1 RAGING FLAMES
The Luo's clan exicted since many century. It is respected and feared by most of the Empire. This clan has already bringing down a two star sect on is own. It is something that isn't possible even by the Empire. More than twenty thousand members composed the Luo's clan. There are all mainly dispached between the Luo alchemist branch, the Luo hunter branch, the Luo corpse branch and the main family branch.
There are some family that are not realy part of any of the Luo clan branch and sadly for them, there just struggled to barely survive. Which the exception of one family, it isn't they are too weak to be part of a branch like the other family but in fact because of the contrary. The assassin family, they have something like a few dozen members but they are all well trained and that since there are young. All the members of that family are respected and recognised by the clan as the elite force of the clan. With a story older than eight hundreds years, the Luo clan had meet several crisis and ennemies but with the help of the fondateur and the assassin family they only grow stronger war after war. However, even if there are strong and help the clan more than any other family not even one they were able to produce a peerless genuis that can lead the entire clan. And that is because there name perfectly fit them. They are strong but not strong enough to lead the clan in unity without the use of scheme. Fortunately, all the family head until now didn't search for that position because they knew more than anyone that they can't assume that position.
Almost forgotten by everyone, there are a simple family, that live near the assassin family. Almost nobody know about them not because ther are overshadowed by the assassin family but because there are the smallest and the weakest family of the Luo clan. Eight, that all the members of that family and that is when we count a child who didn't even born. With four elderly and two weak child this family is bend to disapear.
That is Luo xing family. Luo xing is a beautiful little girl loved by everyone. She just reach the aged of six but some clever person can already discern the outrageous beautiful woman she will become. She was the most precious jewel of his family but also of the young succesor of the assassin clan, Luo ming. Those two child lived closed by and so often play together.
Today was not a ordinary day. It was the great day when destiny was fall on every child of the Luo familly. Obviously, Luo xing and Luo ming went together to have there talent tested. Luo ming didn't have to go has the young master of the assassin family, he was already tested and knew he has a solid grade 5 talent but how can he miss a chance to walk around with Luo xing.
It was a one in five years event so there are of course hundred and hundred people waiting for destiny. Almost all the child from six years to ten years were gathered in the main place of the Luo clan. Luo xing and Luo ming were lucky enough to live realy near that place then they just need two little hours to walk here but children from all deph of the Luo clan came here. They were at days from home and will most likely go back as soon as they arrive. Some great noble from the empire is there also, accompagning their children to may be a one life trip.
Everybody know the Luo clan produce expert. Just being a servant here is way better to cultivate than trying desesperatly in the Empire but just being a servant is not a easy task and if is not for a incredible talent detected only Luo clan members are trained. The talent test in the Luo clan is also totally diferent tHan the test at the empire. A great grade 5 talent in the empire will only be a mealy grade 3 talent here but there are also some rare case were a weak rank 2 talent in the empire was a mighty grade 5 talent there. And after training he became a great dragon than no one dare to offense.
Normaly during that kind of event the parent follow the children to share their joy and sadness but Luo xing parent coudn't really aford to miss a day of work if they want to eat and with the protection of the young master Luo ming they have nothing to fear. Luo xing didn't resent her parent for that. She know how tough they situation is and she only hope she had a great talent to change the poor destiny of her family.
Four person were assignate to test the younger these year and five hundreds twenty three children will have to be tested. Luo ming and Luo xing waited patiently their turn at a edge of the place.
Sudently a youth voice call Luo xing:
"little girl, come with me! The great me like your face! Be honorate!"
Luo xing didn't even have the time to react before Luo ming shoot:
"since when begglar of the empire do have the gut to woo girl from my Luo clan?
- hmph, the Luo clan is indeed impressive but you little boy are nothing in the eye of the great me. If it wasn't for my respect of the Luo clan the great me wouldn't even bothered to answer you.
- You....
- Luo ming calm down a little please is not a place to rise a ruckus and you already know your talent there is no need to argue with him
- so you think he have a better talent than the great me little girl. It is interresting why don't we see right now
- as you wish and since your are so confident why don't we bet.
- What do you want to bet with the great me
- you will admit in front of every person presente here that you will never woo women again
- Luo ming! What are you doing you know it isn't a place to wreak havoc.
- Hahaha, see even her said you shouldn't mess with the great me
- you are wrong it is just that Luo Ming-sama risk to be punished
- ho... you are some kind of young master no wonder you dare to be so arrogant in front the great me but I am taking your bet. And you will have to kowtow and beg for forginess if I win
- fine
- I am such a kindhearted to just humiliating you and not take your live you must learn from this event not everyone is as kind as the great me"
After saying another taunt the youth went to be tested. He was quicky followed by Luo ming and Luo xin. Just when they arrived near a senior to be tested, Luo xing pinch Luo ming and said:
"Luo ming you have to cancel this bet now if not I will call you Luo ming sama and treat you as I should
- that didn't seems to bad to have a more obedient Luo ming
- your right Luo ming-sama, this poor thing didn't know what she was doing Luo ming-sama I beg you Luo ming-sama to forgive this clueless me that didn't know her own place. Please now excuse me Luo ming-sama I will whip myself one hundred time for sin if it is not enough you can ad any amount you think right Luo ming-sama
- stop here, I understand I will try to cancel it now... heu poor stupid noble... heu no... the great
- stupide you....heu
- what are you doing?
