Yuki walked out of the main hall dressed in light clothing, walking out of the mansion, a car was waiting for him outside the mansion with a driver at the door.
"I'll be leaving now" Yuki said then entered the car and the driver started the car then zoomed off into the distance.
Yuki's mother watched him leave then returned to the mansion and called out her husband who was still fixing his dressing in his room.
"Robert it's almost time, we need to leave, don't tell me you want to miss the awakening ceremony of your first son?"
"Calm down Mary I'm almost done" he said while checking his image in the mirror.
"With Yuki's talent I'm sure he would at least awaken as a knight, a Bishop isn't impossible." He said with a smile. "That calls for celebrations."
Mary entered the room and walked closer towards Robert. "I don't mean to say this as a sort of discouragement but I want to remind you, if Yuki fails to awaken or awakens as a pawn then we still have to take care of him the same way as now. He's our son you don't have to pressure him so much." She said with a worried look on her face.
Robert smiled "You're so worried about him, just like you said. He's our son, you don't have to worry about him alone I also bear part of the burden. Even though it would be nice if he awakens as a guard I'll still treat him the same if becomes a pawn." He said while pulling her into his arms.
"You still aren't getting this Robert, no matter what the result is, Yuki is your son and you will treat him as such that's what matters."
"Alright, alright let's go already." He said then the two walked out of the mansion into a car waiting outside with Diana trailing behind them.
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Yuki stepped out of the car and watched the towering castle in front of him.
"That's the resident of the Alpha, the ceremony will be conducted behind the castle." The driver said respectfully then parked the car in front of the castle while Yuki walked in.
Every year, an awakening ceremony would be held at the castle With the joint efforts of several Bishops.
Yuki had a status similar to that of a noble, his father Robert was the brother of the current Alpha meaning the Alpha was his uncle.
Everyone treated him with respect and his talent made it even more so, the moment he showed up the others broke into chatters watching the young genius walking over for the awakening ceremony.
"That's the son of the head guard Robert!"
"He awakened his wolf before fifteen years and can control energy even though he is yet to awaken, his wolf form is larger than others known as the best talent of the current generation"
"He should awaken as a guard and take over his father's position."
"Yeah I think so too"
Yuki ignored the chatters and walked over to a corner without saying a word, he didn't intend to engage in pointless chatter with the rest.
After a while, a Bishop in front raised his hand and called out "Silence!"
"The ceremony is very simple, the three of us here will be assigned to assist in your awakening, come up when your name is called."
The three bishops stood at the front with a scroll in their hand while the members were called up. The ceremony was very simple, the bishop would spill a few drops of his blood and mark the wolf's forehead with it the cast a chant after which the blood would emit a deep hue based on their awakened class, the newly awakened would transform into their wolf form then revert back after familiarizing themselves with their body.
Most recieved the pawn class, a few got the knight or bishop classes. Some failed to awaken and only a few got the rarest guard class. After a while one of the bishops called out.
"Yuki Silverclaw!!"
Yuki walked out without a word and maintained a cold expression but deep inside he was as anxious as it could get. .
He turned his head around watching the crowd below watching him seemingly searching for something or someone till his eyes landed on his parents who were smiling and waving at him. A smile appeared on his face and he turned around while a Bishop performed the ceremony for him.
The bishop split open his hand again when the wound before had healed up but looking at his face he was clearly exhausted, it seemed the ceremony was taxing for them, he raised his hand and made a mark on Yuki's forehead then recited a chant.
Yuki's forehead suddenly emitted a deep red hue, a sign he had successfully awakened and everyone below the altar had their eyes fixed on him but the bishop watched everything with a Puzzled look on his face.
"Red? Why does he have a red mark, what does red mean?' He wondered when Yuki's eyes suddenly turned red and he started transforming while letting out screams of pain.
Below the altar, Roberts eyes widened "The red mark, the alpha's mark!"
"Alpha? Apart from the four classes, the last class is the alpha signified by red but no one ever talks of it because almost no one would awaken it and those who did didn't get to live long no matter who they were."
"What's going to happen to Yuki?" .
"We need to leave, go back to the mansion with Diana and run away", he said while walking over to the huge silver Wolf who had finished transforming and raised his head high up, letting out a loud howl into the skies.
"Awoooooooo-----" the howl spread out far and wide and every wolf that heard it felt a chill running through their hearts while staring at the direction of the howl.
"What do you mean Robert, you're making me scared" Mary said with fear evident all over her face.
"Each Alpha can occupy a Territory and in that territory only one Alpha can exist at once. If another alpha is born he must be killed on the spot.!" He said while walking forward then transforming into a black wolf almost three meters tall with long sharp claws.
Yuki turned around to see his father charging at him when a loud howl came from the castle, louder than ever, making all the wolves instinctively shiver in fear and Yuki could feel the glaring eyes locked onto him.