In the city of Ignis, a portal located within the red castle lit up with a flash of multicoloured light. Within, a boy came out, looking a bit uncomfortable. "This place is always so hot and dry, can't they cool it down a bit?" thought Adrian as he always disliked the hot climate in the southern part of the kingdom.
Immediately afterwards, he ran out of the portal room and made his way into a classroom that already had people waiting for him. "Oops, it seems like I'm the last, I talked too long with mother" thought Adrian, as he scanned the room.
Within the room, there were exactly 6 students including him. The only students that were allowed to have private tuition in this place were the descendants of the 4 clans, whom will be nurtured to be the future backbones of the Elf Kingdom. Sitting together in the front row were the 2 sisters from the Hydra Clan. In this generation, Duke Alonso was blessed with 2 beautiful daughters, one was slightly older being 6 and the other younger being 5.
The older one's name was Alicia and she had dark blue hair, with eyes the colour of blue ocean. She was a kind girl, always appearing to smile and being cheerful. On the other hand, the younger one's name was Eve and she was the polar opposite of her older sister. She was always cold and aloof, just like a never melting piece of ice. She was also extremely beautiful, with light blue hair and eyes the colour of blue sky, darker than her older sister's eye.
Looking to the next row, sitting in the middle row were a pair of brother and sister from the Roc Clan. The older brother Clement was 5, having a carefree smile on his face. He had dark green hair, with his green eyes so piercing that it was as if it could see all your secrets. Clement was his best friend and they were always together, hanging out.
Sitting next to him was his 4 years old younger sister, Elena. She was a handful, always so mischievous and her emerald eyes were always thinking of some trick to pull. The green hair, a lighter shade than her brother, was cut into medium length, making her look very tomboyish.
And finally, sitting in the last row, that bossing 6 year old looking kid from Leo Clan, is Allen. To be honest, I don't really get along with him. He was always sitting alone at the back, thinking he was so superior because his grandfather is the king. His hair that was so red as if it was a flame made him look aggressive and dangerous. His blazing ruby eyes was always looking down on people, even adults. Nobody liked him, but for some reason, me and him got along the worst. He and Alicia's awakening ceremony was fast approaching, only a week left, leading to an extremely high anticipation and attention from the whole continent.
And finally, there is me, Adrian Draco from the Draco Clan. The 6 of us are the current generation of the 4 great clans of the Elf Kingdom and future Wizards or Witches that will protect the safety of the kingdom.
As I walk to sit in the middle row next to Clement, the teacher walked in. As I looked at the teacher in charge of teaching us today, I Immediately recognised the man. He was a great wizard of the Elf Kingdom going by the name of Simon. The man Simon was an old elf, already reaching 500 years of life. However, due to his usage of elemental particles, his lifespan has been extended, making him look as if he was only in his early 30s in terms of human age. He was just as famous being a scholar researching into elemental particles and Avatar.
I sat down immediately, as Mr. Simon began to talk, "Good morning class, I hope you would not mind today that an old men such as myself has taken the liberty of teaching this class. As all of you might guess, I am Simon. To my knowledge, I have heard that Allen and Alicia's awakening ceremony will be taking place in a week, thus today I will be focusing my lessons on Avatars and about the awakening ceremony."
"Adrian, this is so exciting. Mr. Simon is actually going to teach us. I better listen properly to this lesson for once" Clement sitting beside me excitedly whispered to me, actually paying attention to a lecture.
"As we all know, Avatar is a power awakened during the awakening ceremony. It is the physical manifestation of the heart, residing in our soul. Avatars are split into 10 tiers, with tier 1 the weakest and tier 10 strongest. Avatar are what allows us to be able to absorb the elemental particles around us, giving us power." spoke Mr. Simon, his eyes staring into the distance, as though he was remembering the past.
"I believe you guys already know about the history of our continent but can someone recap it for me again? Mmmhhhh, how about Adrian?" asked Mr. Simon.
"Yes of course sir" I stood up and began to talk.
