It was a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. More significantly, everything went well. Both the babies and their mother were healthy. Rosanna's elation knew no bounds, learning the twins were both born at Tier 3.Of course, the requirements for evolving their tiers would still be as astronomical as they came, but their base talent had already set them above 99% of the ascendants out there. Even among the whole Blackstone Clan, there had been only a handful of times someone was born above Tier 3.At first, Ember had imagined being jealous of their potential. However, looking at the two wrinkly, ugly faces, he couldn't bring himself to feel even a tinge of envy.The family had already thought of a number of names for them. Ember had contributed a great number of them. Among them, Rosanna settled on Gale for the boy, while Snow was chosen for the girl on Rain’s insistence.Honestly, it all fit, the four siblings all having names after natural phenomena, though Ember feared it was only his name that sounded a little chuuni. But he was glad to be the youngest no more.Ember was already imagining them growing up into little toddlers calling him big brother when his aunt Zephyr came to the house to congratulate them on the birth. She came bearing gifts, from pastries to baskets full of fresh fruits. Unfortunately, she was not just there to congratulate them.After leaving the newborns and their mother in the other room, she sat down with the two siblings and asked, “So, have you come to a decision yet?”“What's there to decide?” Rain said. “We aren’t giving up the skill stone.”Zephyr exhaled deeply. “I understand your plight,” she said. “Nobody would want to give up something so precious. Not to mention it will be invaluable to Ember's growth.”“If you do understand,” Rain said, “how can you ask us to give it away?”“I’m asking because you have no other choice. Pine Blackstone may keep up the pleasantries (...)