I'm super excited about today! I got a letter from The Spiral Order letting me know that they accepted my Application! I sit in front of my mirror. Because of my hair I need to style it into pigtails so that a Spiral Tailed Helm will fit. I'd say I look pretty good even if it is a plain ol' white T-shirt and black denim jeans. I suddenly hear my alarm clock. I walk over and turn it off. I then decide to unplug it. I then hear a light knock at my door. "Mistress are you awake?" I turn to my Maid's voice coming through the door. I walk over and open it seeing my maid Maria. "Yes I am. What is it?" I tell her. "Well your Mother and Father want to see you. I sort of wanted to see you before you left." I nod. "I'll see them immediately." She quickly kisses me and runs off as I go to pick up my bag. I walk down to the main foyer. Mom is standing by dad in her bathrobe. Her black hair is dripping wet. Dad is in his usual red suit. It seems he has another meeting with the General's today. I walk over to them. "You two wanted to see me?" I ask. "Oh Sweetie I can't believe that you're going to go be a Knight. Remember to be careful. I don't want to see you in my Hospital except for routine physicals." I nod and hug her. I then turn to my Father. "Remember Ari. Your conduct will affect the way The Spiral Order will look at our products. Act as a Proud Abstra." I nod and hug my Father. "Thanks Mom and Dad. I'll do our family proud. I, Arisana Abstra will return as a Knight of The Spiral Order. I love you both." They tell me that they love me too and that I should hurry since the bus that is going to take me to Camp Vale is to arrive at 7:45 and its 7:40. I agree and run across the street with my bag.
The bus arrives at 7:43 and I get on quickly. I confirm my identity and sit at the back of the bus. After about a half hour of going through the main city of Valkruz we stop at the local university. Recruiters are normally at places such as these so of course there are people here to pick up. "DON'T WORRY EVERYONE! YOUR HEROINE HAS ARRIVED!" I glance up from the window and see some girl in blue standing on a seat. The driver walks over to her. "Get down from that seat! Give me your fingerprint or I'll throw your blue wearing ass off this bus!" She hops down and confirms her identity as well as the rest of the group. I don't know about the rest of them but I'm pretty sure that girl will regret joining. "That Girl won't survive the First Day." I hear one boy say. "I can't believe her! She set the views on women in the service back at least 50 years!" I hear a girl say suddenly the bus then starts driving off again. The girl in blue suddenly falls and slides all the way to the back where I am. I stare out the window only slightly interested if she's okay. She then stands up, brushes herself off and sits next to some of the other girls from the college.
I continue to stare out the window as we go from the modern city to the Peasants Fields then finally to a harsh wasteland. I then notice the sign: Camp Vale "The Training Grounds of the famous Spiral Order" 2 Miles. Finally we're going to get to train with the greats. Out of nowhere the road we're on changes to gravel. After another couple of moments we stop abruptly and disembark.
After we walk past the two Heavily Armored Knights with Horse Heads. We see the expansive training grounds. The training hall is nearby. There are some group barracks. Towering above it all is the Castle which acts as the Administration Building. "New Recruits to the Training hall!" I hear a woman yelling into a Megaphone. When we walk into the training hall we are met by a huge red Armored Figure. "Well met young ones. I am the Great Red General Akairo. I have the honor of being the first to welcome you to Camp Vale. Know now that for the next 3 months your lives belong to us. I will have Captain Olzo show you around. Afterward you'll get to choose a bunk and arrive at the Mess Hall for Dinner made especially by our base cook Biscotti." What? No Lunch? Oh well it doesn't matter.
We then walk outside to see a man with a silver beard wearing a large black coat. "Well met Young Recruits. Now first order of business. Since I don't trust your sorry little asses as far as I can throw you. Split up into groups of two. It'll be your responsibility to make sure your partner doesn't do anything stupid." Everybody quickly pairs up and the only person left is the girl in blue from the bus. It's the crazy girl! She then notices that we are the last two left and starts walking toward me. Damn it! I'm sure I can stay out of trouble on my own but I doubt this psychopath could. "Hi! Nice to meet you I am Seirnity (Serenity) of the Skies! The Knight of Love and Passion!" Oh my god. I have never felt my IQ drop from so much as an introduction before. "The name's Arisana Abstra. So what's your real name?" I highly doubt her name is Seirnity of the Skies. If so her parents must be certifiably insane. "I am Seirnity Sora." Wow. No wonder she gave herself such a psychotic name. "I see. Well nice to meet you Ms. Sora." I say with a false smile on my features. "Nice to meet you too Ms. Abstra. Mind if I call you Arisana instead?" Well if we're going to be stuck together for the next three months we might as well be casual when addressing each other. "I don't mind at all as long I can call you Seirnity as well." After all it is the best exchange. "Oh I don't mind. You can call me Serene. That's what everybody else calls me. After all I don't want to be mistaken for the Purity Goddess." Well that is understandable. We then start following the group.
