Geode: Chiseled Down

Already battered by trauma by growing up in the country of Friesla, Hendrik Huizinga and his friends are drafted into the newest war to experience the horrid stories their parents had told them firsthand. Newly Nationally Certified Mages, their passions are warped into weaponry quickly. For Hendrik, life feels cruel, like it's constantly kicking him back down every time he manages to lift himself a centimeter off the ground. Too many problems are arising, from personal to nation-wide, with no solutions in sight. There's only so much the human psyche can take before it cracks people down the center and splits them open to show who they are on the inside. Hendrik may break, but he's going to survive and rebuild, no matter what it takes. That is a threat.

(First Draft, open to constructive criticism)