One week later.
"Yay, mom. I am very excited."
Mom chuckled.
"Today's your awakening ceremony, right? Kids sure do grow fast."
"Yes dear, they sure do."
After breakfast, I set out for school with a big fat smile on my face.
The school's auditorium was beautifully decorated.
At the center was a orb with a pale glow on it. The principal and some other imminent figures were sitting towards far left of the orb. As soon as our teacher ordered us to stand in a queue, we followed the same. A instructor standing near the orb called us one by one and asked to keep our hands on the orb and concentrate.
As one keeps their hand and focuses on the orb, a bright light appears. The colour shows the elemental affinity of our aura. Then we can choose a weapon to infuse this aura. The more brighter the colour, the more is the aura.
At last came my turn came. The instructor called," Eldridge Roffenheim."
I nervously went forward.
"Keep your hands on the orb and concentrate."
I kept my hands on the orb and closed my eyes praying to God for a strong aura.
Slowly I opened my eyes to see but there was no light. I was dumbfounded as some of my classmates began to love at me. My heart started beating rapidly in shame and suddenly the orb burst and I could not remember what happened afterwards.
In a village near the city where Eldridge resides.
"Hey you found something."
"No boss"
"Hurry up and find something or else that prince will not spare us."
Suddenly the leader of the mercenaries pocket glowed.
"It's the indicator. Some signal had just shown up. It's not to far from here,boys. Let's go get that brat and be over with it. Follow me."
They head towards the city.
Eldridge's home.
I slowly opened my eyes and thought, "Where am I ?"
"El is awake, dear. Come here."
My mom rushed towards me with tears in her eyes.
I asked what happened and she told me about the incident that happened during the Awakening Ceremony and then my teacher brought me home.
Slowly I got out of bed with a little weakness in my leg and we talked a lot.
At last, we were having dinner.
Suddenly there was a knock on our door. One of our servants went to open the door and moments later we heard a scream. Terrified, we got up and was about to go see the commotion. Suddenly few men walked into our house. There were a total of four. One well dressed and next to him was a bald man . He was holding a naked sword with blood on it. The other two were standing back. Our expressions stiffened.
The bald one came forward and said to the well dressed man," Boss I reckon that brat is our target."
"Hand over the boy or I'll will slaughter both of you and snatch him away", said the man pointing at me.
"Not over my dead body", replied my dad while advancing towards them.
Meanwhile my mom took me and ran towards the back door. I shouted to my dead who was now bleeding all over.
We reached the back door and my mom with tears in her eye said, "There is something you should know but it's too late for you us to tell you. Take this note and get out of here. RUN"
" I will not leave you mom", I replied with tears.
"Hurry or else you wi....."
Blood fell all over me. I was terrified and scared.
"Found ya brat. Come with us or else you will see the same fate."
I started running as fast as I could. But the bald was faster. As I was looking back and running, I fell down.
"Gotcha", said the man with a terrifying look.