The twins walked towards the Cultivation Destiny test first. On the floor were sprawled many thick mats and the air radiating around them with a sort of energy. Master Zhu spoke first, "Sit on the mats with an upright posture, close your eyes and be mindful. Energies will start condensing around you. Focus on the part of your body where it's most concentrated in. When a crisp sound is heard, the Soul Orb will form with a warm sensation and You will harmonize with Spirit Cultivation. Now begin."
The twins sat side by side and the kids observed behind the guards forming the boundary. The air started to buzz and flicker around both of the twins. Until a Clicking sound was heard Three Times!
"Impossible!!"
"Unprecedented!"
"How can that be.."
The assistants beside Zhu Xi Ping spoke at once at the sight and everyone else noticed it too. Lucius had formed a soul orb in his hand, but the impressive one was the dumb brother by forming Two Soul Orbs at once in his arms. The usual bickering began with more whispers. Master Zhu was not Visibly tensed but he still was perplexed, he explained nonetheless as he didn't wanted his assistants to be agitated infront of everyone. "Calm down. It's not unheard of. It's just that it's a very very rare chance. Usually only one soul orbs forms, and for the rest we have to follow the Cultivation Path. However there were some cases in our Continent of Forming Two, right at the Fate Selection itself. Anyways... Congratulations Lucius and Ragnar, You Both have harmonized with our Continent's Destiny. Ragnar, you have managed to achieve something impressive, so you can be happy about it. Now move on." It answered the questions of the assistants, but Zhu was still a bit.. reluctant for something.
"Hehe brother. So you did it heh.. Impressed Everyone right at the start. Well what did I tell ya. Just like this, we will get all four and be the most prominent." Lucius Patted the back of Ragnar. Ragnar jumped with joy while making more sounds. "HUAHH! YA! YA! BORO!"
The twins moved onto the next area, which was just a few steps, as only the testing area's atmosphere and tools varied for each Destiny and also the Masters. This time the brothers stood amongst the cluttered weapons spread out all over the floor. Master Jiro Spoke Calmly, "Stand amongst the weapons. Start feeling the energy of our Continent's Destiny and thinking like to take its hold inside as a connection. When a weapon bonds with you, then you will have harmonized with the Destiny. Now Begin."
It wasn't even one moment later when suddenly an impressive looking sword with two contrasting demonic energies, flew straight out and caught perfectly in the hands of Lucius. He started flinging it around playfully. Ragnar became so brutish that he started stomping all over the weapons as he couldn't get a single weapon, until he felt a gentle hand. "No worries brother, everyone is already looking here. Hehe you'll get the next one and we'll impress them more, right. Look at my sword, Hah it's good and so powerful. You can play with it later." Ragnar danced around his brother, bedazzled by the sword. "YA! BORO!"
"Lucius, You Have harmonized with our Continent's Destiny. Take good care of your bonded sword, as stronger the bond, the stronger you will become. Ragnar, unfortunately you didn't manage to bond with any demonic weapon, so you fail the test. Now both of you, move on." Jiro said calmly while mentally taking note of the sword.
The Magic area was filled with pedestals to the kid's heights, and fitted on each of them was a small perfectly round and clear orb. Miss Ivory Spoke warmly, "Alright you two. Put your hands around the orb and wait for it to glow. If your Mana Core forms with the mana in the air then you will have harmonized. The Colour and Glow of the Orbs will represent your size and talent in the Magic Destiny, with the darker colour and the dark glow being the high end. Mana Core size goes in the order White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, and Black. With White being the lowest and although Black isn't possible but it's still listed like that, so Brown will be the highest, in Mana Core size for your begining. Now Glow may be Faint, Dull, Bright, and Radiant. A Radiant glow will indicate the highest talent, which is important for your journey in Magic. I'll also be personally gifting talented children a special magical staff. Now, start with the test."
The twins put their hands on the orbs and both of them glowed Very Brightly of different colours.
"As EXPECTED!"
"HOW??"
"Is this what I think it is?!"
Another wave of rushed, excited and thrilling noises grew amongst the kids and also faintly between the masters. Lucius glowed a Very Bright Red and Ragnar's orb glowed a Perfectly Radiant Blue. Even though Ragnar was the impressive twin here, the attention was all towards Lucius. He had now managed to form Three Destinies!! Which was sort of very rare in this world, as even people with two destinies were Few, the Geniuses with Three Destinies were only Numbered in the whole History of this world. One of the famous example being, obviously, the Emperor of this continent.
