"How long will it take for the awakening test??" Leon asked, his tone pensive.
He had decided to have his awakening test carried out first before he went to find little Xi. Darren had told him that if he was awakened and the people who were with his sister were normal people, it would be a violation of rules which would land him a warrant, as he is unregistered.
Darren looked at Leon whose brows were twitching with worry and hs couldn't help but empathize with him, he understood how the lad was feeling.
"Don't worry, it won't take long"
Leon glanced at him, "I'll believe you"
"Hey!...Despite leaving me behind, I still got here before you" Celine shouted at them from the entrance of a huge skyscraper, on it was the logo of the Deviant Union.
Leon rolled his eyes as he walked past her, Darren shrugged as he and Celine followed as they entered the building.
Inside was bustling, many people were either dropping complaints, answering and dispatching forces while a few were waiting in line to undergo the awakening test.
"Why are they so few?" Leon asked in a low voice to which Darren just chuckled, it was Celine who answered him.
"The last awakening for the month had already taken place, these ones here are the supposed late bloomers..."
"Oh..." Leon mumbled as he recalled he had gone with his class to undergo an awakening some weeks ago which ended in failure.
"I'll give you a run-in on what you can look out for..." Darren said, Leon turned to look at him. Celine had gone off to register him.
"Deviants are ranked into nine ranks, SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F... Each ranks have an upper limit which is the plus rank but most deviants skip this limit..."
"The rank you get in your awakening is the limit by which you can grow and you cannot break the limit whatsoever except if you find the seed of limit" Darren explained.
Leon was puzzled as he rose an eyebrow, "seed of limit?"
Darren nodded, "yes, no one knows if the seed really exists, but it is believed that whoever eats the seed would be able to have their limits broken granting them the chances of breaking past their rank limit"
"Leaving that aside, once you have gotten your test done you would awaken your soul record..."
"Oh, the status window that shows you your attributes and all..." Leon commented to which Darren nodded.
"But that's not all there is to your record, it actually helps you in your class selection..." Darren added.
"Class selection?... I had choosing a class would determine whether you would advance your rank or not..."
"Yes, it is extremely important... Just think about it...if a deviant with an S rank limit chooses a warrior class but he is more proficient as a mage... the results he would get would be hundred times more hard to achieve" Darren explained further.
Celine walked up to them, "you're up, next..."
Darren patted Leon on the shoulder, "just take your time, your rank doesn't matter, it's your class"
Leon just nodded and walked towards the awakening room, which opened and he entered.
Darren and Celine watched his back disappear through the entrance, they were not the only ones, some others too, due to the fact that two high ranked deviants escorted him. Darren and Celine did not mind.
"How do you think he would do?" Celine asked stealing a glance at Darren.
He shrugged as he put his hands in his pocket, "who knows?"
*****
As soon as Leon walked into the awakening room, he was greeted with the usual familiar sight, a huge silver ball was in the center which was held in place by thick pillars. A lady stood not too far from that ball as she held a tablet which seem to be connected to the pillar.
"As you have tried before, just place your hand on the bal..." The lady said with a bored look.
Leon nodded and walked up towards the silver ball, as soon as he was some meters away from it, he sighed as his closed his eyes and several thoughts went through his head.
"Right here,I'll try once again to change my fate..." Leon thought to himself.
"I survived a battle space, there's little Xi waiting on me...if there's a deity out there, I beseech you..."
Leon opened his eyes, which flashed with determination, he raised his right hand and placed it on the ball. The lady looked at the reading on the tablet she was holding, her brows shot up in surprise.
"Congratulations on awakening, your rank limit is F..." The lady said as Leon removed his hand from the silver ball, when he heard his rank limit, he sighed.
Seeing this, the woman said,"your limit is not your priority but your class..."
Leon nodded and was about to say something when a blue holographic screen appeared before him.
[Welcome to the Soul Record, awa-/--/---///-]
There was a glitch before the holographic screen turned purple.
[Welcome to the akashic record, progenitor]
[Status]
Name: Leonidas Tempest
Race: Primordial Human
Rank: F (Limit:Unknown)
>>>Attributes: Physique - 100, Spirit - 100, Lore- 100, Endurance - 100, Charm- 100. (Beginner Awakeners' base attributes are double digits)
>>>Skills
Passive Skills: Akashic Tome(EX), Progenitor (EX), Primeval Eye (EX), Undying (EX), Charm (SSS).
Active Skills: Compel (S)....
Leon blinked as his looked at the holographic screen before him, he had not heard of anyone's record having a glitch and what did it mean by akashic record was it not soul record?
Another screen appeared before him, which was an explanation to his confusion.
[The Akashic records is a higher form of the soul record which appears by chance, and that chance has come upon you...As the holder of the record, and an anomaly, the future had become uncertain..]
[Unlike the soul record, the akashic record would guide you so you can be able to tap into your potential and surpass your limit]
[You do not have the privilege to choose a class!]
"Huh?" Leon was surprised by the last words of the record.
"If I do not have a class, how do I advancs from here?" He thought to himself.
[Until you are proven worthy to carry the fate of your chosen class...]
Leon's face contorted into a grimace as he wished the record had a human form so he could punch it in the face.
"WHO THE HELL WANTS TO HAVE WHATEVER CLASS IT IS?!"