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Chapter 2 - The Awakening

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."

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