Monarch of Darkness

Time seemed to pass very quickly as Evan got older. Evan turned seven this year. He was still chasing Whitey as usual and playing around with other animals across the valley. Nothing changed for little Evan except he was now a friend to all young children of Sylvia clan. Everyone irrespective of age adored this clever but naughty kid.

After two days, it would be a big day for Sylvia clan children. Every big clan in the large Thousand sword kingdom had been arranging 'Awakening ceremony' for their younger generation since time immemorial. Even small clans who did not have resources, spent as much as they could. Their aim was to earn as many chances as they could gather for their younger generations.

In awakening ceremony, children were tested and helped to awaken their affinity of body towards heavenly elements. There were five heavenly elements existed in heaven and earth.They were thunder, fire, wind, water and earth.

Finally the day of cemony came.That day Evan left his bed early in the morning and with his mother he went to the middle of Sylvia clan.

In the middle of Sylvia clan castles, there was a big practice ground, in the centre. Today a big crowd was surrounding the practice ground.

After seeing Evan and Olivia, every Sylvia clansmen kneeled down quickly. one of the Sylvia clan warrior who was clad in a shining armour shouted, "Your majesty, my queen, please receive my greetings."

Olivia raised her little hand and said, ''You guys rise quickly, I have already told you guys to not do this again and again."

"Sister Olivia come here, Don't blame them. Brother Lucas has given orders for them to do so." Brianna shouted from middle of practice ground.

Today Brianna was wearing a beautifully designed female armor. The armor is sapphire blue in colour and Brianna had a unique aura with it.

A middle-aged male with a neatly kempt beard was standing behind her. He is Lucas, chief of Sylvia clan and father of Sophie Sylvia.

Surprisingly he had also dazzling silver hair on his head like his daughter. He was standing there with Adaline Sylvia, the hunchbacked old woman of Sylvia clan.

Olivia and Evan walked towards them and Lucas quickly greeted Olivia by slightly bending his body and smiled towards Evan.

Olivia pouted her mouth and said, "big brother Lucas, you are making me ashamed. Why are you doing this?" Lucas smiled and said in a serious manner, "Today is not your usual day.Today is an important day for the clan. And you also don't forget that you are the queen of thousand swords kingdom."

Olivia could only listen to him silently and nodded her head obediently as she really respected Lucas Sylvia as a big brother.

After this, Evan quickly said, "uncle Lucas,you can't scold my mother." Suddenly A hand came searching for the ears of Evan and held his ears. Evan cried out playfully. Everyone laughed after seeing the scene.

Evan looked at Brianna and said, "Teacher,you are looking beautiful in this armor." Everyone smiled listening to him.

Brianna smiled and said,

"Brat you have a sweet tongue,but today you must do your best and sense heavenly elements.Otherwise it will be a waste of your talent and my hard work.You must not disappoint me."

Generally every children can sense heavenly elements and reach element sensing realm after the age of nine. Some of them had bad talents and they could only sense elements after reaching the twelveth year of their lives. As early as you could awaken your body, as much strong you could become in magic!

Once you got older, it would be more difficult to raise magical power in the body. Among hundreds of children only ten or twelve could awaken their bodies and sense heavenly elements. Some of them could only awaken their bodies when they reached twelveth year of age.

The children who could awaken their bodies under the ages of twelve, only they could enter in powerful magical schools.

In Thousand sword kingdom and its' nearby large kingdoms there were many powerful magical academys and sects with their unique heritages.

Children most enrolled themselves in schools to become powerful warriors in future and some more talented children could even join in powerful sects.

A big formation was arranged in the middle of practice ground of Sylvia clan.

Formations had special uses for magic cultivators.

Different formations could be used differently according to their usefulness. Some formations could be used for defence during the wars. Some could be used to attack in wars. Knowledge of formations was the most difficult to acquire and through diligent practice, only one could make the simplest formations.

Formation in the centre was arranged by chief Lucas and it was a simple formation to gather heavenly elements to make the process of awakening more easy. Old lady Adaline presided over the awakening ceremony. She sat there with a multi coloured orb which could detect the affinity of a user towards a heavenly element.

Generally, children could only awaken single element in their lifetime. In some rare cases, they awaken their second element affinity in later ages after promoting their cultivations.

Only some genius, could have a dual element affinity. So far no one in entire Sylvia clan had awakened two elements in their childhood! Only some strong warriors of Sylvia clan had awakened second element during the later stages of their cultivation.