Prologue

It was the year 745 of the Third Era. The Federation was beginning to lose ground in front of its opponent — the State of Kvarh, whose inhabitants were the alien race Mirans.

"The Second Era gave humanity unprecedented technological progress, because of which people began to spread across the galaxy at an unprecedented pace, finding more and more minerals and ores, which again drove progress." - the voice hurriedly said.

"But it didn't last forever, in 1328 of the Second Era, everything changed, people first met their current opponents, the Mirans. This is the end of the Second Era, and for the past 745 there has been a war that requires huge expenditures from the Federation, both material and human resources, because of which day by day the life of the inhabitants of the Federation becomes more difficult. Yes, some time after the beginning of the Third Era, people found a way for the so-called Awakening of some people, but the number of Awakened is extremely small in the scale of the vast population of the Federation."

"Not everyone can go through Awakening, scientists have not been able to find the genes responsible for the ability to awaken, so testing is carried out to check whether a person can wake up or not. Each of you will soon have the opportunity to pass the test, but I would not advise you to count on it too much. Over the past 500 years, only three people have awakened in our city. Any questions?"-the voice that was telling all this belonged to a school teacher.

"Um, Teacher, you said that only three people in our city have passed through the Awakening in 500 years, and also that the Federation is running out of resources. But after all, money is also needed for testing, so what is the expediency of such spending if you need to check several tens of millions of people to find one who becomes Awakened?"-one of the students asked a question.

"The Awakened ones have too high strength, one high-ranking Awakened One is equivalent to an army, and in this case, such spending is justified. Anything else?"-the teacher replied.

"How did you even manage to find a way to become Awakened?"-the same student asked.

"All thanks to the first Awakened One, he was able to go beyond human capabilities, based on what gene mutations he went through, Awakening Essences were developed. Since then, 7 more people have gone through a natural Awakening, because of this we have received more patterns of gene mutations, and therefore much more people can go through an Awakening now than a few centuries ago. " - the teacher replied.

"And what is affected by the patterns of gene mutations in the Essences of Awakening?"-the next question followed.

"Every natural Awakened Person has their own abilities, everyone who goes through the same gene mutations gets the same abilities as the one whose Awakening Essence contributed to The Awakening. Now there are 8 different patterns, people who go through Awakening are divided into so—called classes: Warrior-the one who awoke under the influence of the Essence of Awakening of the first Awakened, Pyromancer, Cryomancer, Shadow, Mentalist, Duelist, Berserk and Flash. If you want to learn more about the features of each class, you can come up after the lesson and I will help you find the relevant materials in the Central Library System. " - said the teacher, smiling, this student — Walter Sligo was one of the most inquisitive students in his memory.

"Thank you!"Walter thanked him.

"Okay, this Saturday there will be a test for your compatibility with the Essence of Awakening. You should go to the medical bay at one o'clock in the afternoon, that's all! The lesson is over! " - the teacher finished the lesson and the next moment the bell rang, signalling the end of the lesson.

After the story about the Awakening, the students had a completely different mood, someone like Walter clenched their fists in anticipation, and their eyes shone with hope, someone boasted that he would definitely be able to wake up, other, more rational students lowered them from heaven to earth, and there were those who did not care at all.

Walter stood for a few seconds and then went to the teacher, interested in the materials about the Awakened classes.

"Teacher Kispas, thank you so much for the lesson, could you please help me find materials regarding the Awakened classes?"- asked Walter politely.

"Of course, log in to the Central Library System." -as soon as the teacher answered, Walter immediately followed his words and logged in using his assistant chip, a device that everyone was currently using. The chip assistant could provide a huge number of useful functions, but only people from the social elite could use them all, and the rest were content with only a little help from the chip, such as improving memory and a few more functions.

"First of all, I would advise you to read the books from this list..."

