The interior of the building was very spacious, not matching the outside at all, it seemed like the inside was bigger than the outside, and it was decorated with candle holders on the side of the walls. The building inside was shaped like a rectangular cube, with the walls designed with runic inscriptions.
The scene that greeted both Clay and his mother was a joyful one. People were chatting, kids were playing, and teens like Clay standing around the center of the room excitedly waiting for the ceremony to start. One particular boy walked up to Clay and greeted him happily.
"Yo Clay didn't think you'd make it" laughed the boy.
"Well I wouldn't really miss the ceremony that could literally change my life, Josh" Responded Clay.
"Good to see you here, I wouldn't like not being able to show off my system to you" Josh grinned.
"We'll see about that, you better not run away when you get your system" Clay grinned back.
"Alright, alright, stop it, you guys, the ceremony is about to start, go to the center or you might actually miss the ceremony" Mrs. Mapa said
"Oh, good morning Mrs. Mapa" Josh cheerfully said.
The duo began walking to the center of the room when they heard an announcement in the speakers.
"Attention all participants of the ceremony, please come to the center, we will start in 1 minute"
As they were walking Clay thought to himself 'I really hope I would get a decent system, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to face Josh after saying those words'
Then as if on cue the speakers sounded again.
"We would start the ceremony now please stay at the center"
The group of teens gathered around the center and began chatting with each other happily.
"It's about to start, I can't wait to get my system" Random Mob 1 said.
"Im going to be Hokage!" Random Mob 2 said.
"What's a Hokage?" Random Mob 3 asked.
"I don't know, it just felt right to say it" Random Mob 2 responded.
While the group was talking a person wearing a butler outfit was pushing a table with wheels. On top of the table, there was a mechanical silver orb with patterns of lines that were pulsing in a light blue hue. Beside the butler on his respective sides, there were 2 people, the one on the left of the butler was a man with a beard almost touching the floor wearing a mage's outfit. On the right side, was a woman holding a checklist who's wear looks like a secretary with a figure that could make men drop dead.
The mage spoke.
"Quiet down everybody, we will start now, line up in front of me orderly and we will awaken your systems"
People lined up in front of the mage with others pushing one another in hopes of being first. Those people were then repelled to the back of the line by a mysterious force that obviously came from the mage whose hand was outstretched.
"Woah, did you see those people who flew backwards?" asked Clay.
"Of course, do you think I'm blind or something?" Josh said.
"Then we better line up properly, lest we might get pushed to the back"
They both walked toward the barely-organized line that was forming in front of the mage. There were about 40 people lining up, with the duo being the 21st and 22nd in the line.
The mage spoke again.
"Alright, I will start awakening your systems, do NOT, and I repeat do NOT fall asleep during the process, it may feel like you can just take a nap, but you will never wake up again in your life once you fall asleep during the process"
With that said the mage took the silver orb on the table and activated it by chanting in some ancient language not understandable to any of those present in the hall.
The orb then floated from his palm up to his head height pulsating more frequently and stronger than before. The mage called out to the girl in front of him to stand and told her to place her hand on the orb while warning her not to fall asleep again.
Then a bright light enveloped her hand for a moment, prompting her to shut her eyes due to the brightness, she groaned as a warm feeling traversed through her entire body for some time.
'So this is what he meant by not falling asleep, it just feels so comfortable' the girl thought
Then the warm feeling subsided, leaving her longing for more.
Then the secretary beside the mage walked towards the girl asking what type of system she had awakened.
"Um, it says I awakened a C Class Folding System" She replied.
"Huh, average" The secretary muttered under her breath as she wrote down on her checklist, quickly losing interest in the girl.
The mage then called out to the second person in line who was a boy wearing slightly more luxurious clothing than what Clay wore. The mage told the boy the exact same thing he told the girl, emphasizing the warnings.
A bright light enveloped the boy's hands as he placed his hands on the orb. The warm feeling came and went revealing the deactivated orb. The secretary once again came up to the boy asking him what his system was.
"I got a B Class Magnet System" The boy happily said.
The woman's eyes lit up, asking him for his name and other matters and writing down on her checklist.
Time passed by
It was Clay's turn.
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(SIKE Nearly gave you a cliffhanger haha)
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'I hope I get something good' Clay thought as he listened to the old mage
'The last guy got a D Class, surely I would get something better right?'
Clay placed his hand on the silver orb, causing a bright light to envelop his hands and light up the entire hall as many eyes were watching him from the sides. A warm feeling, comparable to that when he was relaxing on his bed, coursed through his veins.
Then a robotic and lifeless voice sounded in his head.
'Is this a joke?' Clay thought as his pupils shrunk, an indicator of shock and disbelief, with his mouth slightly agape and faster breathing, still in denial of the proof that was directly in front of his eyes. Clay was devastated.
With the way he was acting other people thought he had awakened something amazing, and with excited steps, the secretary walked to Clay hoping to have found a talent that could be beneficial to their kingdom. Only to be disappointed moments after asking Clay.
"I awakened an F Class Mapping System" Clay said with his head down in a disheartened tone.
The secretary clicked her tongue thinking that she got excited about nothing, she didn't even bother writing anything down. Although an F class was rare it didn't mean it was good, it just shows how hard it is to get something so bad.
Clay didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his luck, his friend Josh went to him and patted his back trying to comfort his friend. At this point, Josh knew that he shouldn't bring up the topic they talked about earlier. They both walked to the line that was formed for people who had awakened their systems.
"It's gonna be okay Clay, you just need to work harder" Josh tried consoling him.
"I know, I just can't believe it" Clay said with a shaky voice.
Clay's eyes were gradually being filled with determination, trying to find hope and fight back against this unfortunate fate that has befallen him. Clay took a slow and steady deep breath as he thought 'Open system'