《Dawn of V (By Agathocrates)》 The siege of the 18th (Brief worldbuilder This world is called The Triplains It is subdivided into 3 continents Chaos continent, War continent and Mystic continent Chaos continent is home to the Kriegers-humans specially built for battle who discovered and understand their circulation of mana since years past and can utilize it as a special ability called ''Flow" people without it are called flowless, considered a disgrace to Krieger-kind. It is divided into 20 recognized tribes, The 21st was formed during the third Krieger war, the 22nd later on. War continent was home of the ''Lots'' a special race whose body was built specifically to engage in battle even more formidable than the Kriegers. The Kriegers pirated their understanding from the king of the lots. The king, King Formulus prime was a master of energy capable of breaking any form of energy down into formulas and internalizing it. Alas, the lots were invaded by the joint efforts of the other two continents to steal all their treasures which due to King prime remain undiscovered till this day Mystic continent stand at the top of the food chain home to mages and warlocks. They participated in the final events of the battle of the lots. They are ruled by a magi king reelected every 1000 years. The current king King Kadolph Runes whose infamous Kadolph''s jar put an end to the great war with the lots which is also called-The Continental Clash is the strongest in the Triplains. Interferers also exist in Chaos continent they are Kriegers who can harness so he forces of nature and interfere with their physics to utilize them on a greater scale only 4 are known Wise, Marianne Vanrouge, Queen Frosty and Izik Jaykob Discover more) /////////// Year 1468R Mount Seer,18th Krieger tribe, Chaos continent Events show the 3rd great Krieger clash Aaaaaah Aaaaaah Clank Clank Boom Boom The sounds of screams filled the air, the sound of iron clashing and flames igniting. It was war, war was declared on the he 18th by the 8th in order to find the Samsara cave - the cave to rumored to contain over 1000 rare elements. Other tribes joined in the siege, their greed was screaming through their souls. They did not care what that war would do to babies and children they just wanted the cave. It was heralded by Pitch stark Ruler of the 8th ''Help me'' a man cried few moments before his death ''aaaah'' his wails swiftly followed unable to help, I Erik V. Vanrouge had been hidden by my mother( bro was flowless what do you expect) but alas watching the loyal subjects die was traumatizing so I ran from my spot to rescue a man who was wounded ''Are you okay sir'' ''Yes Prince Erik. But sire this place is not safe you have no flow I shall protect you'' ''Do not take the trouble sir'' ''Erik'' he was wailed before thrusting himself in front of me to take the sword with his backThis tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. ''Uncle feng'' I screamed being powerless was mid bro plus the action was counterproductive ''Feng? What a stupid name but now Erik is more like it'' said King Pitch ''Scram, you old dog!'' ''You have that glint in your eyes, the same glint King Victor had'' ''Where is the king?!!'' ''That weakling? I put an end to his shame. I mean what a disgrace a flowless king?'' ''You scoundrel! He was better than you in every way!'' ''Really boy I couldn''t care less, at the end of the day only strength is recognized as others are secondary. I mean it''s called Chaos continent for a reason emphasis on Chaos jeez and they said your intellect could rival Johnny Stein. Alright let me also end your tale'' Just then lightning came flashing from the sky it was concentrated in form of a sword Swoosh he weaved it just by a hair''s breadth Boom! ''Who in the hell?'' he snapped ''I, Mona Vanrouge!!'' she sharply retorted That was my 14 yr old junior sister General Mona she was no slouch her flow was called ''Eye of the thunder'' and for good reason ''Seems to me like you all want to die today. Black mist'' said Pitch A black cloud overwhelmed the space it was his flow ''Smoke lord'' it wrapped around where we stood it was poisonous and highly flammable Zing The sound of an unsheathed sword, he wanted to behead someone ''Oh shit'' I sighed We were cornered if Mona had used Eott we would blow ourselves