Inside the large, dark room, stood Belial behind a podium and was giving a speech. In front of him, was a teenage Blue Oni and Witch bending their knees before him. In the back of the room were 17 adult demons of various races and 7 other teenage demons.
These were the current SS rank demons ruled over Hel and their children. There were a few other SS rank but they worked other jobs and were no longer in positions of political or military power.
The witch who was kneeling looked as if she was trying to keep a straight face while being told a hilarious joke. Seeing his friend act like that, Mordred could only shake his head at the baby of their group. Not that he could not understand how she was feeling.
"... For that is why we come together in this sacred place where all Demon Lords and Emperors have stood before you when they had awakened. We give our thanks to..."
It had already been over 20 minutes since their teacher had started his speech and it did not seem as if it would end anytime soon. The pair already knew what to expect from the previous 4 ceremonies they attended but were still bored out of their minds when they had to go through it themselves.
'He is going to keep going on and on. I wonder if I should just awaken now and interrupt him. Nah. If I do that, he will just give me a lecture about my breaking tradition before continuing the speech. It is better to just wait it out.'
"These young demons before us shall one day become the rulers of our great country and continent of Hel. Let the Demons reign forever!"
"Let the Demons reign forever!" All the other demons in the room repeated and cheered.
Mordred and Persephone both let out sighs of relief when the speech was finally over. They looked at each other before Persephone started giggling and Mordred let his lips slightly curve for a moment.
"Which among you wishes to awaken first?"
The pair shared a look. There was eagerness in both of their eyes but Persephone showed much more in hers. Mordred could not resist letting her go first. It only meant he had to wait a few more minutes.
"Perse (pronounced Percy) can go first. As the elder one of us two, I can wait."
Persephone puffed her cheeks cutely in frustration when she was reminded that she was the younger of the pair. Mordred was born only a day before her and that caused her no end of frustration.
"Alright then. Focus on the core that we have studied before. Once you feel a gathering of energy there, say 'status'."
Persephone took a moment to do as told before she said, "status". She then read her status aloud so everyone could know what her class was.
[
-Race: High Witch
-Name: Persephone
-Rank: SS
-Sins: Lust and Pride
-Class: Grand Sage (Tier 9)
-Level: 1
-Elements: Wind: Grand, Water: Grand, Fire: Grand, Earth: Grand, Light: Supreme, Arcane: Supreme, Darkness: Divine
Constitution: 76
Mind: 268
Luck: 123
Mobility: 97
Strength: 68
Will: 137
-Race Abilities: Tier 1 Spell: Firebolt, Tier 4 Spell: Magic Barrier, Tier 4 Spell: Cursed bolt
-Class Abilities: Tier 3 Spell: Bind, Tier 4 Spell: Frostball, Tier 3 Spell: Flash
]
Hearing Persephone's class tier and spell tiers left everyone shocked. Not only was she a rare 9th tier class but she also had 3 class spells that were at tier 3 from the beginning and her base race spell had so much potential.
It was almost unheard of to have class skills that were above tier 2 when someone first gains a class. Most would also only gain a single or 2 class skills when they first got their classes.
As for race skills, they were skills that every member of a race got when they awakened bu only powerful races got them. Witches were unique though. They were guaranteed Magic Barrier when they awaken and Cursed Bolt if they were a high witch.
But what made witches unique was the first race ability that they all got. Because they did not all get it. The first race ability a witch awakens is a random spell that is able to evolve constantly until it reaches the maximum tier of a witches class. So while Persephone got firebolt, another witch may gain magic rope.
Most witches are not able to use their first race spell until they had evolved it at least twice. For Persephone to have a combat spell right off the bat, showed her potential.
The other children let out looks of envy at Persephone. She not only had the largest number of magical elements that she was skilled in but she also had the highest tier class of them all. Her potential surpassed them all.
While they were each jealous of her, none were jealous or felt that she did not deserve it. She was their precious baby sibling after all. Besides Satana and Kali, none of the others had siblings so they treated each other as such, for the most part.
Persephone sent a gloating look toward Mordred but he ignored her. He nodded at Belial to inform him that he was ready. Belial nodded back to let Mordred know that he could begin when he was ready.
Mordred did the same as Persephone. He began focusing on his core before he spoke the word that changes every person's destiny on the planet.
"Status."
[
-Race: Blue Oni (5 horns)
-Name: Mordred
-Rank: SS
-Sins: Gluttony and Sloth
-System: Superior Spec-Ops System/ SSOS (Tier 8)
-Level: 1
-Elements: Wind: Grand, Water: Grand, Arcane: Supreme
Constitution: 120
Mind: 203
Luck: 112
Mobility: 150
Strength: 113
Will: 124
Race Abilities: Tier 6 Skill: Oni's Body, Tier 5 Skill: Tranquil Fury, Tier 4 Spell: Hell Shot
Class Abilities: Tier 3 Skill: Storage, Tier 3 Skill: Analyze, Tier 5: Weapon Proficiency
]
If Persephone had shocked everyone, Mordred had nearly knocked them all out with his reveal. He had a system. A system! The differences between a system and class were huge.
While a Tier 9 class was rare, someone else may have had it before or in the future. 2 may even exist at the same time. Systems were so unique that a single system would only exist once and never again.
Systems do not give out skills directly but allow their users to earn points. System users can earn points through leveling up and killing enemies. Users can then purchase abilities or items related to their System through the system interface. Abilities unrelated to the system may be learned through ability books or training.
Both Persephone and Mordred were being shot with envious looks from their friends now. The others would bully them about being the youngest but never expected that the two youngest got the best class and a system out of them all.
What followed the announcement of their classes was another speech from Belial before everyone enjoyed a feast. Neither Persephone nor Mordred was interested in eating though.
Now that they had their class/system, they only wanted to do two things. Get the ability book that their parents promised them and go on their first hunt the next day.