My head spins and I fell right back into the bed I tried getting up of, as I am still a bit drunken from yesterday. It was a happy day, my 18 birthday, we partied a lot and had a good time—I my friends and many more dudes from the school. But now as I laid on my bed, I remembered my family, albeit we exchange letters from time to time I really missed them. Since seeing them it had already been around 5 months. I can still remember it vividly and think back on these few days with a huge smile.
Next time I visit my parents will be in a month, I am already more than exited. As of now I met with them two times, as we have every half of a year for two weeks school free. The last time I was at home we had long talks, they told me what happened in Aldorem, and I responded with stories of mine.
In Aldorem naught has changed, only the people and the city aged a year more. But completely nothing is a bit harsh, actually was the city blooming more than ever. There were a lot of merchants and the mines had huge production this year. So the money was flowing in Aldorem, which was used to enhance the trading streets even further. But not only this, also the lanterns in the city were renewed, so now all was much brighter. Also there were more of the supporting structures build, to make sure Aldorem wouldn’t be crushed in between the stone.
As I said before, the people have changed, and so did my siblings. The tiniest of all, my sister was now in the fourth class. She is kinda a genius when it comes to theory, she knows everything and here grades are supreme. But in combat she is still lacking, a lot. So I took some of my time and trained her a bit, which immensely helped her, as I could read in their last letter I received.
My other two brothers, who are twins, are now one year away from their graduation, and are bound to go to really good secondary schools. They are talented in fighting, and aren’t dumb either. When they fight in a team they are the strongest, even I had trouble dealing with them, while training. They have insane coordination, strength and can cover each others weak spots all the time. Those aspects make them nearly undefeatable, when fighting together.
My life on the other hand was significantly changed since being in the military academy. I told my parents about my new friends, teachers and environments. But also about my progress in my training. They were really proud of me for achieving the unfathomable strength I now have. Actually I am now fully in control of the energy in my body, I can make it flow like I want, accumulate were I want and precisely make use of it. I even learned while meditating to take energy out of my body, but I still can’t understand what it does. Furthermore I learned on how to strengthen my energy, but the process is still taking really long, and is not really efficient. But better than nothing.
My strength also made a huge leap again, I would say that I improved about two times. If I were to again fight the Nian, from 2 years ago, I would definitely crush him in no time. But the one from now I couldn’t know, as never saw each other. But I believe, he is always a step above me, so I would keep being motivated to train.
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As for my achievements and reputations in the academy, they both are great. I am not the best known, but also not treated like ghost. In the academy all things go over a kind of credit system. Every time one attends a class one gets one. To make it into the next year one needed at last 1500, which equals about 5 classes a day. So normally all students easily make it.
The second requirement to advance to the next class is to pass the final exam, which one can only attend when one has good marks. This is were most students fail, as the exams are difficult, not even speaking of the final exam. But until now I could master them, and not to many failed yet.
In the academy there is also another system, it is a point system, where we would gain monthly a fixed amount to buy things. Those points act like a currency around the place and are later also used in the real military. But we only gain some per month and so need to get more on our own, which is only achievable by selling goods to the salesman-guild. Many search for herbs or fruits to sell, while others, like me, go around decapitating monsters and selling their valuable body parts.
The whole system is in my opinion really good and is quite helpful. By the way for the point one can buy many things, like armour, swords, items, but also services. Like personal tutoring, training and everything one can think off, others would do for money.
I personally, seldom used my money, as I never had any use for it excepted for eating. So I had accumulated a huge wealth over the years, as I really loved hunting. At the moment I am thinking whether I should get myself some good new armour, but that would be for another day.
After all those thoughts went trough my head I, I again went into a deep sleep, only to be awake hours later, to chirping bird sounds outside. I stood up and saw around, I was alone in my dormitory, everything was normal. As I looked outside westward I could see the sun standing over the horizon, emitting beautiful yellowish rays. The sun was on the edge of setting down. I couldn’t look away as I was mesmerized by the beautiful view, the more the sun went down the more reddish were the rays. It was the most gorgeous sun set I ever witnessed.
While looking the sun go down I reflected on yesterday. I had been really drunk and my sight had been blurry, so I couldn't remember quite well what happened. But one thing was still clear in my mind, it was the best day since a long time. We had danced, played games and did so much more.
The last thing I can think of was me tumbling over and falling, but I guess the others helped me and brought me to my room, where I gad slept until now. Luckily today was school free so I wasn’t worried about lessons. Which I would for sure all have missed, if they were today.
As my thoughts ended I realized the light had diminished, the world is now toned in grey and black. I didn’t know what I shall do now, sleeping was without doubt impossible, I wasn’t even a bit tired. So I decided to go outside and stroll around the silent university campus. On my walk I could see many people, the workaholics who were still training fanatically, some lovely couples laying or sitting in the fresh, green grass and others who were too on my birthday and had the same problem as I. With the last group I mentioned, I we spoke about all what happened. We were six, in our little group that was finally dissolved around midnight.
Then I went over to my mediation spot, whereas I—as you might have guest—mediated.