Book 2.
Volume 2: Getting Stronger
Chapter Six: First Day at the Force Academy
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She's been waiting at the well since early morning for the beginning of classes, so she's afraid she'll oversleep and has been waiting since 9 am. She is waiting for the beginning of the classes at nine o'clock in the morning, so she is really afraid that her roommate Yamada won't wake her up. So an hour went by, and when everyone came quietly to the well, Miyazaki was there. And only Officer Toshio realized that the girl had been here since nine in the morning. He praised her in his mind and even marveled at her eagerness.
- So, you're all here, we can begin. - Hoshi said as he greeted the boys.
- Miyazaki, why are you so tired, didn't you get enough sleep? - Kai asked. Yeah, well, you try standing all by yourself for an hour.
- Shh. - She whispered, "I can't really talk right now, it's kind of like the teacher talking.
- And before we start, I'd like you all to introduce yourselves to each other. My name is Hoshi Toshio, I'm a teacher at the Force Academy and an officer in the Fire Nation army. I am thirty years old.
- Yamada Yoshino, I'm fifteen.
- Kai Akihito, I'm fifteen years old, I want to get even stronger!
- Miyazaki Asaka, fifteen years old. - She didn't say more.
- Hayashi Atsuto, that's all you need to know about me. - He smiled strangely, which scared Miyazaki and Kai, and even the officer felt uncomfortable with his calm smile. Is he sure he's okay?
- Great, that's something. Now let's talk about your pros and cons and find out who belongs to which group of Warriors.
- Officer Toshio, what is a Warrior Group? - Miyazaki asked just in case, and she's not ashamed to ask that. A lot of guys are very afraid that others might make fun of them, but she's not one of those guys.
- It's very good of you to ask. - The officer liked the girl's firmness, even though Hayashi and Yamada might laugh at her, she still asks such a stupid question. - There are three types of soldiers: Attack Warrior, Support Warrior, and Spirit Warrior. The Attack Warrior can use magical energy to launch melee and ranged attacks, the Support Warrior heals comrades in combat, and the Spirit Warrior can both attack and defend, all depending on his inner beast.
- What is the inner beast? - Kai asked.
- Not everyone has it, but some people are born with magical energy that turns into an animal, like a wolf or a bull.
- You mean that energy turns into an animal? - Miyazaki was surprised, she's amazed, it's really possible to make a unicorn now.
- Yes, an animal becomes energy. That's why Spirit Warriors can't create fire, water and attack with it, or just take and heal themselves, that's one of their disadvantages. However, Spirit Warriors have something that other types of Warriors don't have, a beast of their own. If I had a magical lion, it would live inside my body, but once I summon it, it turns into a healthy lion and obeys only me. The lion is a combat animal, which means it attacks, not heals, so all my attacks will only go through the lion. - The officer explains everything on his fingers, luckily the guys get it. Although Hayashi and Yamada already knew that a long time ago.
- What happens if the lion is wounded or killed? - The question comes from Yamada, she knows about spiritual beasts, but she doesn't know about all their qualities.
- If the lion is wounded, it will continue the fight, it all depends on the master. You can either continue the fight or you can take the lion back to yourself, this applies to all types of animals. But if the lion is killed, his master dies with him. This is a huge disadvantage of Spirit Warriors.
- Are there any pluses? - Miyazaki asked. She's so caught up in the story that she's already actually dreaming of a pet unicorn. It's a shame that the Spirit Warriors have animals from the real world and not from the fantasy world.
- Yeah. The best thing about Spirit Warriors is the incredible power of their animals. For example, a Fighting Beast can defeat an Attack Warrior, and a Supporting Beast can heal far more effectively than a Support Warrior, but there's a nuance here, too.
- How? - The guys asked at once, even Hayashi was listening.
- As powerful as a Supporting Warrior can be, it depends on his level of strength. It is reached by training, meditation, or directly during combat.
- Officer, but what is this strength level? - Miyazaki doesn't get it, though anyone would.
- Let me answer. - Yamada said and smiled at the girl's face. - Strength levels are numbers, from one to infinity, the strength level is unlimited, the higher it is, the stronger a person is. Once a Warrior masters magical energy, his level is one. Further up and higher, it all depends on the Warrior. For example my level is 9, Hayashi's level is 10.
- Wow, now I get it. - Miyazaki finally learned everything, and didn't have to read anything. Who knew it was so simple, some levels, types of Warriors, nothing complicated at all. You just have to memorize it. - Officer Toshio, what level are you?
- Take your time, let me tell you my type first. I'm a level 40 attack warrior.
- Level 40?? - Kai was shocked when he collapsed. That's how long he's been sitting there meditating, any high mountain sage would envy.
- In fact, it's very little. Compared to the other, more experienced Warriors, it's nothing. - The officer was coy, though wait, that's true, his level isn't that strong. - There are people with a hundred levels and above, they are few on the planet, but they are considered gods already.
- Well, there you go. So we have to go up in level? I'm supposed to sit around all day meditating like an old man? - Kai clutched his head in frustration as his biggest nightmare arrived.
- You don't have to resort to meditation. - Well after what the officer said the boy exhaled. - You can train by fighting each other, the stronger your magical energy, the higher your level becomes. Alright, we're talking. Hayashi, Yamada, from the fight with Tadamichi's teacher I understand that you have different types. Hayashi is a level 10 attack warrior and you, Yamada, are a level 9 support warrior, not bad for a fifteen year old.
- What type and level are I and Miyazaki then? - Kai can't wait to find out. What if he's a Spirit Warrior and has an elephant, he'll trample anyone, and then that old tomato seller that was still in the village probably won't look at him so suspiciously anymore. Kai was anticipating the taste of victory already.
