As Fejiro walked down the beaten path along the countryside, following a path to the city he turned and watched the women in the rice fields gathering the grains.
They noticed his presence and turned to wave at him.
Returning the gesture, Fejiro waved back.
As he moved down this lonely path, he gazed at the energy stone he was given wondering.
He knew all about these special items and the power it would grant those who unlocked it with their energy. He knew that apart from an increase in energy, there was a chance for the person to awaken a special ability or power and the rarer the energy stone, the higher chance of unlocking it.
He knew the deeper in the cave where the stone was found, the more strength it would grant the user.
But it also ment the harder it would be to break it with his energy.
But in the school, he was considered the weakest and a pest. No one wanted to associate with him, so he had no friends.
So how could he possibly be able to attempt such a task.
He then started to try by first holding the stone and then pouring his energy into it.
"Come on, come on"
The stone just glowed a faint yellow light and then the light disappeared.
"It's never going to break"
He sighed and continued walking.
As he moved further, he reached a junction of the path he was on and the major road leading to the city.
This road was about ten times bigger than his path. Along the road he could see many people moving in and out of the city.
They were mostly traders coming to sell their wares.
As Fejiro took this road, he heard a low humming noise like the flapping of wings, confused he looked up and saw them.
He saw warriors from the Realm of Celestials flying above. They were covered in gold and white armour that gleamed glittered in the sun. And out of their backs through gaps in the armour, huge wings came out and moved very fast, which was what resulted in the humming noise.
Fejiro had longed wished to fly but couldn't because of his low energy level because unlike the Celestials who used wings, people from the Realm of Power needed to use their energy to fly, which he didn't have a lot of to begin with.
To be able to learn how to fly, one must have an energy level surpassing that of a green grade energy stone.
The warriors that flew above him must be here to purchase energy stones, since the Realm of Power was the only place known to have them.
And as such they were usually sold to other realms. Thus the Realm of Power made a good profit, while keeping most of the stronger crystals to themselves.
As he walked through the city gates, he could see what looked like a marketplace.
"I have the best armour and weapons gotten from all over the realms", one trader said.
"Young man, please browse through my collection of energy stones", another said.
How he wished he was able to buy one of these but sadly he was just too poor.
Though he had a powerful energy stone, it would not help him if he could not activate it.
As he continued to move ahead, he left the crowded marketplace and after walking for some time, he could see the King's Palace up ahead.
The palace was the home for all royals.
Next to it was the Royal Library and the Royal Academy. It was the academy that Fejiro went to nearly every single day.
Here they were taught how to fight in the ways of the Heavenly Knight, who was regarded as a beacon of hope for the people of their realm.
As he walked closer to the academy's gate, he had a certain worry within him, this was the second and final year which meant he would either graduate or fail to become a full fledged knight.
With his low energy level however, chances of graduation were looking dim.
He needed to unlock the stone but how?
He didn't know.