- I think of a way to ask the stupide man in front of me to cancel the bet
- stop trying being funny
- ok ok you sure are not funny at all
- if it wasn't for you to create useless trouble I shouldn't be that strict with you"
while they were chatting the youth was already in front of the senior.
" Place yours right hand here I we start the test when you say you are ready,ok?
- yes, I'm ready"
Quickly, three flame appear out of nowhere in front of the youth and slowly two other emmerge. A grade 5, he was a grade 5 talent. Even in the Luo clan a grade 5 talent was something that appear once in one hundred years and just this year three emmerge when you ad this number with the perfect match; the young mistress of the main family Branch, Luo Mai twelve year old and the young master of the alchemist branch Luo Pao thriteen years old; that make five grade 5 talent in less than ten years. The luo clan will reach a new high realy soon, may be grade 3 sect would not be able to compete with them anymore. The senior was realy exicted by this ideal but when he saw the youth was not from the Luo clan he calm himself a little and said:
" great your talent is good you will be a inner disciple. How old are you?
- I'm eigh years old
- humm... Great! Follow the instructor behind me they will lead you to your new home
- can I wait a little to see the result of my friends?
- Yes you can."
the senior did not pay to much attention to his so called friend before he answer if he had would have recognised Luo ming and wouldn't let him wait here to scold Luo ming. But it was too late Luo ming was in front him with a little cold smile
" young master ming, what are you doing here?
- nothing in particular, I just have a little bet with the stupid brat here
- haha...ha...ah....ah young master you have already be tested there are no point at showing of now and it make the other wait for nothing
- then just test me quickly
- Luo ming can't you just withdraw and go home?
- Yes please help me miss xing
- Nop
- miss xing please help some more
- I can't do much I already ask him to cancel the bet but he didn't even try as just a little commoner I can't say anything to Luo ming-sama, I can just go and whip...
- oye brat, mind if we cancel the bet ?
- If you apologise I can cancel that bet to gave a little face to the Luo clan
see it is not me that don't try he just too arrogant
- ok ok your hand please and every body saw it a five grade talent you have succesfully kill the suprise effect wanted by yours father and will go in seclusion during three month
- heu... what?
- You didn't listen before you leave, din't you?
- Listen? To whom?
- Your father, I was here when it say it to you
- I don't remenber anything like that
- as I thought.... fine, it is not not my problem it is yours at least I try to stop you hopefully that will be enough to save me
- it is not that bad at least a I win my bet
- Win? Win what your just a grade five talent juste like me
- just like you? You are barely a grade five talent I'm a true grade five talent. You are just a fraud
- stop here you two! Let's say it is a draw no one win no one lost
- fine if it is what you wish Luo xing
- the great me is magnanimous I gave you face and accept
- gave face my ass
- great. Then sir, I am truly flaterred that you try to seduce me but I am just a poor commoner and didn't think we have no destiny together. So please don't try to pursuit me anymore.
- No destiny? Because you think the great me would have take you as a concubine ? You are just a pottery, a find not too ugly for the moment. Are yu even worth to be my pottery
- yes it is as you said I am not worthy so forget about me. There are countless girl that more worthly than me anywere you will go (even in hell)
- …
- luo xing you didn't have to belittle yourself that much
- luo ming-sama your word are too gentle for the poor me and don't worry as you ask I will whip myself just after I finish with my test
- But...but...."
before Luo ming succeed to imagine an answer Luo xing had already procced to her test. She has done as the other but after five long minute nothing appear. Everyone was stunned, unable to procceed what happened. The most talentless human should at least able to light one flame. She tested wish someone different for the same result. After some time, she became the laughing stock of the place.
Hundred of people laughing, her resigned wet eyes and the clumsy Luo ming trying to reconforted her it was trully a master piece. How can someone be so unfortunated. No flame, no matter how much she try she wouldn't even be able to step out of the forging boby realm and this is the first realm. Martial art was impossible for her, she already know she wouldn't be talented for martial art but she hope she could at least help her parent when she grow up. But even that was impossible.
Any way, with the help of Luo ming she would at least be able to live somewhere in the empire without to much discrimination. But she had the poorest luck than was ever saw. Luo ming went to seclusion three month and the youth was perfectly free. Free to destroy her. She didn't know but he wasn't just some stupide noble son, he was the crown prince of the empire and to be rejected by a nobody who have a talent worst than a cow was an insult he wasn't willing to forget. Just one month after the test, while Luo xing was starting to slowly accept the reality three gard knock at her house. It was nothing too unusual at the beginning but strangely small sense of uneasiness awake in Luo xing heart.
Her family have two house , the house of her parent and the house of her grandparent. She was in her room for who know what reason she crawled to look at the house of the always calm granparents of her. She didn't see the usual calm house, with the gentle grandma out humming some strange melody while she sew something useless. She saw the house file up with flames, with raging flames.