- For that, we'll have a training session. Kai and Miyazaki, you must fight each other. - Wow, that's a hell of an officer to say.
- I have to fight Miyazaki? But for what? - The guy doesn't want to be a Warrior anymore. If he has to beat his best friend to do it, it's easier to die right away.
- You're both at 0 level now, you need to be at least at 1st level to be partly a Warrior, that's the minimum, at 1st level a person only reveals magical energy and can control it. As soon as you learn this, we will immediately know your type. Now I'm going to ask the outsiders to step back, Miyazaki and Kai, don't spare each other.
- Officer Toshio, is this necessary? - Kai is now trying to talk the teacher out of it with all his might. The only way out is to show them another way to unleash their energy, but since Kai isn't a scientist, he can only dumb his head down and assure them that fighting their friend isn't an option.
- Kai! - The officer exclaimed menacingly, clearly not liking his apprentice's weakness. - You live in a time of war, there is no place for pity. To become stronger, you have to sacrifice something. I've already buried many of my comrades at the front, they were the best. And if I pitied them, I'd die with them. All you have to do is fight Miyazaki, you're not fighting to the death, so why are you afraid? Pull yourself together!
- Well... - The officer's words are like salt on a wound, they are full of truth. They live in wartime, at any moment they can be attacked, and to fight back, you need to be strong, not whiny. Kai forced his balls into a fist and decided to fight after all. The battle of the century was brewing.
Miyazaki, by the way, is morally ready to punch Kai in the face, she needs to become strong, otherwise there will be no one to protect Grandma and Toda.
- Miyazaki, I don't want to fight with you, so I'm sorry in advance...
- Huh, giving up already? - The girl sneered.
- What? You got the wrong guy!
The fight of the century has begun. Kai approaches her friend, his hands in front of her face, about to strike. What a miss! Kai was quietly about to punch Miyazaki in the stomach, just a light touch, and she takes it and punches him in the jaw. She was in a lot of pain, and it hurt even more for Kai, who by the looks of it, had had enough. Knockout.
- This is not what I was expecting... - whispered the officer there.
While Miyazaki was holding on to her fist, a green colored magical energy came out of Kai's body. Suddenly all the grass near him began to grow and grab Miyazaki's legs.
- An attack warrior using plants. Kai was born in the Land of Flowers, so it makes sense. - Hoshi pointed out.
Here comes the first one to go. He felt stronger, and all he had to do was get punched in the jaw. Though it wasn't just "punched in the face, he got stronger" Kai felt ashamed of losing to his girlfriend, and became so cool on emotion. Miyazaki wonders. Holy shit, the grass grabbed his leg and keeps girdling his whole body until he can't even move at all. Kai is no less surprised, but he can feel the grass, feel the plants, welcome to the world of the Warriors, my friend.
- Give it up Miyazaki, you can't move, I win! - Kai stated confidently.
Does he think his friend wouldn't be embarrassed to lose to his friend? Ohhhh, Kai is wrong. The girl tries to tear through the grass, but she's tough. Of course a level 2 Warrior can tear up grass like that, but Miyazaki is a level 0 girl, so she doesn't need to rip it up.
- I won't give up!!! - She knows how to scream. Kai even grabbed his ears.
So the grass is withered and dead, and the girl is free. And then there's this glow and everyone can't see a thing. After a minute, Kai looks up and freaks out in bewilderment. Why the fuck is Miyazaki on a unicorn? No, Kai is imagining things. Everyone opens their eyes and witnesses a miracle.
- Spirit Warrior... - The officer was amazed. So that's why Miyazaki's energy is so strong, there's a beast inside her.
- Hey, where did you get that snake? - Kai didn't understand.
Miyazaki is standing there, and she's completely encircled by a long golden cobra, about two meters long. Everyone's outraged, how could that be? And while Kai came to his senses, the gold cobra moves so fast and starts choking the guy. That's it, Kai gives up. Miyazaki falls on his ass on the ground and is afraid of his own cobra. The devil crawls toward her, and the girl wants to run away.
- Miyazaki, don't be afraid! It's a golden cobra, a fighting beast, it won't hurt you!
- I've been afraid of snakes since I was a child, please don't crawl toward me! - the girl was frightened. The end of the world had come, the unloved beast would now haunt her until her death. And everything was good at first, riding a unicorn in a field, enjoying life and all that. But no, a gold cobra.
The officer still can't get over it. Something he saw in that snake. Yamada ran up to Miyazaki and helped her up. The golden cobra crawled up to her mistress and scared Yamada off, the snake thinks everyone around her is the enemy, well that's something you still have to train her.
- How do I get rid of the snake? How do I get rid of it? - Miyazaki panics. She runs to the well, so does the cobra, she runs to the tree, so does the snake. She's got herself a fucking mommy.
- You can't get rid of the snake, from now on it's with you until you die. Miyazaki, you are very lucky. I would even say very lucky. - The officer looks at the cobra and realizes that this is a serious beast. - The golden cobra, a fighting beast, is very fast and agile, and can kill a target with one bite. Now the cobra is level 1, so the Warrior or level 2 beast can easily survive its venom, but if you develop the golden cobra, it can become a scary weapon. Miyazaki, your beast is very hard to kill, it's fast and cunning, be glad you didn't get a bear.
- What about bears? - Hayashi asked in amusement.
- A bear is stupid and cuts through. He's a big target. But Miyazaki can be happy, the golden cobra won't let her get hurt.
So the girl runs from the cobra for half an hour, she has to learn how to send the beast back into her body, otherwise this cobra will even sleep near her. So, the levels of the guys are figured out. Kai, Level 1 Attack Warrior, Miyazaki, Level 1 Spirit Warrior, they're downright lucky.
End of Volume 2.
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Author: Youn Ji-min
Cycle: Madness
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