Dan - Training grounds

I went in front of the instructor, he was a black-haired young man in his twenties, looking at him we could see directly cat's ears swaying with the wind(?) along with a tail behind him. The instructor that followed us those past years was someone who finished the training but instead of leaving the village as everyone else in his generation, stayed behind to guide the new generations.

To each generation, there is an instructor that will look after it(?). The one that looked after us those past years was called John, he was someone who during his rite, hunted a black...cat. He said that he confused it with a baby puma. Well, mistakes happen, but we can't understand why he has chosen to stay when he loves to battles so much. There should be more battles outside of the village, right? The one that came back talked about giant wars between countries.

As I was thinking about this, John started to talk: "So now that everyone is here I will explain what will be happening this morning. Today, you will choose your new instructors that will teach you how to fight, how to survive and any others skills you should need outside. Wait, or rather they will choose you, of course, if the course that your instructor chooses for you isn't adapted you will be able to change. It's rare but, hey, everybody makes mistakes you know? I think that I digressing, so go to the point: You'll have to fight each other and the instructor that will be looking at you will choose who they want to take as a student. Well, that said we will be going."

We started moving across the archery training grounds, where field archery could be practiced, it was the only outdoor training ground, the others being underground. We passed next to the arena, a place where the amusement was paid with blood.In that place were sent those that broke the law, because the strong were revered if you could survive in there the time asked by your sentence, you'll be able to leave free of any charge.

But even so most of the time, hunters captured beast to fight inside the arena and were betting on the victor. Sometimes people from outside, that, one way or another find their way to the village, were captured and send to the arena, and would they survive, they would be able to stay in the village. Well, I never had the time to go there but, this is what the others said to me.

3 min later, we finally arrived at an open space.

"Now we're here, you all fight here, and the instructors will choose some of you to become their disciple student or whatever. Don't worry, if you aren't chosen you can stay with me." John said smiling

"Well there are just two rules in those fight: the one knocked-out lose and the one that steps out of the stone circle lose. The 7 of you can all come at me together, I have no problems with that you know." He continued.

Looking around, it was just an open space, there was not even a stone in view.

"There is no stone circle, what are you talking about?" ???

Exactly what I was thinking, the one who spoke was Carl, this guy was the son of the chief of the forgers, he had a blond hair and was as tall as me 1.65m, he was a little arrogant but I don't think he is a bad guy.

"I was waiting for that question!" said John smiling and lifting his arms in front of him:

[stone wall]

The earth trembled, then cracked open stones brutally erupted from the cracks to fly around just to insert themselves back to the cracks, filling the cracks that just have been opened, forming a circle of stone of 10 meters of length.

Cry of excitement erupted around me, while it wasn't exceptional to see such magic, it was still spectacular to see that.

"When we fight, don't worry I will just use my fist, no magic, not that it change the result." John

"Show-off" said a cold voice.

Turning to the origin of the voice, I could just see some human-shaped shadows.Hmm...12 human-shaped shadows?

"Whip!!" said John with a goofy smile "A pleasure as always "

" We will talk later John, do your job and stop showing off" the shadow of the left who I suppose to be 'Whip' answered with a sigh.

" To accept the request of the lovely Whip, we'll begin, these shadows there are your potential instructors, we will talk about them later as it isn't needed now. As I said earlier, you can come foolishly to me alone and fight on one on one, or you can come together. Choose!" John