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"Mom, I'm back!"Walter shouted, taking off his shoes at the entrance to his native house, such as their order — you need to take off your shoes because all the floors were covered with carpets. In general, the Sligo family occupied a fairly high position in their city and did not complain about poverty.

"Son, are you back yet? Did something good happen? You're just glowing all over. " - a beautiful woman of 40 years old, who came out of the nearest room, asked.

"On Saturday, we will have a compatibility test for the Essence of Awakening!"- said Walter, smiling.

"You will definitely succeed!"- said his mother, who really did not think so, but wanted to support her son.

"Yes!"- he exclaimed.

"Well, since you've come to help me in the kitchen, your father will be back from work soon!"- she said.

"Of course, I'll be right there!"- the guy replied.

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After lunch, Walter went to his room, where, thanks to the chip, he quickly finished reading materials about the Awakened classes- " So a Warrior and a Berserker are those who always fight in the first rows, I would like to become a warrior or a berserker. But the Cryomancer and the pyromancer are also very strong, they can kill hundreds of opponents with one skill. The Shadow is someone in the likeness of murderers who are always in the shadows, also representatives of this class are less common. The Duelist has excellent vision and reflexes, which is why they are usually made shooters and snipers. The Flash is considered the weakest class because all they have is a huge speed. But Mentalists are better treated in society, they all occupy high positions, because the class gives them the ability to telepathy and telekinesis, and also improves their cognitive abilities, which is why they are often put at the head of the squad. I think that the warrior and mentalist class is most suitable for me. " - the guy thought.

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The day came when the fate of the students was decided. The whole class was standing at the entrance to the medical bay, waiting. Damiano came up to Walter — the closest friend with whom they have known almost since the cradle because his parents were also very good friends and lived nearby, so Walter could call Damiano almost like a brother.

"Are you worried?"- Damiano asked him.

"Of course, but how can you not worry?"- replied Walter.

"And I don't see any point in worrying about something impossible, we hardly have the opportunity to wake up! So what's the point of worrying about it? "- asked Damiano.

"I understand that the chance is one in ten million, but this does not prevent me from hoping."- said Walter.

"Well, if karma really exists, then you should wake up, I don't know anyone who would be more purposeful and hardworking than you! Others may not know why you have the best grades among the students, but I have seen for myself how much effort you spend on it!"Damiano said, supporting his friend, and then added: "I hope that when you wake up, you will not forget about your brother!"

"Of course not! Brother once — brother forever! You remember our vow, don't you?"- Walter said, reminding about the ritual they went through after he read about a similar custom that was practised back in the First Era, making incisions on the palms, next to the wrist, after which two people "mixed" their blood through a handshake.

"Huh, how can you forget here? "

"Maybe I found it, but tell me, who was the initiator? Who has eyes lit up from such a ceremony?"-Walter chuckled in response, and at that moment a voice rang out.

"Line up! When I call your name, you go into the testing room! "- a man in a military uniform said loudly. The students quickly formed a line, they learned this at the military field training camps, through which every resident of the Federation must pass.

"First on the list, Hemnads Aldred!"- the man called the first name, after which the first student came out of the line.

After a minute and a half, the student came back with a disappointed face.

"Next..."

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"Yeah! I did it! "- shouted the student who was the last to enter the testing room, and tears unfolded in his eyes, and the doctor who conducted the testing also came out after him. When the man in the uniform paid attention to this guy, the look, previously full of arrogance, was replaced by respect and... envy. But he should not be blamed, all his classmates also looked at him with undisguised envy.

"Congratulations to you!"-the first to wake up was a man in uniform, because he had already had to deal with real awakened ones, not to mention those who had just passed the test for the possibility of becoming such, and looked at the doctor, who immediately replied-"The disciple of Anaz Rethel has a great affinity with the Essence of the Awakening of the Flash!"

"Well, I didn't come for nothing! Wait until we finish testing, and then I will go with you first to the director, and then to your parents, from now on your life will change! Okay, next up, Walter Sligo!"