Strange Waters

Eagle's Eye

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The night has passed away and it was time for the normal business of the day to take place. The Atlantic Empire operated on the balanced scale of hardwork and Merriments. One might be surprised to see there was still celebration holding or rather in preparation for one a morning after a feast. The morning was filled with joy and laughter down the royal city where the announcement of the great festival was to be held. It was days to the shakuri night once again and this time several warriors were to be affirmed to be worthy of wielding a sword from the royal armoury. It was special moment for young and vibrant warriors who aspired to not just be guards and warlocks but ordained knights and warriors of the imperial army. Defending the throne and the territories of the Beautiful Empire. The treasures that laid beneath and about this Empire was too much to loose. So there was bound to be war and failed trails to gain dominance over this Empire as soon as the had the chance to. Hence the need for the recruitment and crowning of warriors in a small time interval after they must have undergone their training with Ibinabo and the Prince. The last stage was to be taken to the shores of the spirit land where the oracle would help each and everyone of them harness the powers of the moon goddess and draw strength from their inner chakra. This process helps the royal birthed kindreds possess their supernatural abilities and help the no royal warriors draw strength and fight with the protection and watch of the moon over them. This gives them the theme of control and authority over the land. The prince was the leader of the Imperial army. He was of royal blood and he holds the title of the best in the land. His ability to shift souls to animals was taught by the spirit oracle and he performed this without stress. Only extreme focus. Ibinabo used to help the prince out most times when he was younger before he was sent to complete this training.

It was time to train the warriors that were recruited into the team and Sandra flinch was one amongst them. She woke up excited to begin her major training but she had a little light headed feeling. She hoped to see last Mildred but the thought of her only but brought a flashback of the night before. She then changed her mind and rather hoped not to see her. She eventually hoped not to see anyone, at least not today. She would be avoiding them and any awkward questions they might have to ask her concerning her whereabouts late night. Her initial excitement towards the training session turned sour and she rather not go anywhere today. She heard voices an cheers so early they morning that she wondered what was going on this time. Maybe the ale was so strong it had people waking up still drunk. Because it was too early an hour in a day for a showcase of pettiness or any drama of that sort. She couldn't resist it again she needed to see what was going on. She dragged her bed as usual and stood atop it, she saw the fields was already filled with men and women, young and old drinking, fighting duels and the Archery training was taking place right beside them. She saw the while place busy as it hasn't been since she arrived. She hasn't really been to the main Empire where random people reside. All she was allowed to see was the castle, the vast area and the boundaries it had. It seemed like a long way to the main city but the crowd had no problem getting to Empires royal City for the training. She heard a knock on her door and it seemed like a perfect timing because she was about to leave the room and wondered if it was now unlocked from the outside. Ibinabo walked in and she had her staff with her. This staff had kept Sandy on her feet on so many occasions. She asked Sandy to follow her after she took a detailed look at her chambers. Sandy felt like she had already started growing suspicious thoughts about her and she hoped to dismiss that soon enough. She followed her right after she had changed to a suitable wear. She gave in to her thought of not wanting to go outside but the sight she had of the people outside tripped her. This was her chance to prove herself Worthy once again. She followed Ibinabo asking her questions about herself as always. Ibinabo answered a few and left the rest to the air as they approached the field where prince jath and other warriors were having duels and training for sword fights. Ibinabo Instructed them and used her usual strategy to teach. Tag and fight. She made random tags and Sandy was pleased to see Desmond walking and doing just fine. They might had got off on the wrong foot but she and Desmond gree fold of themselves and it wasn't a big deal anymore. She had forgiven him for being an average thinker who makes fun of people and he on the other hand had began to realise she was more than just a lost girl who the Empire has decide to provide shelter. But unfortunately they were not tagged to each other. At least not again considering what happened last time. The girl with the red hair. She came forward and was asked to tag with Sandy. The training took the same routine. Strike and defense stances. This time Sandy held the shield first and her supposed opponent was the one with the sword. As she was in training, she turned her eyes and found the prince. He was Training alone , practising his swings and his wrist dexterity with a sword and a spear. He was really good and maybe deserved the accolades he received this far. But Sandy had seen better. Ibinabo was unmatched. The shield fell off her arm and again Ibinabo saved her from being sliced by the sword as she hit her staff on the ground and time was brought to a slow motion. The prince was still in normal pace and the rest were still in normal timing only Sandy's opponent was moving slow and the Crystal from the staff was glowing. Sandy was brought to her feet and the shield was back in her arms as Ibinabo helped her up and gave her some time to pick her shield. Then she released the pace as she hit the staff on the ground one more time. The training kept going on and as progress was made, Sandy switched positions amd weapons with her opponent.