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Chapter 4 - Hiroki, the first cultivator

"And that's how the miracle happened. The sage and Mitsue were the first ones to witness the return of the divine powers. The Precursors gave the first Undying Flame clan leader control over fire and various techniques connected with this element and now the powers surfaced again in the chief's lineage." - Hiroshi sensei continues.

"The news traveled fast and soon everybody knew the rumor about a boy from the Undying Flame clan with divine blood in his veins. At first, no one believed it. That's an expected reaction, right? After all, why now? How is it possible? Those are the questions that emerged in people's minds."

"Ah right, we haven't mentioned an important matter. Before we continue can someone tell me what was the name of Mitsuo's son?" - sensei asks us.

Few students lift their hands up.

"Minato?" - says Hiroshi sensei as he points at him.

"Ehh, but sensei I didn't put my hand up."

" But I would like to hear the answer from you, is that a problem?" - sensei asks.

"Ahh no no, of course it's not an issue sensei, it's just that ... it's so sudden and ... I didn't give this matter much thought..." - Minato squirms under sensei's gaze, clearly he doesn't know the answer.

"... Minato, we don't have time for this, give me the answer." - says sensei while tapping the finger on his desk.

"The boy's name was Hiroki - the first divine powers cultivator." - I whisper to Minato, trying to help him.

"Uhm, the boy's name was ... Haruki?" - Minato answers hesitantly.

I cover my face with my hands. This fool... He didn't hear me properly.

"Minato, this is all basic knowledge yet u still give me a wrong answer and that's not the first this happens. Start working or you are going to fail the next week's exam and believe me, you don't want to know the consequences of that!" - sensei scolds Minato.

"Yes, Hiroshi sensei..." - Minato says timidly and sits back in his chair while Kai is covering his mouth to silence the chuckles.

"And Sunai, I understand you just want to help but I would like you to stop feeding the answers to other disciples and let them think for themselves."

As always nothing escapes Hiroshi's sensei eyes.

"Ah, yes I understand, I'm sorry sensei."

"Now instead of whispering the answer to Minato, can you say it so that the whole class can hear it?"

"Of course sensei - the boy's name was Hiroki also knows as the first divine powers cultivator."

"That's right, Hiroki - the first individual who experienced the divine powers comeback. He possessed great affinity towards the fire element."

"But as I was saying, although Hiroki's power wasn't fake, nobody took the matter of the ancient abilities return seriously. The majority of people taught that The Undying Flame clan is just trying to get everyone's attention and strengthen their position in The Council of Divine Blood. That is until the same thing started happening in the other six great clans. More children were born possessing divine powers. In the Eternal Gale clan, a girl was born with the ability to control the wind element and the boy from the Earth Wardens clan could cause the plants to grow with the touch of his hand. These godly skills weren't as advanced and strong as the ones the first six leaders wielded but nonetheless getting access to them can be called human species evolution."

"Now, can someone name all the types of divine powers? Hmm, Aimi can you distinguish and explain for us the different categories of these abilities?" - asks Hiroshi sensei.

Ahh, Aimi, the beauty of our class. As she gracefully stands up to answer the question our entire group's attention is drawn to her. Today Aimi is wearing a beautiful pink dress with cherry blossoms embroidered on it. Her hands are covered with white gloves that reach up to her elbows giving her a noble look. She has silky blue hair that reaches halfway down her back and azure blue eyes with long sensual eyelashes. Her feminine body curves are drawing the gazes of all the boys but we know that the most we can do is to sneak some looks, nothing more. She's the eldest child of the Mononome household which is the strongest family of the Wild River tribe - one of the six great tribes known for their precise control over the water element. That means her family is a direct part of the Council of Divine Blood. Many would say that we should be honored to even be able to see her with our own eyes.

"Yes sensei, I would be happy to answer your question." - says Aimi with melodic voice and starts to list all the divine elements...