The Awakeningy (1)
The days passed in a blur. It's been nearly a month since Ellara vanished. I've done nothing but train—day after day, swing after swing.
The awakening ceremony will be carried out in the Awakening Chamber of the Draven Family.
Tomorrow all the kids of the main as well as branch families turning 17 will be gathered in the awakening chamber.
The awakening chamber is just a room filled with various protection magics.
Awakening isn't some simple ceremony where you wake up and gain powers.
No, it has to be earned.
On the first day of the year, exactly at noon, every person turning 17 will be transferred to another space—well, not physically, but virtually.
Not much is known about why it happens only on the first day of the year.
On this day, anyone turning 17 that year would fall unconscious, as if their strings were cut loose.
They're thrown into their Awakening Trial—another dimension, or space, or maybe a dream. No one really knows.
Not much is known about the awakening trial either, as those who underwent trials cannot utter a word about what they did or what they saw in the awakening trial.
It's not that they don't want to tell. It's just that they cannot, as the system puts restrictions on sharing any knowledge about awakening trials.
Only some general information was known: that the awakening trial might be an individual trial or a trial involving many people, and it might last for a day at shortest or more than 10 days at longest.
There is always a hidden quest in the awakening trial from which a person might awaken a soul ability.
Most people don't know about this, as they think a person might awaken a soul ability just by chance, which is a bit rarer than a special ability.
But that's not the truth. Only those who awaken a soul ability know about the hidden quest buried deep inside the trial.
How do I know all this, you ask?
Because the protagonist awakened his soul ability after undergoing awakening. That's why I also know a bit about trials too. Mainly individual trials, as the protagonist underwent an individual trial in the novel in which he had to face his past trauma and all that shit. Well anyway, individual trials are different for each individual.
So yeah… I don't think my knowledge from the novel's going to help much. My trial's bound to be different.
"Well, I guess that's enough thinking for today." I muttered in a tired voice.
I was tired from all the training today…. I lay down on my bed as I yawned, trying to sleep.
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The Next Day
The sun rose in the sky as the sunlight peeked into the room through gaps in the curtain. Sunlight fell softly on my face as my eyes started to move before opening a bit.
I yawned before getting up from my bed, dragging my body to take a cold shower. As the cold water poured down on my body, my sleep vanished without a trace, and I felt wide awake.
As I got out of the shower after a long shower, I wiped my body and wore a suit prepared for me by Alice. After all, even if I was an illegitimate son, I was still a child of the family head.
After wearing the suit, I stood in front of the mirror.
"Damn, do I look handsome?" I admired my looks with a smirk, my voice carrying a hint of narcissism.
My jet-black hair shone like a midnight sky.
My skin looked healthier, and my body was finally well-built—nothing like the scrawny kid who first arrived here.
My crimson eyes shone like blood with a small tinge of blue at the centre.
But this time, the blue tinge didn't make me sad. I'd come to terms with Ellara's death. She wouldn't want me mourning forever.
Just as I was done admiring myself, the door to the room opened, and Alice came inside, looking at me approvingly with her same impassive expression. "Young master, it's time to eat." She said as she carried a tray filled with food on the table.
As I ate, I glanced at Alice. My lips curled into a faint smile as I remembered how she awkwardly tried to cheer me up after Ellara vanished.
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As Alice left after my meal was done, I just kept browsing through my smartphone.
Well, it is called ManaSync in this world.
Just then,
I heard a voice. "Young master, it's time."
I stood and stretched, a grin on my face. Let's see what the future holds,
I thought as I followed Alice out of the mansion.
The awakening chamber was situated quite a distance from the main family estate in the forest behind the family estate for safety purposes.
As we walked out of the mansion, a black car was waiting for us. I followed Alice and sat inside the car.
I couldn't help but admire the car. Sleek, spacious, and powered entirely by mana instead of fuel—it was luxury and magic fused into one.
The car didn't have any gears; the driver just had to control the flow of mana to control speed and all.
The car was sleek and luxurious inside and was much more spacious than it looked from outside, as space compression was at work here.
As I was just admiring the car, the driver sped up, and within minutes, we arrived at our destination.
"We've arrived, Young Master." The driver said in a polite tone.
"Thank you," I thanked him as I exited the car with Alice following me behind.
Soon we reached the entrance of the awakening chamber.
From here on, only those undergoing the Awakening were allowed in. Alice would have to wait outside.
"I will be going now, Alice." I spoke as I started to leave.
"Best of luck, Young Master." Alice said as I widened my eyes as I saw her trying to smile.
Her smile was awkward—almost unsettling—but somehow, it still warmed my heart.
"Thank you, Alice," I said, returning her smile.
I took a deep breath and pushed the door open—stepping into whatever destiny had in store for me.