"In the ancient times on the Continent of Valhalla, their only existed wild monsters, with the five divines governing over them. The five divines were namely the Lightning Dragon, the Gale Roc, the Blazing Lion, the Oceanic Hydra and the Light Pegasus. In the year 4012, the humans from the faraway lands arrived on the continent, slowing developing and becoming stronger. At first, the four divines did not care for the puny humans, however, as humans grew stronger, many of the wild monsters under them started to be hunted and killed.
This greatly angered the four divines, leading to an all-out war between the two sides on the year 4060. The war that we now call "War of Beginning". The humans grew strong rapidly, but were no match for the five divines and their wild monsters. However, during this time, a human called Dino rose up, learning to harness the elemental particles like the five divines and there wild beasts through his Avatar. He was very strong, as strong as one of the five divines. He taught his races how to harness elemental particles and humans were able to push back.
During one of the skirmishes, when Human Emperor Dino and the Light Pegasus were battling, the demons came from the underworld to ambush the 2, with the Demon King and his generals leading the charge. Human Emperor Dino and the Light Pegasus were barely able to escape, but Dino was on the brink of death from saving the Light Pegasus from an otherwise fatal attack.
The Light Pegasus grateful for his action, used its divine healing power to save Dino, creating an unforgettable bond. With the 2 of them leading the helm, they stopped the war and promoted co-existence between the 2 sides, creating the alliance of Iron Throne. Thus the long 10 years "War of Beginning" ended on the year 4070.
The demons however, began to rise up, coming from the underworld, numbers far surpassing the humans and the four divines. To make situations worse, the Orcs came in from another land, bloodthirsty for battles. They sided with the demons, creating the alliance of the League of Havoc. War was imminent.
In the year 4082, the war began, with the League of Havoc attacking first. The Iron Throne was no match for the sheer number of the League, getting pushed back all the way to their last line of defence. Human Emperor Dino and the Light Pegasus, knew that if nothing were to be done, everything would be lost. Human Emperor Dino prepared to give up his life in order to protect his race and the Light Pegasus borrowed the entire power of the divines and the wild beasts in order to slaughter the Demon King and the Orc Chieftain. Though succeeding in the end, Human Emperor Dino and the Light Pegasus died, with their life, bringing a stalemate and crippling the League." I said, feeling tired due to all the worrying I had for the awakening ceremony happening in a years time.
At this moment, Clement noticing my behaviour, reluctantly raised his hand and said "I will continue on with the rest sir as Adrian seems a bit tired today. As the remaining four divines and wild beasts used up too much of their powers helping the Light Pegasus, they all turned into creatures similar to humans. They were our ancestors of the Elf race. The divines lost their eternal life and couldn't turn back into their previous appearances, but like humans, awakened Avatars and were extremely adept in utilising the elemental particles.
The 2 races settled down in the west of the continent. The League retreated to the East mountains, in order to recuperate. The Iron Throne suffered a high loss, not having enough power to get rid of the remaining forces of the League. This marked the end of the " Iron Havoc War" on the year 4100.
At the year 4105, an earthquake happened and the Dwarf came from the underground. They were here all along but never came out from underground. The Dwarf did not takes sides, only coming out to help repair the land done by damages of the war and telling the races that it only wishes for peace. Even to this very day, the Dwarf seldom comes out, and it is still a mystery about where their Kingdom is. It is now the year of 9024. To this very day, skirmishes between the Iron Throne and the League still happens but it is to a minimal as both sides are still recovering from that terrible war." said Clement.
"Brilliant you two, I could never have said it better myself." said Mr. Simon, clapping and nodding his head in approval.
"The awakening ceremony is sacred to us Iron Throne. It is a ceremony to bring out the Avatar slumbering within our bodies. For our Elf race, the ceremony takes place in the centre of the Kingdom, in the Forest of Awakening. This forest is governed by none of the four great clans and instead are protected by all four clans as a sacred place. I hope that next week, Allen and Alicia can bring great honour to our race. Class is dismised" Mr. Simon said kindly.