A young man with platinum blonde hair and sky blue eyes sat on a luxurious chair that resembled a mini throne, sipping tea elegantly. His name was Leonardo Rafaello Morbius Lionheart, heir to the Lionheart and Morbius families. He was anxiously waiting for his star awakening ceremony to start.
This was Leo's second life. In his previous life, he had been an average youngster without any notable characteristics, an orphan on top of that.
One night, while walking home from his part-time job, he saw a girl jumping in front of a heavy vehicle. He tried to save her, and BAM, he got isekai'd by truck-kun.
Leo had always thought such stories were absurd until it happened to him.
After the BAM, he opened his eyes as a baby. Those early days were a blur, his infant brain unable to process his mature thoughts.
*Knock, knock.*
Leo refocused, stopping his reminisce ,setting his tea cup on the table. "Come in," he called.
A beautiful girl with blonde hair and red eyes entered the room. Leo smiled at the sight of her. "Sister!" he exclaimed, quickly standing to greet her. "I thought everyone was in the ceremonial hall."
The girl walked toward him and She pulled him into a tight hug, her warmth enveloping him. "I got worried and came to check on you. Are you okay, Leo? Nervous?" She asked.
Her concern warmed his heart. "I'm not a kid anymore, Liv. I'm an adult now. You don't have to worry so much," he replied, looking into her beautiful eyes. He always had a thing for these red beauties.
"Hmph! Acting all grown up even before the ceremony," she pouted. "You'll always be my little brother, no matter how big you get." She streched his cheeks playfully.
Chuckling, he snuggled into her embrace.
Livia Ariella Morbius, she was his mother's sister's daughter. She had been adopted by his mother after her parents passed away unfortunately , when she was four four years old. Livia was three years older than leo.She had always been his reliable, loving big sister who dotes on him a lot. Too much actually.
"I remember when you were just a baby, clinging to me and crying whenever I left the room," Livia said, ruffling his hair affectionately. "You've grown so much, but to me, you'll always be that adorable little boy."
Leo blushed slightly, feeling a mixture of embarrassment and gratitude.
"Which constellations do you think I will activate, Liv?" he asked, breaking the hug.
"Whichever you activate, you'll be fine, honey. You are a member of both the Lionheart and Morbius families. Every constellation affiliated with both families are powerful. If you're lucky, you might obtain more than one," she said, gently stroking his cheek. "No matter what happens, remember that I'm proud of you."
Listening to his sister, Leo's heart felt at ease.
"And given your parents' circumstances, there's a high chance you'll activate one of the main constellations," Livia added.
Leo fell into deep thought.
In this new Realm, Galaxia, yes a realm not a world, magic and advanced science coexisted. It was a so called sci-fi fantasy with various races like humans, elves, dwarves, beastkin, demons, angels and much more.
Galaxia consisted with three inter realms.
Lower, Middle and Upper
Lower realm, Gaiya was were the normal mortal people inhabited, they were very weak in constitution comparing other two realms.
There were many races who lived there
Middle realm ,Aetheria was where many higher races lived. It was the home of races like high elves, high humans and ancient vampires.
Upper realm wich was Celestia, was the home of progeniters. It was more like a country than a realm. It was quite small compared to other two realms. It consisted thirteen progenitor duke families and one royal family.
In this world magic came from constellations, Unlike those webnovels and comics, In galaxia constellations weren't living beings.
They were more like power sources.
To use magic, or star skills, one had to connect to a constellation.
High-ranked constellations often required a bloodline connection.
That was why Families like Leo's were deeply respected.
There were 13 highest-ranking constellations, each associated with a powerful duke family.
They were,
Ares - Ares Family
Taurus - Taurus Family
Gemini - Duatra Family
Cancer - Carcinos Family
Leo - Lionheart Family
Virgo - Korin Family
Libra - Dorion Family
Scorpio - Arachne Family
Sagittarius - Archer Family
Capricorn - Marlane Family
Aquarius - Aquarius Family
Pisces - Ikthys Family
These were the 12 zodiacs or 12 Great constellations
Other than these twelve,
The thirteenth zodiac or so called forgotten zodiac, Orphicus was related to Morbius family.
These 13 families were the powerhouses of Galaxia.
The royal family was the honarable Celestine family witch affiliated with constellation The Crown.
Some might say thirteen dukes are too much but hey, galaxia had two goddamn realms to rule for and even those thirteen had a hard time ruling over them.
As younger generation in Galaxia reached 15, they underwent the awakening ceremony to activate their origin constellation. This constellation determined their magical potential, ranked from F to SS. As the heir to two zodiac families, Leo was expected to activate at least a S rank constellation, but anxiety gnawed at him.
*knock , knock*
A knock sounded at the door. Livia, enjoying her time with Leo, called out, "You may enter."
Through the slowly opening door , A maid with black hair entered, smiling and bowing politely. "It's time for the ceremony, young master. Young miss, your presence is also requested."
Leo took a deep breath. "Very well, let's go to the cerenonial hall, Cat," he said, fixing his clothes.
The maid approached to help, her fingers brushing against his skin as she adjusted his outfit.
"I can't believe my little young master is having his awakening. It feels like just yesterday that you were sucking my boobies as if there were no tomorrow, my~how fast boys awaken" she said, a hint of playfulness in her voice.
Leo's face turned bright red. Livia laughed heartily at catrina's naughty remarks.
"Stop it, both of you!" he shouted, covering his face.
