Next generation of talents

Everyone in the room, including Elder Vova and the Clan Leader felt their eyes widen slightly the moment they examined Nyssa's talents.

This girl, whom was mortal born without any sort of Fae Master heritage had actually awakened a first-tier talent!

Granted, from their measurements, it was only a 262% origin essence sea, but still, awakening two first-tier talents in two years.... what a boon this was to the Kovacs Clan!

Niklos sent Elder Vova a glance, causing the elderly man to nod slightly before smiling and calling the next name. Just like last year, even if they couldn't directly influence Randolf's strength with free Fae and extra teachings, they could still let her progress quicker than most, under the guise of protecting a talented descendent of the Clan.

Many of her mortal friends, and Fae Master descendents looked at Nyssa as if she was some sort of idol.

They admired her from afar, but couldn't help but feel slightly envious of her luck and talents. Some of them hadn't awakened Fae Master talents, but she had awakened one of the highest levels of talents within the Clan!

If they had even half of her talents, then they would at least be able to reach Rank 2 within their lifetimes. Anything further than that was up to the heavens....

Arthur narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the young girls Origin Fae.

'White Devil Fae? Wasn't it just supposed to be a Devil Fae?', he thought.

Devil Fae belonged to the Devil Attributed Fae typing. They were similar to Transformation Attributed Fae in that one could transform into something other than their original form, however, Devil Attributed Fae exclusively transformed a person into a member of the Devil Race.

The Devil Race was a member of the Myriad Races. They resided in Purgatory Heaven and possessed an innate desire for war and conflict. Their society was built purely on strength, and despite the fact that they were commonly associated with schemes and backstabbing, Devils worshipped the strong and had no problems following strong members of their own, or even other Races.

Demons were the Race that specialised in backstabbing. It was easy for someone who hadn't met either of these Races to get confused.

Arthur's gaze flickered from the next person in line to Nyssa who was playing with the White Devil Fae in her hands. It was shaped just like a spider, although on its abdomen, where the webbing should normally be stored, a white coloured skull could be seen.

'White Devils are a stronger variation of just normal Devils. Unlike the Human Race, all Devils, regardless of whether they cultivate or not, will at least have the strength of a Rank 1 Fae Master when they're fully grown. White Devils on the other hand, would have the strength of a Rank 2 Fae Master when fully grown.....'.

Nyssa's White Devil Fae wasn't nearly enough to perform a full Devil Transformation, however, the presence of the White Devil Fae did cause Arthur to revaluate her worth.

The White Devil Fae, similar to the Fiend Fae only increased physical strength, however, did cause two white coloured horns to appear out of her forehead. Since it was only a Rank 1 Fae, Nyssa's strength would increase dramatically whenever she activated it, however the origin essence expenditure was extremely high as a result.

'If she could reach Rank 2, then perhaps she might be worth keeping around', Arthur thought.

Even if Arthur needed to use some Rule Attributed Fae, or Contract Fae with her, for the time being he knew that if he wanted to, he could pull her towards him, just like he did to Andrea.

He might not even have to use the Attraction Tree Fae....

Arthur paid attention to a couple other new Fae Masters, most of whom were mortal born, but a single one was the illegitimate son of one of the Clan Elders.

Elder Zarek.

Technically, he would be Alina's uncle.

"Dagen Kovacs.... second-tier talent! Origin Fae.... Blood Vine Fae!".

"Eric Kovacs.... second-tier talent! Origin Fae.... Moonsword Fae!".

"Helga Kovacs.... third-tier talent! Origin Fae.... Tempest Essence Fae!".

"Henrik Kovacs.... second-tier talent! Origin Fae..... Mountain Bulwark Fae!".

Arthur congratulated and smiled genuinely as he guided these new Fae Masters towards the waiting area. With the exception of Henrik, perhaps due to his status as an illegitimate child, all of them proudly accepted Arthur's praise, increasing their confidence several folds.

Dagen, Eric were both young men, with small, short statures, however, both of them awakened to second-tier talents, in addition to pretty rare Origin Fae. The Blood Vine Fae could be used to control a certain area around the Fae Master and could devour blood in order to restore itself.

While the Moonsword Fae.... well, one only needed to watch Arthur in order to see just how strong said Fae was.

Helga Kovacs on the other hand.... her Origin Fae was actually an origin essence regeneration Fae. A variation of the traditional Wind Essence Fae, the Tempest Essence Fae restored origin essence slightly faster, at the cost of stamina and endurance.

The girl was quite tall for someone of both her age, and mortal bloodline, already being 160 centimetres tall at the age of fifteen. It was possible that she had already reached her maximum height, but Arthur knew that she would be almost as tall as him in the years to come.

Arthur smiled as he gazed silently towards the numerous Fae Masters that had awakened this year.

He had already made a note of quite a number of Fae Masters within his age grouping, and had planned to sow seeds between them and him in the coming days. The Affection Tree Fae should be quite useful in the days to come as well.

Not only that, but he had planned to interact with some of the Fae Masters his own age as well. He needed to keep Randolf close enough to make sure he didn't do anything stupid again, and he had to get closer with some of the more useful Fae Masters within the Village.

Those with high combat power, like the ones who placed within the top ten in the second Fae Master Tournament were also on Arthur's list, and he didn't plan on leaving them alone either.

He glanced towards his Father, and Elder Vova, who both noticed his stare, giving him a small nod as Niklos walked up to the front of the crowd.

Only Arthur and Elder Vova were left standing a few paces behind Niklos, gazing at their Rank 4 Clan Leader intently.

Said Clan Leader, automatically drew the attention of everyone in front of him. His stature, looks, temperament, aura and origin essence would've caught the attention of even a Beast King, let alone these newly awakened Fae Masters in front of him.

Niklos smiled gently, before placing his hands behind his back, attempting to appear immortal-like.

"I've given many speeches over the past few months, most about loss or mourning, some even about a desire to push forward towards the future, carrying the wills, emotions and desires of our former loved ones with us".

"All those messages still apply, to every single human being currently living and breathing with Parachenko Village. However.... you are all different".

Niklos' gaze became stern as a formless emerald coloured power started gathering around him. It was the origin essence of a Rank 4 Fae Master; emerald origin essence!

All those recently mortal young men and women felt their backs straighten instinctively when they felt the change in the Clan Leader's demeanour.

"You are all now Fae Masters. You are all now Kovacs. You all probably have dreams and desires of becoming powerhouses in the Clan, as have many before you. However, all of you need to understand one thing.

"All of the Fae Masters who died during the beast tides, also had dreams of becoming strong, and yet they all gave up their lives, their dreams and their wishes in order to protect all of you.

"I cannot force all of you to honour their sacrifices and do the same, however, I need you all to know, that every single Fae Master within the Village right now, would willingly do it all over again if need be.

"If you want to be Kovacs. If you want to be a Fae Master, then you must accept the responsibilities of such a title and do what must be done when the time comes".

Niklos let out a deep breath and gestured to the Fae Masters at the sides to lead the rest of them out towards the Village. Many of them had frowned after hearing the Clan Leaders words, biting their lips as they turned towards each other, as if trying to find the answer to some unknown question.

Arthur rolled his eyes and Elder Vova nodded unconsciously at Niklos' words.

Both of them had been groomed by the Clan from a young age, so it was normal for them to accept these words as gospel.

It might seem normal, but the fact is that both the righteous path and the demonic path brainwash their followers. The only difference is, is that the demonic path don't try and hide it behind a veil of moral justifications.