Tall Robe Guy: "He is the one, right?"
Small Robe Guy: "Yes, without a doubt". Saying that as he already point the round object toward Rook's direction and the pointer is shaking violently.
Tall Robe Guy:" Good, let's get out of here, we must reach the boy first before they do."
Wasting no time, they both got up from their seats and heading out to the nearest exit while the other spectators were still astonished by the scene. After a few minutes, murmur can be heard from the crowds.
"What just happened?
"I've never see someone awaken like that before"
"Look at those Gift ,it so beautiful"
" Sword and shield ,that's so cool!"
The crowds start to cheering, praising Rook and chanting his name, as the person himself is stepping down from the altar. His face does not show any interest toward the crowd reaction and no joy can be seen from his face. He is thinking about the vision that he saw earlier and that had cause him distress. As he is walking out, the recruiter from every different of organization swarm him like a bees, they had seen a many of awakener throughout their life so they instinctively know that this boy is not an ordinary one. They have to get him to their side before other competitor do, in order to do that they offers him many advantages and benefits hoping that he is interested in joining them but Rook brush them all off and keep walking away from them. Feeling annoyed, Rook start to running away from them and heading to crowded area.
Rook notice something different about himself while running which is the speed and the energy that he has right now is incomparable to his former self. He also able to slip swiftly between people avoiding bump in crowded place. In just a few minutes, he manage to get away from the recruiter as he is now alone at the slump alley. He keeps looking at his hands, feet and also jump a couple of time to feel the change that he had, lastly he try summons his Gift. He feel unreal at the sight of sword and shield materialize and floating in front of him.
Rook:" I can't believe this is happening right now, I have become stronger like I always dream hahahah!" Excited with his new ability, he can't help but laughing out loud and it cause to echo around the place, then he suddenly stop as he remembered the vision that he had earlier.
Rook:*What are those? Is it normal for other people to saw those things too? those things are so....gruesome* Confused and agitated as he does not know the answers to these question by himself.
Rook: *With this Gift I can protect all people not just those from the orphanage, no one will ever suffer again* his face turn sad as he recalling his sister's face and his heart is broken to thousand piece over and over again whenever he remember her death.
Recalling the dark past that happened in his life, at first he was furious and depress at the things that happened to her sister as there was no justice what so ever to the point he want to commit suicide but then he realize something. It is not the first time that these things happen in his life, it's actually happening around him all the time but it happened either to other people or to himself in a scale that he can still tolerate with. This is the way of world that he lived in where the strong one can do anything to the weak without any restriction, so from that day he vow to himself to fight this system that was implemented throughout generation by becoming the one who protecting instead of preying upon the weak.
Rook:*At first, I starting to doubt myself when I saw Vix didn't have his Gift, it's like the responsibility have all fallen to me, but now I believe.. * He slowly raise his hand to reach both of the sword and shield floating in front of him.
Rook:" I can do it!"
As soon as he grab both the sword and shield, he suddenly feel urgency and danger at the same time. He instinctively hold out his shield to protect his head then a loud bang can be heard as something was hitting the shield and it was an arrow with the green liquid coating around the tip. He is in total shock and confuse as what happening right now and before he is able to gather his thought, 5 mask man that wearing black leather outfit jump down from the rooftop surrounding him. Seeing those men, he immediately readying his battle stance using his Gift.
Assailant 1:"Tsk,I miss the chance" One of them who is holding a bow start to speak as soon as he landing.
Rook:"Who are you people? What did you guys want? " Confused can be seen from his face.
Assailant 1:"Isn't it obvious? We are going to kill you, you should let that arrow hit you earlier". He keep the bow on his back and switch to his sword.
Rook:" Kill me? But why? What did I do?. It was shocking for him hearing the reason for their presence as his face expression immediately change.
Assailant 5:" It's not what you did kid that get you kill but what you are " The one from behind Rook start to spoke too.
Assailant 2:" Sorry kid, we're just doing our job hehehe". He slowly unsheathing his sword that is hanging on his hip .
Assailant 3:" Don't waste time, kill him now" He point at Rook as soon his saying that.
By saying that, all the other 4 mask man that surrounding him immediately rush toward Rook with their swords.
Rook: "Is this the end for me? even though I have the power now... ". He still in his battle stance not knowing what to do in this situation.
Suddenly 2 robe person with mask on which one of them is taller than the other one came down land between Rook and because of their sudden entrance, those men stop at their track. The tall robe guy have majestic lion looking gauntlet on both of his hands with his battle stance ready while the small robe guy holding a bow pointing at the assailants. The other 4 assailants look at each other for awhile then continue their movement to attack the newcomer instead. Assailant 1 and 2 attack the tall robe guy simultaneously by slashing stabbing continuously but all of their attack are block easily. The tall robe guy take his chance to counter assailant 1's attack by blocking the sword with his right hand, push it to the side a little and then shoot out a mighty left punch on his face. The hit was so strong as the assailant 1 instantly fly backward for 10 meter with crushed mask and blood is splattering all over his face, instant death. Assailant 2 take this chance to attack him from behind by slashing horizontally to cut his neck off but he miss it as the tall robe guy jumping up with agile movement and spin at mid air to kick on his face, he also suffer the same consequences as the former. On the other side, the small robe guy rapidly shoot an arrows towards assailant 4 and 5.Both of them easily dodge those arrows or block it but strangely enough those arrows can be redirect at any point of time and the surrounding are full of arrows flying around them like a bees. They had difficulty at first but as the time pass they concluded that to overcome this guy is by crushing all those arrow without dodging it because the amount of arrows is limited. Assailant 4 try to crush 1 arrow that is coming toward him by slashing downward but before he can do that, the other 4 arrow from every direction also coming toward him. The 4 arrows are different as the speed and the fluidity of the movement is better than before. He able to crush 3 arrows but on the fourth try he fail and both arrows pierce on his neck and eyeball, he collapsed there and then. Assailant 5 also trying to do the same like his comrade but seeing the death, he urgently summons his Gift which a type of weird spherical with pointy sharp on each end that can fit on his palm. His Gift emitting red aura around it and he sheath his sword to change his battle stance.
