After the young man exit the platform another ray of light fall on an another one and slowly minute after minute the plaza centre slowly empty out of the newly awaken people.

Another young man proceed to the platform and a moment after touch the scroll he fall down on the ground dead. The patriarch sigh before he turn toward the shocked crowd :

“He was chosen by the dark side of the heaven I can’t let someone with a murderous path roam into the clan. Each year we will someone like him I hope everyone will remember his sacrifice.”

As his body was taken to his parents the ceremony continue the plaza filled with sadness as everyone was reminded of the harsh truth.

After a few other people the light fall on the two girls the plaza was now mostly empty as only around twenty people were left waiting for their turn.

The twins walk toward the altar stopping in front of the centre after the light collapse in front of them in a mass of silver and golden symbols arrange in yin-yang pattern.

Their faces were void of their usual playfulness and was replaced with a completely serious expression.

The patriarch advance toward them :

“Your probably know what that mean for the two of you…”

The two girls nod :

“I will speak as someone who has see you grow Luna and Helie remember the teaching of the clan even if the path you will walk from now on will not be an easy one your not alone remember that.”

He go were he was before he let the two girls proceed with the awakening after touching symbols they start to fuse in two distinct letters.

One was silver letter with the meaning of moon the other was displaying the symbol of the sun after that they break down into thousands of particles before disappearing into the two girls.

The two exit and the ceremony continue after most of the people had taken their turn. Only a few were left when the light fall on Gold it was finally his turn after taking a deep breath he walk toward the awakening platform.

Slowly walking on the steps leading to the altar the stress slowly building up knowing that this moment could be the best moment in his life or the last he will ever live.

He stop in front of platform centre trying to control his breath has he watch the light emerging from under his feet.

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The light was intense he close his eyes to avoid being blinded and has he see the intensity go down he breath deeply before he open his eyes.

In front of him a small pot with a little tree inside crave on the side in golden was two symbols :

“Heaven Garden”

For a strange reason that sight was completely hypnotizing for him a strange mix of deep calmness and pure bliss.

Before he can do anything the whole thing collapse suddenly into a small shining seed before disappearing inside him.

The patriarch walk toward him stopping in front of him :

“Gold you will wait for me on the side of the altar we will talk about what just happen after the ceremony.”

Gold nod mechanically still stunned by what just happened he walk down the stair of the altar before he sit on the side of the platform wall.

Has the event start to sink in he start to feel a bit anxious what had happen.

It was really not normal at all. He started to get even confused by the situation after taking the time to think about it he never heard or read of something like that.

That can only mean two things one it’s something that happen so rarely that not a lot of people know about it or worse it’s a tightly guarded secret or a mix of both.

He try to think of something else by looking at the guy who just reach the altar he was the last one this year. He know him it was that one guy who always way too diligent during the sect lecture and he has a really good talent in the sword.

Has the scroll appear in front of him he can only feel sad for him :

“You receive the path of the carpenter.”

The patriarch look at the boy in front of him he train more than anyone in the way of the sword in hope he will get a sword path. Heaven is ruthless it don’t let you chose your path you get what you get.

He sight before he continue :

“Don’t feel like it’s the end I know your love for the way of the sword and the heaven is merciful. Find a way to integrate the sword in your path the heaven will accept it as part of your path it hard thing to do but if you want to take that path your free to ask me or one of the elders for advices.”

Gold look at the scene feeling like the patriarch was really giving him empty hope what he was talking about was something people call path evolution that phenomenon happen when you intergraded something so deeply in your path that the two fuse together leaving you with a path much more powerful.

A lot of people know about it but it’s not something the sect teach for a reason it take so much time to attain the point of perfect integration needed to reach path evolution that even if a person dedicate their whole life to it they are not guaranteed to succeed.

That why they avoid teaching it to save the few who will be crazy enough to try and waste all their life in it.

The boy look at the patriarch his face still bitter from the result he turn and go down the stair.

After looking at the boy exiting the altar he take a pause before he follow him.

He turn toward Gold :

“Follow me.”