In Glory Domain, there existed a tower, a symbol of power, authority, and respect. Once every year, people from all over the world would flock to this place with lit ambitions.
Today was no exception as a crowd had gathered in the plaza overlooked by the gigantic 300-meter-tall tower, the Awakening Tower.
Gathered on the plaza were teenagers with zealous expressions, gazing at the tower with fervent emotions.
Standing at their forefront, wearing a red dress was a young woman. Black hair fluttered in the wind as her back became erect. A dynamic voice boomed out from her, "Silence! The Elders have arrived!"
5 Elders dressed in different outfits appeared on top of a big arena and walked to their seats.
"Sit," said the Elder who sat in the middle. His voice was very low, but loud enough to be heard across the arena, and so everyone settled back in their seats.
"Start the ceremony," the Elder said again.
"Yes, Elder Yin," the lady in a red dress said with a smile and took a book out of nowhere, moving to the side-line of the arena.
"First, Jasmine, come on to the arena," she said as a girl stood up from a group of people sitting separately from other people.
She looked around and walked to the middle of the arena. Her forehead was filled with sweat. She was wearing a white dress and had green eyes and black hair.
The 5 Elders looked at her and a crystal orb appeared in the middle of the arena.
"Place your palm on top of it, it will tickle, but don't take your hand off," the lady said to Jasmine.
Jasmine nodded and placed her palm on top of it. As soon as she placed her hand, a small hair length of a hole was made in her palm by the orb. She closed her eyes and felt something entering her body through the orb! However, she didn't take her hand off till the end.
Suddenly a golden light started to glow on the left side of her chest.
"1 Star, Heart," the lady said smiling and noted it down on the book
Jasmin took her hand off and a golden star appeared behind her head. She was happy that she got a 1 star! Which was her wish to become!
5 Elders nodded.
Jasmin walked down of the arena and sat back in her seat while people cheered for her.
"Next…" she called people as almost everyone awaken stars on their hands and legs, that didn't mean anything bad, they just needed to work harder a few hundred times than talented people.
"Next is Elisa Butter" the lady called Elisa Butter as she stood up and went to the arena hurriedly. She was a beautiful girl with white short hair, and red eyes and wore a black dress.
She was already very nervous… and after seeing many 3 and 4 stars on people's limbs, her feelings became more and more complex.
She closed her eyes and placed her hand on the orb.
In no time she started to feel something.
"A 5 star!" everyone could see there were 5 glowing areas on her body. 2 were on her hands, 2 were on her legs, and one was in the middle of her body, at the abdomen.
An Elder stood up after seeing this, she was very surprised… "A… genius…"
"Indeed" other elders agreed with her, it had been eight hundred years since someone had awoken 5 stars!
Elisa opened her eyes after she felt it was done.
"How many stars?" she was shocked and took out a mirror from her pocket and looked at the stars which were floating behind her head.
"This…" she saw 5 golden stars behind her head.
"Little girl" the Elder who stood up came down to the arena.
"E-Elder?!" she took a few steps back and was about to kneel
"Will you be my disciple?" Elder asked her with a smile. She was not like the Elder of this world anymore, she was like a good granny from the village.
"D-disciple?" Elisa looked at the Elder in disbelief
"Yes," Elder nodded as the whole place went silent. They had never seen this happen before. Elders taking disciples? That never happened in the last eight hundred years, so it was normal for the people's reaction.
Elisa's eyes became watery. She knew her value, as a daughter of a farmer, she had a rough life coming here, she never thought of herself as some genius or even an averagely talented person…
"I… want to," she said while crying, her tears wouldn't stop.
Elder smiled and nodded.
"Take this and meet me after the ceremony," said Elder and gave her a badge.
Elisa took the badge which was made of jade and saw there was a name on it.
*Lin Feng*
Elder went back to her seat as Elisa walked back...
"Next, Amon" the lady called the name.
"Amon? Only Amon?"
"Wait… why do I feel I heard this name before?"
