Time Stamp: 37th of Spring, 518AV
Location: Proving Ground
Who: Neras and Kelski
Waking up early, Neras got up and ran a comb through his thick black hair. The young noticed his hair was much longer than a season ago, so he needed to comb it everyday, so it doesn't become to unruly or unmanageable. When he was finished with his hair, he shaved the short stubble completely off before he got his clothing together. He had gotten used to not wearing shirts from the injury, so he put on his grey linen pants, black leather boots, and walked down to the mess hall. Filling his water skin, he strapped it to the to his waist along with his short sword and scabbard. He didn't bother to put on a shirt because it wasn't cold. He heard from his mother that his Inarta father never wore a shirt, so he figured petch it. He needed to embrace his father culture too even if he never met the man. Walking down to the mess hall, he ate his fill and drank enough water to not feel thirsty.
When Neras was finished with his breakfast, he did some minor stretches to loosen up his muscles. Bending over, he reached down to touch his toes, but he didn't only made it to the lower ankle. He felt the muscles in his lower back, buttock, and hamstring start to stretch. He held that position for thirty ticks till his muscles started to burn, so he released the tension and stood up. Putting his left foot straight back, he bent down on his right leg for thirty ticks. He could feel the muscles in the top of his legs start to burn as they stretched along with the muscles on top of the bent right leg. He held it there aging for the designated time than he repeated the stretch on the opposite leg. This was all the stretching that he was going to do in front of the barracks.
When Neras was finished, he stood up, and started to jog to the Proving Ground. As the young man jogged through the street, he had to weave his way through the crowd of people. He ran for five chimes, and he could feel his heart racing, so he stopped to catch his breath. When he was ready again, he continued to jog through the streets of Sunberth. Nobody paid him any mind because he just looked like a smart duster getting exercise. He took occasional breaks to catch his breath because he didn't have the endurance to run for a long time without stopping, so eventually, he made it to the Proving Ground. He could see a lot of people in line to pay to get into the Sun Birth training ground, but he had no intention of standing in line and stopping his aerobics. When he the gate, he saw the burly guards standing there, so he just showed his brand to them. They gave Neras a nod and waved the young man into the Proving Ground.
When Neras was inside, he immediately went to the punching bags. As he waited, he started to do the splits to stretch out the muscles in the inside of the legs. He stayed in the split position, so he reached over to his left leg, but he could only reach the mid ankle. He could feel the stretch stretching out both his legs, but it was especially stretching the muscles in his right leg. He held the position till they started to burn, so he counted out five ticks. It equaled thirty five seconds. When he was finished with the left leg, he switched position to the middle, still doing the splits, and tried to touch the ground in front of him. With each position shift, he tried to extend the splits further. He could only reach the about six inches from the ground with his hands; however, the he could feel the muscles in the back of his legs back to burn. He waited another thirty five ticks. When he was finished with the middle position, he turned his body and tried to reach out to his right leg with both hands. He could really feel the burn now, so he started to control his breathing to lesson the burn on his muscles. Feeling most of the burn in his left leg now, he held the position for thirty ticks. When he was finished, he slowly straighten out his body to relax his leg muscles.
The raider was still punching the bag, so Neras crossed his right arm across his body to stretch out his shoulder and his muscles in the arm. He repeated the stretch on the opposite arm. The human started to roll his head around the neck to loosen up the joints and muscles in the neck. He went in the right direction first than he switched to the left direction second. He started moving his arms in circles to loosen the joints and muscles in the shoulder. If he was going to punch the bag this stretch was import, so he doesn't hurt anything. When his arms were done, he placed his hands on his hips and started to move them without moving his legs this stretch was to loosen the joints in the hips essential of movement for kicks. When he was finished with his hips, he moved his hands down to touch his knees. He started to to move his knees in circles without moving his hips to loosen up the knees.
When Neras was finished with the knees, he moved his left foot backwards, so it was on it's toes. He started to move his ankles in a circle motion, so he loosen up the ankles. He repeated on the right foot when he was finished. Neras rolled his eyes at raider and crossed his arms and patiently waited his turn on the bag. If it was last season, he would have said something nasty to him, but the guardian had all the time in the world to just sit here and enjoy the beautiful morning.