up. Just then a wave of water rumbled down on us, it was so cool and neat it was my mom queen Marianne ''Stark you dog, come I will be your opponent, Viktor did not die in vain'' she said ''Knock yourself out queen'' They started trading blows the effect kicked up dust and rocks Mona and I were cast to some other side of the battlefield the pressure drove us apart ''Erik!!!'' ''Arrgh'' I yelled I passed out the effect was quite great I woke up to see the sword of King Pitch boldly pointing at my face, Mona was unconscious mum was fighting elsewhere he had led get away from our side ''Boy I will kill you, you''ll die, just like your father did'' ''Alas King pitch'' I said as I stood up ''Fighting is pointless, death inevitable but I swear, I will kill you, I ALONE will take your head, I will destroy the 8th, I will, I bloody swear!!!'' I said that with confidence I had never experienced before ''Desperate cries of a wounded soldier'' he mocked ''Just you wait..., remember my face. remember these eyes, I will shake the continents'' ''If you say so'' he snickered And then I stood at the edge of mount seer nowhere to run but somewhere to fall and I let myself fall off the peak of the mount King Pitch was shocked ''We will meet again'' I said Crash! ''Bro had guts he would rather take his life than die by my sword, how bold, what a waste he was a genius though I would rather not have liked him but he chose to end his own life'' ''Erik'' mum yelled ''Pitch, you animal!!'' ''Bro took his own life duh'' ''You cornered him, you rascals I had been holding back this whole time but you''ve exhausted my patience. Let me show you exactly what an interferer is capable of'' With that she levitated all the water in the 18th rumbled, the ground shook, the rivers howled, they circled round the queen who was at the eye of the storm ''18th get behind me'' she said ''Yes, your Majesty'' ''Oh shit Flee, retreat, scram screw the Samsara cave!!!!'' Pitch said Then the queen made some gesture with her hands and the water forged a dome round the battle field and then ''Tyrannic wave impact'' she said softly All the water came crashing down ''Shit!!!'' It caused absolute destruction the soldiers of the attacking side suffered heavy damage, with that the war was over so soon so quick the military forces had already been deleted before she made that move ''Ayyyyeeeeee Victory!!!!''the 18th screamed Suddenly the queen yelled ''Aaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!'' the celebration stopped Viktor and Erik were dead, Mona injured, they had won the battle but had lost the war 7 days morning was declared for the King and Prince it was a victory they would rather forfeit. They might have been weak but they inspired loyalty from their subjects. Aside that only 20% casualties were recorded Meanwhile at the 21st(the special squad made to Destroy the 18th) 75% casualties recorded after that last blow ''Shit after all this no samsara cave. That bloody queen. Alas I shall comfort myself with the deaths of the king and his son'' said Pitch /////////// Meanwhile at the foot of mount Rax 5000m away from mount seer in the 17th tribe Erik woke up with his head placed on a rock, someone had saved him ''Where am I?'' he wondered ''Wherever I am, I am not alone'' The bird that speaks I woke up and I examined the terrain, I had never seen it before, I was a bookworm. Lack of strength is not a lack of sense I always told myself. With an IQ of 134-140. approx. I was referred to as ''the chaotic genius''. Already made several advancements in continental tech at age 18. Before I get drowned in praising myself though I shall proceed : The mountains were about 3000m tall from my most esteemed calculations, the drainage was dendritic and there was a long river, it appeared shallow. Surprisingly I was not wounded, I mean I had positioned my body to negate approximately 80% damage but 0% damage was unprecedented. ''The fellow who had saved me must be a friend'' I thought. I kept on walking to scout the area and returned after approximately 30 minutes then I looked into a tree and saw a detail I had ignored prior to scouting: Eyes, big red eyes, it was some kind of ferocious bird Swoosh it dashed out, it was then I got the full view Red eyes, maroon feathers, golden talons, and a cream beak, it was a vulture