"Weird…"
People around started to talk about Amon, since this name didn't have any family name… it was sure that Amon.
A teenager stood up. He wore a plain white shirt and black pants. He had black hair and black eyes. There was nothing special about this young man…
He slowly walked to the arena. He looked at Elisa with a smile and she smiled back while wiping her tears.
After Amon came in front of the crystal orb he looked at the Five Elders.
Elders didn't have any expression on their faces, and Amon also didn't waste anyone's time. He placed his hand on the orb and closed his eyes.
'Anything but number 4' he thought.
Just like everyone, some kind of energy entered Amon's body through the orb.
"This…?"
Stars started to appear on his body slowly, not like others who got them in an instant.
Everyone counted the starts.
1, 2, 3, 4…
"4 stars?" people in seats said. It was a normal one because they all appeared on his hands and legs.
"Wait… look there!" someone saw as a golden star appeared on Amon's forehead.
"Another star!!"
"No… it is not over yet…" an Elder who sat in the right corner said.
In no time Amon's abdomen started to glow… and near his heart…
"7 stars?" they were confused. They never heard there was a higher number than 5 stars.
"What is this? Have you ever heard about this?" the Elder who was sitting in the middle asked the Elder who was sitting on his left side.
"I don't know… there was no record about more than 5 stars, this is my and this world's first time seeing 7 stars, I guess" the Elder said. She was wearing glasses and most knowledgeable person in the world.
"Hmm, I don't know how we should deal with this," another Elder said. He didn't find this good, it would bring some unimaginable things to this world…
Amon took his hand off as 7 stars appeared behind him. They were shining in golden light and started to connect to each other…
"They are connecting?" Elders were shocked and looked carefully at the stars. They connected and became a symbol.
Amon opened his eyes and looked at the Elders who were looking at the symbol behind him. It was not the back of his head, it was the back of his upper body.
Amon raised his eyebrows. He didn't hear anything while his hand was on the orb, but now, he could see that everyone in here was looking at his backside shockingly.
"Every star is connected with straight lines… and there are not only 7 stars, but many small and sub stars in that symbol…" the Elder said. She didn't even know this kind of thing existed! She took out a book and started to draw the symbol without missing a single detail.
"This is it…" she said after drawing it.
Amon didn't say anything and the symbol behind him slowly vanished and all 5 Elders appeared in front of him.
"You are coming with us," the Elder in middle said to him in a serious voice.
"Elder Vakira"
An Elder who was standing in the corner took a big stick out of nowhere and raised it high in the air.
"Forget," he said in a low voice and the top of that normal looking stick started to glow.
"Huh?" everyone except Elders and Amon forgot what they saw; their memories had a 5 minutes gap, and to fill that gap…
"Amon awoke with 3 stars on his limbs," an Elder said to them.
"Oh, 3 stars"
"Normal"
They smiled and nodded. They didn't remember it, but they already imagined and replaced the imaginary scene with a real one.
A girl who was in golden robes held her head, her name was Ariana. The sister of Amon felt something was suspicious, but couldn't find it or understand anything.
Amon was silent, he also didn't want anyone to see his stars.
"We are going now, will be back in an hour or 2" Elder said and they all 6 vanished from there. It was a good thing that Amon was the last one.
"Uh…"
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They all appeared in a big hall where there was a big table and six chairs.
"Come," they said and let him sit on the chair beside them.
Amon was a little shocked, but he also understood what they were doing. No one in this world has heard of seven stars before.
"Do you know what are stars? Right?" Elder Red who was wearing glasses asked Amon
"Not much…"
"Then I will give a basic understanding. Stars are akin to keys that unlock the body to mysterious powers based on where it appears. The ability to heal and a chance of immortality if it appears on the heart, the ability to wield psychic powers and cultivate the soul if it appears on the Forehead, the ability to cast mystical spells if it appears on the abdomen, and many more. But, if a Star appears on the limbs, it only leads to a physical amplification of power, but you got all of them… this is very confusing" She sighed.