Suddenly, Neras felt a familiar presence behind him, and he looked over his shoulder saw Iztel staring at him with a annoyed eyes. She stalked over to him and snapped, “For the love of the gods, Neras you had enough rest for the rest of year! If your going to wait for the bag than you better be doing something in the meantime!”
Why the hell did Iztel have the ability to make him feel like a child? Neras stammered, “...I was doing my stretches, so I figured I could take a break and enjoy the day...”
Wrong answer.
Iztel faced turned red, and she said in a low tone, “If you want to ENJOY the day, you can do it at a brothel or at the docks. Not my petching training ground! Practice your punches or do your hand stands or cartwheels while you wait. I don't want to see you slacking, or you will regret it!”
Neras was bugged eyes as the marshal commanded him to do something, so he got into his forward facing fighting stance. He put his left back behind him, so it slightly farther than his shoulder length, put his right leg forward, and he lowered himself into the stance till his right front leg was slightly bent. Making a fist with both hands, he put his left fist on his left hip and stuck out his right fist until it aiming at the opponents imaginary face. Marshal Iztel walked away to do her round around the training grounds, but she was suddenly replaced by Captain Eleuia. Neras enjoyed the calm woman a lot more than her loud sister since she had more patience for the new recruits, and she yelled a lot less. The captain walked over and said simply, “You need to get lower in your forward facing stance, Jinx. Your back foot is in the wrong position, so it probably explains your unstable stance.” She moved used her foot move his back foot into the position that she wanted him to be in. She said with smile, “Now, I want you sit low into your stance and hold it when you are done start your punches slowly, Jinx. I want proper form. Power can come in time...”
Neras just sat their in his stance, and he had to admit when he did it right. The stance was not uncomfortable. He started to punch, so as he brought back his right arm, he slowly move his left hand forward to punch the imaginary target in the face. When Captain Eleuia was happy, she walked away to check on more of her pupils. Neras continued practicing his punches with the proper form. He noticed that every time that he finished the punch. His hips moved in tandem with his arms. It was a good exercise while he waited for the bag, so he continued his strikes as he waited for the bag to open up.
Location: Proving Ground
Who: Neras and Kelski
Waking up early, Neras got up and ran a comb through his thick black hair. The young noticed his hair was much longer than a season ago, so he needed to comb it everyday, so it doesn't become to unruly or unmanageable. When he was finished with his hair, he shaved the short stubble completely off before he got his clothing together. He had gotten used to not wearing shirts from the injury, so he put on his grey linen pants, black leather boots, and walked down to the mess hall. Filling his water skin, he strapped it to the to his waist along with his short sword and scabbard. He didn't bother to put on a shirt because it wasn't cold. He heard from his mother that his Inarta father never wore a shirt, so he figured petch it. He needed to embrace his father culture too even if he never met the man. Walking down to the mess hall, he ate his fill and drank enough water to not feel thirsty.
When Neras was finished with his breakfast, he did some minor stretches to loosen up his muscles. Bending over, he reached down to touch his toes, but he didn't only made it to the lower ankle. He felt the muscles in his lower back, buttock, and hamstring start to stretch. He held that position for thirty ticks till his muscles started to burn, so he released the tension and stood up. Putting his left foot straight back, he bent down on his right leg for thirty ticks. He could feel the muscles in the top of his legs start to burn as they stretched along with the muscles on top of the bent right leg. He held it there aging for the designated time than he repeated the stretch on the opposite leg. This was all the stretching that he was going to do in front of the barracks.
When Neras was finished, he stood up, and started to jog to the Proving Ground. As the young man jogged through the street, he had to weave his way through the crowd of people. He ran for five chimes, and he could feel his heart racing, so he stopped to catch his breath. When he was ready again, he continued to jog through the streets of Sunberth. Nobody paid him any mind because he just looked like a smart duster getting exercise. He took occasional breaks to catch his breath because he didn't have the endurance to run for a long time without stopping, so eventually, he made it to the Proving Ground. He could see a lot of people in line to pay to get into the Sun Birth training ground, but he had no intention of standing in line and stopping his aerobics. When he the gate, he saw the burly guards standing there, so he just showed his brand to them. They gave Neras a nod and waved the young man into the Proving Ground.
