I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 327: 327. Awakening Ceremony

Beside the platform stood an old man dressed in a white uniform-like suit, waiting with his eyes closed.

Soon, the number of kids around the stage began to increase as more gathered for the awakening ceremony.

Orion looked around and saw that about a hundred kids had gathered. Most of them seemed excited, while the rest appeared calm and composed.

After some time, when the number of kids reached its peak, the old man standing beside the monolith opened his eyes.

"Students of Horizon Academy, today is the most important day of your life. Today is the day you will awaken your talent," the old man addressed the gathered children. "Those whose name is called, come to the stage to awaken your talent."

"Lacy Nolan."

A girl around 15 years old walked towards the stage when her name was called. She had two ponytails and looked very excited as she approached the monolith.

"Lightly touch the monolith with your right hand," the old man instructed.

Lacy did as she was told, touching the monolith, which began to glow with a subtle black light. She sensed something inside her change, followed by a familiar sensation coursing through her body.

"E-rank talent, Stasis."

The old man announced her talent and its rank.

Lacy felt disappointed hearing her result, but there was nothing she could do about it.

"She only awakened an E-rank talent. She’s average."

"It’s somewhat good compared to most people here."

"Huh, her future is limited."

"Her grades in other subjects are good, but I didn’t expect her talent to be so average."

"Well, grades in other subjects don’t matter in this world. Talent is all that counts."

As she walked down from the stage, she heard murmurs from the other kids, their disdainful glances burning into her. She clenched her fists tightly as she returned to her place.

Orion observed the entire situation, and many questions arose in his mind. However, he decided not to ask Jake any of them just yet.

He wanted to awaken his talent first before asking anything.

As Orion waited for his name to be called, he observed the other kids approach the towering monolith one by one, each undergoing their awakening ceremony. The process seemed straightforward, yet the tension in the air was palpable.

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Some kids stepped away from the monolith with visible disappointment, having awakened D-rank talents, while others, slightly more fortunate, revealed C-rank abilities.

A rare few left with broad smiles, having awakened B-rank talents that brought murmurs of envy from the crowd.

However, there was no shortage of E-rank talents, and in some unfortunate cases, talents that ranked even below E. Orion quickly noticed a pattern—the average rank of talents fell somewhere between C and D, with only a handful managing to achieve anything higher, and those who did were met with a mix of admiration and jealousy.

At that moment, another name was called.

"Greg Carson."

The moment this name was announced, the murmurs and chatter among the kids ceased.

A boy with red and white hair walked toward the stage, his confident face and handsome appearance drawing the attention of everyone as he smiled at his fellow students.

"That’s Greg Carson! He’s the top student of our academy."

"I heard he’s from the Carson Family, one of the five super families in Citrix City."

"He’s bound to awaken a C-rank talent or even higher with his family heritage."

"That’s a given."

The kids around began to murmur in hushed excitement as Greg became the center of attention.

"This guy!" Orion’s face contorted in anger when he saw Greg.

"Don’t say anything rash about Greg here," Jake warned. "Just control your anger for now."

Orion nodded slightly. He understood that if he mentioned anything negative about Greg, he would become the target of ridicule from everyone around him.

"B-rank talent, Flaming Sword."

A complete silence fell over the area as Greg’s talent was announced.

"It’s a weapon-type talent!"

"Weapon-type talents are the rarest in our world."

"Damn, with a weapon-type talent, his combat power will be incredible."

"Not just a weapon-type talent, but also an elemental one with flame affinity!"

"It seems the rumors about the superiority of the five super families weren’t exaggerated after all."

The crowd erupted in excitement when Greg awakened a weapon-type talent.

A weapon-type talent was one of the rarest types, and Greg’s also had flame elemental affinity, making it even more powerful.

"Tch, this guy is too lucky," Jake said in frustration.

"You’ve got it wrong, Jake. He was just born into the right family. With his heritage, it’s no surprise he awakened a B-rank talent. However, the weapon-type talent with elemental affinity is indeed a bit of luck," Orion said, feeling jealous.

He understood that talents in this world were classified into ten distinct ranks: G, F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS. G was considered the weakest, while SSS represented the pinnacle, a rank few could ever hope to awaken.

In addition to the ranking system, talents were divided into four primary categories: Beast-type, where individuals could either transform into or summon beasts; Element-type, where control over fire, water, lightning, and other elements was granted; Weapon-type, which provided mastery or conjuration of weapons; and finally, Common-type, a broad category that included talents which didn’t fit neatly into the others.

While there were rarer, more specialized talents beyond these four, they were the most prevalent, with most people awakening abilities that belonged to one of these groups.

Therefore, Greg awakening a weapon-type talent with elemental affinity was one of the rarest occurrences anyone might witness, as it was a hybrid of two talent types.

"Jake Foser."

"Good luck," Orion said as Jake’s name was called.

Jake nodded calmly, though Orion could see that his calmness was just bravado. He was trying to keep his composure and not get laughed at by the other kids.

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