but really golden talons and maroon feathers were giving me fantasy-horror vibes I mean check out those eyes, it was definitely no normal vulture. It gently landed on my shoulder after a few minutes of flight '' You''re already awake, quite impressive'' ''Yeah I am.....HOLY COW!!!!'' I screamed. It spoke, the vulture spoke I thrust it off my shoulder with great speed ''You speak, the hell?'' definitely horror vibes ''It''s rather rude young man to throw your savior off your shoulder'' '' It wouldn''t have been as offensive if the savior in question wasn''t a bird that speaks'' ''Ya never seen one around here? There''s a whole tribe lad!'' ''I can''t believe I''m actually engaging in a discussion with a talking bird but never mind. I''m Erik, Erik Vlad Van rouge.... And you are?'' ''Myself? Alas I am a vagabond of the wind and the sea .....'' This couldn''t get worse ''A survivor of a tribe long forgotten, I am Valt Feathermost'' he said with a bow I couldn''t hide my shock ''Oh, a vagabond, definitely sums it all up alright birdie catch you later'' I was about to dash off ''Do you still seek vengeance?'' I turned, I had picked interest in the topic ''What''s it to you Valt?'' ''I can help you'' ''As if, go eat some grains or something I''m quite busy y''know''This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ''Too busy to seek revenge or too weak'' he said landing gently on a rock, what a brutal taunt this was a talking bird ''I don''t need to prove anything to some talking bird'' I snapped ,''You probably can''t even harm a fly'' ''And is that pitiful attempt to be mean coming from the flowless chaotic genius of the continent??'' ''Excuse me?'' Bro''s a bird of course he could easily spy on you ''You have no power, you are weak, going back there will just send you back to this situation an infinite cycle till you die'' ''Scram birdie I''ll see you later!!'' And with that I walked down the mountains without a care in the world, to have the truth forced down your throat by a bird was simply nothing short of traumatizing I mean he didn''t put a single word wrong, damn! Roar A claw jumped out of the forest with a strike leaving a crescent shaped path in the air, I just narrowly managed to dodge but fell to my butt consequently. The beast was ferocious, striking the ground on which I lay constantly(It was an unregistered level 3 Earthdigger) I was legit rolling down the mountain( jeez ) Roar roar Then I started running (obviously bro wasn''t playing around), consecutive narrow escapes were made till I reached a dead end nowhere to run I mean dying by the sword of a king was by far better than dying by the claws of an unregistered beast. It rose it''s claws to strike with a wicked going in it''s eyes and I closed mine awaiting death Swish swoosh Two strikes yet I was still alive I opened my eyes to see none other than feathermost standing on the carcass of the beast his talons were dripping with blood (bro was fast as hell) ''Bro! The hell?'' ''You can''t even deal with an earthdigger a level 3, to make things worse unregistered?!'' ''Well, I''m not the fighting type'' ''I won''t save your ass again, this is Mount Rax, this place is crawling with level 10 rare beasts, even an earthdigger is prey in this mountain range'' With that he turned to leave ''Hey slow down!....I, I still want revenge'' ''Your current skills won''t cut it'' ''Then teach me'' ''So submissive?'' ''Shut your birdhole and teach me!'' ''Excuse me?'' ''Ererm master Valt your student is every willing to learn'' I said with a bow ''That''s more like it, anyways we need to leave this place first it''s too dangerous here'' ''Hmmm said the talking bird'' ''Funny, it''s dangerous for you not me, now shut up and follow me!'' And so we walked Walking Walking Still walking And then......, fighting (ah the fun part) It was a level 8 earthdigger(nasty!) ''First lesson, never ever underestimate your opponent, the coldest finish and the most brutal attack pattern'' ''If you say so'' ''Try and be less passive about everything!'' ''Ey birdie focus!!!'' Swish In a moment he was atop the digger he swooped down with his talons Swish Blood formed a beautiful arc in the air(I loved it) ROAAAAAAAAAR!!!! Voom, the digger tried to grab him but Valt was the faster he went for the beast again this time taking one eye