Welcome back everybody! I'm happy you came back to join me on another chapter of this unfolding story. Alright let's get right into the story!
Chapter 2- Training
Cassie's POV, 9 A.M.
"Wake up guardian!" Zavala shouts as he storms Into my room. I roll over in my bed and groan.
"What time is it?" I mumble to him.
"It's 9 A.M. so we need to start training!" He exclaims. I let out a deep sigh and nod my head. He leaves the room and I get up out of bed. I stand there for a moment before moving. Just yesterday I was resurrected from the dead to fight some war in the future., I roll my eyes and open up my closet revealing my Titan armor. I suit up and meet Zavala outside my room.
"Okay so where do we start?" I ask him.
"Today we are going into the forest with other newbies to train. You will learn about your Sunbreaker abilities there" he responds. I sigh, still not fully aware of what the hell is going on. We leave the house that they are letting me stay in and start to head for the woods.
Half an hour later...
I stand in a line of Titans, prepared to demonstrate our powers. Everyone here seemed to be calm and understanding, almost like they knew what they were about to go through. "Hey" a voice pipes up next to me. I look to my left and see a manly figure standing before me. He was wearing armor almost identical to mine and didn't seem to have any friends yet.
"Hey" I reply. He looks at me without saying anything. "Uh what are you doing?" I ask him.
"Oh uh sorry my bad. You are just one of the few female Titans in existence right now" He excitedly says.
"Really? You mean there aren't any other girl Titans?" I ask.
"No there are. From what I heard theres only 15 or so left alive. Don't get me wrong there's been plenty of female Titans in the past but nowadays you don't see them much" He rexplains. I nod, understanding what he said.
"Well then...I guess I'm lucky then! By the way what's your name?" I question him.
"Yeah I guess. And my name is Johnny, I'm a Striker Titan and my light level is 45" He replies.
"Light level?" I curiously ask.
"It's a combination of your armor,weapons,and skill. It let's people know what kind of person you are" He explains. I nod and am cut off before I could say anything. We direct our attention to the shouting Titan infront of us.
"Alright Titans listen up! Today we are going to train in fist to fist combat so pair up with another person and wait for further instruction.
"Wanna be my partner?" Johnny asks. I nod and I can sense the smile behind his helmet. We all spread out and give each other enough room to practice.
"Okay so decide who will strike first. We will be testing one persons strength and the other persons defense in this exercise" Zavala explains. Johnny nods at me to strike him as hard as I can. Zavala blows a whistle and I bring my arm back ready to strike. As I begin to swing my arm forward and into Johnny's chest I feel my hand warm up. Suddenly I feel a rush of power go through to my hand and it ignites into flame. Johnny stands amazed at my power before getting hit and flying back a good foot or so. He lays on the ground squealing in flames as Zavala rushes over to put it out. When they manage to extinguish the flames and get Johnny on his feet, I realize that everyone is staring at me.
"what was that?" I hear someone whisper.
"Some kind of Solar attack?" Another whispers.
"Can't be. There are no Solar Titans around anymore!" Someone exclaims.
"Cassie, the ability you just used was Combustion" Zavala says as he approaches me.
"What does that mean? I don't get it" I reply.
"Does your right arm feel tired now after striking him?" He asks me.
"Yeah now that you mention it" I answer.
"When you use your abilities it consumes it's energy. In this case that was a full blast that drained the power from your right arm. Your arm will feel weak for awhile but when it feels better that means your Combustion is ready" Zavala explains.
"How do I keep myself from using Combustion?" I ask him.
"Instead of swinging with all your might swing a little lighter, Not so aggressively or fast . After you trigger Combustion you can swing as fast and hard as you want" He explains.
"Wait, so is she a...a Sunbreaker? The legendary Solar Titan?" Johnny asks him.
"Yes..she is the beginning of a new generation of Sunbreakers. She has much to learn but with time she will master the abilities and bend the power of Solar light to her will" Zavala says. He walks back to the middle of the area.
"Damn Cassie...you are definitely strong" Johnny adds.
