Year 2096, 25 years after what has now come to be known as the Event
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"Take care of yourself son"
"ok mom"
"and your dad says..."
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""
"was that your mom"
"yes"
"then why did it seems like you suddenly ended the call"
"I did and it's none of your business"
"oh sorry I asked"
"No! I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry"
"ok"
"I'm sorry really, it's just that, whenever he is mentioned, it just sour my mood"
"your dad?"
"yeah let's just forget about him"
And with that Ethan and Sam moved to join up with the other students matching to the training area. they moved through an hall into what was supposed to be another room but when they entered they could see an open field stretching out for a little while before they could see houses in different areas also stretching out as far as the eyes could see.
immediately the students who entered took on formations with ten people forming a single column and rows containing five columns each in three places representing each group of all the year one students. As they were forming into columns Blake said "Ethan pls let your AI think for you, you can leave the rest to us, don't mess this up again" he said walking past as he continued to murmur " I wonder why they train even idiots as soldiers"
"f*ck you" Ethan said glaring at Blake's back as he watched him walk to the front of his squad. other students hearing what Blake said looked toward Ethan with mocking gaze, which he glared back at before straighting his back and standing at attention
"Listen up soldiers, yes! that's what you are, no matter how young or old, we are warriors and as I have done before I'll continue to hammer these set of instructions till your ears bleed or you become the best fricking soldiers"
"oh please..."
""
"did I just hear you buzz like a damn killerbee, Mabel?"
'what the..' "No.. No sir!"
"are you stuttering on me now Mabel"
"no sir!"
"I can't hear you"
"no sir!" Mabel shouted, her voice getting louder as she shuddered 'f*ck he heard me?'
"now back to what I was saying before a magot decided to open her hole, as first year high schoolers you tend to be hot headed and foolish"
'could swear he has his damn eyes locked on me right now' Ethan thought as he could feel the cold gaze of the Captain staring down on him though he knew he wasn't particularly looking at him but he could have sworn that the captain said those words because of him.
"Firstly I'll have you remember that we are at war, at war with beasts, beasts all over the planet are multiplying at an unprecedented speed and are awakening powerful abilities and intelligence an oversight of our great seer..."
"really! the great seer made an oversight..."
"is this not blasphemy? he might intentionally want them to exist"
"if it's true, maybe the great war he prophesied might just be an exaggerated dream..."
"what!... the great seer is really powerful, he might have heard what you said..."
"what!... no one can be that powerful, I know..."
"maybe there won't be any great war after all"
"oh then maybe the beasts are the great..."
"Enough!"
And like that the sudden surge of whispers quiet down
" I didn't remember giving any of you permission to murmur, an oversight like this will not be tolerated, take this as your last warning, is that clear?
"yes sir!"
"i said is that clear!"
"yes sir!" all the student roared
"The great seer is great indeed, but there are some things that can't be controlled, but that has also allow humanity to grow stronger and stronger over the years and will always continue to grow, believe me a great foe is coming, it is the reason we are what we are today, thanks to the great seer, giving us a chance of survival, now to show we are grateful, we will ride this planet of beasts, and prepare for whatever is coming for us and I believe we will win this war...
If you are strong enough, you can tame some of these beasts making them useful assets and if you can kill them, their crystal core, which makes them powerful will serve as a good source of energy for our technologies and the higher the better, but don't let greed get you into rushing to face a level far above you because that will only spell your death though there is an advantage which is our bodies get stronger, the more enemy we face but that doesn't mean you should go courting death.
why am I speaking this much, it is because I want you to understand that war is not about a person, the war front is not a show ground where you proof you are better than others, nobody is allowed to be a lone wolf, at least not at this level of your strength, soldiers draw strength from each other, an the best of you is made known when your squad survives"
At that moment Blake turned his face to the side and Ethan seeing this understood what he meant, he knew if Blake had had a chance he would have come down to where he was and screamed into his hear 'did you hear that!'. But it wasn't his fault, he just wanted to proof that he was not weak, that he was different, that he was not his father
"Next, in this training, use of abilities is strictly prohibited, our focus is to build your combat prowess and strategic abilities, once the use of ability is detected you will be eliminated and your squad will lose 10percent of whatever point they accumulate which will in turn affect your platoon, remember this is only a 3d hologram projection and a mix of abilities, whatever happens you can't actually die"
though he said those words and this is the second time they are in this room, this projection still felt too real, the position of the sun, the reflection of shadows, the building structures everything is just perfect, not that it was a big surprise though, their technology should be able to at least do this much.
"howbeit you have to fight it like a real battle, because in real battles there are no second chances"
"now to your tasks, platoon A you'll serve as a spearhead in this battle, platoon B you will serve as rescue team for any survivors and platoon C will be the defence and in case you need to retreat you're to buy time for platoon A and B to fall back"
"now lastly, to improve your sense of battle your AI will plot your best set of actions while facing an enemy and this information will be transfered to your brain, it will act like a battle instinct and following it makes you better, but don't let it make you become reckless"
"your AI will record your activities and when you are hit by an energy blast or ability from a beast enough to kill you in real life your AI will inform you that you have been eliminated, and you have to leave the battle immediately or severe consequences will follow"
"each platoon will be led by second year students and you are to obey at all times, is that clear"
"yes sir!"
"Leon leads platoon A, Hannah platoon B, and Novick platoon C, now your training begins"