out ARRRRRGH Eesh I mean even if it was an animal that was a really brutal moveset Swoosh swoosh It''s two eyes and some limbs were already off at this point, damn Valt was savage! Swish Hisssss Scream In one final swoop valt had taken its life (Now all beasts from level 4 till 11 had special crystals called ores in them. The uses were limitless from weaponry to medicine to even science. Wild beats were tracked from level 1 through to 11 with their strength increasing with their level - I mean obviously) Bang It fell to the ground(RIP) A grey crystal came out it was a level 3 earth class ore (mid) Valt scooped it with his beak and swallowed it. I just watched with my mouth open ''Close that stinkhole child!'' I snapped it shut grudgingly We walked away from mount Rax somewhere toward the 16th Krieger tribe after a short break ''I''ll take you under my wing'' ''So do you mean that literally or figuratively?'' ''Both you fool! And they say you''re smart'' ''Pfft'' And so we walked. It was already evening. As far as I know (or as much as he told me) the war had concluded 6 days ago. I wondered what was happening in the 18th. Its much more gloomy inside Alrighty! It''s been like forever with this damned bird now. But one thing he did though is give me a rough account of what happened when I was knocked out. So we know that after I jumped off Mt Seer mum got pretty pissed and ended the war ASAP and quickly declared a few days of morning but that''s just on the surface. Its much more gloomy within: Silence, absolute silence almost as sharp as a double edged sword, it pierced the 18th like an unrelenting blade. These people were morning the death of their king and prince. It was their funeral time (Idk if you know how offensive it is to hear you''re being buried when you''re alive but it''s a real disturbing feeling) Queen Marianne and Mona adorned in all black from head to toe, their eyes filled to the brim with tears, but held back to keep the tribe in order. They sorrowfully watched as the coffins were carried in, with no remains, their images and a few of their not so precious belongings were installed on and in the coffin respectively. First was that of the late king Viktor V. Vanrouge. Viktor was a man of 40 years orangish brown hair a full beard and a thick moustache, very muscular and taller than Erik by a bit with red eyes, in short very dashing (but sadly flowless). He was the only son in the immediate family of the late king thus he was heir by proxy(thank God he married mom otherwise the 18th would have been colonized long ago). But he made up for his flowlessness with S+ weapon craftsmanship said to rival the weapon makers on war continent(War continent also contained weapon makers and battle beasts (distant relatives of the lots). He was credited with having developed King Izik''s sword and Queen frosty''s ice fan. He was a gem of a person and an overall merciful king. Apparently, by valt''s record also, he was said to have been stabbed through the chest by King Pitch and flung into the horizon by his infamous black mist(to certify his death no doubt, but I mean jeez, bro was powerless that''s where mercy comes into play, I swear I''m going to dismember that animal) It was laid before a great portrait of his. Mona didn''t hold back anymore and started weeping. Marianne comforted her. Then slowly followed the coffin of the chaotic genius, the 18 year old Erik V. Van rouge. That was when the whole kingdom burst into mourning ( I really got teary eyed hearing this) Then basic customs y''know songs were sung. Singing Singing Still singing Then psalms of the king Psalms Psalms Then of the prince Psalms Psalms More psalms Jeez these guys had a lot of psalms (I know I should take this more seriously but also, I mean should a totally alive guy be weeping for his own burial story - Nah, heck no) Then shockingly visitors from other tribes came (King pitch dared not show up lol) Visitors from the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th.... Basically all except the constituent tribes of the 21st. They offered their condolences (man this was where I was touched) but yet still some just payed a visit to mock the 18th or to gossip.The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Then finally the prayers to guide their souls to the afterlife. ////////// After