"You have all done well in the soul space awakening ceremony." Although the priest's calm voice reached every child in the room, his eyes subtly lingered on a select few, especially Astrael and Arthur. And a few others with high-grade awakenings. His gentle smile, for a brief second, widened at the sight of them.
"You have all done well," he repeated. "But those who didn't receive the result they hoped for, worry not. Your journey does not end here."
His words were kind, but everyone could see where his real attention lay.
Some of the children with low-grade soul spaces lowered their heads, but most nodded, forcing confidence back into their posture.
With a clap of his hands, the priest gestured to the side. Several robed clerics, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward. One of them carried a silver box, ornately decorated, humming faintly with seven coloured energies.
