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Author: PepsiE
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Diary of Private Markus Polin, Count ZuHelter’s 2nd Regiment
1st of Changhai, 1583CC
It’s the First day of the year and 4th day of my training as a Kurzick mercenary. We’re not supposed to keep diaries because the enemy might find them and that could lead to disaster. So I’ll keep this diary secret - from everybody.
As I said, it’s the 4th day of my training and I’m already beginning to regret it.
Everybody in my hometown, Tanglewood Copse knows why I’m here and it’s this reason only that I’m persevering with this. One day 19 years ago my family were killed by Luxons. It happened when I was only1˝ years old. Ever since I could understand that my defenceless mother, father and brother were murdered I swore vengeance. So anyway today we tried using weapons to see which one suited us best.
My best friend, Kera Tahn discovered his amazing talent with a pair of daggers.He is one of 12 recruits being shipped over to Shing Jea for extensive training in the mountains, while the rest of us remain here. I already knew what weapon I would be told I’m best with: a sword, which I’d used since childhood, getting lessons from my foster father who was in this very regiment. The lights have just been turned off so I’d best turn in now.
14th of Changhai
Good news and bad news: the bad news is that Kera’s group of recruits over on Shing Jea have been hit by the affliction. Even after Shiro’s death it still lingers around that island, so it has already become uninhabited and desolate. The good new is that Kera is still alive and is in the med centre as I write this, Also I have been reunited with my childhood sweetheart, Ria. She arrived and immediately wowed the instructors with her use of the sword. If you anybody reads this then I’ll tell why me and Ria parted ways. Her father is a Kurzick noble or at least was, her mother was a converted Luxon at the time. The had scathing arguments and one day her mother snapped, picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed her husband. Within 2 weeks she was in prison and within 3 she was given the death sentence. Ria was taken away to live in Tsumei Village in Shing Jea. For obvious reasons I decided against reminding her. When she saw me she ran over and pecked me on the cheek. I babbled something about chickens and instantly wanted to end it there and then. “I’m an idiot aren’t I?” I said
She giggled and said I was cute. I wanted to say something to her but as I opened my mouth I found out that my tongue had swelled to double its usual size and I could feel sweat trickling down the side of my face. Then the Thick-Skulled oaf Thorus Migdahlever walked up and said hi.
“Back off” Ria warned him.
“Wassamatter?” he asked “I only want a hug.” Ria threw him over her shoulder, she was tougher than she appeared. At that moment Kommandant Durheim walked in. I could tell that Ria looked uncomfortable. She had seen what Ria had done. To everybody’s surprise she congratulated Ria: “A fantastic display of self-defence.” She said “I can only hope the others were paying attention,” she turned to Thorus “ come with me boy, I’ll teach you some self-discipline.”
30th of Changhai
Kera, Ria and I are off. We are going to Fort Aspenwood to reinforce the number of troops there. Many died guarding him whilst he built up the vengeance of the gods and now he has a new scheme.All I can do is pray to Balthazar that we remain safe. I can’t write antmore this month because I will be very busy for the rest of the day.
To be continued…
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