People are cheering as streamers fly and confetti litters the central square, they gather around like this every year for one reason. It's Awakening Day, it's the day new legends are made. Corse not everyone makes it, some aren't lucky enough to receive the gift of an avatar.

"CLASS 5: SABRINA STARLO, CHILD OF SHADOWS. CONGRATULATIONS ON AWAKENING. NEXT!" 

I always figured she would get a light affinity given her nature as a social butterfly and family's history of light users. In this world there are three known tiers, child of element, element adolescent, element elder. These tiers aren't tied to one's age.

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"CLASS 5: ORLANDO BULE, CHILD OF AIR. CONGRATULATIONS ON AWAKENING.NEXT!"

Guess it's my turn now. I make my way over to the massive crystal with monitors attached via thick cables. I close my eyes and place my hands against the crystal's surface allowing its currents too flow through me.

I can see three paths before me, a path of earth, a path of wind, and a path of water... no not water. Is this what the ond man was talking about? What was it he said, a path mutation?

Starting to feel the strain of Awakening I take the third path."CLASS 5: CHERRY ALBRIGHT, CHILD OF WATER MUTANT. CONGRATULATIONS ON AWAKENING, NEXT!"