"Hm.. Master Jiro don't you think these twins are getting too lucky. One harmonizing with Three and the other having these Great Achievements right from the start." Zhu Xi Ping asked the master next to him.
"It can be seen like that. But they are the sons of the Emperor and his Strong Blood flows in both of them." Master Jiro Replied calmly.
Zhu had a faint expression on his face. "Well, not like we can do much. If it wasn't for my respect to being here, I would have already taken The Older twin as my disciple. That kind of talent in cultivation is too good to ignore." The Master said while sighing.
"Hehe you see brother. They are all in awe of me. You can walk behind the steps of my glory when I become the greatest, dumbo. Hah, we'll both become the strongest!" Lucius voiced while Ragnar made more noises.
Miss Ivory stepped down from her sofa-chair and towards the twins. She handed them both a small bead. "You two are the best talents yet, I have seen in the Magic Destiny. Form a mental link with this bead, and when it connects with your Mana Core then it will become an Appropriate and Astonishing Staff just for yourselves. Both of you passed, now go to the next test, Lucius and Ragnar." She said while giving a kind smile and ruffling the hair of the kids. She also noticed the faint energy near Lucius's eyes before they moved on.
"Woah, do you think Lucius can get All Four Destinies Now!" A boy shouted.
His friend slapped the back of his head. "Stupid. That's not possible you know. Besides, the twins are better off just like this. They don't need to get more attention."
"Yeah, besides not like they can do anything now. I bet it won't even harmonize a little bit, atleast not with that dumb Blockhead." The boy besides him shouted.
"But do you know what this means.. Lucius would be the best contender to be the next Emperor now, as it's about time Our Empire got another Genius with Three Destinies." Another one replied.
"Even though the Elder sons look better for the position, now the Emperor himself will support Lucius. Perhaps He may very well be the next one." A nerdy boy replied.
A girl said loudly, "I know you can do it, Lucius!! You will be the best!"
Ego Smith was completely unfazed by everything, and he was lazingly slumped in his chair. He explained with no enthusiasm. "Our Continent's Destiny tests are of two parts. One is a test and the other is making that orb glow. Score above 120 Points and When you make that orb glow, then you will Harmonize with the Enlightenment Destiny. That's all, now start." Many desks were sprawled out, with a hovering screen on each of them. Going forward, right beneath Ego's Chair was a Big Dark Floating Orb, about the size of a dragon egg.
"What does it mean to making it glow?" Lucius asked curiously.
"That cannot be revealed here. Other than that you may feel a sort of pressure or hear whispers. Also, if it glows even if you score low on the test, you still harmonize with the Destiny. Although the score will be taken into account, you may still pass the Destiny Test. Now start." Master Ego said.
The test was a multiple option like quiz, as Lucius struggled to answer and he was also trying so hard to not lose his streak of attention now. Meanwhile, Ragnar was randomly tapping everywhere on the screen and content with that. After a short while the test ended, and a mechanical voice was echoed in the whole hall.
Lucius - 82 Points
Ragnar - 4 Points
"Tsk" Lucius clicked his tongue and Ragnar lifted his arms excitedly with a "HUAHH!" They moved onto the orb and Lucius put his hand onto it first. He focused so hard but the orb didn't even glow.
"You fail to harmonize. Take off your hand and let the next one do it." Ego said.
Lucius Hurriedly replied, "NO. No.. I know I can do it! Just a few more seconds.." He was about to focus more when suddenly he felt a buzzing shock through his whole body, his hands charred as he took it off.
"I said you fail the test. No exceptions. Next one, step forward." Lucius glared at Ego very intensely. Ragnar also couldn't manage to make the orb glow as Ego replied once again, "Both of you fail to harmonize with the Enlightenment Destiny. Your Fate Selection is over now. You can leave through the side entrance over there."
"I know my way! Don't think you can live comfortably now, Ego. I will tell Father about what you just pulled off. Come on bro, let's go. I can't stay looking at these filthy losers." Lucius shouted loudly and then he harshly took Ragnar by the arm and they both left. Master Ego still couldn't care less about the boy's words and sat comfortably in his chair. Meanwhile, besides the hushed whispers and chatter of the kids, there was now a wave of relief that they could all finally start their own Fate Selection. Sam had quietly observed the whole situation.