Anvirill, is a relatively small town in the country of Fratticor. It's a town where the majority of the people there are blacksmiths. And once a year, an Appraisal ceremony happens to find out the elemental affinity of the residents.
The minimal age for participating is 14 and there are 9 main elements, each with 3 types of users. We have Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Electricity, Nature, Light, and Time. And the 3 variants are Manipulators that can control the element, Amplifiers that can change the state of an element, and Augmenters that can create structure/objects from the element. With the rarest out of them all being Light Augmenters, and Time Manipulators.
Varas looks around the square for a bit, he's a fairly tall boy in Anvirill. With brown hair, black eyes, and a square face, he resembled his mother a lot. Today he decided to wear a black shirt and brown breeches, borrowed from his brother.
"Hey Varas! Come over here!" called an impish looking boy in the distance, sitting on a curb with 5 others
"Hey Marcus, how's it been?" Marcus was wearing a gray shirt with a brown vest on top and and brown breeches
"We've been waiting for you for over an hour now, what's the hold up Varas?" A white haired boy responds
"Nice to see you too Lupin" Varas says
Lupin Andreal, a skinny, white haired boy with green eyes.
"But no joke, everyone was starting to get bored here waiting" A white haired girl added
She was Themis Andreal, Lupin's sister with the same features as him too.
the only differences are, her condescending personality, long hair, and fox-like eyes. She's wearing a plain green dress that fits the standards of the village
"Hey guys, we should get going as to not be late" Said a black haired girl
Her name is Lumena Eleyson, she has short black hair, and silver eyes. She looks like an adult when she is actually 15 like the rest of us
"Alright then, we better go to the square."
Marcus stands up and everyone follows
"So, what element do you guys think you'll get?" Asked Themis while walking
"I'm praying for Wind to be honest" Lupin says
"As long as it's not Fire, i'm good" Marcus says
"But aren't the Caesars all fire manipulators?" Themis asks
"I hate my family, they're too focused in blacksmithing to care about anything else"
Marcus answers
"Oh, that explains a lot. How about you Varas?" Lupin asks
"I don't care about it that much, as long as it's useful"
"What a lame answer" Themis mocks
"How about you then? huh?" Varas challenges
"It's natural that i get Water, due to my serenity" she boasts
Lupin snorts while muttering
"more like insanity"
Before anyone could argue anymore, a figure appears atop the crystal ball. The figure was an old man with long gray robes, a white beard that looks like clouds, and long white hair with small streaks of brown in it
"Silence! Citizens of Anvirill. My name is Chronos, Professor Chronos. I come from the capital. We shall now start the Appraisal Ceremony!" The wizard announced
The crowd cheered in anticipation as the Professor lists off names one by one.
The majority of people got the Fire element but there was the occasional electricity or nature.
Until finally, a familiar name gets called
"Next up, we have Lupin Andreal!" said the wizard
"Oh that's me! Wish me luck guys" Lupin says as he runs up the stage
"Place your hand on the ball and focus your energy into it" the wizard instructed
Lupin complied. Suddenly, the ball glowed teal and showed the letters AU
"Congratulations child, you are a wind augmenter!" said the wizard
The crowd cheered loudly for Lupin as he went down the stage.
"Dude! Your wish came true!" Marcus exclaimed
"I know! This is the best!" Lupin says giddily
"Well good for you brother, now it's time for my prophecy to come true" Themis says arrogantly
"You're not an oracle but sure i guess" Varas responds
Themis gets called on to the stage and does the process. The ball suddenly turns green with an AM on it
"Looks like you're a Nature Amplifier child, congratulations" said the wizard
the crowd cheered as she left the stage
"So? Did your 'vision' come true?" Marcus teases
"Better that nothing i guess" she grumbled, clearly annoyed
"Well he had it coming. Looks like Lumena's next in line" Varas says
Sure enough, Lumena gets called next.
When she touches the ball, it turns white and shines brighter than the sun and the letters AU is projected on it
"Congratulations little girl, you are the 15th Light Augmenter to ever exist!" Announced the wizard
The crowd exploded with shock, disbelief, and pride as she ran off the stage
"Ahhh! I ACTUALLY GOT IT. I ACTUALLY GOT LIGHT" Lumena screams in delight
"Good for you Lumena, your wish came true. Unlike a certain someone" Lupin grins before getting slapped in the back of the head by Themis
"Anyways. Celebrations come after the ceremony, next one to go in our friend group is Marcus right?" Themis diverts the topic
"Oh right, after like 2 more people, after me it's Varas" Marcus realizes
"Well good luck out there bud" Varas says
"We're gonna awaken tonight right? After being appraised, you awaken just a few hours later right?" Themis asks
"I think so, i forgot though" Marcus answers
After a few minutes, Marcus' turn finally comes. He gets on the stage and touches the ball, it glows brown with the letter M on it
"Congrats boy! you are an earth manipulator!" Said the wizard
the crowd cheers like usual as Marcus makes his way back to our group
"I didn't expect Earth, but as long as it's not Fire. I'm happy" Marcus says
"Congrats i guess" Themis says nonchalantly
"The last one, We have Varas Romanov"
announced the wizard
"Let's see what i get then, bye guys" Varas says as he runs up the stage
He takes a deep breath and touches the ball.
Suddenly, his hand gets sucked into the ball, the sky turns black, the ball too and it shakes violently, wind swirls around the ball in a counter-clockwise pattern.
"PROFESSOR CHRONOS! WHAT IS THIS!" Varas screams through the wind.
He tries to pull his hand out but it doesn't budge, his brown hair swaying with the wind.
Suddenly, the ball projects the letter M and everything calms down again, Varas pulls his hand out of the ball as the wizard rushes down to him
"CHILD! WHAT HAPPENED. WHAT DID YOU SEE?" the wizard demanded
"I-i didn't see anything p-professor!" Varas says
The professor looks at Varas, filled with doubt and uncertainty. He looks at the crowd who has started to gather around them and sighs
"Ceremony Over! Everybody scram or i'll individually send all of you home with a slap!" And so, everyone disperses and walks back home
"We will talk tomorrow child" said the wizard as he walks toward the crystal ball
And so everyone walks back home in silence