the burial though, Marianne and her chiefs went somewhere, it was the samsara cave! The cave containing over 1000 rare elements whose existence had caused the war. Queen Marianne sat upon a rock in the cave. ''Chief Sanders'' ''Yes ma''am'' ''Make the most of this cave'' ''I feared you would abandon it after the after-effect it had on the monarchy'' ''Your fears have been relieved'' she said ''Maximize efficiency and increase anonymity'' ''With great pleasure my queen'' Alright time to cut in again just for your info the 20 tribes are divided into 5 provinces 4 tribes in each province. A Krieger of a power level almost or even equivalent to that of the ruler of a tribe is assigned to guard each province called an imperial guard. They are subject to immediate replacement on the event of their death. Kevin de Tigre, Hal Neo, Wendy Stoker Jane Flux, Karl Earl each guarding the 5th 4th 3rd 2nd and 1st provinces respectively with Kevin de Tigre being the strongest by a long shot, his flow is called Burning Song ranked 5th of all registered flows, a very close friend of Viktor''s(being his indirect cousin) and a father figure to myself and Mona. He is 31 years old and feared across the continent. He guarded the Samsara cave he was rumored to have been able to take out an entire army by himself but imperial guards were supposed to be impartial and only fought province level attacks hence he couldn''t help out in the war(regretfully) ''Kevin, please do your best to prevent this place from being discovered, I did not ask you to lay down you life in it''s defense though. Mona and I simply cannot lose you!'' ''Yes my queen, please do reduce your tears. I personally volunteer to train Mona in the cave'' ''Thanks for the favor'' ''With pleasure'' Great, Mona my 15 year old sister was getting state of the art training in a cave filled with over 1000 rare elements which could significantly boost her strength. Training with my uncle, the strongest imperial guard said to be capable of rivalling Izik Jaykob and here I was stuck with dealing with some talking bird in an abandoned forest, perfect luck He seemed to have read my mind though because at that exact moment. Pah! A knock on my head ''The hell valt!'' ''You envy your sister?'' ''Of course, look at the conditions'' ''You want training?'' ''Of course, you think I''m a slouch or something'' ''Your words not mine'' ''You... What are you anyway?'' ''Me? Valt feath...'' ''Not who, what?'' ''I''m from the war continent, a battle beast'' said valt ''Noble blood, the fourth prince'' he continued ''They call me valt the terrible. 1000000 does I have slain'' ''Then what the hell are you doing here?'' ''Banished, it was a plot, even betrayed, turned to a vagabond! All for the throne'' ''Screw the throne, you being a vagabond is much cooler'' ''You mean it?'' ''Definitely, I can''t imagine you being forced to have manners while ruling some ungrateful subjects!'' ''That''s really sweet to say, although I need to clear my name'' ''Definitely!'' ''And you need revenge, so, fair deal'' he said ''You will have to accompany me to the war continent though'' ''What!'' ''For your training, it''s the best place in the Triplains!! Not to mention I have a full stock of training materials'' ''Alright let''s go!'' ''You fool, you''d die almost immediately if you entered the war continent without knowing how to survive extreme conditions, having great physical strength and decent mana control. There''s always soon great fight or the other there, thus the name'' ''So what now'' ''Training, lots of it'' ''Whatevs, bring it!'' ''Sit, let me examine you'' ''Examine? You don''t mean....'' ''Shut your trap you unholy Krieger!'' Kah! I sat with my legs crossed in the manner valt had told me to. Then valt levitated, closed his eyes and spread his wings seemingly examining me Just then ''Holy cow!'' he screamed ''Have you been like this for 18 years?'' ''Yeah'' I said while rising from the ground ''What''s wrong?'' ''Ignorant Kriegers, I will shape you into a powerhouse. Come, come it''s time for your training!'' ''Which one?'' ''I think we should start with muscular and physical training'' ''Hmph'' I sighed regretfully ''What, you think you can call those biceps?'' ''Yeah, c''mon look at the buff'' I said while flexing my arm muscles which regretfully