Chapter 4. Awakening Certification

Kailen maneuvered the streets of New Alexandria...

The neon lights illuminated the streets perfectly ,as bill boards displayed various ADs and information...

Despite it being somewhere long past midnight, the streets were crowded with people as cars maneuvered the streets...

This was world where awakened thrived, many did not really need too much sleep. So they went out their business during the night as usual....

A few minutes later, Kailen stood before the awakening centre ....

It was a very tall skyscraper with an elegant exterior.

Quickly, he headed into the awakening centre, and what greeted him was the sight of many individuals radiating various amounts of worldly natural energy.

Many of them were geared up and stood before mission boards , preparing to take on missions .

After completing the missions, the Awakening Centre would pay them in dollars, depending on the difficulty of the mission they took.

" I should take one of these, it's never bad to make more money.. but before that, I need to register myself as an awakened.."

Kailen proceeded to the receptionist at the counter

" Excuse me madam, I wanted to know where to take the awakening test..."

The receptionist looked at Kailen then asked " How old are you please and what's your name please "

Kailen responded " I'm 17"

The receptionist was a little startled.When she heard his name she checked the records of the 16 year olds who took the awakening tests last year , finding his name there..Also she noticed that he had failed to awaken .. She sighed...

"This deluded young man is so desperate about becoming an awakened that he thinks after not awakening on his 16th birthday, he can awaken now...well, the best thing to do is to let him see reality for himself..."

She sighed again , then made a call to the next floor, then told Kailen to enter the elevator and head there for his test.

***

Kailen stood before a large crystal ball in the centre of a small room accompanied by an individual with red hair in a formal suit ....The man was clearly dissatisfied with Kailen... He had been told that a 17 year old teenager wanted to take the awakening test...He felt like the young man was deluded and was a waste of time... However he decided to just watch the young man humiliate himself...

"Kid, don't waste my time..just put your hand on the ball, and infuse it with worldly natural energy, after that, your talent level, your affinity ,and your awakened level currently will be recorded..."

Kailen nodded to the man's words,ignoring his annoyed expression and did as he directed...

He placed his hand on the large ball, infusing it with worldly natural energy for a few seconds...

[Talent Level -S rank, Affinity -Shadow Affinity

Current Awakened level - E class] A robotic voice sounded from the large crystal ball, causing the man standing before Kailen to almost fall down..]

" There is no doubt that he does not have to recheck... This artifact never makes mistakes... So it's true ... He's a genius with S rank potential... Not only that , he awakened straight as an E ranked awakened...?.. could it be possible that he hid his strength ...for one whole year and decided to show up now...? No,he said his name was Kailen Darkhaven ... He was amongst the list of the 16 year olds who participated in the awakening test last year...According to the reports he failed to awaken .. Also any sixteen years old who refuses to take the awakening test on their 16th birthday is branded as a criminal by the Federation...No one would have the gall to do that ..So he just awakened ..Just how is this possible... This is the first time in the history of the Federation that something like this has happened .." The man mused inwardly with shock...

" Congratulations on your awakening Sir... " The man's character changed 360 degrees, this was someone with the potential of becoming an S ranked awakened ... He would be a muscle head for not treating someone like that well...

Kailen ignored the man .. " Human nature... A few seconds ago he was looking at me with contempt,now he wants to cozy up to me...Tsk"

He asked in a dismissive tone" When will I have my awakeners card...?" Since the man decided to disrespect him , he decided to be rude this time to the man..

The man cursed himself for his earlier actions... He had failed to secure a connection with a potential S ranked because of his earlier disrespectful attitude ... However, he had to be professional and do his job...

" Sir, please the card will be here in a few seconds... It's being prepared.... It has been deposited with 100,000 dollars you can use for trivial businesses . That is a reward for being a potential S ranked awakened..."

Kailen's face lit up on hearing the news.... However no expression showed on his face ..

" Time to get a new house.... "He mused inwardly ...

[Mission accomplished... You have registered yourself as an awakened ...

Good for you, you just escaped death for completing the mission, that's your reward...]

Kailen sighed, ignoring the holographic screen before him... This time dilation artifact was just too shameless..

A few seconds later , the woman Kailen had met earlier at the counter on the ground floor appeared in the room, staring at Kailen with a shocked expression on her face...

" I was wrong about him...what sort of monster is this... This is the first time something like this has happened in the federation ... At least I didn't offend him..."

Quickly she handed the awakeners card to the red haired man politely, not daring to even stare at Kailen, and bolted out of the room.

The red haired man sighed once more, berating himself for having missed such an opportunity to befriend someone with such potential and talent...

He composed himself then spoke " Sir, please this is the card ...I am sorry for how I acted...ear.."

Before the man even finished speaking, Kailen snatched the card from his hands with a cold look, and left the room... He quickly disappeared from the awakening centre with swift speed before the large guilds in the city were even contacted about his awakening ... Kailen had already decided to rely on himself or rather the time dilation artifact for his growth... He did not want to rely on any guild or anyone for his growth... He wanted to take the oath of a renegade...

After Kailen left, news about his S class talent potential and his awakening, skipping the F rank directly to E rank reached the higher ups of the city...

Various guilds were looking to rope him in and groom him... However , Kailen had dissapeared...

Even New Alexandria Academy's Principal was likely to have heard of the news...However, the subject of the matter had disappeared..

No one knew where he was...

***

In a large room atop a tall building with intricate decorations and dainty furniture,a black haired pretty young woman was sipping apple juice from a glass and watching a funny skit on her phone as she had crossed her fair legs...

She was decently dressed, leaving only her legs exposed...

Suddenly, her phone rung , interrupting the video she was watching.

An irritated expression appeared on her face... However responsibility was calling

" I should not have taken this job..." She sighed...then reluctantly picked the Whatsapp voice call .

The male voice on the other end of the phone spoke " Lady Hayes , there's a video you have to see... Someone from your academy has awoken with an S grade talent.....and also directly as an E class awakened .. Also, he has awakened with an affinity referred to as Shadow Affinity... According to the federation records, this is the first time someone has awakened with such an affinity .. The young is also seventeen years...." The male voice at the other end of the call finally halted ..realising he had been impolite to rattle non stop without even giving the headmistress of New Alexandria Academy a chance to speak...

Angela Hayes was shocked... S grade talent?... Jumping straight to E rank right when he awakened... shadow affinity?.. what kind of affinity was that...?.. Also 17 years..and from her academy..?

" Lady Hayes...Lady Hayes are you there..?"

Just when her thoughts were all jumbled up, the caller spoke again..to which she responded

" Yes..I'm on the line... Could it be that he awakened last year and decided to avoid the awakened test on his 16th birthday and later show up at another time to take it?..." Angela asked..

" No,with all due respect Lady Hayes , he took the test last year, however he was confirmed unawakened ... Also if he had decided not to take the test on his 16th birthday , he would have been branded a criminal by the Federation... No one would dare do something like that..." The man at the other end of the call responded .

" Indeed, that's true Peterson ..what's his name.. ?" Angela asked..

" Kailen Darkhaven"... Peterson responded..

" Kailen Darkhaven .. I see... I should look into his academy file ..It looks like the National College entrance exams that will happen in a month's time will be very interesting... Perhaps New Alexandria Academy will have have a chance to shine this time....thank you for informing me .. " Angela responded ...with a smile on her face then ended the call..

"Kailen Darkhaven ... How amusing...Perhaps ,he could be the one I've been seeing visions about...The wild card that could end the terror of these daibolic beasts?.."