" Matriarch, we have to go to the shrine of Quetzalcoatl for the Nature core and dantain awakening ceremony. It is far more treacherous this time, Should we increase the entourage, my lady? "
" Nope, It shall remain the same as last year. We cannot spare more members as the borders are now more volatile. "
" Yes, my lady. "
" We shall depart at once. " the matriarch of the elven village announced to the cheering crowd as she held the hand of her five-year-old daughter and climbed the chariot.
" Mama, what is Quetzalcoatl? "
" It is not what, it is who? Quetzalcoatl is a deity of the lower pantheon, the one just a level above heavenly immortals. He can awaken your nature core and dantain so that you can start to cultivate.
Cultivation level system of ours is no different from that of humans. But we can also cultivate our nature core which allows us to harness Natural energy.
This gives us an edge over humans but makes it twice as hard to cultivate and advance as the level of nature core affects the cultivation level as well.
Those who can comprehend at least one among the ways of natural essence can easily advance in nature core cultivation. But, only one among thousands, if not a lakh, comprehend it. "
The matriarch continued to teach her daughter about the legacy of the elves and the cultivation of nature core to her daughter, the one she found in a meteorite, Sarcony.
The name 'Sarcony' was destined to be a legend that remained in the hearts of people for years to come. Anything related to this name would create ripples in the Heavens and the Earth.
So continued the narration of the old woman.
They reached the shrine of Quetzalcoatl with no major incidents that required the strongest among them, the matriarch herself, to act in person.
The shrine was an old ruin cloaked amidst vines and outgrowths. Entering the shrine, they found the torches on the walls light up on their own.
Despite being experienced, they couldn't help but flinch at the sight.
At the end of the shrine was the statue of a beast that looked like a fusion of a serpent and a bird. It gave a suppressive feeling to those glancing at it.
Placed, on a pedestal in front of it, was a small green pearl, the size of an infant's head. It gave off a green glow.
" Everyone, stand guard. Children of age five, queue up. Touch the crystal when your turn arrives and close your eyes. Got that? "
" Yes, matriarch. " x?????
The children did as said so. Every child felt someone speak to them and ask some questions when they touched the crystal.
After answering the questions, they felt something jolt in their bodies. A torrent of energy flowed into them from their lower backs.
Their dantain was awakened. So was their nature core. Most of them were water or earth dantain natured as expected.
There was this one girl, Mo'er, who was the daughter of one of the elders of the village.
When she touched the crystal, the sky raged, raining lightning bolts onto the altar, and the winds howled.
She was a fire-lightning dual dantain natured person, a one in a million chance encounter.
" The sudden disturbances in the weather are signs of the lower deity, this girl is destined to be a great asset to our village. " the elders chimed in, so as to earn the favor of the little prodigy.
It was rare for the elves to get an offense-oriented dantain nature due to their gentle temperament. Those who get so are extremely valuable assets in this 'strong reigns all' world.
It was no wonder that the elders were excited.
The matriarch was silent and indifferent, however.