Three months had passed. "Ming lay in Mina's arms asleep, with a silent question in his brain,")
"I've not known peace like this in what seems like ages… For all the splendor I have known, this embrace is worth it all.
Mina caressed his hair and murmured,
"O Heaven, bless our child and make him strong; it is what he needs."
Ming smiled and thought,
"Mother's voice is the sweetest sound of all."
Wang, Ming's father, had been watching them in silence all the while. He came over and he picked up the other child and said to Wong,
"Wong, don't you love your brother?
Ming pondered quietly,
"Even with all our wealth, resources, and soldiers, Myung's rank is Mang—the lowliest rank. But from my gut feeling, my father, who should be stronger, should be at the Bone Refining fourth level itself. That's amazing! His promotion to general only a step away. And if he does that here, in this clan, it will be amazing."
Wang later hugged his son and added:
Myung, don't worry, I love you just like Wong.
Ming laughed, saying,
"This is the best feeling ever.
And, lo, a soldier ran upon them,
"Master Wang! 'There is a murderer up the road with a spear coming from the Demon Mountain!"
Ming stood up angrily,
"Damn it! Sons of bitches," it ruined this happy gathering!
The killer came through, muttering words of terror,
"Where are the children? Where are the women? Here they are… Die! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
There her father, Wang, shouted in fury,
"You bastard! You're late! You were to have slain them yesterday! Do you have the guts to murder a tribe of kids and call it fun?"
The murderer sneered,
"Heaven's wrath? I will tear you all apart. There is no mercy here!"
He lunged at Ming with his spear, but Wong, his brother, stopped it with the strength of his fingers. His eyes were blazing with a strange light, and he spoke in a voice from hell:
"You son of a bitch! You call us names and go after my family? Your death is certain today."
Ming smiled and said,
I will make you cry yourself into all of your power. Father… Haha! I even made my son cry so I could wake up his light."
He reached out his hand placidly, and said,
"Disappear."
Suddenly, the body of the killer began crumbling and dissolving… and it vanished completely in the blink of an eye.
Ming said in surprise,
"I knew that this was not his true ability…if father has this much power, he will surely be a pillar of the kingdom!"
He then looked over at his brother and said,
"Are you satisfied, Wong? "
Wong looked up and said,
When we are eight years old we will begin to lay the foundation of our inner power, and we shall be great warriors, Ming.
Ming closed his eyes and remembered his past life:
"I was just a child but I remember when the day of Awakening arrived, and my mother held a sword to our throat
she drew a sword upon us and said, if our basis was not firm, she would slay us. At that time I received the foundation of the Emperor and my brother the foundation of the General. I believed I'd be left in peace… but she raised sorcerers and made me eat demon hearts. It was disgusting. Then she cast me into that cave, and from there/came I forth to reign among mankind!"
Eight years later…
Wong said,
"Hurry, Ming, we'll miss the Awakening Festival!"
Ming laughed,
"Brother, what foundation do you prefer?"
Wong replied,
"I'd like to try the Water or Wind base.
He asked,
"And you, Ming?"
"I want to have a few foundations," Ming responded.
Wong smiled,
"I wish that for you too."
Ming laughed,
"Let's hurry!"
They entered the festival square. The ruler stood beside Wang.
Ming said,
"This king feels shifty."
The program got started, and the trainees were called up one by one. All received weak foundations except the ruler's three children: Yang, Rong and the girl Myung.
It was then that Ming and Wong got their opportunity.
Wong stepped up first. As soon as his skin made contact with the waking stone, the air shifted. The sky was streaked with lightning, the earth shook, people cried,
"It's a punishment from the heavens!"
He awakened was of Ice element, which was the Emperor rank.
At that, Ming confidently advanced and replied,
"O Heaven, show me my truth!"
The ground rocked as though it were being rent in twain. The heavens appeared to fly away, and his.
" eyes turned pitch black. His Emperor level awakening of Darkness suddenly showed.
One of the elders said,
"The heir to the crown… this is a big threat to the kingdom!"
But the king only smiled quietly, and said,
"Don't sweat… I have them out the door."
To be continued