Blog:EmptyHollowThud/forgotten one chapter 2: the base

"....up....ake up....Vincent wake up!!" Vincent awoke startled and scrambled to his feet, still in a daze, half awake. when his vision and consciousness was regained, he could see one of the many higher up soldiers he took orders from scowling at him.

"Do you mean to discrace our brigade deadbeat!?" scolded the elite

"N-no sir!" Vincent nervously replied.

"Then get into gear and go sharpen those weapons outside! now!!"

"y-yes sir!" cried Vincent as he scrambled again to find his uniform and boots, while the angry soldier continued to berate him.

"what soldier allows himself to wake up after his fellow soldiers do!? this could be easily interpreted as a sign that you don't wish well of the order or your bretheren you will soon fight beside! assuming you can fight at all! I can't imagine anyone as scrawny as you would ever have the gull to participate in a war such as this! you should've stayed home where you belonged, country boy!"

Vincent cringed at hearing the word home and paused for a moment. he then gathered his bearings, wore his uniform,and looked at the soldier with dead eyes.

"sorry sir" dismayed Vincent.

"quit wasting time!" continued the elite. "you've got work to do!"

"yes sir!" cried Vincent one last time before he headed out of his tent and towards his mobile unit's armory to sharpen swords and axes.

the military mobile unit he was stationed in was very crude and primitive, yet sturdy and well built; rows of tents were scattered throughout the base, along with a few training arenas planted here and there, all of it barricaded with straight, thick and sturdy logs with points atop each log, made form the demonic trees from the forest that surrounded the base. at the corner of each wall was a tower, each tower occupied with two archers keeping a vigilant eye out for enemies. this base was planted about a couple of miles from a bright green demon realm, one that was visited more than often by some of the most high ranking officials of the demon army. the bases only form of protection were the holy posts infused with magic placed outside to nullify the demonic atmosphere surrounding them and to render the base undetectable.

"ahh crap" sighed Vincent, looking at the piles of weapons he would have to tune without any help. "the day hasn't even begun, and already I want it to end."

meanwhile, far away, in the middle of the ocean.......

in the open water, its a clear day, with no signs of ships around, desolate as can be, when suddenly, a low rumble is heard coming from the bottom. slowly but surely, the low rumbling turns into a tremor, then an earthquake. a black, shadowy figure erupts from beneath the water and shoots out with the force of a volcano, creating massive waves as it surfaces. the moment the figure surfaces, it looks around, then proceeds to shoot further into the sky to get a better look of its surroundings. as soon as it spots land,it darts towards it and disappears into some trees.

meanwhile, back in camp...

Vincent is still in the armory, shapening an axe, when he hears footsteps coming towards him.

"hey you...yeah you, kid with the axe"

Vincent looked up to see the captain of the battalion, a beautiful, busty and tan long haired brunette who looked to be in her mid 20's named Tristana. her most distinguishing features were her breasts, which looked like they would burst from her armor at any moment, her rather dark skin, and a small scar that ran just below the bridge of her nose. needless to say, she was very popular among the male soldiers.

"drop that axe and sharpen this" she then threw her sword at Vincent's feet

"yes ma'am, I mean uh sir." replied Vincent, unable to know how to address her without offending.

"when your done with that, we need you to help strengthen the barricades outside." God knows you of all people might benefit from a little hard labor" Said Tristana, following her statement with a smile and a teasing love tap on his shoulder.

"yes ma'am" replied Vincent,discouraged from the fact that he was indirectly called weak.

Tristana saw this and dropped her smile. she then kneeled down to Vincent's eye level (who was sitting) and put her hand on his shoulder.

"listen boy" said Tristana. "I've kept an eye on you since you arrived here three days ago, and frankly, you seem generally withdrawn and sad being here. if there's anything on your mind, don't be afraid to share your thoughts with me alright? I understand how stressful this work might be, especially being as young you are. I'm here for you, OK?"

"alright" said Vincent, blushing and cracking a small smile. "thank you captain."

just then, an explosion is heard coming from outside the armory.

"What was that!?" quickly exclaimed tristana.

the explosion was quickly followed with yelling of soldiers, with one voice standing out from the rest: "Help! Help! it's got me!!"

to be continued...