The whole village of Sharanya had gathered near the Temple of Awakening, the sacred white-stone shrine where the World itself whispered to the children.
Today, the Batch of Sixes would receive their destiny — their Talents, Ranks, and the hidden Bloodlines inside them.
People whispered prayers. Bells rang in the wind.
> It was the most important day of a child's life.
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🌿 Inside the Temple
The air smelled of sandalwood and sweet smoke. In the center of the hall floated the Pool of Revelation, glowing with ancient runes.
Each child would place a hand over the pool.
Then the pool would react — lighting up with Affinity, Talent Name, Rank, Bloodline, and Potential.
The village priest stepped forward in golden robes and spoke:
> "Let the Breath of Aarunya reveal the truth."
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🧒 The Children Step Forward
One by one, children came to the pool, hands shaking.
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🔥 Aditya Agnivansh
> Talent: Crimson Fang
Affinity: Fire
Rank: A
Potential: High
Bloodline: Agnivansh – Flameborn Warriors
Aditya grinned as fire sparked in his palm.
> "A true heir of flame!" villagers cheered.
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🌬️ Dev Vayunanda
> Talent: Gale Feet
Affinity: Wind
Rank: B
Potential: Moderate
Bloodline: Vayunanda – Messengers of the Sky
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🌱 Ritu
> Talent: Verdant Touch
Affinity: Nature
Rank: C
Potential: Moderate
Bloodline: Common
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🪨 Laksh
> Talent: Stonehold
Affinity: Earth
Rank: B
Potential: Low
Bloodline: Dhartiputra – Minor Earth Bloodline
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Each child's name glowed in the air, and their future was shaped.
Smiles, applause, or polite silence followed each one.
Then, the priest looked up.
> "Next… Meera, daughter of Gopal."
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👁️🗨️ Meera's Turn
Meera walked to the pool. Her heart pounded.
She looked back once — Shiva gave her a small nod.
She closed her eyes, placed her hand forward—
The pool erupted.
Golden-white light burst upward. The runes turned silver.
The temple trembled.
The priest gasped as ancient glyphs he had never seen appeared.
> Name: Meera
Talent: Shantivaani – Voice of Divine Harmony
Affinity: Spirit / Light / Life
Rank: EX
Potential: Divine
Bloodline: Bhargavi – Soul-Born Healers of the Lost Era
Status: Source-Blessed
The crowd was silent.
Even the nobles standing in the back bowed their heads.
> "Bhargavi…" someone whispered.
"That bloodline vanished 500 years ago."
"She's a divine child!"
Meera's eyes were wide. "I… I don't understand…"
The priest fell to his knees. "You are not just gifted… you are chosen."
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🕊️ Then Came Shiva
The crowd was still stunned when the priest read the final name.
> "Shiva."
He walked calmly. Quietly.
He stood before the pool.
No sound. No wind.
The pool shimmered softly. Then, instead of light, it went completely still. A hush deeper than silence fell.
Then… words appeared:
> Name: Shiva
Talent: Nirvana
Affinity: None
Rank: F
Potential: Unknown
Bloodline: Undetected
Status: Dormant / Incomplete
A murmur of confusion swept through the crowd.
> "F-Rank?"
"No affinity?"
"Even the pool is confused…"
"No bloodline? Is he cursed?"
The priest narrowed his eyes. "This… has no known record."
Meera stepped forward. "Wait, let me—"
> "Meera!" her father hissed. "You are divine now. Don't go to him!"
But she looked at Shiva anyway.
He smiled faintly and turned away, walking back without a word.
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🌌 That Night
Meera found him by the river, beneath the old chandrapushpa tree.
> "Why didn't you look surprised?" she asked.
> "Because I already knew," Shiva said. "This Talent… isn't for them to understand."
> "But it said 'Dormant'."
> "Even sleeping lions wake."
She looked up at the stars.
> "They want to take me away… to Amaravati. The capital. For training."
He nodded. "You should go."
> "And what about you?"
> "I'll grow in the shadows."
She took his hand.
> "Then don't disappear. The world might forget you — I won't."
> "Promise?"
> "Promise."
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🔮 Far Away...
In a dark forest, a black-robed sage gazed into a glowing orb.
It showed two lights:
One, a shining star, golden and radiant.
The other, a silent void, deep and still.
> "The Bhargavi line awakens," the sage whispered.
"And Nirvana… walks again."
> "When the time comes… the world will bow to the child it once ignored."