Livia, still laughing, teased, "Maybe you should let him do it again Cat." With that, she hugged Leo once more, pressing a kiss to his forehead she hurried out of the room.
"Hey you-" she was gone even before leo coukd say something
"Oh my, does the young master want me to keep fussing over him like this?" Catrina teased, her eyes sparkling with mischief as she adjusted his collar, her fingers lingering a moment longer than necessary.
Leo cleared his throat, trying to hide his embarrassment. "Ahem, let's go now, Cat. We shouldn't to be late."
Catrina chuckled, giving him a playful wink. "As you wish, young master. But if you ever need a little more attention, just let me know," she said, her tone flirtatious as she took his hand and led him toward the door.
Blushing, Leo thought, "Ugh, these women are too much."
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During the walk to the hall, Catrina continued to tease him. "You know, young master, it's a shame we can't spend more time together. You've grown up to be so handsome," she said, her voice low and seductive. "I bet all the girls will be fawning over you."
Leo's blush deepened. "Cat, Stop teasing me," he muttered, trying to focus on the path ahead.
Catrina laughed softly. "Oh my, but it's so much fun," she replied, her eyes twinkling. "And who knows, maybe after the ceremony, we can find some time to... Awaken again."
Leo gulped, his mind racing. "Let's just focus on the ceremony for now," he said, trying to keep his voice steady.
Catrina squeezed his hand gently. "Of course, young master. I am always here for you," she whispered, her breath warm against his ear.
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Entering the ceremonial hall, Leo admired its grandeur. It looked like a massive library with many seats arranged like a church. At the end there was a golden monolith with an ethereal glow. The ceiling displayed constellations and galaxies, it reminded leo about Hogwarts' Great Hall.
Serena Francesca Morbius , matriarch of the morbius family and acting head of lionheart family , His beloved mother. She was the one he loved the most. And she will be the one he will love the most. She was his first family in two lifetimes. She was the most important person to her in the world . If he loved someone that he loved to his mother only his sister could compared to her. Those two women were his everything.
When he looked at his mother , he could see that she was trying to come to him but his grandmother was holding her to her seat , not letting go. He let out a small chuckle . And set his eyes straight.
Leo steadily reached to the monolith and stood in front of it. Beside the golden monoith a Aged man with a white beard and white hair, wearing a priest clothes stood proudly.
Looking at the priest like man he couldn't but to laugh inwardly.
This man was one of the elders of lionheart family. Member of Black lions, It was practically the special force under the lionheart army. So he was everything but a calm priest.
"Uncle Gerald," Leo greeted him.
"Little Leo, are you ready?" Gerald asked, patting his head.
"I'm not little anymore, Uncle Gerald. And yes, I'm ready."
Gerald chuckled. "Indeed you are, young master." He patted Leo's head again.
"Now then without wasting time, lets begin the awakening ceremony."
"Now young master all you have to do is to put your hand on the monolith. It will connect your fate with constellations and find the most suitable connection for you." Old man explained.
"Now then, go ahead young master" saying that gerald took few steps back from the monolith.
Leo stepped forward, took a deep breath, and placed his hand on the monolith. "Here we go," he murmured.
Suddenly The ceiling's stars and constellations vanished, replaced by darkness.
Cozy Warmth spread through Leo's body, a familiar yet unfamiliar sensation. Leo felt a warmth spreading through his body. It was a subtle and relaxing. It was a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.
Few seconds later few stars started to appear on the pitch black ceiling.
Leo's heart was beating fast. He looked at the ceiling anxiously.
Stars slowly aligned in a pattern and finally
It took a form of a proper constellation
It was the constellations that leo activated.
Leo felt something open in his mind.
Something that was noble yet ferocious
He had activated the constellation of leo
Which represented the lionheart family.
He felt immensely relieved. Niw he didn't have to worry about disgracing his family or being bullied.
Even among the all zodiac heirs only few could activate the highest constellations. And he is now one of them.
He Now had nothing to be worried about.
" congratulations youngmaster, you have activated one of the zodiacs" it was gerald who congratulated him.
"Thank you uncle" he smiled happily and was going to take the hand off from the monolith.
But to leo's surprise it didn't came off
Before he could think about anithing, constellations of leo that was on the middle of the ceiling floated toward the end of the pitch black sky
And then another set of stars began to appear
Slowly they also began to arrange in a pattern
When the constellations was arranged he coud recognize it
He knew it because it was morbius family's constellation
It was orphichus
The thirteenth constellation
He just activated the forgotten constellation that nobody in the family could activate.
It has to be said that even without activating the main constellation morbius family was on of the strongest families in the world. Thats hiw strong the varient constellations of orphichus were.
Then how powerful would be the main constellation
"Shit did i became the protoganist of this world or something ? " leo asked himself
And then
It happened again
"Oh c'mon now you're joking with me" leo muttered
He had activated his third constellation
Six stars appeared in the sky
"North star! North star! Young master activated the north star" he could hear gerald shouting
By now knowledge that was etched in to the constellations had started streaming in to his mind. He was feeling dizzy by the information barrage.
"Shit these are too much" leo cursed
But it wasn't the end
In the sky fourth constellation started to manifest
Circle of stars that contained nine stars appeared
He didn't know what that constellation was. Nor did he had the mental capacity to think about it now.
He was slowly slipping his conscience
The last thing he heard before blacking out was his mother and sister shouTing his name.
"Well fuck" he cursed
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