Enki awoke with a start laying in the corner of an alleyway, Bong Bong Bong Bong the continuous clanging of the city bell alerted him that today was the awakening…... "What was that just now? A dream? But… it felt so real!" He could see several people around his age making their way past the alley he occupied and toward the city center. Still fearful of the events that had seemingly just transpired, Enki makes his way slowly to the center of the city following all the others who had come of age.
Passing all the closed stores in town Enki remembered that each year everything in the city except the most essential services shut down for the awakening ceremony as it was a huge deal! The new up and coming Cultivators would soon have to assume the fight against the Primals. Primals were the natural enemy of the human race, similar to earthly creatures, however, anywhere from five to fifty times increase in size! The strongest beast know to man had been the Golden Prism Ether Falcon, fortunately that was the strongest beast yet know, unfortunately that was the strongest beast known and it had taken a substantial number of lives and billions in resources in compensation before it's defeat.
Enki lined up at the table and waited for his number. Looking around he noticed that no one seemed to be staring at him, instead like him their eyes darted around curiously and timidly like a rabbit when it senses a fox. Slowly making his way to the front of the line he wonders what the events of today will bring for him. "Unfortunately, I'm still worried about dying by the hand of that elder and being killed… However, my life now is miserable its starvation and no relief from the elements year-round and miserable, so death is almost preferable!"
He finally makes his way to the table to claim his number, fifty-seven. He goes to stand in the newly formed line of his peers who have already selected their lot number. After all, had collected their identifying numbers the instructors of the awakening center direct all of the lined-up awakeners to a platform with a perfectly clear crystal ball. If it weren't for an occasional gleam of energy swirling inside one couldn't even, see the ball without searching heavily.
Finally, after about an hour went by Enki found himself standing at the front of the line, "Only a few more to go…" each of the boys goes forward to place their hand on the crystal ball of observation. "Congratulations, young man, you have awakened a great spirit root. Your cultivation in the future should be decently fast and you should be able to become a Sublimation or even a Prism user in the future!" One of the testers exclaimed as a young man comes forward and places his hand on the crystal ball.
Next is the boy in front of Enki. He steps forward cautiously as he knows this moment can change his whole life! He slowly raises his hand and places it on the crystal ball. At first nothing happens then the crystal begins to dimly glow; however, the light keeps increasing and soon shines like the sun in front of the crowd…. "Immortal Cultivation root…. How can this be?? You can easily cultivate to the realm of the Paladin and extremely fast as well!"
"This scene seems so familiar… Why do I have a knot in my stomach…"
In the distance a tall elderly man steps forward and says, "Our Star Eruption sect will take this one!" No one says a word to argue as this man is the Sect leader of Star Eruption sect, which happens to be the number one sect in the country! "Follow me boy!" The elderly man starts to walk off and the young man who had just been tested, intrigued by this man and his sect runs and follows closely behind.