EA-R-TH Age of NeOlwd

Chapter 2 - Rookies Joining

1 year ago...
1268 A.D.
Night - 278

'Get up, Maverick' was the sound that woke him. A blurred figure of a woman stood before him; he rubbed his eyes to make his vision clear. It was his elder sister, Sugaall.

"Can't you realize, Maverick? It is nearly midnight. You will be late for the first night of your job. Be there where you must be now, before you make Father angry, again." Razor-sharp words rushed out of Sugaall's mouth.

"I will be going. Just get out of my room and shut the door behind you," said Maverick, pulling his blanket off his sister's hands, and laying back on the bed.

"Get up, Maverick. Don't be such a lazy idiot. Should I ask Benaida to come, to wake you up? Just like when you were a toddler!" said Sugaall with a wicked smile. Shooting an angry look at his sister, Maverick got up from the bed and walked to the door.

"If you really hate that job, then why are you going?" asked Sugaall.

"What choice do I have?" were the only words that came out of Maverick until he got ready, for the first night of his training at Wheat Cultivation.

Meanwhile, all graduates in the village, Tenebro, were getting ready for Rookies Joining; an annual recruitment event where graduates choose their careers.

In Tenebro, out of a vast number of occupations available, these four were considered reputed: Bulwarking, Fisheries, Wheat Cultivation, and Poultry.

Bulwarking: Dealing with constructions and new inventions for the welfare of people, and protecting the village from wild animals. They maintain the law and order of Tenebro and the most profitable occupation. 'If you don't know something, ask the bulwarks' was the most repeated dialogue among the villagers.

Fisheries: Working as a fisherman in the Great River which flows from southeast to west surrounding the village.

Wheat Cultivation: An agricultural job. Cultivating wheat on the outskirts of the village.

Poultry: Chickens were raised for eggs, only eggs. Unlike Wheat Cultivation and Fisheries, only women work in Poultry because only women are fit for that. A stupid rule imposed by a retarded fool whose name disappeared in history.

Among the four, the villagers considered Bulwarking as a very reputable and high-profile job, forgetting the importance of the other three.

Everyone in Tenebro consumes only fish, wheat, and eggs.

Maverick had chosen Wheat Cultivation because of three reasons: 2) Fishing is not one of his many talents. 3) According to him, Bulwarking, although an innovative job was spoiled by political interference from the Council. 1) His father wants him to join Bulwarking or accept a job in the Council-Maverick hates both.

While getting ready, Maverick saw his reflection in a mirror near his bed. A twenty-two-year-old boy, with dark eyes, an oval face, widow's peak short black hair, fair height, and normal physique, looked back at him.

A medium-sized, red-colored notebook near his bed got his attention. It was Maverick's journal, in which he recorded all his happy moments. He took the notebook lamely and frisked a few pages. When he stopped, a page he wrote ten years ago was open.

Hi. I'm Maverick Ciekawy.

I decided to write all my happy moments in this journal starting tonight.

What should I write? All I have in my mind is EYE BURNER BLOCKER, EYE BURNER BLOCKER, and only EYE BURNER BLOCKER.

Let me introduce my lifestyle.