Coming of age ceremony — the day when both commoners and nobles come together to get their class, the one that would decide what their life is going to be.
It will be the fall of some, others rise, while others stay the same. All classes are equal, but some classes are sought after for one reason — their power.
"What class would you like to have?"
"Obviously one of the good ones, especially a summoner…." another man said, leaning closer to his friend's ear, and whispered:
"Don't you know? If you summon a humanoid being, you'll get to do it with them in refilling their mana." He said, with a smile, as his friends did the same after hearing him.
"Perverts," a young lady said, hearing their conversation.
The [ Summoner ] class — known for having great early potential and also great end-game value. One of the most sought-after classes for anyone to have.
What makes this class more special than most is the ability to summon another being from another world, where their strength and power are already honed.
Unlike some classes, which give you a few skills and increase your stats by a few points, these summoned beings would already have stats in the hundreds and even skills and traits beyond what a level 10 should have.
And it is one of many classes all these young adults (age 18–20) want to have, as it is able to greatly influence their lives for good.
As the conversations between friends and people get louder, a gate suddenly opens, and a priest with a gallant white robe, with a sun embroidered on his chest, appears within it, making everyone stop.
"He's from the Church of Sun," a young man said, seeing him.
"Aren't the Church of Knowledge supposed to be doing this?" another said, looking at him.
The priest of Sun, hearing the murmurs about him not being from the Church of Knowledge, sneered in his mind before saying,
"Alright, everyone, quiet up!" making everyone do so. "I'm here today since the priest who was supposed to be here was involved in an accident that would take days to clear."
"I, myself, know that I shouldn't be here. But who said the priest of Knowledge can be the only one to start this ceremony?" He said, snapping his fingers, which later created indicators above everyone's heads.
The indicators above everyone's heads were different from one another.
Some had a sword, shield, staff, dagger, hammer, and some even had a magic circle on them.
"There, feel free to check your status window and see what your class is," the priest of Sun said, leaving the area where the young adults were.
Without looking back at him, everyone summoned their status window to see what their class was.
"Holy god! I'm a summoner!" a young man yelled, his breathing heavy.
"Swordswoman," a young lady said, clenching her fist, having gotten her wished-for class.
"Necromancer."
"Assassin."
Before everyone knew it, the room started getting louder as they saw what their classes were.
Within this moment, a young lady stared in disbelief at her own class.
"I'm a summoner….." she said, still unable to believe it.
[— • — • — Status Window — • — • —]
Name: Cera
Level: 10. Exp: 10%
Class: Summoner.
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HP: 1000. Mana: 2500. Stamina: 15.
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Stats:
Strength: 12. Agility: 9. Magic Power: 100 (New).
Defense: 5. Intelligence: 20. Luck: 6.
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Class Skill: Summon.
Skills: Stab (Level: 4), Fireball (Level: 3), Daily magic (Level: 10). Escape (Level: 2).
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Title: Backstabber.
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Religion: Temple of water.
Blessing: Healthy Body.
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"I'm really one," she said, finally accepting it.
"Cera! What class did you get?" a young lady with blonde hair said, moving toward her.
"I got my dream class, a swordswoman."
"I got a summoner class," Cera replied to her friend.
Hearing that she had gotten a summoner class, the blonde lady tensed up and grabbed her hands. "If your summon ever wrongs you, call me, and I'll make sure to take care of it."
"Come on, don't be like that. With my luck, there's no way for that to happen," Cera replied, breaking free from her.
"I know, but the chance is there," her voice was whimpering.
Before the two could talk it out a bit more, people in armor that fit their classes appeared and yelled:
"Alright, everyone, those who have the same class as me, come if you want to receive the benefits of your class." Both women and men yelled outside the temple; everyone was inside.
Without a thought, everyone rushed to the instructor who had the same class as them, not wanting to miss out on learning the skills and abilities as soon as possible, they would otherwise spend months learning themselves.
This made Cera and her friend separate, as their classes were different.
"Remember, write to me if something happens!" Cera's friend said, leaving her.
"Alright," Cera smiled as they separated.
Before anyone knew it, the temple they had been in was now empty, as carriages full of newly awakened class holders made their way to the school where they would spend the next three months, six months, or a year.
Cera, staring at where her friend's carriage had gone, clenched her fist and said to herself,
"I'll definitely get a monster-type summon." She muttered, while being among the other seven summoners like her in the carriage.
As night was about to come, the carriage finally stopped near the seaside, with a three-story building standing near the cliff.
Seeing this, everyone said in unison, "That's gonna be our home for the next few months."
Leaving the ride, everyone made their way inside the building and gathered on the first floor, where a giant summoning circle was set.
"Alright everyone, you should know what to do from here on out, right?" a tall woman with gray hair said, standing in the center of the magic circle.
Nodding, everyone carefully waited for her to leave before starting.
The moment she stepped out, a young man went forward with a smile.
"Alright then, I'll start," the instructor said, as the magic circle lit up in colorful lights.
Licking his finger, the young man dropped saliva on the floor while saying deep within himself,
"Please be a strong one," repeating it nonstop. "And if not, be a hot, sexy, large-chested one," thinking about the other possibility.
Poof!
A sound emerged as a frog colored orange, around the size of a football, appeared below his feet.
[— • — • — Status Window — • — • —]
Name:
Summon Type: Amphibian.
Affection: 0% |•| Satisfaction: 50%.
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HP: 700. Mana: 340. Stamina: 52.
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Stats: Attack: 50. Speed: 32. Endurance: 10.
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Skills: Reach an affection rating of 5% to see the details.
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Traits: Reach an affection rating of 5% to see the details.
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Bending down, the young man said, "Not what I was expecting, but….. work with me from now on, Floppy." Waiting for Floppy to respond.
Floppy blinked twice before jumping onto the young man's shoulder, then, "Ribbit."
[ You have formed a contract with your summon. ]
After this, the other new summoners did theirs.
Another man summoned a wolf with a horn, while another summoned an eagle.
After those two, the two other ladies came forward and summoned a slime, while another summoned a dragon.
After them, a man summoned a cat lady with a large front, making the other men jealous, while the girls were reminded of that possibility.
Finally, the last summon was a simple turtle that flew in the air from another man.
Cera's turn came.
She stepped forward, her chest beating fast as she saw the last summon before her.
Licking her finger and dropping saliva into the magic circle, it lit up, and finally, her summoned being appeared.
[— • — • — Status Window — • — • —]
Name: Allen Sunren
Summon Type: Human.
Affection: 0% |•| Satisfaction: 80%.
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HP: 100. Mana: 0. Stamina: 10 — permanent.
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Stats:
Attack: 10. Speed: 10. Endurance: 10.
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Skills: Reach an affection rating of 5% to see the details.
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Traits: Reach an affection rating of 5% to see the details.
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Everyone who saw the window looked at her with pity, knowing what the future held for her and the man she summoned.
"No way, right?" she said, looking down at the brown-skinned man below her.
Unable to believe that out of all possibilities, she would have summoned another human as her summon being.