showed no buff you couldn''t even call it a lump goddamn why did this bird have to be right about everything, it was stifling y''know ''Buff, ha! That won''t harm a worm in my continent, plus look at those triceps'' ''Alright I get'' ''Plus such weak quadriceps'' ''I get it you damn bird, scram!'' The weight of a feather ''You know brat, you can bypass this training'' ''What?, Really? How?'' ''You have to show you have enough strength to prove this training useless'' ''Which is by?...'' ''Lifting a feather'' I''m gonna drop just one of my feathers for you, if you can lift it we go right to resistance training'' You know I was really starting to get pissed with Valt either bro didn''t know how to mine sits or he didn''t care, I mean jeez. But the thing is, I''ve known Valt for quite some time, he wouldn''t just make an empty statement like that, he was cocky yeah, but he never bragged about what he couldn''t do. He was also very realistic, that''s the only reason I put up with him cuz I can''t imagine anyone else tolerating this dude ''So..'' he continued ''The thing is, if you can''t lift a feather of mine you just should get an idea of how strong you are in Triplain standards'' ''When do we start'' ''Anytime you''re ready'' ''You''re free to do any shenanigans in the name of warm ups'' he mocked ''You can also use your flow, if you have one'' With that I grudgingly stormed off, bro never made empty statements And so indeed I began doing some simple reps that I had heard mom using during training. Bro I couldn''t even get up to 5 reps on 1 exercise. It was then I realized how weak the chaotic genius was. But I persevered whatsoever then in my tomfoolery. It''s almost funny. It was morning when he told me this. By evening ''Out here, you damn bird'' ''Oh, the genius has returned'' ''I''m ready!'' ''Alright, just don''t pop your biceps. Here we go'' And with that he flew and shook off one of his feathers. Those things were supposed to be light no? And so I gently watched it fall and extended my arm to reach it. Suddenly Splat! I plummeted to the ground , vision blurry. I could see red, damn bro that was blood. I mean Eesh. I passed out. When I woke up I saw Valt laughing. I sat straight but slowly to discover the surroundings had greatly depressed. How could just a feather form such a great chasm? It was utterly unbelievably and seriously alarming. ''Bro, how much do you weigh exactly?If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ''It''s rude to ask someone their weight'' ''It''s ladies that say that man, plus, how? How do you even move? And why doesn''t everything you step on depress or crush?'' ''Because of the talons. Battle beasts especially the aerial and aquatic ones weigh millions in tonnes of you take their weight feather by feather or scale by scale but their talons for the aerial and fins for the aquatic create an upward force equal to the weight exerted by the feathers out scales. The case is different if feathers out scales are given off cuz the opposing action is no longer there'' ''You didn''t think I needed to know this?'' ''You could have asked'' ''Screw that and screw you. What''s the way forward now?'' ''Bro, I like your courage. Well what''s next is muscular training'' ''So we start tomorrow?'' ''Ha! We start now'' ''Excuse me?'' ''Your muscles are excited, it''s best you start now'' ''If we go any longer they''re going to give out'' ''Then I heal you and continue'' Brutal, utterly ruthless ''Huff, what''s the routine'' ''Giving out already?'' ''I said what''s the goddamn routine'' Arguing with Valt was pointless. He probably wouldn''t let me sleep for days better to start now. (Note: A Triplain calendar is divided into 15 months from month I through to month XV. The siege of the 18th happened in Month X Year 1486R. It had already been 3 months now i.e Month XIII. What had I gained? Resilience and Street smarts. A worthy prize) ''First we need to work on those pitiful excuses for biceps. For that push ups are required. When you reach a certain stage you''ll be doing curls of dumbbells made from a certain bird''s feathers. Hahaha'' I looked at him very disapprovingly ''So sorry, ererm. In addition to that you''ll be doing all kinds of planks basically the forearm plank for biceps. Then incline pushups as well. Trust me you don''t want to ask me