When Neras was inside, he immediately went to the punching bags. As he waited, he started to do the splits to stretch out the muscles in the inside of the legs. He stayed in the split position, so he reached over to his left leg, but he could only reach the mid ankle. He could feel the stretch stretching out both his legs, but it was especially stretching the muscles in his right leg. He held the position till they started to burn, so he counted out five ticks. It equaled thirty five seconds. When he was finished with the left leg, he switched position to the middle, still doing the splits, and tried to touch the ground in front of him. With each position shift, he tried to extend the splits further. He could only reach the about six inches from the ground with his hands; however, the he could feel the muscles in the back of his legs back to burn. He waited another thirty five ticks. When he was finished with the middle position, he turned his body and tried to reach out to his right leg with both hands. He could really feel the burn now, so he started to control his breathing to lesson the burn on his muscles. Feeling most of the burn in his left leg now, he held the position for thirty ticks. When he was finished, he slowly straighten out his body to relax his leg muscles.
The raider was still punching the bag, so Neras crossed his right arm across his body to stretch out his shoulder and his muscles in the arm. He repeated the stretch on the opposite arm. The human started to roll his head around the neck to loosen up the joints and muscles in the neck. He went in the right direction first than he switched to the left direction second. He started moving his arms in circles to loosen the joints and muscles in the shoulder. If he was going to punch the bag this stretch was import, so he doesn't hurt anything. When his arms were done, he placed his hands on his hips and started to move them without moving his legs this stretch was to loosen the joints in the hips essential of movement for kicks. When he was finished with his hips, he moved his hands down to touch his knees. He started to to move his knees in circles without moving his hips to loosen up the knees.
When Neras was finished with the knees, he moved his left foot backwards, so it was on it's toes. He started to move his ankles in a circle motion, so he loosen up the ankles. He repeated on the right foot when he was finished. Neras rolled his eyes at raider and crossed his arms and patiently waited his turn on the bag. If it was last season, he would have said something nasty to him, but the guardian had all the time in the world to just sit here and enjoy the beautiful morning.
Suddenly, Neras felt a familiar presence behind him, and he looked over his shoulder saw Iztel staring at him with a annoyed eyes. She stalked over to him and snapped, “For the love of the gods, Neras you had enough rest for the rest of year! If your going to wait for the bag than you better be doing something in the meantime!”
Why the hell did Iztel have the ability to make him feel like a child? Neras stammered, “...I was doing my stretches, so I figured I could take a break and enjoy the day...”
Wrong answer.
Iztel faced turned red, and she said in a low tone, “If you want to ENJOY the day, you can do it at a brothel or at the docks. Not my petching training ground! Practice your punches or do your hand stands or cartwheels while you wait. I don't want to see you slacking, or you will regret it!”
Neras was bugged eyes as the marshal commanded him to do something, so he got into his forward facing fighting stance. He put his left back behind him, so it slightly farther than his shoulder length, put his right leg forward, and he lowered himself into the stance till his right front leg was slightly bent. Making a fist with both hands, he put his left fist on his left hip and stuck out his right fist until it aiming at the opponents imaginary face. Marshal Iztel walked away to do her round around the training grounds, but she was suddenly replaced by Captain Eleuia. Neras enjoyed the calm woman a lot more than her loud sister since she had more patience for the new recruits, and she yelled a lot less. The captain walked over and said simply, “You need to get lower in your forward facing stance, Jinx. Your back foot is in the wrong position, so it probably explains your unstable stance.” She moved used her foot move his back foot into the position that she wanted him to be in. She said with smile, “Now, I want you sit low into your stance and hold it when you are done start your punches slowly, Jinx. I want proper form. Power can come in time...”
Neras just sat their in his stance, and he had to admit when he did it right. The stance was not uncomfortable. He started to punch, so as he brought back his right arm, he slowly move his left hand forward to punch the imaginary target in the face. When Captain Eleuia was happy, she walked away to check on more of her pupils. Neras continued practicing his punches with the proper form. He noticed that every time that he finished the punch. His hips moved in tandem with his arms. It was a good exercise while he waited for the bag, so he continued his strikes as he waited for the bag to open up.