After having a talk with Hurlem, the child prodigy, Justice has made his boldest or dumbest decision yet, which is to enlist in the Iazhiorian military. Even the child was a little bit baffled by this, but he couldn't say no. Therefore, the saga of the Anomaly continues, now with more suffering.
Justice is standing in the field of the Iazhiorian military base with a lot of people, mostly young men or women. Though he is the one who made the decision, he feels like this isn't his best one. He sits on a nearby bench, hurled over, as he tries to prepare himself mentally for the days that are about to follow. Suddenly, a girl about his height and age sits down next to him. She seems to be rather excited for enlistment. "You look.. enthusiastic.", Justice raises an eyebrow, looking at her. "Yeah, I've been waiting for this day for a long time! Tell you what, I'm here for Vurul, the leader of the Watchers.", the girl nods and then covers her mouth to whisper to him. "Really? Are you sure you have what it takes to y'know.. He's a pretty tough guy.", the Anomaly sits up straight to see the girl better. The girl lets out a small giggle and then answers, "Oh, I'm more than prepared. I think he's pretty cute actually, while many think he's scary.". Justice suddenly chuckles at that, finding it interesting and rather funny, "I've never heard anyone describe Vurul as cute before. You go, lady. Name's Justice.", and then he holds his fist out for a fistbump. The girl now breaks out into a laugh, giving the boy a fistbump, "Nice to meet ya. I'm Elysia. Call me Ellie if ya like.". Then a whistle breaks out the chattering on the field. "Must be the rallying call. Let's go!", the girl swiftly stands up whilst patting the Anomaly's back a few times to urge him. Justice nods and gets up as well, following the girl.
After lining up into a neat rectangle before a podium. On the stage stands 4 men.. No, 3 men, 1 child and one woman. In the building behind the podium, there's a lady with a stack of papers in her arms watching the event take place. "There's Vurul!", Elysia excitedly whispers and nudges Justice's hands, gesturing towards the bird in black uniform standing among the other 4 Valkyries. After a while, Hurlem steps onto another elevated platform to make himself easier to hear during the incoming speech, "As I am speaking, 8 other facilities are now performing the same event as we are. In a total of 50000 people, only the 200 of that, which is you here, are handpicked for advanced training. Due to the relatively low number of Valkyrie platoon candidates this year, we will allow you to pick a commander of your choice but do note that each commander's training routine for you will all be the same. Theobold Perulem, Vurul Perulem, Hurlem Perulem, Berlda Kuynvac, and 'Valezitryx' are the names of the 5 Valkyries that will be in charge of their platoons. We will give you 15 minutes to make up your mind.". The 5 Valkyries on stage step down, still standing in a line, and then space out. The people here chatter with one another for a few minutes. After that, the lines start to break up as people go to their chosen leaders. Anomaly and Elysia stood still in their places to see the other's choices.. In front of the Valkyries, lines of people slowly form with more and more joining as time goes by. Theobold has the most people lined up in front of him and then comes Hurlem, Berlda and 'Hope' having about the same amount of followers. However, it is quite the opposite for the leader of the Watchers. In the field, Vurul stands alone with his eyes closed with his head facing slightly downwards and his hands behind his back. He seems ignorant of the world or maybe he has already accepted this reality deep down. Giving each other a nod, Justice and Elysia both make their way to the bird, standing shoulder to shoulder in front of Vurul. This action of theirs sparked conversations from all the other candidates that are present there. Hearing the murmuring from the crowds, Vurul opens his eyes and looks up. Ever so slightly, his eyes shine a tiny glitter, though they both return to a stale and foggy stare not so long after. "You will not be able to switch between commanders during training. I am certain you two are aware of this?", the bird inquires with a stern voice. "Both of us are sure that we have made the right choices.", Elysia grows a beaming smile and nods enthusiastically. Seeing this, the faces of the other Valkyries there can't help but grow a little smile for this little yet meaningful moment for Vurul, especially the two brothers of his and the lady in the building.
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Of Thousand Lives
FantasíaOuroboros - death and reincarnation in one tragic loop. Justice's life was on a constant downhill ever since he was abandoned by his family until he sought for the embrace of death. In this foreign world of bladeworks and sorcery, the soul and memor...
