Age 13
Dear diary, i am a teenager again, puberty is.. not that bad.
I don't have acne, i don't smell bad because we take frequent baths and i haven't got a god damn tan because i am so damn pale i reflect light right back at the sun.
Well i am not that white, but i am quite pale and no matter how long i spend outside in the sun i don't get red or brown.
My time here at the youth program for elite soldiers has been challenging, the drill instructor's here are big, and muscular dude's with anger issues. We are forced to do the following every week for a god damn years.
Monday typically starts with a morning run for either 2 - 5 hours followed with physical exercise like pushing up large logs up small hills, carrying large rocks from point A to point B, or when we are lucky swimming with rocks tied to ourselves. After that we drill in swordplay and hand to hand combat for the rest of the day.
Tuesday we repeat what we did on Monday.
Wednesday starts with a morning run as well. Followed with hunting exercises, including learning to track, lay traps, and lastly improving our mental discipline by meditating for 3 hours.
Thursday starts with a morning run as well. After that we spend the rest of the day learning 4 techniques they only teach to those whom apply for elite training that requires spirit energy and impressive physical ability to perform.
Spirit energy or as some may know is mana is a kind of life force that humans and elves possess, which is what the monsters all desire. It forms one half of a metaphysical yin-yang relationship with the opposite being demonic energy that the monsters have.
It is lost by vigorous activity and magical spell casting, while it is replenished by food, rest, and living in a healthy environment.
Styrke which translates to strength, is performed by enhancing our physique with spirit energy dramatically increasing our strength.
Puste which translates to breathe, is performed by enhancing our lungs with spirit energy, dramatically increasing our lung capacity and efficiency.
Kutter which translates to cutter, is performed by enhancing our swords cutting edge with with spirit energy as well, dramatically increasing its cutting ability and durability.
Skjold which translates to shield, is performed by forcing insane amounts of, you guessed it with spirit energy, to our skin, muscles and bones to increase its density and hardness dramatically.
Friday we repeat what we did on Monday, only fully equipped with all our armor, weapons, and a rucksack filled with stones.
Saturday we repeat what we did either on Thursday or Wednesday but fully equipped.
Sunday morning run followed with free time for the rest of the day.
I usually train Styrke and Puste whilst meditating on my free time every Sunday.
When we reach the age of 15 we will be learning to lead and take charge, along with other administrative duties that officers on the field are expected to carry out, but our intense physical training will always be a constant and will only get more intense.
Age 17
we have graduated the youth program elite soldiers, and wow.
My physique is so damn impressive i almost want to cry, i think if someone were to drop a giant boulder on top of me, it would shatter into a thousand pieces.
That is how hard i am right now.
Ahem, ignore what i just said.
I have recently been put in charge of a small squad or normies, i mean cannon-fodder.
No, i mean soldiers.
We are to escort a caravan along with many civilians to a port city.
The city itself is located near a volcano which i had planned on visiting.
Port cities are usually on of the main targets struck when monsters invade and are usually heavily defended because of it.
The volcano however i had planned on visiting for the sole reason that its a potential location for fire elementals, i am not particularly worried for monsters present there as Lescatie is known for producing such a large number of heroes that most are far to frightened to settle near it.
Why would a elemental be there if monsters would rather be as far away as possible thought?
Well elementals are more than simply monsters they are manifestations of the elements and nature itself, they have no real body and any solid form they might have can be discarded without consequence, meaning that they are much better at hiding and avoiding unwanted attention than normal monsters.
If the elementals in question has been corrupted or been spawned from demonic energy it hardly matters as i will seek to bind a covenant with it either way.
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[[[Like always i wrote this damn thing in one go, i checked how much i wrote after, and damn it, i only wrote a little more than 800 words]]]
[[[Why Norwegian? i don't know.]]]