In a small village on the outskirts of the Flaming Mountains, a bustling and cheerful noise was sounding as many villagers chatted and laughed. On the archway placed at the entrance of the village there were the words, "Flaming Edge," and just under it on cloth "Grand Awakening Celebration." The sign was large and colorful, clearly illustrating the cheerful event underway.
The awakening ceremony was a common celebration that took place every generation. All the youths in the village gathered for the sake of discovering their beast souls. A beast soul is a very strange power that every human on the Earthen Bestial Planet possesses. Using their beast soul, humans can reach unimaginable heights of wits, power, prestige, beauty. Anything you can imagine is possible with the correct utilization of the beast soul.
As such, many youths burn with the fiery passion to go out into the unknown and adventure, train, and explore the most mysterious corners of the world. Beast souls typically place immense strain on the body when utilized and because of this many places like Flaming Edge make it a tradition to hold an event where the young discover their types of beast souls and celebrate when they come of age.
For Flaming Edge, this particular celebration was a lot livelier and grand than previous ceremonies. Despite the poor status of the village, there were kegs of fine ales and high quality meats being prepared for everyone. Flaming edge was small village, there were only about 10 buildings arranged in a circular pattern surrounded by a very crude but structurally sound wall made of stone. In the center of the village was a gathering area and the village chiefs' house. The chiefs house was archaic, yet it stood firmly in the center of Flaming Edge.
In the gathering area of the village there were a few tables laid out with wooden plates and wares. On the center of the tables were arranged an assortment of homemade foods from the village folk. Many callused hands of different shapes and sizes rustled through the various dishes making a mess of it all. Loud shouts and laughter rang about here and there presenting a very warm and happy atmosphere.
Amidst the noise a very deep and course voice rang out, "Excuse me everyone may I have your attentions, I believe its about a time we begin with the ceremony." The voice belonged to a a very tall and burly brown colored man. He sat on a small yet exquisite table located at the head of the gathering area. He wore a very simple pair of dusty brown pants and a shirt made of some type of animal leather that exposed his chest. On his chest was a vicious scar that spanned from his left shoulder down to the ribs on his right side. He had a dusty beard and bushy eyebrows and a pair of intimidating blazing red colored eyes. This was the village chief of Flaming Edge, Kazel Keagan, and a very rare Beast Master. His beast soul was the highly aggressive Blazing Jaguar possessing the extremely potent fire attribute.
As a he began talking, the surrounding villagers immediately quieted down and many excited expressions appeared on the faces of the young hot blooded youths.
"Sticking with tradition we will begin with the oldest of the younger generation. Amon please step forward and place your hand on the awakening pearl." Next to chief was a dark colored sphere emanating a vicious beastly aura. The process of awakening was quite simple, the beast soul merely needed to be slightly stimulated by the awakening pearl, causing the internal beast soul to awaken.
A dirt covered youth walked out from the crowd, the stout young man was unable to hide the excitement plastered on his wide set face. As he approached the Awakening Pearl he slowly put out his hand and placed it on its black surface.
Suddenly, a loud growl emanated from Amon, a black shadow emerged from the top of his head and began to prance around. It was a small black fox, with white paws. It had an illusory body, and wherever the fox stepped a layer of frost was marked in the shape of its paws.
"The Black Ice Fox, ice and shadow attributes, very nice. Next, James step forward."
"The Grand Earth Turtle, a ground attribute. Next…"
As the youths of Flaming Edge walked up to awaken their beast souls, the excitement resounded and cheers erupted. The village chief accurately named each and every beast soul. Beast Masters were extraordinary existences in comparison to a normal people. Their range of knowledge and skills were extensive. Naturally it was a given that such an excellent man became chief.
As the last youngster awakened, the village chief stood up, "Thank you everyone, as you all know this Awakening Ceremony is quite special. Not only are we here today to celebrate the awakenings but also to celebrate a very special person. My son, Kaden. As of today Kaden is 17 years old and I'd like to take this opportunity to honor his coming into adulthood by awakening his beast soul as the guest of honor. Kaden, my son, please come out and place your hand on the pearl."
As the village chiefs voice resounded a silence enveloped the crowd of villagers. Their gazes shifted towards the entrance of the village chiefs house nicely decorated in colorful streamers and artworks. Time passed and the atmosphere grew increasingly more awkward.
Finally the village chief spoke up with stern voice, "cough cough, Kaden get the fuck out here now!" Silence continued to resound until a very soft "Where's that bastard…" escaped the chiefs lips.
Meanwhile, in a valley somewhere on the edge of the Flaming Mountains a gallant young man was continuously throwing out fists. His light cloth shirt was drenched in sweat, and his tight fitting clothes only accentuated his chiseled physique under the force of the each punch. He had ruffled brown hair and skin and his eyes were a deep and mysterious shade of purple. He was of an average height yet he emanated and utterly dominating aura. Like a sheathed sword awaiting the day it's need to spill blood arose.
Suddenly, his fist abruptly sprang out with more force than the previous few. A sharp gale drifted through the grasses and weeds beneath his feet and his face weirdly contorted and became panicked.
"Fuck! The ceremony was today. Father's gonna skin me alive!" He swiftly shot towards the direction of the village and disappeared within the tree line.