"Bye mom, I'll see you later!" I waved back at my mom enthusiastically. Likewise mom reciprocated the gesture.
"Be careful out there and don't be afraid to call if anything happens!"
"Mhm!"
"Also! Don't forget to head straight to the shrine whenever you're finished with school today!"
"Okay!"
It is a beautiful walk to my school, filled with breathtaking scenery and small stores along the way. Flowers varying in size and colour are in full bloom. Soft wind carries the sweet scent which surrounds and fills the humid air. I can never get tired of it. The countryside is truly beautiful.
"I'll stay here forever and defend it when I grow up hehe."
-Plop, plop, plop
"Hm?"
I looked up.
Small drops of water started falling. Soon the inconvenient drops turned into a pouring downfall. The smell of rain engulfed the road. Accompanied by humidity and the warmth of the summer.
Today, the clouds decided to weep.
I unlocked my umbrella neatly and kept walking under the heavens.
In my world kids usually attend normal schools until they reach the age of 12-13. Depending on the country, some will have a law making the test mandatory. Although in Japan, where I currently live, it is not mandatory.
When kids eventually turn 12-13. They will have the option to take a test of compatibility. This will determine whether or not their body will be able to sustain a Mana Valve. From there on, they will be given the option to attend a specialised prep school or regular school.
As for me? I want to attend a specialised school. It has been a long dream of mine to become a Stabilizer when I grow up. I have always idolised Amaterasu and her cornerstone.
"Ah right! The clashcards."
A cornerstone. Ranging from an almighty organisation, group of people, or in extraordinary cases, person. They hold an immense amount of power and influence. Ascending to the throne of a cornerstone requires both recognition from the wide world alongside absolution.
The current pinnacle of mastery within Entropy's, her cornerstone has long stood since the old era. Alongside the Cornerstone of the Sun lies 4 others.
"Mountain of the giants, Olympus". The second strongest cornerstone of this world, primarily occupied and run by another deity. Ruler of Olympus. God of thunder, Zeus.
Despite being the second strongest, from what I have read and learned from the Quizlet.. He is quite the weirdo at times..
Fated people of stars, "The Miracle Constellation". Descendants of an ancient tribe, they are naturally blessed by the elements, allowing them to freely control one or several elements without the required Mana Valve. Considered widely as the peak elemental potential among mortals, they often lay low and only appear in big events or when disaster is imminent.
'I'd like to meet one some day..' I flipped the card over.
"Technological unification of combined arms". Rising through the world within the last 50 years. They gained recognition due to their constant revolutionary inventions, utilisation and optimisation of entropic casuality, or in simpler terms. Random Potential Energy.
The last cornerstone.. Is unoccupied. No organisation or person has yet ascended to such godhood. A vacant seat, lost in time and space.
Or rather, lost during "The era of Calamity."