Chapter 2: A Father's Hope
7 years Later
Village of The Compton Family Clan
The Village was Bustling with energy and life, and The Markets were selling quite well, One could see Cultivators of all ages Training either In the Training hall or In open fields, If one was new here they would assume a festival was about to occur, And they wouldn't be Completely wrong.
One house In particular though was relatively quiet, It was a Rural home ( 100m compound size) decorated with a Garden of varying flowers and Root grade Herbs, There was a Statue and fountain Present at the front while the House itself was A Beautifully designed Two-story building with Multicolored walls.
The Inside, In the dining room sat four people, A Middle-aged man, and His wife sat across from each other, This was George and His wife, However, his wife was a Foxkin, Her scarlet hair Knotted in a ponytail made her Aqua eyes pop out, especially matching with the Light blue gown she wore, She truly had an Amazing appearance and What more, She was a Rank 9 Petal realm Cultivator as at Now, and as For George, For now, His cultivation could not Be Determined by the General Populace of the Village.
As for the other two, One was Blue haired wolfkin, His hair was Relatively Frizzly and Matched his sea Blue eyes and White Disciples' garment His looks were also quite mature even for His age of 20 Years, he was considered a youth ( 20- 30 years) and was a Rank 1 Petal realm Cultivator. Lastly was a young boy, He was roughly above average for his age of 10 years, he wore White Sleeveless disciple Garments and a Black Disheaveled Fox mask, He also had a Black necklace with Seeming thorns on and Had a Black Medium length Sword at his side, He had No cultivation, However, he had A different aura about Him, A power that seemingly Surpassed that of cultivation yet Did not at the same time.
"How long have you practised your Spirit techniques for?" George asked the Younger boy
"It has Been roughly 5 years since I began" The boy replied.
" And your Progress?" He asked again
"I broke through From a Trainee to a White Mark Magus Two years ago and have currently reached 65% Mastery of the White Mark power, That being said my Lcan thosele to matcthose who have a 90% mastery at the very least," The boy said
{ Author's note: Link power is the means the Power of a Magus Is measured, the various Levels are Broken down Into percentages and that will be one's Link power}
"Very good, You Must never forget to continuously Improve your techniques as it may save you In the Near Future," George said encouragingly before His expression turned serious " Anthony, I need you to listen carefully," He said almost worriedly
"I am listening Father," The boy named Anthony said seriously
"You are about to start a new journey In your life, Tomorrow is the affirmation of your talent and the official start of your cultivation journey, and while you may not Possess our family bloodline you rather possess one that is thousands of times Greater, more so that You have an Immortal body also I do not doubt you will have great natural power as well. But In your journey do not act out of your capabilities and Do not offend too many people as a new ally is better than an enemy, However, If you are looked down on do not back down either as I did not raise a coward" George said sternly
"I understand Father" Anthony replied with a look of determination In his eye
"About that, I have news I must tell you," George said awkwardly
"I'm already aware," Anthony said first going on his knees before bowing, "Thank you, even though I was merely adopted you treated me Like family, I now and forever will appreciate you" He finished before putting his head to the ground to bow.
"If you say It like that I would seem like an outsider, rather than your father," George said bringing his son Up to his feet with his aura In a gentle tone, "Don't go groveling to just anybody now" George warned sternly
"Of course not Father" Anthony rushed to answer In a rather flustered manner. George laughed at his son's attitude, In front of anybody else, his wisdom and airs could match that of a King, but In front of family members, he was like a lost puppy looking for guidance from his owner.
"Go and get ready, ensure to take your Origin blade with you too" George waved it off as he said as Anthony's demeanor before him made it hard to stay serious which was his main dilemma for his years of training.
"Yes Father," Anthony said as he rushed off
"Still father huh, Let's just hope that your real father is stronger than that Guardian of yours," George thought to himself even though he was still all smiling.
Next Day
The village square
A crowd gathered around the fountain everybody being at least 50 meters away from the fountain as They looked at two Individuals; One was The surviving Middle-aged lady from the Mountain raid, she wore a white Kimono with a Pink belt, white socks, and red rubber shoes. She was the clan chief's wife Marlice Compton.
As for the youth to her right, He was relatively young, as a matter of fact, he was 20 years of age, and due to their parents' status This youth and the boy, Anthony sees as an older brother are constantly getting compared, usually to mock Anthony's brother and to satiate this boy's pride as he was truly a cultivation genius amongst the clan's men while Anthony's brother was well above average at best, at least In the mind of the crowd, This boy was Matheo Compton the Second son of the Clan chief.
Anthony and his brother Martin stood at the front of the crowd but a bit to the side so as not to draw unnecessary attention to themselves, From what Anthony could tell Matheo was currently a Rank two Petal realm cultivator and his Combat prowess made it so He was almost Invincible to those In his realm Much less those below it. On the other hand, Martin had gone Into seclusion for a few months without obtaining any visible benefits which caused his father and Himself to be ridiculed, but In the real view of things He had gained a Battle prowess that climbed two ranks of cultivation making him unbeatable to those In that rank, meaning he could actually utilize the strength of a peak Rank 3 petal realm cultivator.
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