training

"A rookie? Since when do they assign you rookies?" It was about the reaction that Alyxander Quellchrist expected from his longest-serving lieutenant. Serrin always had an opinion on everything, and he wasn't shy about making it known even to his commanding officer. The Knight Commander pulled...

"Shadowkin only?" Diaz growled. "How is that even a test of-" The old priest cleared his throat. Diaz sealed his mouth. His eyes hardned as they stood in the darkness of the chapels training ground. "If you hope to climb the ranks, young assassins, you must learn to imbue your shadowkin...

Within the vale was a waterfall of impulsive blue that did roar and crash down below upon the rock. A great wind could be felt that caused the spray of water to be all the more impulsive. A knight pursuant pointed a block of serrated bronzed piece of metal that was their sword up towards the...

Sparks flew as the fundamentals of the craft and application of the domain of Flame were proven to the world. That all was tinder, all could be consumed, all could glow, all could be ignited and give way to that glorious light and heat that Ravelyn knew as her true place of comfort. Places...

Proctor Malvern had been quite clear in his orders. Noel was to accompany another initiate from her class and then conduct an extensive training session with four younger apprentices at the Dreadlord Academy. They were at the fringes of the grounds, right along the treeline, and absent of the...

Donric had smugly told her that it was being done to, “show them Dreadlords that the Guard was in charge now.” But Colette didn’t think that was true, she liked Commander Raleigh’s explanation a lot better. It was to build a sense of trust and camaraderie between Guardsmen and the next...

Never let Proctor Magomo find you idling around. Even if it was a free period. As it happened, Kristen Pirian, along with a couple other initiates, got spotted by Proctor Magomo whilst having a small chat. Even the words "small" and "chat" were generous--they'd barely even said a few words to...

The door to the archives crashed open as Charity entered in her usual chaotic manner. "Ah, Ms. Briarthorne. How are you?" Cleo greeted her warmly. "Its nice to see-" Charity spun to face Cleo as she began to speak. "Where's Gwen?!" she demanded. "She's out back in the archives," Cleo spat...

Prologue: Disaster struck. A raving band of monsters were terrorizing the country villages... And this village happened to be the only one with a wall in the entire valley. Refugees from the other villages and outlaying farms began pouring in on wagons and carts for safety and protection...

Early Morning - The Academy "I've asked you all here to help with the training of some of our students," Magnus Olm was not a physically imposing man compared to most but his voice and his reputation commanded more respect than most. All Dreadlords who went through the Academy knew Magnus. With...

“You want to know the difference between a master and a beginner? The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” -Unknown Typical was a word that Touma would use to describe his day, even if today was spent in town. One of many, in his travels...to a point where all of them...

The stench of burning corpses was not really something one ever got used to. There was something unnatural about it, tainted that took a little bit of your humanity. It was the only way to make sure though. Templar for centuries had known that ghouls and Zombies could come back with only...

Heskan Noscales sat meditating in the middle of the beach of Elbion listening to the waves crash unto the shore. Earlier that morning he was hard at work, he was going to take what the old Komodi monks taught him and actually use it for a just cause. He wasn't going to be just a bodyguard he was...