The men in the village expedition party we're gearing up for the Venture below. I've always wanted to leave the village and go into the realm of spirits beneath the plateau that holds our society. My father is the commander of the 5th expedition platoon. The journey west in search of resources and to map out the rest of the land. " Heru! Go grab the other bags from the shed!" My father yells from his office. Getting up expeditiously, I walk outside behind our house into the shed.
Three giant bags filled with supplies for weeks for him and the rest of the men. Grabbing one of the bags and lifting with all my strength I begin to take them out one at a time. "Father, can't I join you guys on your journey?" I asked with such innocence in my eyes. "No, son. You know you're too young. You must graduate and master you're prana." He held out his palm and with a strong exhale a flame spouted from his hand. His hand descended but the flame stood still in the air. " How have your lessons been coming son." Grabbing the bag from me and strapping it together with all the other supplies in the kitchen.
"Still doing breath work lessons. Soooo, boring!" He smirked carrying all the gear he had for his travels. "Son, the breath is the gateway of mastery." " Yea yea I know" I replied. We walked outside meeting the rest of the group. He explained that being able to breathe is the first step in mastering Geb. You think I'm impressive, I've seen masters dispel storms stronger than you could imagine. Meeting with the rest of the group 20 other men. "Muraba long time no see" Saida the giant ogre of a man. My father responded to the man walking over to him, a fireball still orbiting him as a lamp. " Yeah, this is my first expedition party in 15 years. Hopefully, I still got it those definitely didn't get any weaker." They let out a laugh, and so did the other men. Gathering supplies and letting kissing their loved ones goodbye.
"Heru!" My father said. You can come along with us to the plateau barrier. How does that sound? Of course, I was excited our territory extends beyond just the plateau have land surrounding it that is used for agriculture. So is some of the land beyond the village. Some of the kids in my class's families have farms near the edge so they have seen spirits from these places. One kid said he saw a dragon, but it was stopped by the barrier. Like I believe that. Still, though I was excited to actually be the only person to have descended off the edge.