3 days later
Today was the day of the coming of age ceremony for the next generation of Skyfall descendants .
Leon got up early in the morning as he completed his morning training , took a bath and wore the attire specially designed for him to wear in the ceremony .
The main family outfit was slightly different from the branch families . The branch family outfits are silver in colour and have golden linnings throughout the outfit whereas the main family had the outfit in the colour of white gold . The linnings of the dress were also made of gold and they bear the family symbol on their chest .
The symbol is entirely in black and gold which gives of a feeling of power and dominance over the Universe .
Leon wore the outfit as he looked at himself in the mirror . He was almost 1.95 meters tall and had a handsome face . He could be said a 'god' among males with his looks . His golden hair and amethyst eyes provided a perfect contrast of dark and light and it furthur complemented his facial features . His body was in a V-shape but his chest wasn't very large . He wasn't bulky at all but had a perfect cut type body shape which gave him a royal look .
He heard a knock on the door as he turned towards it . He saw that Alice and Catherine along with a boy of 10 years age standing there . The boy was none other than their brother 'Liam Skyfall' . Alice noticed Leon's attire and couldn't help but admire him :
"You look good" said Alice .
"Oh ? It's an honor , elder sister" said Leon as he bowed slightly .
"Yeah , right . Now let's go" replied Alice .
Leon just smiled as he followed the three of them . Catherine also complimented Leon many times which he replied with just a smile or a few kind words .
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The three of them arrived at the 197th floor of the building . This floor was mainly a parking for all the spaceships present in the home planet of the Skyfall family . The floor was build using spatial abilities and thus the place is much larger than it appears from the outside . This place has a total area of over one million sq.km and the spaceships parked here are also extremely large . This location is in a different space which is covered like a barrier .
The three of them entered as the engineers and the workers all bowed in respect . Among them was the head butler of the Skyfall family . He was responsible for the safe arrival of the main family descendants .
"Is the spaceship ready ?" asked Alice .
"Yes , young miss . We have selected a A2-model for the safety of the young master"
"Good , let's depart"
"Yes"
The four of them entered the cabin as the butler entered and the hatch closed behind them . The lights inside glowed as the cabin was lit up . Alice went ahead and captured one of the seats followed by her younger siblings . Leon is usually bright and has a smiling face in front of his family but he is actually very serious and cold person . His warmth for strangers is impossibly close to zero . But , that doesn't mean he uses his authority for evil purposes . He never exploits his authority and thus he is treated as a person who is cold outside but warm inside .
Leon sat with a serious face as the spaceship started to take off . The roof of the building widened allowing for the spaceship to take off . They reached the open sky as the spaceship turned into a streak of light and vanished as if teleported .
They left the Qinglan Star's atmospheric boundary within a few seconds and enter outer space . The people inside have travelled to outer space countless times and thus they weren't really interested . The spaceship turned on virtual outerspace projection as it entered the space . The spaceship vanished and the cabin was surrounded by the space . The stars which were bright enough to be seen from their planetary system flashed in distant sky .
The star which belonged to their planetary system was covered in a highly advanced structure and was used to absorb it's energy from within the star . The light emitted from the star wasn't too bright nor too dim .
The human technology has advanced at a very rapid pace . The current type of civilization is classified as Type VII Civilization and humans have long since learnt to absorb energy from various sources present in the universe . The most common type was to absorb the energy of the stars of their own planetary system which provides a large amount of energy for sustaining life .
It can be said that the current humanity possesses almost endless amount of energy reserves and it will not exhaust in the next 500 to 600 million years .
Leon was observing the space itself as his thoughts were running wild when he noticed that the spaceship was entering the atmospheric boundary of another planet . This was the 7th planet in their planetary system and was mainly used as a place to held events and competitions . The coming-of-age ceremony of the current generation is also here .
The spaceship slowed down from his speed and flew towards the landing port . The spaceship's artificial intelligence received the landing commands as he followed them and landed safely in the landing port of the planet .
Leon and the others came out of the spaceship as they looked around . Leon noticed the tower which very tall and was touching the clouds . This was the Star Tower and was a product of the Eternal Star Alliance which is one of the '18 Stars of the Universe' .
This Star Tower are present in each and every corner of the Universe and in all the life-planets of the Universe whether it being a primary star civilization , a medium star civilization or an advanced star civilization . The presence of the Star Tower denotes that the particular planet has entered it's interstellar era and is connected to the 'Stellar Primos Supernet' .
'Stellar Primos Supernet' is the internet which connects the Universe . It is maintained by three Level 8 Artificial Intelligence and is responsible for each and every detail of the Universe . It also connects to the virtual universe which is a creation of the Eternal Star Alliance . This virtual universe provides absolute 100% sensory control which means that it is no different from the reality itself .
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"Welcome , young master and young miss" said a person who is in the same dress .
He was the exclusive butler for the family head himself . The aura eminating from him was greater than even the head butler they came with . Leon knew that the exclusive butler of the family head would be an Immortal God level being but he couldn't help but feel a little surprised .
