Chapter 16: Birth of the Femboy Warrior
It was still dark in the village of Steelweld. Everyone was asleep, except for Varpol and some amazonian soldiers that were stomping down the hallway, walking to the rooms where Tiafell and the others were staying. Three of them were carrying buckets of water with chunks of ice floating in them. The group stopped, standing in front of four doors.
"Do it" commanded the general.
With her command, soldiers opened the doors and the ones carrying buckets quietly approached the sleeping Tiafell, Nadia, and Cirris. Since Mirya had been deemed too frail for training, she was going to be spared the icy fate of the others. At once, the bucket-carriers splashed the contents onto the faces of the other three, greatly startling them awake. As the other three sat up in their beds, Mirya was awakened by the commotion.
"WHAT THE FUCK????" Nadia screamed.
"I'm going to kick someone's ass!!!" Cirris shouted. Tiafell merely screamed without saying a word.
"Bunch of entitled pussies!!" Varpol yelled, "who the FUCK said you had the luxury of sleeping until sunrise??? You pieces of shit are my bitches now, and from now on, you won't eat, sleep, piss, or even shit unless I give you permission! Now get your lazy asses out of bed, your training starts now!!!"
The three of them began to slowly get out of bed, only to be grabbed by soldiers and yanked onto their feet. Mirya, who had initially felt left out, was glad she was not a part of this, though she was concerned for her friends and twin brother. They were dragged into the hall in front of Varpol, who stood with her arms crossed.
"We can get out of bed on our own!" Nadia spat, her eyes were glowing red, indicating that her vampiric side was still active, which was fortunate for her as the amazonian general landed a punch to her gut that brought her to her knees. At night, Nadia's vampiric powers increased her stength, speed, and endurance well beyond human capabilities. But even with that, Varpol's punch overwhelmed her. The impact would have broken her spine if the sun had been up, when she was more human than vampire. Tiafell and Cirris were too terrified to react as Nadia gasped for air.
"Thanks for giving me a chance to show what happens when you talk back to me, you blood sucking whore!" She growled. "That was me being nice. The next time one of you talks back, I will seriously fuck you up!! Am I clear????"
"Y-Yeah!" Cirris nervously nodded, Tiafell did the same.
"I don't want to hear that 'yeah' shit! When I address you, you will answer me loudly and say 'Ma'am' when you finish! Let's try that again, AM. I. CLEAR???"
"Yes Ma'am!!" all three of them shouted, with Nadia struggling to do so, standing up.
Varpol smirked. "Good, you might not be worthless pieces of shit after all! Now come on, put these on!" Some of her soldiers throw thin pieces of clothing at them. They are cheaply made loincloths, with Nadia getting a top to go with hers.
"What are these? Why can't we wear what we have on?" Cirris asked hesitantly.
"Those are your training uniforms. We Amazons feel that clothing restricts movement, and your ability to move can be the difference between victory and defeat. Now, get changing!" Varpol demanded.
The three of them went back into their rooms, coming out minutes later wearing the thin garments. Tiafell and Cirris were topless, wearing only their loincloths, while Nadia was also wearing the flimsy top.
"Good, now you're ready. We will begin every morning with a jog outside the village's walls until sunrise, which gives us an hour! Then we'll have a light breakfast before we go on to the next phase of training. Get moving!!!" With that, the trio followed Varpol and her soldiers outside. Mirya slowly stepped outside her room once she was certain the coast was clear. She navigated the walls of the barracks and found Samora's room, she knocked on her door.
"Mom? Are you up?" After a few seconds, a groggy Samora, wearing a see-through dark blue nightgown and nothing underneath, answered. Her hair was in a mess.
"Yes, honey?" The sleepy witch rubbed her eyes.
"Sorry to wake you, but they just came and took Cirris and the others for training. The commotion freaked me out and I don't think I can sleep anymore."
"Oh, it is that time of the morning, and they are quite aggressive. Would you like to stay with me? Every morning is going to be like this from now on."
"I'm okay, but I was thinking that it isn't fair for me to take it so easy while the others are going to be pushed so hard. I'm not going through the same training, but I want you to push me as much as the others will be. I don't want to fall behind!!"
Samora smiled, patting her daughter on top of her head. "That's my brave girl. Alright, I'm going to train you in the way that Father did me. I never said that you would have it easy, your mind and spirit will be pushed to their limits and beyond. But if you endure it as I know you can, you will become an exceptional mage. I hope you're ready."
Mirya's expression hardened, determination burning in her eyes. "Yes, I want this! Give me all you've got!"
"Alright, we'll get started as soon as I get dressed and we have something to eat." Samora went into the next room to change into her clothes for the day. "So much for sleeping in..." she sighed.
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Outside, Tiafell, Nadia, and Cirris were jogging around the outer wall of Steelweld, following Varpol and some soldiers with others following behind them.
"We have to do this for an hour every morning...?" Cirris huffed.
"Heh, this may be tough for a human like you, but it's nothing to me!" Nadia boasted.
"You're only saying that because your vampire side still in effect. Once that sun comes up, you'll struggle just as much as Tiafell and I."
"Are you sure about that?" Nadia glanced at the elf, who was deeply focused. Though panting a little, he was pacing himself better than his friends were and was not dismayed by having to jog for an hour.
"Woah..." Cirris was amazed, the elf didn't seem bothered in the least.
"I'm sure he did this in Elfandall too, just saying." Nadia shrugged.