A Choice

"Goodness bro! This is not only traveling with ease, but also entrance with style!" George laughed out loud as he glanced at the gawking people of the sect.

Ban couldn't help but also chuckled at the scene. Who would blame them from reacting like that? He just ride a freaking large battleship to make a marvelous entrance.

The battleship slowly landed without making a noise. However, it emits a slight aura that made everyone in the sect felt heavy.

Before the kids on the field could react, golden stairs began to construct and the people inside the battleship marched down slowly.

However, some doesn't follow the script.

Ariana started to float like an Ice goddess before landing to the stage with grace.

Seeing Ariana's unique entrance, Lucy and the girls also flew like a group of butterflies and landed the stage happily.

Ban waved his hand and everyone in the stairs also floated towards the stage.

While everyone were startled at first, they remained dignified until they reached their destination. But also with the exception of Eva and Megan's kids, they were exclaiming while flying, especially Cedrick who almost peed his pants.

After the small episode of showing off, the scene became bustling with chatters. Most of the kids below showed amazement towards Ban's group while others glued their shining eyes at the freaking battleship.

"Everyone." Ban's voice was low, but everyone heard it clearly. It was like he was speaking on their minds.

Ban's announcement halted the activity of the kids efficiently as their attention focused on the stage.

He then stepped to the front of the stage for the kids to have a better view. He exudes an overwhelming majesty as he fully activated the Immortal Presence.

Many ladies glued their eyes at Ban as if something changed around him. It was as if his charm got overflowed for some reason.

Even Ariana gave Ban a few glances as if her eyes couldn't get off of him. Such a strange feeling which made her more puzzled and mystified.

This small interaction with the kids caught the attention of Vernard and others on the stage. They never heared or saw Ban doing anything and the kids focused their eyes on the stage which was quite startling.

"Greetings, everyone. I am the sect master. My name is Ban. And welcome to the Invincible Sect I established."

Ban started his introduction. With kids as his audiences, he needed to simplify some things for them to understand.

"You must be thinking why are you in this place and not in your home in the Capital?"

"Well you can say that I rescued you from the hands of some evil people, kidnapped you from the dirty streets you called home because you were abandoned by your parents or maybe you have none in the first place. Struggling in life for a little bit of food while living under the smelly bridges."

"I did all that. Why?"

"The reason is simple. I gathered you all here to give you choices."

"Choices that will somehow, someway change your life."

Ban paused as he smiled slightly. He waited for the kids to digest his words.

"You." Ban pointed out a skinny kid. He asked "What's your greatest dream in life when you grow up?"

"Uh.. To have many many delicious food to eat." The skinny kid stuttered for a bit before replying with a serious face.

"Mm. Good one." Ban chuckled and pointed to another kid.

"To have many friends to play."

"To protect myself."

"To defeat bad people."

"To have the ability to fly just like you."

"To have a toy like that ship over there."

"To become strong and powerful."

"To become a doctor."

"To become a leader and change this country's ruler."

"To find my parent's whereabout."

"To clean the slums I live in so that I can sleep in a cleaner streets."

"To conquer the world."

"To have all the gorgeous ladies all over the world as my wives when I grow up."

Ban listened to their dreams with a smile on his face. However, his face turned dark as the kids are getting more and more ridiculous.

'Damn boy! You want me to wear a green hat someday? Dream on! I'll kick you out today! That's my greatest drea- Cough!'

"Alright settle down."

Ban had no choice but to calm these agitated kids. Giving a sigh, he announced.

"That dream of yours may come true someday. Except for that kid. Pick another dream. That's a hopeless dream."

Ban especially pointed to the kid who dreamt to have all the beautiful ladies all over the world.

His comment tickled the few ladies behind him as they giggled in a low voice.

"Moving on."

"Today, you will have to make a choice."

"A chance that will change your life. A choice that can make your dream come true." Ban once again glared at the certain kid.

"Because all of these dreams will not come true if you don't have one thing."

"Power and dedication."

Ban smiled as he exudes his otherworldly aura to the kids. This mysterious aura is enough for the kids to see him in awe and longing.

"Dedication that drives your motivation to become powerful so that no one will hinder you from achieving your dreams."

Ban raised two fingers to the crowd.

"You will have two choices."

"First choice is to join my sect and I'll give you your path to become powerful and let you achieve your dream one day. However, having a chance to become powerful isn't that easy to achieve. You will experience many hardships just like what you had in the Capital. You will have to train and train until you achieve your dreams."

"However, once you join my sect, you will be bound to my rules."

"Out of all the rules, the most important one is that, never betray the sect or you will get punished."

"That's it. Simple as that."

"Now for the second choice, is to decline joining my sect and I'll respect your decision. With that, I'll send you to an orphanage in the city or escort you back to where you came from. Treat it as if you never went to this place or think of going here as a vacation."

"However, the second time you come to my sect to join again, it won't be that easy. You will face many trials and examinations and the failing rate will be high."

"I know all of you are mature enough to understand my words. So think carefully before deciding."

"I'll give you one hour to make your final decision."

Ban smiled to the kids below who was trying to digest his words with serious faces.

"One more thing."

"Maybe some of you think that you can be strong on your own. You can be labled yourself as Divergents as you heard from the news. You can indeed grow stronger as time passes, but not powerful.. like us."

"Because.. we are not Divergents."

Ban smiled mysteriously making some witty kids felt giddy. They wanted to know why Ban left them hanging.

Ban waved his hand to the staff on standby.

"Prepare the feast."

"Remember kids, you have one hour to decide."

After Ban said his piece, he turned to his family and friends, "Let's return to the ship first for a feast. We'll return later to announce the introduction of the Sect Elders and some announcements."