Awakening

Watching Wu Jianyu's sudden collapse, the trader fell into a daze. "Did I just kill this kid?" he thought.

Not wanting to be accidentally accused of a crime the merchant hastily packed up and left while watching the weird kid gazing silently up at the sky.

After the merchant left, something peculiar began happening to Wu Jianyu. All along his body, hundreds of glowing lights appeared under his skin. They glowed with a blazing light, brighter than the sun.

After long last people finally noticed the strange kid lying on the ground. Gasping people hastily left his vicinity as a blazing fire poured out from him.

In Wu Jianyu's body, a transformation was occurring. A mysterious fiery force poured out of his Anja1. The force swept through his body making his bones denser, his blood thicker, his tendons more durable, and his muscles stronger and more powerful. Instantly his cultivation soared to the Middle Foundation rank. His whole body grew as a faint fiery gold light outlined his form. Small obsidian-like inscriptions marked their way up his arms starting at the fingertips. They drew complicated patterns along his arm until converging upon his chest and neck.

Inside his soul, an even bigger change was happening. His spirit grew exponentially, releasing a great wave of soul power around the surroundings. Those weaker people in the crowd immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. Even the stronger cultivators were not spared as the impact of the wave jarred their internal organs.

A loud commotion began as people ran to notify the nearest guard post of this strange occurrence. Meanwhile, Wu Jianyu in his trance watched as the hand crushed the stone and a wave of force rocked his very dreamscape.

"Ahhhhh little one. You have finally awakened the beginning of your true cultivation. How long I have waited for this day"

Wu Jianyu watched, confused, as a man, wreathed in flame, appeared in front of him. The man was a little over two meters tall with a large gleaming smile. He looked like the average warrior of the region with a broad and strong frame along with a scruffy blond beard and a shock of thick blonde hair. He had startlingly green eyes that reminded one of the vast forests in the north. The only oddity was the fact that gold runes rotated around his pupils. The runes gave out a vast and ancient power that Wu Jianyu was not able to comprehend.

"Don't look so confused Jianyu'er. You have made me proud by gaining your first piece of Primordial Chaos. That sword you picked up just happened to be forged with a small piece of that very ancient energy"

"I… I don't understand. Primordial Chaos? What the hell is that? Who are you? What am I doing here?"

"Calm down. Calm down. This is only a dreamscape that I created to communicate with you. As for what Primordial Chaos is, it is an ancient force. It is the source of everything. In the beginning, all there was, was this energy. Swirling in the ancient cosmos alone. Constantly crashing and churning. Finally this energy hit a boiling point and released the first sentient being. However, all you need to know is that your future depends on this energy. You were created out of this chaos. As such only you are able to absorb it to strengthen yourself. In this case, by touching that sword, your body automatically absorbed the energy to boot your inner potential"

"Inner potential? What the hell do you think I am? A random kid who falls for dumb words like "inner potential" and "ancient energy"? Just tell it to me straight doc, what the f*ck did you and this Prim-who-dial Chaos do to me?"

The smile on the man's face grew even wider as he let out a loud jovial laugh, "Then I shall do as you ask. That energy awakened the unique cultivation technique I bestowed you. I bestowed upon you from the moment of your formation the {Master Cultivation} art. I hope it serves you well young one….."

A bright light flashed out of Wu Jianyu's eyes as he awoke from his trance, only to see the city guards bearing down on him. "Can I not get a f*cking break here?!" He screamed hopping up and grabbing his sword before vaulting over the crowd of astonished onlookers and dashing towards a nearby alleyway.

1. Anja: Ajna, or third-eye chakra, is the sixth primary chakra in the body according to Hindu tradition. It is supposedly a part of the brain which can be made more powerful through meditation, yoga and other spiritual practices just as a muscle is.