"Comrades, stay focused..." exclaimed a swordsman with fervor.
"As we decided, form the formation. We cannot let those demons win," the swordsman reiterated, drawing his sword from its sheath.
" healer, stay behind me and use your powers," instructed a figure.
"Can I help them? Opposite to the traveller card, can we use our real powers? No, if I do that, these people will perceive me as their enemy and try to eliminate me. But does it matter? Near the first, he believes he should help. Whatever is nearby, should appreciate my help, even if they perceive me as their enemy." The boy watched the battle unfolding before him, pondering silently. He couldn't decide what to do. His heart urged him to help as much as possible, but his mind warned him against it, fearing that people would misunderstand his gratitude as enmity and attempt to eliminate him.
...
"The boy put your hand around the awakening sphere," said the old man.
And Arjun stood in front of the awakening spear, placing both his hands on it.
"Feel your inner strength, close your eyes, and have trust in yourself," Arjun whispered to himself, feeling confidence surging within.
The awakening spear glowed, and signs of magic started appearing on Arjun's body, with a bluish light pulsating through his veins. After a while, the light from the awakening spear faded away.
"Is this my soul realm?" Arjun exclaimed, looking around in astonishment, seeing nothing but himself, his fingers, and his clothes illuminated by the light from the awakening spear.
"It seems like there's nothing here," Arjun murmured to himself, puzzled.
"So, the old man said that as soon as an element stardust or cluster appears, the magic awakening will be successful," Arjun recalled to himself.
Suddenly, faint lights began shimmering around Arjun. It was a tiny cluster, barely larger than a cherry. However, to Arjun, it seemed significant. He felt both joy and apprehension.
The apprehension stemmed from the possibility that if his assumptions were wrong, his survival on the planet would be challenging.
While Arjun was contemplating, the cluster grew significantly larger, almost the size of ten blue whales.
"Star cluster! It came out of nowhere?" Arjun exclaimed, astonished by its size.
"It's so large."
"Wait, this star cluster is red and light yellow," Arjun noticed, pointing out the colors.
When Arjun was engrossed in his awakening, commotion erupted in the Adventure Guild.
Hearing the commotion, the elderly person emerged from the awakening room and was taken aback and troubled by the scene before him.
The reception area was crowded, with many people visibly angry and frustrated.
As he stood there, a boy who worked in the Avengers Guild rushed over to him. "Sir, there's a problem here," the boy said, looking quite distressed.
"Tell me, what's the problem? Why is there such a big crowd in the reception area?" the elderly man asked the boy.
"Well, it's..." the boy hesitated.
"Oh, come on, tell me what's happening!" the elderly man raised his voice at the boy.
Feeling the old man's anger directed at him, the boy became flustered, took a step back, and took a deep breath before saying, "During a mission, a traveler died."
Upon hearing this, tension crept onto the elderly man's face. Now he understood why people were so agitated.
"Does the traveler have any significant background... any ranking... any influence?" the elderly man asked the boy calmly.
"Sir, the traveler went on a mission on the advice of the Adventure Font because monsters have taken over the Western Forest... The people living near the forest endure attacks from the monsters every day," the boy explained.
Continuing his narrative, the boy said, "When the traveler went there with his group to defeat those masters, the master attacked him unexpectedly, causing many members of his group to get injured. When the traveler sought help from the Adventure Guild, he received no response. Somehow, he managed to fend off the monster for a while, but many people were injured there. When he returned, a traveler had died, and since then, all the travelers are angry with them."
"Could it be that I have awakened?" Arjun said with joy.
"Yes, yes, now your realm has awakened," Arjun said.
A while later, when the elderly person enters the awakening room...
The Awakening Sphere began to glow in a red color...
"What's happening, boy? You have awakened the Fire Element," the elderly person said with joy.
"Yes, yes, now your realm has awakened," Arjun said.
A while later, when the elderly person enters the awakening room...
