The students were hearing such scolding in school for the first time. School also permitted this to an extent. The reason for this was that most of these students were going into military service for some time. In the military they had to endure much harsher words and punishments than this. The students had to be ready for this. Hence this harsh treatment during the final year of the school.

The reason why students were sent to army was for them to hone their meridian seed. Only under pressure would the martial seed reach its full potential. Also, issue with control of their powers will also be solved here due to the efficiency of the training. Hence even families with large businesses would often send their children for military service. Also, there was an element of patriotism in this as well. The Gyagar country was fighting a three pronged war in secret. There was a territory of Naturas nearby the Gyagar Country. The Gyagar country had large area as forest, which was protected due to environmental concerns. Inside these were powerful Animus, who caused considerable problems. There was also other small Marthya nations around them. Gyagar nation had small skirmishes with them as well. Hence, fresh blood was always needed in the army.

The 10 rounds around the stadium was neither short nor long. Hence, the students completed it relatively fast. They quickly lined up in front of the stage quickly. The teacher looked at them satisfied. He did not show it outside. “ It seems I need to train you in your speed and endurance first. Alright, let us start with running. Run 30 laps inside the stadium. Those who complete it quickly come here and do the other sets of exercises on the screen with the equipment provided. Now start!!!” All the students started to run. One by one they completed the laps and came for the subsequent exercises.

Ben was in a really difficult situation. His body was really sore from yesterday’s exercise. That combined with today's class had put his body at limit. By the second set of exercises in the screen Ben was really exhausted and wheezing. Mr. Mahaansh saw this. There were some others who were doing exhausted like Ben. “ All of you can take 3 minutes break after completing the 30 laps and 2 sets of exercises on the screen.” All those completed were relived and started to take rest. Those who had not, pushed themselves to that mark to take rest quickly. After resting for 3 minutes, Ben pushed himself. He started to do the rest of the exercises on the screen. Rather than just trying to complete the exercises, he was paying close attention to his form. He wanted to complete the sets correctly. Soon he completed the exercises. There were some who had completed the exercises before him. All of them were wheezing after the workout. There were some who were struggling to complete the sets as well. About 45 minutes into the martial class, everyone had completed the exercises.

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Mr. Mahaansh said, “ Ok, now that you completed the physical training for today, let us go to the training for mind. We need to go somewhere for that. Come with me.” The entire class went to the basement floor of the indoor stadium. It was almost as large as the stadium itself. There was a pole in its centre. The teacher clapped his hand once and certain circular spots near to the pole lit up. Mr. Mahaansh said, “ Everyone stand on the circular spots.” They obeyed. He continued “This is the training of your mental fortitude. This training is required for you to maintain your stability during energy circulation. As meridian seed becomes a part of you, it will start to absorb energy from your body or from external environment. It is your constant thinking that should control this energy intake. If not, the meridians will become damaged. Now this training uses illusions to train you. That is the explanation and purpose of this training. Let us begin without further ado. In 3,2,1…”

The pole in the room shined. The world turned black for Ben. After a few seconds he was standing in a battle field. It was a gruesome sight. There were many drones that were flying around. The command ship was hovering in the sky. He was down on the field. His body was riddled with injury. It was painful. He felt it. There were burns all over his body. Those burns were searing with pain. One of the burns was extremely deep and his flesh burned of making his bone visible. His heart sank when he saw this. Then he heard a sound. He looked up. All the drones were returning to the command ship. The command ship began to retreat. He was despair when he saw this. He saw a group of people coming towards him. They were tall and fair. They had pointed ears. He looked for a something to fight with. But nothing was there. His eyesight was dwindling. One of the Naturas went down on a knee in front of him. He could understand that he was mocking him. Suddenly out of desperation and rage he bit the natura in front of him.