Chapter 1: A Great Teacher Arrives!
The morning started with excitement. A teacher from the Sky Peak Academy had come to the small Cold Weather province. He had been invited by the top 5 families in Curving River City. Raul Emerald a youth of the young age of eight was preparing for the days exhibition. The young lad was just about four foot tall a bit pale from cultivating inside with dark brown hair neatly cut and distinct eyebrows that gave him a stern look for his age. As he was about to leave outside the door he paused with his hand on the door knob.
A slightly gravely voice spoke "Bah what's taking that child so long how dare he keep us waiting."
"Great Grandfather hold your anger he is likely to become the head of the house in the future!" A young voice cam in surprise.
"Bah he's to willful and holds all in disdain with his choice of cultivation in a few years he won't even be a match for those younger then him let alone you." The elder spoke with disdain.
Rahl shook his head as he opened thee door. "Great uncle I fear I kept you waiting, this junior apologizes." Giving a slight bow to the elder he hid his disappointment.
"Well as long as you know. Their isn't any more time to wait we can't keep the Teacher Theodore waiting." Waving his hand he didn't worry whether the boy heard him or not.
The youth that was waiting frowned as he began to follow his great grandfather with Rahl. Slightly taller then Rahl he had a noble appearance that had made many of the ladies in the family look forward to him growing up. Trevor Emerald was a year older then Raul. He slightly nodded at Raul as they walked down the hall. Not nearly as bold as his Sabino his great grandfather.
Soon they left the quiet Emerald manner for the battle platform in the city. A festive atmosphere was all around as the merchants plied their wares a long the street. With all the local powers in town gathering the merchants wanted to make money on all the entourage and young scions with money burning their pockets.
Trevor looked around with interest he had never seen the town so lively. Rahl having a more reserved personality only glanced at the clamorous market. Still he was young and seeing all the wondrous items on sale he couldn't help but be intrigued. "Rahl, you already get the best cultivation material the family can give." Looking sternly at the youth. "You're not thinking of wasting the family money on yourself as well are you?"
Rahl's excitement quickly turned into a frown. All the youths in the family members got a small stipend to spend. Yet it was like his uncle was stealing from him. "Great uncle of course not I was only a bit interested in what was on sale."
"You should take your Trevor out and treat him. It's not like you need anything." He sneered at the young scion.
Trevor looked away not wanting to be implicated in his grandfather's posturing. He still hoped for his grandson to be the family heir. Even with two powerful descendant's of the current head. There wasn't much hope so all he could do was make snide remarks.
As they reached the stage setup for the competition they saw the other large families were also arriving. The Akachi family were tall and lanky with a dark skin tone. One of the elders looked sharply around prepared to protect the young ones he was escorting.
The Kang family on the other hand was aloof and sure of it self not paying much attention to the others. They are one of the oldest families in the city the family gave off the feeling of imperialism. With great scholars and beautiful faeries.
The Dunne and Prodst families were allies against the Emerald family. They were newer to the city much like the Emerald family. They often fought in the streets over territory. They gave a dark glare as the Emerald family arrived.
The heads of the family were already inside entertaining the teacher that came. The citizens and local cultivators slowly poured in. Hoping to see carps turn into dragons. Also hoping the teacher would put them on the path to a great hero and catch his eye.
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Chapter 2: The Competition Begins
"Your pretty late Sabino is the Emerald family snubbing the Sky Peak Academy?" Niklaus Prodst sneered at Sabino with burning furry in his eyes. Nicklaus a bony old man with saggy skin is an aggressive elder of the Prodst family always ready to fight.
Lituccia Dunne laughed her curvaceous body shaking. "Now Niklaus that's not true at all. No one would mind waiting for the great hero youth from the Emerald family." Her scandalous clothing barely containing her considerable bosom. She's a poisonous snake that has killed many with her beauty during her 35 years.
Sabino harrumphed giving a quick glare to Raul before confronting the two enemies. "We're on time we just had a bit of business before arriving." It was clear that he blamed Raul for the tardiness. The two families often liked to push the trouble in the Emerald family hoping for the internal strife to intensify.
"As amusing as your minor squabbles are we did not come here to watch another street battle." With an imperial aura Kang Lingxin diffused the situation. She has cold eyes and conservative robes.(Chinese names are being written with family name then first name)
No one wanted to give off a bad impression so they stifled the local rivalries and prepared to enter the battle platform a small colosseum near the cities center. As they entered the arena was already full of activities with many youths arriving long ago. Only Raul lacked excitement for this exhibition enough to arrive just on time. All the families split off to their own sections to prepare. Raul scanned the other youths with disinterest many had smiles that weren't smiles. While it's true he wasn't late it was clear that everyone expected the youths to be early.
A young lad ran over not noticing the faces of his fellows. "Brother! What took you so long. I thought you might not even come." The 5 year old boy is Raul's younger brother Adrian. A genius in his own right he'd only started his true cultivation 6 months ago yet he had passed up many of the 6 year old youths. Unlike Raul he was known for being both out going and heroic.
Raul Smiled while patting his brothers head "How could I not come? I wouldn't hear the end of it."
Adrian pushed the hand away "I'm not a kid any more! You better watch out or I'll beat you."
"I look forward to it." Raul shook his head and looked at the stands where their parents were sitting. With a pompous looking teacher clearly enjoying the pampering he was getting. They looked just like the heroes from legends. Their mother Anabele lightly waved to them while their father Richard focused gaze looked into the future.
Peng the patriarch of the Kang family banged his staff on the ground. "It is time for the friendly exhibition to begin! There will be no killing, maiming, or settling of grudges on this day." Pausing he made sure to look at all the families making sure they understood he was serious. "All the names of the participants have been randomly chosen by great Teacher Theodore's assistant. So there is no bias in the choices. Your opponent has been decided by fate." As he sat back down the names were revealed on a preset board.
The names were split by age and the winner would be added to the next age group going until defeated. "It's hard to jump one year and almost impossible to jump two. Do any of you believe such a candidate is among these youths?" Theodore asked to the house heads while sipping a bit of wine.
"I doubt it. Since there are geniuses in each year. If this was a normal competition where there wouldn't be many geniuses participating things would be different I fear there won't be many with energy to even fight in the next age group." Peng shook his head not believing that any family had such a monster.
Catoualos the round bellied head of the Dunne family laughed. "That may not be so! I hear Raul of the Emerald family is a beast who all the younger generation fear." He had told his youths to mark the young Raul so he was looking forward to the humiliation of the Emerald family. He nodded down at Lituccia who smiled back at him showing they were ready.
"I'm glad to hear you praise my son so highly. I also look forward to him overcoming this great obstacle." Richard smiled ignoring the sarcasm of the other.
"Our Yahui should do quite well though I would never be as bold as you Richard. I believe she's in the same age group as your second son." Lingxin the matriarch of the Akachis plainly stated. She looked just like a kindly grandmother praising her grandchild. Only the sharp glint in her eyes showed her decisive nature.
Giona looked as if he was resting with his eyes closed. The pragmatic leader of the Prodst family said "I don't believe any of us are seers. Only fate will tell. We've never had such a large competition before. I just hope there are no accidents that will hurt one of our families." No one could tell whether he was serious or not. But Anabele feared this competition wouldn't be as friendly as was hoped.
Down below the first matches started the 5 years old age group was the youngest. So the battles had few mystical techniques and even the martial arts were quite shaky. The five big families would perform best in these early matches since they had the best training regimes for the young. While talent would show it self more as the children grew older. Everyone was excited and nervous as this exhibition would likely show the power structure of the 5 great families in the future.
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