Awakening

Year 707 CC (chaos calendar), Bathala was now approaching his 7th birthday. Adlaw and Bituon were from a merchant family so food and necissities were no problem to him. On this month, he was practically excited for he knew that it was time for awakening.

His father told him that if he ever had a martial soul, he would gift him a F class mecha for him to play. Although he did not know what that means, he knew what a mecha was. It was like a golem construct that he can drive, some of the expensive rank ones where just attach to a body part as if it even did not exist. Those he never seen but just heard from stories from other merchants, and those were formidable ones that could topple mountains with one blast.

On this day, Adlaw was holding the right hand of Bathala, bringing him to the awakening area where they would know if Bathala is born to fly through the heavens or would just be a pitiful mortal.

Bathala was just happy holding his father while holding a lollipop in his mouth at the same time casually glancing at his surroundings.

They arrived at the Heart of the city, where a friend of Bathala's father would be in charge of testing him. Every heart of the city has a Awakening center, where future prospect would be found and if lucky enough could have a qualification to enter a big university for cultivation.

Upon seeing the door open, Bukopan was happy for it has been a long time since he saw his childhood friend Adlaw. Bukopan was a middle age man, approximately 35 years old with rough facial expressiom and a fully grown beard making him look manly and robust. No one knew that he was literally a chicken when comes to fighting and bribe a government official to assign him in this leisurely post.

"Ah Adlaw its been a long time since I saw you! I heard that you had a son? Is this him?" Said Bukopan as he hug Adlaw whom he had not seen for a long time.

" Ah yes yes Bukopan, you look as rubost as ever only if they knew" said Adlaw while they both laugh out loud for they knew both that Bukopan was a chicken when it comes to fighting, he even fainted when he sees blood.

Adlaw called his son " Bathala, greet your uncle Bukopan, he is a good friend of mind since I was young"

"Greetings uncle Bukopan" said Bathala as he removed his lollipop in his mouth. Sadly when he removed it and bowed to his uncle Bukopan it dropped. Making him feel sad and was about to cry.

Seeing the sad little one, Bukopan said " come come Bathala, if ever you have martial soul uncle here would buy you lots of candies!"

Hearing the words from his uncle Bukopan he immediately followed him and was so happy lost in thoughts on what candy he should probably ask to be bought.

Seeing his jolly son, Adlaw followed them in another chamber with a single sit in the middle and some big screens at the top. "Bathala, come sit on that chair there" said Bukopan while pointing at a sit with dark heavy metal feeling.

Following like a good little boy Bathala sat on the chair without a care on this world and just looked at his father and uncle at the far end of the room. Looking at his uncle pressing something, while his father was murmuring some words as if praying that his child would not have a trash martial soul like him and Bukopan.

Suddenly a robotic voice sounded out.

"Commencing Sequence, Analizing.... beginning protocols!... *beep *beep *beep"

A gentle light scan Bathala which frighten him to death but he knows that he is safe for his father would not allow this procedure if it would endanger him.

A golden light enveloped him, so his father and uncle was unable to see a change in him. His eyes suddenly blanked out as if his soul was not there, for a brief second as if he was dead. A dronning sound was ringing inside his head that only he can hear. A gentle word suddenly rang out as if a soft whisper... "unsealling"...

The giant screen suddlenly flickered and some written words were presented, both his uncle and father was excited hoping the word negative would not appear...

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.... positive!.... a robotic voice sounded out

His uncle patted his father and was happy that his son was not a trash. His father too was agitated by the results but this was not the end of the test and they simple controlled their excitement and hope for the best outcome.

....elemental attributes... scanning scanning scanning..... a sudden " peng" sounded out and word appear in the screen... "Light"... but the robotic voice did not stop... scanning scanning scanning.... " Darkness"... "ending sequence.... protolcols done"

Both his uncle and father were both daze and happy, atleast Bathala has an elemental affinity, that even though he would not have any martial sould he can still grow powerful by relying on the elemental attributes.

Bathala was still in a daze as if absorbing a lot of information that he did not hear his father shout out that he should not worry of the next procedure. After his father spoken some words, uncle Bukopan press another botton to start a new test.

"Martial Soul awakening... beginning sequence... starting protocols..." the robotic voice sounded again. Bathala was still in a daze that he did not notice shackles appeard on both of his arms and a needle prick his finger. Another blinding golden light envelope him again, an he gave a loud roar that uncle bukopan and his father were both startled. They know both know that this should have not happened but they both could not act for they might interupt the procedure and do harm to Bathala.

After that loud roar that Bathala let loose,the computer had its results."Analyzing...*peng* category : martial tool.... *peng* bloodline... rank SSS"... but before long the bloodline category change to rank C. They did not know that it was the work of the Orb of Knowlege that concealing his true bloodline for his protection.

