Slavery has been present in society since ancient times. Even in the modern world from where Harry came, there was something akin to slavery. Hell, Harry himself was the victim of the vile practice, because of which he hated the slavery. More importantly, he hated slavers.
This is why, when he realized what people before him were, he wanted to kill all the people of the tribe. Just burn their bones and set the slaves free. But he knew that he was weak at the moment. He would die before he could get to adulthood.
One day, He swore. One day, I will burn this tribe down to the ground. To him, these people held no importance, they were just a road block that he had to tackle. Which was why he had every intention of keeping up with this promise…
By the time Harry and the middle-aged man came down, the feast had already started. Because of what he saw up there, Harry was in no mood to mingle. So he took a leaf, grabbed some of the meat from the communal table, and sat down in the corner.
He didnt know what meat he was eating, but it was really good. It is only after he had grabbed his fifth serving of the day, which earned him odd looks from the people of his tribe, that he suspected that something was wrong with him. As a growing person, he surely needs more nutrients. But there was no way that he could be this hungry.
After getting his sixth serving, he sat down in the darkest corner of the tribe, away from prying eyes.
With a mental command, he x-rayed his own body, trying to understand what was going on with him.
X-raying himself was a very tedious process, because in order to get a clear picture one had to very bendy. Luckily, this body was his and was very bendy. It took his some effort to get the X-ray, and the results shocked him.
He saw concentrations of energy forming in his body. Not in one, but two places.
With his scans showed an organ adjacent to heart, which has some concentration of Vita. Then there was this small cluster located somewhere around his intestines, behind his belly button. The amount of Vita he had seemed minuscule compared to the other adults that he had encountered, but still there was Vita in him nonetheless.
Imka told me that the Vita could only manifest after getting the Lord's scripture. That is the case with everyone. Then what is happening to me? He thought. A part of him suspected that Imka's words might not be accurate. But he would have to investigate the matter.
But this was a very Now, all what reamained for him was to understand what Vita could actually do, and understand how he was fundamentally different from other Vita Wielders.
"Adui!" he looked to one of the adults of the tribe standing not too far away from him. The adult gestured him to follow, "Come.. Chief is calling for you."
Curious what the man wanted now, Harry followed the man.
When they came back to the feast, he saw that most of the food was gone. All the tribesmen were sitting around a fire, and it was the chief who standing at the fire, engaging everyonne.
Harry came straight to the chief, after which the man addressed the tribemen, "And finally, the last order of the day.. Recently, it has come to my notice that Adui has some keen sight. Which would be beneficial for hunting in the plains. Which is hereby, I announce that he would be part of hunting parties from now-onwards."
Harry didnt know what to think of the Job. But for some reason, his new appointment started murmurs amongst the tribesmen. Some woman stood up and interjected, "Chief, my son is bigger and stronger then that boy. Why is he not given the same chance as the boy?"
Groga looked at the woman with anger, "Are you questioning my command?"
The woman didnt back down, "Yes. Why is it a boy who is not of age granted way into the hunting party? While more deserving candidates are let out to dry?"
The murmurs started around the tribesmen. Harry was confused about such an outburst. He understood why Groga wanted him in a hunting party, but couldnt understand the woman's outburst. Why was she so concerned about this? Was being a hunting party that much of a big thing?
"ENOUGH!" Groga yelled, silencing everyone. "I have appointed Adui a place, because Lord Leh had recently provided the boy with a blessing, which could be helpful in hunts… That is the answer that all of you would get. Now, I dont have any discussion on the matter."
Groga then stared at the crowd before him, staring down anyone who had problems with this arrangement. Finally, when he saw that there was no fire of rebellion, he firmly said, "Dismiss."
All the tribesmen stood up from their respective spaces and started moving towards their houses. Some kids and adults came to Adui to congratulate him, while the rest showed hostility towards him.
Imka, along with a woman in her twenties, came to him. The woman had brown hair like his siblings. And it only took him a glance at the woman to realize that she was Adui's mother. "Congratulations, my boy!" Imka smiled at him while patting his back.
While he woman looked worried, still she said, "Congratulations Adui. You have bought honor to our family," she said softly.
Harry just passed them a small, fake smile. This quickly vanished when he looked at Imka, "Appa.. Can we talk in private?"
Imka looked at the woman and then at him. "Sure.. Come, we will talk in our house."
Harry shook his head. "No, I want to talk to you in private. Right now," His emphasis on right now finally makes Imka concerned.
"Alright, lets go…" With that father and the son duo went to the some quiet place, leaving behind a concerned and worried mother….