Tag: Training
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Like Paper: Chapter 33
Colonel Trenton sat behind his desk, hands knit together in front of him, a scowl on his face. I stood at attention and he did not offer me a seat. “Are you trying to test my patience?” He asked “No sir,” I replied though I wasn’t sure if his question had been rhetorical or not.…
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Like Paper: Chapter 31
To say that my time with Captain Whorl was uncomfortable would be an understatement. Going back over everything that had happened was unpleasant, to say the least, but it did feel good to talk it out, to cry a bit, and have someone else say out loud that what I’d experienced was awful. We talked…
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Like Paper: Chapter 27
I wiped away a trail of blood that was coming down from my split lip. My body ached from the dozen or so bruises I had and my clothes were torn in several places. All that said, I’d won. The healers were just arriving and began healing the fliers. I winced as I noted the…
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Like Paper: Chapter 26
The training for the Protection Forces was more intense than I’d been lead to believe. It was still only a third of the day but by the end of it I was always exhausted. Every super had their training tailored somewhat to their abilities so mine were, quite naturally, primarily about strength and endurance. Running…
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The Fall of Akumu: Chapter 13
It was difficult not to get angry. How could anyone actually think Akumu was defeated? Of all the gods in the pantheon, Akumu was the only one who chose to live among the people, to rule them directly, to be seen and heard by any and all. This was a test of faith, surely, much…
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Belief Part 11
(Photo by SpaceX) Soldiers filed into row upon row, standing at attention while Fas stood at their head, watching silently. The events of that morning, first her dream and then all that had happened in the warehouse, were still fresh in her mind. Last to take their place were the Ka’Rak Kindling, lead by Li’Ko.…
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Unsung Chapter 5
Any Hero failing in their duty will be stripped of their position within the Hero’s Guild -Hero’s Guild Book of Rules Rule #1 Feral strode into camp, hot and sweaty from the morning’s training. Riven sat on a log beside the fire pit, stoking the remaining coals back to life…
Bridge of Broken Glass 