On a platform , three youths were standing in front of an altar! From afar no one would be able to see they were brothers from the same mother and father! Cross was huge 165 cm and bulky like weightlifters from their previous life! do remember he's still only 14 years old! so his height is somewhat high! his hair was black and short making him look a bit like a brute! A natural born warrior!

Vince was 170 cm tall ! His still to his shoulders and quite smooth, his blue eyes calm like the ocean coupled with his solemn and indifferent look gave off an air of elegance!

Eric was 166 cm tall! Red haired and golden eyed gave off a natural charm to anyone who looked towards him! the aura he gave was sneaky and playful one! it was so like him to bother Cross with that 1 cm difference in height and calling him fat pig on every turn.

the prayer was more like an incantation they learned before which they repeated for an hour.

After which they headed towards the center of the village, drew some symbols on the ground smeared themselves with the blood they brought! they sat in a lotus position with their eyes looking up to the sky! they had formed a 3 headed formation!

10 minutes passed and nothing happened , villagers got worried about a possibilty! but then the patterns on the ground lit up and the sky abruptly changed! thunder beamed from the sky and striked down on the three of them! Some people wanted to rush in and help! but Rolland stopped shaking his head! no one can interfere in the awakening! or it will only make things worse? how ? no one wanted to find out.

The three resisted lightening as it ran through their bodies charring their skin and crunning through their veins! they fainted! Even Cross who had impregnable skin fainted!

The villagers thought it was because they were talented. Normal ones would keep meditating till they woke up but other talented people would faint as the ability would take a burden on the mind to get inherited. they held them and brought them to their house planning to feast tonight. The three woke up and looked at each other and started communicating telepathically:

" Did you gain anything?" asked Vince

" Nope!" replied Cross

" Nope!" replied Eric

" me neither! but i Had a dream where i was kept on being called "the forsaken"! how about you?" said Vince

" Yup me as well!" both of them nodded

" anyways we'll tell the villagers that i gained speed , Eric Eyesight and Cross strength! so as not to arouse doubts! now let's go ask about what happens when one gains nothing from awakening" told vince

" hey there out let's ask what they got " someone shouted!

" hey kiddos , tell us, what kind of ability did you gain?" an elder asked

" Well i Got my vision improved , i now can see miles away, vince got speed he can now dash a hundred meters in 3 seconds and cross got strength , i have no way to measure it!" Eric stated

" hahahahah Good! Very Good! You are the pride of our Village come let's feast!" hollered Rolland with a proud smile on his face. it probably won't fade for a week!

After the feast ended , they headed to their father and asked :

" Father, what happens when someone doesn't gain anything from awakening?" asked Cross

" That's not possible! even the most useless gets a small boost in basic abilities!" replied Rolland

" but i heard something an elder said about some forsken people? what." asked Eric

But before he finished his father shut his mouth with his hand and warned :

" well! first i warn you! never talk about it in public! and second forsaken are a race of people that is not formed by blood but by defiance! they are secluded by the Gods and usually have difficult life! the forsaken are a taboo! and they are ones who indeed do not get as much as a peanut in their awakening!"

" I do remember an old man in the city once saying, that they are forsaken because of their potential! as such even tough it is strictly forbidden to interfere in mortal life! some gods disregard this rule and create obstacles for the forsaken! as they have no need for Gods and Grasp power themselves!"

the trio nodded and proceeded towards the tree house!

"hey, it seems we're Forsaken huh!" said Cross with a bitter smile

" damn just why?!! I like it easy , I am so lazy why do they have to make it difficult! Damn Gods!" Said Eric

" You guys fail to grasp the most important point. Our potential ! we can grab power ourselves! i don't know how yet but I will definitely find out once we go out of the village!" Said Vince with a firm tone.

"From now on, I will be sure to remember each God that makes it difficult for me! and pay him back a million times for screwing with my life!" Said Eric .

" Anyway let's meditate!" said vince.

They closed their eyes and their mental state drifted across the void! it was an etheral state of inheritance! From the sentient beasts! They stayed in that state for a week! when Rolland came and check on them and found out he thought it was a remnant of the awakening he got overjoyed and left but kept on checking twice a day!

The ability patterns they had disappeared! Vince still had the tattoos in his palms but the stripes were gone! Eric Lost the tattoo in his neck! but his eyes got even more golden! Cross's forearms got back to normal but the tattoo that covered his back shrank!

The moment they woke up , they gazed at each , Eric and Cross Laughed out loud while vince smiled silently!

" what damn abilities from awakening! what damn Gods! I will Sleep with their mothers! hahahah" laughed Cross .

"Do pay attention Gods ! no matter how difficult you make it ! I will overcome it and then just wash your necks and wait for me! if you even have any!" Said Eric with Glee!

"hey brats! focus! what kind of ability did you get and what does it do? we need to know every detail so that our sync will not fall off because of what we gained!" Said Vince

It was silently agreed upon that he was the team leader and the best with decision making.

" I'll Go first! haha this is so good!" said Eric, he always liked to show off!

" I gained 2 abilities! haha! the first called Essence eye! it enables me to see the temperature of things and some kind of essences! it's like thermal vision but not just that i can also see the essence of herbs metals and other kinds of things in addition to the increased sight range and sharpness! The second one is Called " Metallic burst" it allows me to add metal element into anything i want! so for example , now my arrows , even though made from wood have the hardness and durabily of those made from metal, this does not change the weight! and also adds into its power and penetration! ha! what do you think awesome right?" explained Eric with joy

" Not bad! truly! For me i also got 2 abilities of my own! the first is "berserk"! it enables me to enter an enraged state doubling my power for a period of time and i feel it's not just double but it depends on something else to how much i can multiply my power which i do not understand yet! The second one is too awesome! It will definitely make you jealous! ahahahhah! it is this!"

Cross said as another Cross got out from his back!

" The fuck! two fat pigs! is this cloning! dogshit luck!" grumbled Eric

Vince got surprised but did not say much , no one knew what he was thinking!

" It's called DoppelGanger dumbass ! cool huh! but it has a duration time and can only use about 30% of my strength! what about you Vince? " asked Cross