Bathala was there gasping for air as if he had just woken up from a nightmare. The shacles were long gone and there were two tools that were shining a top on his head. One was a bright golden one hand sword that had intricate design and the other was a pitch black round shield that had peculiar markings too.

Both his father and uncle was stunned and they both slapped their faces as if to awoke them from their dream. "Brother bukopan, please tell me I am dreaming on what I am seeing!!" His father Adlaw blurted immediately. Bukopan on the other hand was shaking, shaking from excitement! Just basically reporting that he found a kid with a Martial tool would reap him rewards, but a twin martial user! The academies and authorities assign on finding such genius would reward him 100 thousand gold coins. Plus if the child had a bloodline, it was another reward too,increasing the value as the rank also increases.

Instead of saying congratualations to his borther Adlaw he blurted " I am rich!!!!! I AM RICH!!!!!"

Adlaw did not bother with Bukopan, he was excited on his genius son! Such a rare occurence that happen rarely! In fact it would happen only on royal bloodlines, or with those deep profound backgrounds with many generations of legacy past from generations to generations. This made him believe that Bathala's background was not ordinary and that he has a bright future ahead of him.

" Father, what were those two things that appeared above my head?" Said Bathala who was smiling silly for he knew that he would get lots and lots of candies just by looking at the happy expressions of his father and uncle.

"Son, those were your 2 martial tools! Some people do not even have one, some only have elemental affinities, others have both! When children usually awaken their potential it would be a martial tool or a martial soul beast or a martial spirit. Being the martial spirit a rare one out of the three. Some supreme geniuses would have a mix of those, but you son have a twin martial tool! Son! You will be a genius among your peers!" Sounded his father ethusciastically!

" oh okay, dad would that mean I would have lots and lots of candies today ?" Bathala ask as if he won a jackpot on loterry with his eyes glittering. His father smiled wryly, out of the best things he had said on this kid, his thoughts were all about candies.

"Yes son, today we will buy the whole store!" Said adlaw as he carry Bathala in his arms who was so happy that he began shouting, at the same time uncle Bukopan, was so happy printing the results that he would present to his superiors..

"Brother Adlaw, I cant wait for tomorrow! This should be delivered now! You little kid, uncle will visit you later and would reward you lots of candies!" Said bukopan.

Upon hearing it, Bathala even shouted more joyous as ever!

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When they returned home, which was located 70 kilometers away from the heart of the city, athlough it was still part of the city it was more safe to say that it is on the middle territory while the heart of the city was the inner territory. His father was guiding the carriage while Bathala was sitted on his side munching lots of candies, with four sacks of candies at the back of the carriage that they recently bought. Upon going to the city they were just riding horses, but upon return with the sacks of candies they needed a carriage.

While they were traveling back home which would take them 3 hours with there pace, his father chatted with him about the martial way. Although his father is also a cultivator he was rated pretty low, he was much more talented in handling businesses. His father was a martial tool cultivator with no elemental affinity. Shockingly his tool was a dice! But it has a rare ability, that with each roll would predict certain scenarios. His father would roll this when dealing in their auction business or with other dealings. The dice would sometime say yes, no, low, high, win, loose. It was practical for him but no combat uses, making his father pretty low tier at the cultivation world.

His mother Bituon was even more bizzare, her mothers martial tool was a spoon! Causing her cooked food taste more amazing, bringing out the best flavors of her dishes. This was what catched his father, they say that the best way through a mans hearts was through his stomach, and Bituon just did that.

Upon arriving near their house, even just 50 meters away they could smell the great aroma of food drifting from their house. Bituon knew that no matter the result would be on his sons awakening she would cook them a delicious meal.

When they arrive at the house they immediately went to the kitchen and sat happily, Bituon glance at the duo and settled the food down for them to eat. Bituon did not ask immediately for the result but judging from the smile on his husband she knew it was good news. She did not even have time to ask when Adlaw scoop some soup and ate some rice and said that their son was a genius. He narrated the things that happen and Bituons face turn from smiles to shock as he look at Bathala who was happily eating, smearing some rice on his cheeks as he constaly gulp all the food he could eat.

"Mom i am full, can I go sleep it seems I am really sleepy all of a sudden" said Bathala as rose from his sit and hug and gave a kiss on his mom. Bituon patted the head of his son and said " good son, you go sleep perhaps it id because of your travelling and awakening, go rest" said bituon as he smiled happily at Bathala.

Bathala lazily lay down on his bed and immediately he black out, then as he slept. A golden globe of light blink on his forehead.

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Assimilating....

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