Well at least I only need deal with her for a little while. I notice that she seems to be in deep thought. "Abstra...I've heard that name before. Have we met in the past?" I sigh. "Well our family name is famous for making weapons." She thinks for a second then. "I remember that name! That's the name of the person that owns the hospital where my Mom works." Really? Well Mom does own the Hospital in Valkruz. "I see. Well My Mom does work there." She's the boss. "Wait. So your Mother owns the Hospital my Mom works at, and your Dad owns the famous Abstra Weapons Firm?" I wonder if it's that surprising for her. "Well yeah." What else does this cave dweller want to know? "So do you get to test Weapons before they come out? Test how destructive they are, how sharp the blades are?" Well of course. "I actually help design them." If my dad has problems in designing weaponry I can help. "That must be so cool!" I smile. "It's not that cool." It's normal for me. "Your Mother is basically the Boss of mine. That and you get to design weapons for the Order." I nod. "Well I guess it's kind of cool." If you look at it like that. "So are you going to be a Sergeant immediately or something? Or are you going to be a cadet with the rest of us?" I think about it. I'm sure Dad will demand it from the Generals. Or request it. I'll decline. "No. I'm going to see how far I can get on my own two feet." Becoming a Knight wouldn't be worth it if I didn't reach it on my own. "I admire such determination. I want to become strong too. That's the whole Reason I became a Knight." I see. That's a pretty common reason some women become Knights. "I see. Well I'm joining because I've always wanted to become a Spiral Knight. It's been my dream ever since I was a little girl." I've always admired the Knights and always wanted to become one. The Mass Draft because of The Morai Wars is just a good excuse. "Go ahead and achieve your dream! You'll be one of the strongest Knights ever!" She says to me Well at least she's optimistic. "It's not my fault if you two get lost around here brats!" I hear the Captain yell at us. I lower my head and follow along with the tour of the camp.
As it starts to get close to sundown we finally get to the Mess Hall. "Alright everyone. This here is the Mess Hall. Waiting here inside is a feast made by the best cook the Order could bother to produce. Here all of your Superiors will introduce themselves to you. With the exception of the High Generals you will learn everybody's names. Pay attention closely." We are released into the Mess Hall. Where we take our seats at the tables and look toward the podium in the front of the area. A man in blue armor steps up to the podium. "I am the Great Blue General Aoran. The Blue Professor. I am in charge of Bio R&D here at Camp Vale. Sadly General Midoran couldn't be here today. He is the Green Warden. I hope you don't meet him on his home field." He then steps down. A woman with fiery red hair in a lab coat steps up. "I am Doctor Bachmel. I am the Medical professional here. My office is open anytime day or night. I am also in charge of cosmetic customization. I can attach accessories to your Armor anytime you want." I have a feeling I'll be seeing a lot of her. She then steps down and a woman wearing grey fatigues and a black and light blue apron. "I am Millennia the Quartermaster. Though I will be retiring in a few years. I have taken an apprentice under my wing. She is part of your class. Though she isn't in this particular group you will see her around." She steps down as a woman in black and yellow armor steps up. "Listen up runts! I am Dezna of the Recon Rangers! I have served in the Iron and Gold Dragons and Wolves for 4 years and have formed the Recon Rangers within the last 6 months. I already have 28 members in my unit and have proved ourselves countless times. We have a well-balanced group but we're always looking for more members if you're all interested. We take on only the most dangerous of missions." With that she seems satisfied and walks off. Finally Captain Olzo walks up. "Well met young recruits… Now I'm sure you're all tired and hungry so I'll keep this short. Those of you in this group will be placed in my Unit. The 9th Elite unit. I hope you understand that the groups and units you are assigned is random and is in no way influenced by any source. Those of you that survive the next three months of hell will be the strongest and most elite out of any of your fellow classmates. You will learn to know thy enemy, devastating sword skills, obliterating gun skills, unstoppable shield skills, and we will push you as close to your mental and physical breaking points. You will emerge as better Knights and stronger spirits." With that he steps down as the window to the kitchen opens. "Step right up everyone! I am Biscotti the Culinary Professional here. This is my finest work of the day. Dig in!" I quickly grab some delicious looking ham and pork roast. I also get a nice hot cup of tea. "Hey can we be friends?" I nearly choke on my tea when I hear the outrageous offer from the Psychopath that is my partner. I look to Seirnity she has a plate with a lot of food in one hand and a can of soda in the other. "Uh… Why?" I ask looking at the psycho. "Because I like you and I want to get to know you more." She likes me? Me? Ha! We'll see how long she says that. "I see… Well I guess we can be friends." Wait a second! What the hell? Why is she asking me in the first place? More importantly why did I agree? Then again if she is interested in us. I'll see just how long she lasts. "Yay! We're going to be the best of friends!" Great. I'm going to die! "Hooray…" I say as I drink some more of my tea
After dinner we are guided to a building. A cabin-like building. "This is where you will all be staying until we finish cleaning the blood off of the walls of the more private barracks." We walk in. It's a pretty big area lined with bunk beds. "Pick a rack and settle in! Tomorrow is when we going to start the hard stuff." With that he leaves us to pick a bunk. I choose a bottom bunk of one of the beds and lay on it. It's tolerable. Suddenly Seirnity appears in the bunk next to mine. "Wha? Why are you choosing that one?!" I say to her. "So I can be close to you, Silly." Really? What's your real reason? "Why do you want to be close to me?" That can't be her only reason. "To talk to you, Silly." Great. Just another reason to bother me. I decide to not respond as the lights suddenly turn off covering us with darkness. I then pull the covers over me and try to sleep.