A week later
Arion didn't waste his time to wait for the results by sitting idly . Instead , he tried understanding his current body more accurately . As a cancer patient in his last life , he knows exactly the type of feeling one has who had a perfect body . Arion's current self was life that itself . His body was almost at the peak of strengthening . He had perfect blood vessels , organs and even his energy circuits are much better than what he had in his previous life .
Arion used the [Aether] in the family estate to cultivate his internal essence core and raised his [Aether] . He currently had 82 points in [Aether] and was on almost on the verge of advancing to Tier 1 (Intermediate) stage . This wasn't a feat achieved by many . First , raising one's [Aether] value is vastly different from just breathing in [Aether] from the air .
The [Aether] which an awakener breaths had to be passed through his entire body filling the pathways with [Aether] and finally storing it inside his core . This sounds easy but reality isn't as what everyone would imagine . Even a slightest error can fully shatter your core and make you a cripple for life .
Arion failed many times before he grasped a proper way to succesfully absorb [Aether] into his core . With time he started to master the self-created method of absorption . In his current rate , he could absorb 4 points of energy in about 5 minutes . This may not seem high enough but this method was enough to raise him from Tier 1 (base) to Tier 1 (Advanced) in 1 year time .
Arion was getting ready for his Coming of Age Ceremony . He had to wear a formal dress in his ceremony . He completed his dressing and was surprised to see himself . His silver hair perfectly matched with his shirt and his amethyst eyes complemented the look even more .
He heard a knock on the door as Aurelia entered . She saw her brother in that outfit and couldn't help the urge to hug him and did the same . She patted her brother's head as she said .
"My little brother , you are so cute !!!"
"Sister , you look good too"
"You think ?"
Aurelia was a watcher for today's event . She wore a blue dress . Her elbow length silver hair and green eyes made her look like an angel from heaven . She got the perfect looks of their mother while Arion got their mother's silver hair and amethyst eyes from their father .
Aurelia caught her brother's hand and pulled him out with her . She headed towards the stairs which led to the mansion's entrance . Arion saw both their mother and father along with the family butler waiting over on the gate . As they both reached down , Evalin hugged both of her cute kids as they entered the carriage and headed towards the venue .
On the way , Aurelia and Arion sat on one side facing Argent and Evalin on the opposite . Evalin was smiling at her kids while Argent had a serious face on . Arion sat quietly with a serious face too as Aurelia was excited . She was the type of person who could make friends very easily and was also trustworthy . Arion had already taken a quiet vow to protect his sister in this life when he was very little . He cannot afford to lose his current sister too like he did in his past life .
Not just his sister , he will protect his entire family at any and all costs .
"Arion , are you nervous ?" asked Evalin
"No , mother"
"Okay"
"Arion , can you guess which grade you will get ?" asked Argent
"I don't know"
"It's alright . You can have a guess"
"I don't want to"
"What ?"
"I don't want to raised false hope in neither you nor me . I will be graded according to what I was born with and that won't change"
"Hmm" said Argent as he nodded his head
Arion was sure that this was his father's way of teaching him something . He understood his father's intentions but didn't
understand what exactly his father is trying to teach him .
They reached the venue after around 30 minutes of travel . The place where the ceremony is held is the sacred hall of the family . This is the place which was used from the time of the first patriarch .
This hall covered a part of the family estate and was built during the time of the first patriarch . This hall was embedded with sword statue made of a special kind of stone . This stone was used to determine the potential grade of the family members . The stone was received by the first patriarch of the Frostweaver family from the celestial race .
This stone is said to have the most accurate display of the potential than any other crystal in the entire continent . This stone had a mystery which couldn't have been understood by the family even after a thousand years .
Arion and his family got out of the carriage as they walked towards the door . Two men opened the gates of the hall as they entered . Their entry was the most greeted one as every member of the hall bowed in respect in front of the Duke himself . Arion looked around as he saw people who had almost the same features as the Duke . He understood that they were the branch family .