"Alright everyone! Back to training!" Zavala shouts.
1 hour later..
We had just completed our training on dodging in a fist and now Zavala says we are moving on to the marksman part of training. A few people showed up minutes after he shouted that carrying sheets of metal with targets on them. We are ordered to line up 30 yards away from the metal and wait for further instruction. Johnny stood next to me and he seemed to be shaking. "Are you okay Johnny?" I ask him.
"Yeah just nervous. This is going to be my first time shooting a weapon" He explains.
"Don't be worried. I've never shot before either" I mention to him. Before he can react Zavala starts to shout again.
"Alright Titans! A weapon crate is located behind you. Pick a gun and shoot the metal sheet. Once you have shot one bullet lower you weapon and wait for further instruction" Zavala says. Everyone turns around and rushes for the crate besides me and Johnny. We wait till we are the last ones to grab a weapon. We walk up to the crate and two guns are left. One resembled a pistol but much larger, more like a Hand Cannon. The other looked like a basic machine gun.
"Which one do you want?" Johnny asks me. Stare at the two weapons for a minute and make my choice.
"I'll take the machine gun" I answer him. He nods and we collect our weapons and return to our position in line. The person to my left snickered as I got back in line.
"Did you really pick that thing?" He asks.
"Yeah why?" I question him.
"That's an Auto rifle from before the Collapse. That thing is ancient. I'll be surprised if it doesn't explode in your face" He says in a cocky tone.I roll my eyes and just think to myself "prick".
"Alright take aim Titans!" Zavala shouts. I bring my weapon up to my helmet and notice the sight is cracked on it. Now that I noticed it, the gun does look pretty old.
"Goodluck" the cocky dick says to my left.
"Fire!" Zavala shouts. Suddenly the area was crowded with the noise of gunfire for a spilt moment. I fire my weapon and feel the bullet leave through the barrel of the gun. The weapon recoils into my shoulder but I maintain myself. I lower my weapon I exhale.
"Nice" Johnny whispers over to me.
"Good job! Everyone is capable of shooting a gun. Now let's see who's the best..down to the firing range!" Zavala shouts. Everyone begins to move but me and Johnny are confused. We just follow the rest of the group down a gravel path that seemed to go on forever.
20 minutes later...
We reach the firing range and I feel exhausted. Johnny slowly walks up next to me with a confused look. He didn't seem tired at all. "What's wrong?" He asks.
"I'm not use to physical activity that includes wearing armor that has no room to breathe" I reply. The inside of my suit was like a oven and I was cooking in it. I take off my helmet and breathe the fresh air.
"Wow" Johnny utters in astonishment. I look at him confused.
"What is it?" I ask.
"Your brown hair is gorgeous. You have such a pretty face" He replies. I blush and roll my eyes.
"Shut up. Let's get going" I playfully respond. I put my helmet on after a few more seconds and we catch up with the rest of the group. We were standing infront of about 50 firing lanes which was a pretty big number considering there are only about 25 of us.
"Alright everyone! Pick a lane. We will put cans in each lane for you to shoot, But you only have one shot. You can't shoot till the person to your left has shot their bullet. Now go pick a lane! You have 30 seconds!" Zavala announces. He sure does like to test our aim with only letting us shoot one bullet. We line up quickly and prepare ourselves. Me and Johnny picked the last two lanes in the line just to see everyone else try this first.
"Goodluck" Johnny says to me. "You'll need it".
"Thanks but I got all the luck I need okay?" I laugh. Just like that gunfire began. I turn to look and see the first person in line made the shot. I also noticed it was that dick from earlier too. The next person fires and misses, and the next hits, and the next hits, and before you know it I had to shoot. I exhale and bring my weapon up. I put the can in the middle of my cracked sights. I feel myself shake and can see it in the gun as it jumps in my hands. I pull the trigger and let my bullet fly through the air. *DING* echos in my ears. I hit the can that was 30 yards away.
Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as it is a long one. This will conclude the first sag of training for Cassie. Next chapter is the real test. Is Cassie ready for her first mission? Until next time everyone, BUH BYE!