where you''ll be doing those pushups. Next for triceps forearm pushups, bench press, overhead press. What you''ll be lifting is boulders though. Very very light stuff'' Gulp! I didn''t know when I swallowed that larbe lump of spit in pure terror ''Aye! Don''t swallow with such intensity unless you''ll tear your throat... Plus of you could only take that damage from a feather then boulders should be no biggie. Your body surprisingly packs a punch. I''ll attribute it to your genes though. Viktor was no slouch'' I hated his habit of making you feel good then crushing your spirit. Though he said one thing right though. King Viktor was no slouch. However I dedicated my time and channeled all my energy into the books. I used to consider fighting primal and feral. I was bloody wrong! ''Ah! Quadriceps you''ll be doing squats, walking lunges. Hamstrings you''ll be doing deadlifts(with boulders) and squats. Now for your core you''ll be doing bicycle crunches, side planks alright I''ll stop there so I don''t kill you lol'' Death, hmph that would just be the beginning ''Wait why are there 2 squats, those things are killing!'' ''Like I was saying.... More clearly 100 pushups Forearm Plank 50 secs Curls 50 reps Incline pushups on the cliff of Mount Ray 50 reps 80 Forearm pushups 50 reps overhead press 50 reps bench press 100 Squats Deadlift 80 reps Ah! More squats 100 reps Bicycle crunches 80 reps Side plank 90 secs'' I looked down at the ground very sadly ''Do not be discouraged. I agree you when you''re through you''ll be clearing mountain ranges with your fists. Plus your abs will be knocking all the girls out (wink). I still looked down ''Rest assured it''ll be easy and I won''t be watching. But if you can''t do this you can''t survive resistance training. I''ll have to drop you. Come pick your dumbbells when you''re ready from the cave down there. You have a year for this training, 2 for resistance and 1 for mana control. The condition for passing this training is lifting Mount Argon in the 5th. It weighs a thousand feathers approx. So.... Erik?'' I looked up with determination never experienced before as I recalled the powerlessness of 3 months ago. My red eye glinted so viciously like that glint in fire and my blue eye was as deep as the ocean ''Valt. I am ready. See you in 1 year'' ''I love this guy!'' ''Eww I don''t do birds'' ''Shut up you damned Krieger!'' ''I''m still not into you I mean.... What if the cloaca y''know'' ''Scram Krieger before I blow you up!'' ''Hahaha'' Commence! ''Arrrrgh'' I screamed after the final round of incline pushups. It had only been five days since feathermost left the region. I think he went back to War continent, a most esteemed guess by the way. This strength training was absolutely killing it forget it bro. I only found it hard for the first 3 days but nevertheless I made sure to tick off every single cardio from that list before the clock struck 12 at midnight. It was terrible on day one I almost felt like I would tear all my muscles. But then: ''It''s better to die on the quest to attain strength than to die a weakling''. That was the catchphrase I used to keep that body going. Feathermost had made this shit as easy as it could be. He had already set up the training area so I could see my own progress. The area was divided into courts where pressure increased with increasing levels. The levels where up to 100 of course. Your brother here had only completed 5 levels. I planned to finish it 3 times over and add my own exercises to the routine. Speaking of those blasted boulders though, Valt helped me refine the boulders by compressing some of the rock mass inward making it look like a dumbbell in the process. Apparently he used his feathers. It was then I made a gentle note to self to stop pissing that bird off. Only as long as I could hold it in though. I wouldn''t force restraint that''s meh. ''Overhead frickin press'' I said while lifting the boulders, my shoulders were shaking though. Oh another thing I forgot to add, the boulders became heavier with each level. Valt really was considerate for a bird. But it still bugs me how he knows so much about human biology. Note to self : Ask him later. ''And a 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4..... And a 10..... And a 13 and a 14 and a 15....30.............51.......60'' ''Oof'' I