16th of Summer
He wanted to succeed after all, and peek beyond this veil that had so stoked his curiosity. It was oddly comforting thinking that many people before him had done this in order to explore that which they did not yet know. There was a sort of camaraderie there for men and women he had never met before, facing the same challenges he was currently. Cleon was encouraged. He would pass this test, and then… finally… the book would open up to him.
Cleon tried retreating within himself as he stretched the next leg out, imagining his mind like a still pool with nothing coming in or out. It was not a normal pool, but one of those sticky, black ones that Sykans referred to as a tar pit. In the middle of it was trapped an idea, and that idea was that he would be able to use his djed to change. To change anything, everything that was possible. All he had to do was master control of his mind and body in order make the distinction. He took in a deep breath and reached into that pool but other more pressing thoughts disturbed him to more immediate concerns. The growling of his belly, and the warm sun climbing across the sky. The lesson was almost over.
“Alright everyone, to wrap things up we will be doing the shoulder stand pose. For those of you who haven’t done this before, we will be taking this pose in steps spending about thirty ticks on each stage. To start, lets all begin in a seated position with our legs outstretched before us. Then I want you to slowly fall forward, bending as far as you can in that direction until you are almost flat across your legs.” Zayne said, and Cleon with his legs straight before himself let his body slowly relax forward until he was hunched over at a sharp angle. He couldn’t get close to flat as Zayne was but the stretch still felt good as it loosened the muscles in his upper back and neck.
He breathed out with the gesture, his mind becoming centered once more as he held that pose for thirty ticks. It occurred to him just how in tune with his body he felt in that moment, practically buzzing with excitement as he continued to hold the pose. His body had noticeably changed over the course of Spring. He was bigger now, not just taller but more muscular as well thanks to his diet and hard work. That wasn’t to say he was necessarily in shape, he still had a lot of room to grow in the muscle department as his arms and legs were still noticeably lean. He knew he needed to run more along with other activities, something he would add to the schedule when he got around to it. Perhaps after this fast was over as he didn’t relish the idea of running on an empty stomach.
“Now lets lay flat on our backs and bring our legs up like so, then slowly as your neck adjust, pull them up like I am.” Zayne explained.
WC - 523
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He wanted to succeed after all, and peek beyond this veil that had so stoked his curiosity. It was oddly comforting thinking that many people before him had done this in order to explore that which they did not yet know. There was a sort of camaraderie there for men and women he had never met before, facing the same challenges he was currently. Cleon was encouraged. He would pass this test, and then… finally… the book would open up to him.
Cleon tried retreating within himself as he stretched the next leg out, imagining his mind like a still pool with nothing coming in or out. It was not a normal pool, but one of those sticky, black ones that Sykans referred to as a tar pit. In the middle of it was trapped an idea, and that idea was that he would be able to use his djed to change. To change anything, everything that was possible. All he had to do was master control of his mind and body in order make the distinction. He took in a deep breath and reached into that pool but other more pressing thoughts disturbed him to more immediate concerns. The growling of his belly, and the warm sun climbing across the sky. The lesson was almost over.
“Alright everyone, to wrap things up we will be doing the shoulder stand pose. For those of you who haven’t done this before, we will be taking this pose in steps spending about thirty ticks on each stage. To start, lets all begin in a seated position with our legs outstretched before us. Then I want you to slowly fall forward, bending as far as you can in that direction until you are almost flat across your legs.” Zayne said, and Cleon with his legs straight before himself let his body slowly relax forward until he was hunched over at a sharp angle. He couldn’t get close to flat as Zayne was but the stretch still felt good as it loosened the muscles in his upper back and neck.
He breathed out with the gesture, his mind becoming centered once more as he held that pose for thirty ticks. It occurred to him just how in tune with his body he felt in that moment, practically buzzing with excitement as he continued to hold the pose. His body had noticeably changed over the course of Spring. He was bigger now, not just taller but more muscular as well thanks to his diet and hard work. That wasn’t to say he was necessarily in shape, he still had a lot of room to grow in the muscle department as his arms and legs were still noticeably lean. He knew he needed to run more along with other activities, something he would add to the schedule when he got around to it. Perhaps after this fast was over as he didn’t relish the idea of running on an empty stomach.
“Now lets lay flat on our backs and bring our legs up like so, then slowly as your neck adjust, pull them up like I am.” Zayne explained.
WC - 523
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