Immortal Gods were existences who had enough authority and freedom in the Universe . They rank directly below the Overload rank . The Immortal Gods can even be Kings or Rulers of an entire primary star civilization but here he was a butler of the family head of one of the transcendent families . Logically speaking , being the exclusive butler of the family head of one of the transcendent families was a priviledge many people want .
Alice was the first to come down . Leon and others followed her . The butler bowed slightly as he said .
"Young Master and Young Miss , the family head is waiting for you in the Hall . Please accompany me"
He started to walk without another word and the others followed .
-Awakening Hall-
The largest banquet hall on the 7th planet . This hall was used to host most important parties and banquets and the coming-of-age ceremony was celebrated here itself . The reason being that this hall has an awakening stone of the highest quality and is responsible for the awakening of new generations .
The Awakening Stone is a common item in the universe . It was present in the home planet or the main planet of every primary star civilizations and medium star civilizations . The awakening stones are divided into 4 categories : common , rare , epic and legendary .
The primary star civilizations has mainly common grade awakening stones . The medium star civilizations can afford a rare grade awakening stone and an advanced star civilization can aquire an epic grade awakening stone . The legendary grade stones are only present to the three transcendent families .
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They reached the main gate of the Awakening hall . A holographic light projected and scanned the people beneath the gate to confirm their identities . After a few seconds , the holographic light retracted as a young and elegant voice came from the gate .
"Identities Confirmed !"
"Welcome , Young Miss Alice , Young Master Leon , Young Miss Catherine and Young Master Liam"
The gate opened as the two giant alloy blocks moved to the side and revealed the hall behind it . The hall was brightly lit with the help of light modules . The hall was full of people who were busy having conversation with each other . At the end of the hall were 8 seats along with a exclusive seat in the middle . A total of 9 . These were the seats of the family head and the Council of Elders which contained many heads of the branch families .
These 9 seats are dedicated to the 9 strongest people in the Skyfall family . As soon as the gate opened , the people had their attention towards the gate . They saw that the family head's exclusive butler was entering with 4 young people . They immediately realized their identities as they bowed in respect .
"Greetings to the Young Masters and Young Misses of the family !!!" everyone said in unison .
The five people had indifferent expressions apart from Liam . He was clenching Catherine's dress and looking around being confused . Catherine lightly held him as she had a smile on her face . Alice and Leon were the eldest of the main family descendants of the new generations and thus they had the task of representing the family itself .
Many descendants of the branch family dream of being the descendants of main family and envy them but these people didn't have the slightest idea that the responsibility of the main family descendants were far greater than them . They represent the family head himself and are required to maintain a decent image to promote the power and authority of the family .
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Alice and Leon were heading towards the front of the hall . Leon's eyes laid on the sword which was stabbed inside the ground at exactly the center of the hall . This was the awakening stone which was designed in the way of a sword . The sword is around 50 meters high and a faint aura radiated from it . The aura gave of a warm and sacred feeling to the people near it .
The four people headed towards the throne at the end of the room . The seat was atleast 70 meters high from the ground and levitated like a hanging balcony . The balcony had eight thrones along with the ninth grand throne for the family head . The balcony was full . The people sitting their had their faces hid in dark environment and their faces were unable to be seen but the aura they radiated was easily enough to put a pressure on Leon .
His expressions slightly changed as he looked towards the figure sitting on the grand throne with his body tilted towards the right side and his right hand supporting the right side of the face . The person had a pair of dazzling blue eyes but the look in those eyes were completely different . The eyes seemed to be endless and countless stars and galaxies were being destroyed and then recreated inside them . They gave of ethereal feeling like being stared upon by a [God] while being a [Mortal] being .
Leon quickly adjusted his expressions as Alice , Leon , Catherine and Liam bowed their heads and dropped to one knee in front of the balcony as they said in loud and clear voices :
"We greet the Family Head !!"
"Hmm…You've arrived" a deep and cold voice sounded from the grand throne . It was the family head of the Skyfall family and also the father of Leon and the others 'Cliff Skyfall' .
"Yes" replied Alice
"Alice , how is your progress going ?"
"I have successfully managed to reach Starlight Level 8 in the last 2 years and my domain is at seventeenth level"
"Starlight Level 8 in just 2 years , huh …. Interesting . You are progressing faster than I expected"
"Thank you" replied Alice .
"Um" the family head nodded and his eyes shifted towards Leon .
"Leon , today is your awakening ceremony , right ?"
"Yes" replied Leon .
"I hope you don't disappoint me . "
"I will not ."
"Hmm….Good . I expect no less from you"
"Thank you" replied Leon .
The family head then turned towards the butler standing next to the four of them . He looked at the balcony as his eyes met with the family head's . The deep voice of Cliff sounded once again :
"Han , have the branch family members arrived ?"
"Yes sir . They have arrived and are currently waiting"
"Bring them"
"Yes" replied Han as he slightly bowed and left the room .
After about 3 minutes , many young men and women entered the awakening hall . These were the branch family members who had arrived for the coming-of-age ceremony . Leading the branch family descendants together is Luke Skyfall . He is the son of Clint Skyfall who is the first younger brother of the current family head . His family is also a branch family but the resources are only slightly inferior to that of main family . The head of this family is the second strongest person in the Skyfall family with a cultivation of Universe God Level 8 . He sits on the nearest throne of the grand throne which is the seat for the 2nd strongest in the family .
