The Beginning

It was like any other day for me, I awoke to the smell of breakfast in the air from my mother. Jumping out of bed, I ran to my twin brother's room to wake him up only to see an empty bed. Walking through the hills of animal books and drawings on the floor I pause, moving to the side as my brother crashes into his bed for the millionth time. "For someone who studies so much about animals, you still suck at hunting", I teased at my brother as we both laughed it off and did our routine "rock paper scissors" to decide who gets to use the bathroom first. Unsurprisingly he wins as he almost always does so I head downstairs to greet my parents. My mother is in the kitchen while my father is waiting at the dinner table, watching sports highlights on NPSE. "Today's the big day huh? You excited?" my father questioned. Yes father, I responded with clear nervousness in my voice that I'm sure he heard. "You'll be fine Oko, whatever your soul transformation is I'm sure you'll make an impact on the world with it", my mother said with a loving smile from the kitchen. My mother is Ignis Bey, with hair and eyes as red as the setting Sun and skin bronze as if it was kissed by that very same Sun, she is better known as The Queen of Flames, a national level pyromancer who's most honorable contribution to the war on the invaders was defeating a king level invader and his army of 30,000 soldiers. Forget her physical strength, her flames alone can destroy a city in a minute. My father Marcel Bey, a 7 foot tall dark skinned muscular man with golden eyes that always seek battle, better known as Juggernaut is a national level tank who at age 25 single handedly defeated 2 king level invaders with raw power and his legendary rank gauntlets. Just as I was about to respond I turned around, walking towards the steps while counting down from 3-2-1, "AND IF NOT HE'LL HAVE HIS HANDSOME, STRONG, INTELLIGENT YOUNGER BR-"Two outta three ain't bad Atsu, I jokingly but seriously said at my brothers infectious confidence as he walked down the stairs. "Oh yeah and which two is that Ko?" Atsu said with a frown on his face. Walking past him I tossed a dragon keychain to him that he's always had with him since a kid when he started this animal obsession, never turning back as I said "we both look alike so you I'll give you that one for free, you figure the other two out Su.". Letting out a small chuckle Su stood by my sitting father getting engulfed in the highlights as well as father said "He got you again Su? I don't know where he got those ninja like skills from, definitely not me. Oh well, I'm just glad he's not a thief." After my Grammy award winning performance I continued upstairs since it was finally my turn to get prepared for what we say on planet Terra is the test to determine the true nature of one's soul. Shortly after eating breakfast with our parents we headed to the place every teenager across the country would be headed, The Order of Souls. At age 15, our souls go through a change, that change can affect our race, personality, but most importantly our worthiness in the war on the invaders by giving us power and abilities beyond what a normal human can ever think of achieving. Hearing our parents stories growing up, it was always a dream of ours to protect our world from the invaders with the powers granted to us from our soul transformation. Making our way to the huge dome in the center of the city taking in all the life like architecture achieved through our advancements as a civilization we stop at our uncle's smithy to look around since we had time to spare before the event. Looking around I see various weapons, swords, knives, daggers, spears, halberds, and shields, some weapons I haven't even seen before as my brother was only concerned with knight like battle armors and swords. "Oko, what do you think our transformation will be?" Atsu asked as he stared at a blood red armor, looking like the armor of kings in the novels we read online. With your obsession you'll probably be some kind of animal while I'll be warrior that brings death to all who threaten our peace here, I coldly said to my brother trying to sound cool. "Bro lay off the novels and touch grass once in awhile". Yeah I will when you stay off animal planet, Mr. Irwin. "Too soon bro, too soon", Atsu said as our uncle sitting at the desk finally puts down his bottle of Ginessy and acknowledges us. "Hey Phews! What brings ya in today?" Hey Uncle Ginessy, just looking around before the event, Atsu responded, as I stopped by a pitch black scythe in a display case with otherworldly emblems on the shaft and a half black half red blade. "That's not my name you little sh- Oh you like that huh? said Uncle "Ginessy" even tho I was too focused on the impeccable weapon in front of me. "Yeah" was all I could muster when suddenly my uncle was right next to me and as he looked down at me he put a hand on my shoulder and said "Well since ya family and it's yo and that shitheads transformation day I said I'd let you both pick 2 things out of here for free, but unfortunately this weapon chooses its owner and it's always burned the shit outta anyone who touched it. 'Side from from me but I tell you what, I'm not in the business of being burned unwillingly so before I bring your mothers wrath upon me how bout you learn what your transformation is then if l feel like you can handle it, it's yours." As soon as I heard that I knew I couldn't wait any longer, I stormed out of the smithy headed to the dome leaving my brother behind. "What about me? Can I have this armor and sword?" Atsu asked Uncle Ginessy with puppy dog eyes. "Fuck no pay like everybody else go catch up with your brother". THANKS UNCLE GINESSY said Atsu as he took a swig of Ginessy and ran out of the door, catching up to me.