said muscles where sore now. I always thought back to the day King Pitch raided the 18th, it was my one eyed man, it was my drive. Anytime I slumped, I rise cause I knew I gat no other choice bro must pay. Blood with blood. ''Ooooh the squats haaaahhhhh'' I cried while drawing down my eye bags. I swear doing the incline pushups was by far better than those squats. I mean those things were legit murdering the quadriceps and that just had to be the exercise that was too be done twice with the excuse of hamstrings. I knew he could have gotten another exercise but just to be a pain.... My hate for Valt soared rapidly then fell when I remembered that he did all this shit for me.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. ''Come on my babies'' I said while patting my legs. I swung my arm and cracked my neck ''Pra pra'' I really loved that sound for dinner reason ''Here we go....'' ''1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,pra,uhhhhhhhhh'' ''Oof'' I fell. For once I didn''t like that pra sound l. It definitely wasn''t a nice sound. I had apparently overworked those muscles. Perfect excuse to sleep rii. I was already slipping away excitedly then in my mind I recalled saw Pitch mocking me, then hatred filled me once again this time to the brim. The glint of my red eye could set the world ablaze at that moment. Then I thought to myself ''If that be-damned bird was here would I slack off? Na'' Then I went back to that court. I swore to myself that even if my leg muscles would bleed that day I wouldn''t stop till 200 squats ''Maybe I''d even add 50''. I cheekily chipped in ''1..2..3..4..5..6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15.......30,1,32,33,34,35......36...37...38...39...40,41...45....49...50 200 more! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.......25.......39.......50........79......90.......98,99,100 A100 more! 1,2,3........10........39...40.....50... Pra.....Uhhhh....51,52,53,54...Pra..... Hmph,....55...........72....89....99...pra...hun-dred'' Bang!!! I fell to the ground ''Hell yeah!'' I laughed and then I was overcome with so much fatigue I passed out. ''Yawn... Maybe some shut eye''. It was already evening.
The next day at Dawn ''Eesh!'' I exclaimed. I found that my muscles were no longer hurting. I smiled lightly ''That bird, maybe he''s not too terrible'' ''Grrrrrr'' my belly rumbled. I hadn''t eaten for some time now, had I? I stood up and gently stroked into the woods to pick some fruits that Valt had left. I remembered dad taking me on those kind of journeys when we were younger and Mona was training. ''Erik. A man''s true strength lies in his heart and his ability to lead others. That''s what I feel. Don''t tell your mum though, she''ll say I''m misleading her son'' ''Okay papa'' ''I see Viktor so you always poison his mind at my back'' ''Oh Marianne..... What a lovely surprise'' ''Right'' ''Erik, when I count to 3 you run'' ''Mmm'' ''So Viktor..'' ''1..,2..'' ''Explain yourself'' ''And...3!'' Voom! Erik ran Marianne was distracted and Viktor darted off the other way ''Y..You, get back here!!'' ''Ha ha ha'' Viktor chucked whine slinging Erik on his shoulder. They ran further or off the woods then ''Oof'' Viktor slipped. ''Mud?'' Then a silhouette appeared ''Oh I see you''re on your mum''s team huh'' ''You got that right pa'' Mona laughed I looked at her very disapprovingly. As we were about to slip out mum came and seized us from the back with water chains. ''Run now'' Then dad splashed some mud on her ''You....'' Pah I threw another mudball. Then she loosed the chains. If you want to fight with mud I''ll play fair Pah pah pah in a second, it had turned into the first edition of the mud wars. Mud was flying around everywhere. We did that for an hour or thereabout. Then we fell tired. I hung my head down in fatigue ''What will the royal subjects say? What a bad example.'' Dad said while shaking his head. We all laughed. I was around 12 then I think. ''Oh the good old days''. I thought. Then I remembered that damned King Pitch and how he said he had killed King Viktor. ''I swear Pitch I will take your head'' I thought maliciously ''Grrrrrr'' my stomach screamed ''But before that. I think I''ll have a lil feast''. Munch munch ''Damn this stuff is good'' Note to self : Ask Valt where this stuff grows