Luke came before the balcony along with the other branch family descendants . They greeted the family head as well as they too received the instructions from the family heads . Luke raised his head and started walking towards the waiting place as he turned his eyes to Leon . The expression on Luke's face instantly changed from kind to mockery . Leon was usually a patient person and thus he ignored them .
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After about 10 minutes of other works and discussions was it time for the Awakening Ceremony to begin . According to the rules , the main family descendants needs to be the last of the people to measure their awakening rank and awakened ability .
Luke was the first person selected to be awakening his ability . He went forward and stood near the long sword stabbed in the ground . Beside him stood the exclusive butler of the family head as he instructed him to place his hand on the sword :
"Young Master Luke , please place your hand on the Sword of Stars"
Luke placed his hand on it without any hesitation . The sword started to glow as soon as he placed his hand on it . The glow started from the base of the sword and continued upward . As the golden glow was rising , a unique kind of aura eminated from Luke .
The moment it begins, the air feels heavy — eerily still. Then, with a sharp whoosh, the wind explodes outward from his body in a violent gust, throwing dust, leaves, and debris into the air.A spiraling column of wind forms around him like a miniature tornado . The clouds above churn unnaturally, forming a massive spiral centered on him.
The whole process took around less than half a minute as the glow of the sword stopped 6 inches before the hilt of the sword . A golden holographic light projected from the sword as it declared Luke's ability and rating .
'T3-level Wind Ability : Gale Storm Tempest'
The whole hall was immediately covered in sharp murmurs . Luke stood their dumbfounded for about 2 seconds before his voice rung through the entire hall :
"Yes , Yes ! This is it ! My turning point"
"From today on I will become the next heir to the family !!"
"I will become the new head!!"
His voice was filled with excitement and arrogance as it roared through the hall . Even the people sitting on the balcony heard him with indifferent expressions . They all knew that even if one had potential , becoming the family head is a complete different matter and it doesn't entirely rely on potential itself .
Luke stopped his laughter and speech as he looked towards Leon . Luke's arrogant eyes came in contact with Leon's cold eyes . He pointed his finger towards Leon as he said :
"I challenge , Leon Skyfall , the main family descendant of the Skyfall Family to a duel"
This declarement brought upon another wave of heated conversation . They all started to discuss about whether Leon would accept the challenge when he hasn't even awakened his ability . Catherine was the first to retort :
"Don't be ridiculous , Brother Luke . Brother Leon hasn't even awakened his ability"
"Oh , I am not . I will give him a chance to awaken and then I would fight against him" replied Luke .
"But…."
Leon suddenly held Catherine's left hand indicating her to sit . She looked towards Leon and saw the cold look in his eyes as he looked towards Luke . Leon's voice was the next to be heard :
"Luke , if I challenge you , what do I get ?"
"What ?!" asked Luke as if confused .
"Duels are fought over a reward . What do I get if I challenge you ?" asked Leon with his same voice .
Luke's facial expressions started to change as the arrogance was replaced with rage but he still gritted his teeth and said :
"If I win , You will have to revoke your status as the main family descendant and give up the position for the heir of the family head"
"And if I win ?"
"If you win , I will voluntarily withdraw from the family and never use my Skyfall surname"
"I don't think this is quite fair" said Leon in a cold voice .
"What ?!" asked Luke .
"Status of Main Family descendant and the position of family heir are both positions beyond anything which your position can't keep up . I will have to revoke my main family status and give up the heir position while you simply withdraw from the family ? I don't think it's fair"
"Then , you decide" said Luke unable to hold his anger any longer .
"Simple . If I win , you will have to pay with your life . Do you agree ?"
The whole hall fell into uproar once again .
'How can he ask for someone's life ?'
'Is he really a member of the Skyfall family ?!'
'Stop talking . He is precisely a member of the Skyfall family that he has the confidence he has now'
'B..But still , asking for someone's life is…'
"...."
Luke's face was red with anger . He wasn't able to understand that how a person who hasn't yet awakened his superpowers have the confidence to face him with T3-level superpowers . Luke stared intently towards Leon as Leon also stared at Luke . After a few second , Luke slowly nodded his head :
"I agree" said Luke .
"Good" replied Leon .
He then turned towards the balcony where the main council of members and family heads were being seated . He bowed slightly as he asked for permission :
"Patriarch , I would ask for the permission to conduct this duel" asked Leon in a respectful tone .
"Hmm…" Cliff looked down towards Leon as his lips curled up slightly .
"Very well" Cliff nodded in approval .
"Thank you" replied Leon .
"Go next" Cliff's voice sounded again .
"Pardon ?" asked Leon in a confused tone .
"Go next towards the Awakening Stone"
"Yes" Leon's eye lit up for a little while before it turned normal once again .
He forwarded his legs towards the long sword stabbed in the ground . His face wasn't showing any emotions but he felt very excited by the passing second .