Everyone's eyes were know fixed on Arion and Aurelia . There were murmurs throughout the hall upon seeing the [Silver] grader of the family . After she achieved [Silver] grade , her name was spread throughout the empire . She received many marriage proposals which were rejected . Each and every one of them . Those letters even included from the remaining 2 ducal families except the 'Rainhafer Family' .
Arion could feel many gazes upon him who was beside Aurelia . These gazes were intimidating for normal kids but Arion was anything but normal . He didn't feel any pressure or intimidation from those gazes as he maintained his serious expression .
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After about an hour did the ceremony officially begin . Arion was to be assessed at the end because he was from the main family . The people were interested more in the people from the branch family to be evaluated .
"First up , Richard Van Frostweaver"
He went up in front of the sword as he left a breath and placed his hand on the sword . An unique type of energy entered his body before revolving around and returning to the sword . The sword immediately lit [Orange] which determined his potential . This kid had the lowest potential in this generation .
"Next , Dorian Van Frostweaver"
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"Next up , Amelia Van Frostweaver"
She came after about an hour of announcing names . She was rumoured to be the most talented in the branch families . The other members before her were average . They mostly received [Orange] grade with 3 in the [Green] grade .
Amelia went up in front of the statue as she placed her hand . The strange energy entered her body before returning . The statue started vibrating with light tremors as a gust of energy released . Many family members closed their eyes before opening . The colour of the statue made many shake up . It had turned purple which meant [Purple] grade .
This was the second person in this generation to be high-graded . Everyone looked at Amelia with gazes of pride and respect . She will also be someone very special in the future which is to come .
'purple grade , huh ?'
'She is also powerful , atleast equal to my sister'
'She will be a worthy opponent to fight against'
[Purple] grade meant that this person is guaranteed to achieve Tier 9 power in the future but it also depends on the resources applied and their hard work and dedication . [Silver] grade meant that the person will surely achieve Tier 9 power and what [Gold] grade meant ?
Well , it's difficult to say . Within the last one thousand years , no one ever managed to achieve [Gold] grade . The last person to achieve it was the First patriarch of Frostweaver Family 'Aron Von Frostweaver' . At the end , he too died against the King of Demons while being a Tier 9 Awakener .
The evaluation method continued for more 15 minutes before Arion was called . As he was going towards the statue , everyone looked at him . Even , Amelia and her family along with Arion's own family with the Duke on the throne watched as he stood in front of the statue .
Arion gently placed his confident hand on the statue . An unknown energy started to seep into his body and going towards his [Aether] core . The energy revolving around his body suddenly increased as a huge wave of [Aether] released from the statue . Many people were knocked down by the force except for the powerful awakeners but even they felt the immense energy from the sword .
Arion was still standing with his hand on the statue as he didn't move a single inch . His face was calm , his body was fine as there were no injuries . Arion's mind was racing . He felt an immense pressure weighing down on him as his thoughts started to radiate . His thoughts about his last life where he lost everything he loved , he can't let his current life to be a waste too .
Arion opened his eyes a amethyst hue radiated from them . He was covered in a wave of [Aether] like a flame . The energy inside his body released from within and returned to the statue as it started vibrating vigorously . The shaking of the statue was seen again which was larger in scale than Amelia . It was like they were witnessing the events from 2 years prior when Aurelia awakened her [Silver] grade but the force this time was greater than last .
The energy calmed as everyone looked towards the statue with a dumbfounded expression . Even the Duke himself along with every single member present were dumbfounded except for Arion . The statue in front of him glowed bright golden representing his [Gold] grade status .
"A [Gold] grade ?"
"Impossible"
"I...It's been thousand years since the last [Gold] grade appeared"
"This generation is truly monsterous"
The hall was filled with different murmurs .
Arion slowly turned back as he came down from the platform towards his mother and sister . He stood in front of Evalin and Aurelia as he flashed a smile on his face . The both of them looked towards Arion like they saw something unprecedented . Evalin suddenly got back her senses as she tightly hugged Arion .
She wasn't crying but was shaking . Arion understood her feelings as he gave light pats on his mother's back . The other members of the family watched the scene in front of them . Everyone understood one matter clearly .
This news is gonna turn over the entire empire .