Assailant 3:" Who give you permission to use your Gift?" the only assailant that does not move from his place questioning his comrade in an angry tone.
Assailant 5 :" These guys are not normal, they already kill 3 of our people and if we fail this mission, it is the same as death itself!" The quivering voice can be heard from him.
Assailant 3:".....Your right, then let us make sure there is no one leave this place alive, people can trace your identity if they know your Gift, we can't have that ." after exchange a brief conversation, he also summon his Gift which is short blade with a purplish aura around it but compare to assailant 5,his aura is more clear with high density.
Assailant 5:" You are not the only one who can control things" Saying that while strongly gripping his Gift.
Assailant 3 walk slowly to face the tall guy while assailant 5 rushed toward small robe guy with his Gift on his hand trying to attack him. The arrows on his surrounding start to pierce him rapidly but because of the aura from the Gift, he able to block it and neutralize the arrows that in contact with him. Wasting no time, he release the Gift that on his palm ,it can float after absorbing surrounding aura. It then spinning violently and shoot out toward the small robe guy like a an eagle attacking its prey. Small robe guy redirect all of his arrows that are flying on the surrounding to block the Gift but it instantaneously broken through. The Gift would succeed attacking the small robe guy but Rook come between them and hold his shield out to protect him and it bounces the Gift upward. It then stabilise itself and continue attacking both of them instead. Taking the chance while it stabilise, small robe guy then unsheathing his hidden dagger that is hanging on his hip and throw it directly toward the incoming attack. The dagger was thrown out of the way as soon as it collide, it does not effect much to interrupt the attack's speed. It still heading toward the both of them with high speed but suddenly it stop on its track just a few inches before. The small robe guy then lift his finger pointing to the assailant 5,the Gift start to change its direction and heading to assailant 5 ,attacking him instead. It pierce through his head and he died in the state of baffle by the things that is happening right now. After the fight, small robe guy coughing blood and also on his knee as he immediately becoming weak but before he collapse to the floor, Rook already hold him to help him up. Meanwhile on the other side, the fight end more faster as the assailant 3 attacking tall robe guy with his slashing aura but it was easily block by him. The moment tall robe guy manifest his aura and there is slight of fire surround his gauntlet, assailant 3 knows that this man already reach stage above than him which elemental state, state that the user already have their own nature elemental without any magic interference.
Assailant 3: "Shit! Who the f**k are you, do you know who we are, you can't possibly imagine what kind of force that you are messing with!" Enrage with sudden interference by an unknown strong fighter.
Ignoring him, tall robe guy suddenly move toward him with unbelievable speed while lifting his hand to shoot out a punch. Seeing this, assailant 3 also lift his blade to receive the incoming attack but unfortunately he is a bit weaker than tall robe guy as the blade broke and fist hit his face as their collides. The punch does not only broke his face but the fire from the fist burn his whole body after the hit. He was sent back for few meters and are lying on the floor burning to a crisp. Tall robe guy unsummon his Gift and immediately go to look at small robe guy condition.
Tall robe guy:"Are you alright Princess? " He take her from Rook's hands and carry her on his back.
Princess: " I'm alright Zaki, I over used my power that's all hehe" Weakened soft sweet voice can be heard through the mask and that voice is familiar to Rook.
Zaki:"We have to move now, Let's go" He walk away while looking at surrounding but he stop at midway as he look at Rook,urging him to follow them.
Rook:"Why should I go with you? I don't even know you" Rook slowly go into his battle stance, he still not trust these guy.
Zaki:" I know you don't trust us but we can explain it later, right now we have to.. ". As he try to convince Rook, princess cut his word off.
Princess:"Zaki put me down, let me talk to him" She slowly descend from Zaki's back and heading to Rook. Rook slowly back away while in his battle stance then she take off her mask and reveal her face to him, it was unexpected for him to see the familiar face and he definitely would not forget those beautiful blue ocean colour eyes.
Rook:" Lem??"
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Outside of the hall, Mrs Cinq explained everything to Vix and others about Rook's awakening and like the other people they also surprised hearing that. They did not expect that unusual big light coming from Rook but still all of them feel proud and happy for him even Vix can be seen smiling for awhile. The expressionless face that he had before vanish completely and he actually returned back to normal self because he is confident that Rook will make sure that the orphanage taken care of as they both acknowledge each other feeling toward the people of the orphanage . It as if the burden that he had before have been lifted partially because initially he plans that after the awakening,he will be the one taking the role of sustaining and maintaining the orphanage by using his Gift but turns out he can't and the role is given to Rook automatically.
Principal Sieg:"Where is he, why he is not with you?" asking Mrs Cinq as he keep looking at the entrance of the hall.
Mrs Cinq: " He immediately went out after the awakening and I can't get near him if I want to because many people keep swarming him all the time." saying that while wiping her sweat using handkerchief.
Principal Sieg:" I see, then let us wait for him at the orphanage." He turn arounds and with thought of walking back home but he notice that Vix is the only one who stood still as if something bothering him.
Principal Sieg: " Are you ok Vix? Is something still bothering you?"
Vix:"..., no, nothing let's go" as he turn around and walks back home together with others.
It already night time but Rook still have not return home yet, this causing all the resident of the orphanage become worry and unease.