"Yeah, yeah, Can I take a look at this orb?" Orion asked, already picking it up before getting a reply.
"It's quite heavy, I wonder how it works?"
"Orion Glaide please drop back the orb and go backstage!" the man reminded him, annoyed.
"Finally, our last for the event!"
"Kyle Lin!"
Twisting his neck, Kyle got up. Was he scared? Not really. Though his heart was thumping loudly he was more excited than he could be scared.
Reaching the podium, Kyle placed his hands on the orb.
Suddenly there was a blinding flash, a white light that was too bright to handle. In the orb, multiple colors were manifested, but no one saw them before they merged. After all, the additive mixture of all colors would result in white.
[Congratulations! You have awakened!]
[You have completed the Quest, "awaken your element"]
[You've obtained status!]
[You have awakened the Element: Fire!]
[You have awakened the Element: Water!]
[You have awakened the Element: Air!]
[You have awakened the Element: Earth!]
[You have awakened the Element: Lightening!]
[You have awakened the Element: Light!]
[You have awakened the Element: Darkness!]
[You have awakened the Element: Metal!]
[You have awakened the Element: &#&!]
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[You've completed the hidden quest: "Become an Omni Mage"]
[You've obtained an egg!]