The Awakening Sphere began to glow in a red color...
"What's happening, boy? You have awakened the Fire Element," the elderly person said with joy.
Arjun immediately opened his eyes... and indeed, the Awakening Sphere was glowing in red, indicating his success in awakening the Fire Element.
Afterwards, Arjun and the elderly person exit the awakening room and head straight to the reception area.
"Sir, have you completed your elemental awakening?" the girl standing at the reception asks, looking at Arjun.
"Yes, he has," the elderly person replies to the girl at the reception, gesturing towards Arjun.
Arjun feels quite nervous as he sees the girl standing at the reception, feeling flustered by her beauty and charm.
"Very well done, sir," the girl says with a slight smile on her face. Then, she turns around, opens a cabinet, and takes out a small box from it, placing it on the table.
Arjun is quite surprised to see the box. It looks quite small, maybe around 6 inches in height, and is made of wood.
As the girl opens the box, a small spherical device similar to the one in the awakening room emerges, but the difference is that it has a silver-colored device attached underneath it and a USB wire attached to the device.
"Please place your hand on this," the girl at the reception tells Arjun.
"But what does it do?" Arjun asks, looking quite confused.
"Sir, this is an Identity True Awakening device. It will determine your elemental tier and accordingly provide you with a traveler ID... Your facilities from the Adventure Guild will be provided based on your traveler rank," the girl at the reception explains to Arjun.
Arjun places his hand on the small awakening sphere, and after a while, it starts glowing red. When Arjun looks at the girl, she seems to be doing something on a device. Later, when he goes to the awakening sphere, the red light shines again, and he becomes the same as before.
"How can this be?" the girl asks, surprised, looking at him.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" the elderly person asks the girl standing at the reception.
"Sir, see for yourself," the girl says, turning the device towards the elderly person. Upon seeing it, the elderly person becomes astonished and starts looking towards Arjun.
Seeing both of us staring at her, she also starts feeling nervous. Arjun gathers the courage to ask, "Is there any problem?"
"This device is not properly identifying your elemental power. It's not even showing your E-rank elemental power," the elderly person says, leaving Arjun surprised and worried.
"I think there might be a malfunction in the device, so it's giving incorrect readings," the reception girl says with a fake smile.
As this is happening to him for the first time, having handled more than a thousand travelers' IDs in a year, this has never happened before. There might be some technical issue due to frequent use of the machine.
"Sir, for this time, I'll give you an E-rank traveler ID... and I'll take this device to the headquarters soon, and you can come back after 3 months and retest it," the reception girl says.
"Why only 3 months? Why not for tomorrow?" Arjun asked.
With a smile, the reception girl explains, "Sir, the traveler card you will receive will be temporary, and after you receive missions for 3 months, your performance and point collection will determine your permanent card. It will only be valid for one year, and you will need to renew this card every year."
Arjun understands the reception girl's point from her expression in the reception.
Taking a deep breath, the reception girl says, "Sir, what I mean is that the traveler card you will receive will be temporary for 3 months, and after you receive missions, your performance will be evaluated, and you will receive a permanent card. It will only be valid for one year, and you will need to renew this card every year."
Arjun understands the reception girl's point.
When the girl at the reception handed Arjun his traveler card,
Traveller Identity Card
Card Size: 3 inches
Material: Sapphire and platinum
Body Style: Sleek and sophisticated
Adventure Guild Name: Elemental Explorers Guild
Details:
Arjun's Photo: Attached
Name: Arjun
Height: 6 feet
Age: 17 years
Element Name: Fire
Element Ranks:
Fire Element:
Rank: E-Rank
Status: Awakened
he noticed it and read it. After reading it, a slight smile appeared on his face.
The reason the Identity True Awakening device couldn't determine his element rank was unclear. Would Arjun face difficulties ahead because of this?
With the E-rank traveler ID now in his possession, what would Arjun do next?