It has been around a day since I joined the military. I got to sleep in the guard house and the next day, I was taken past half the city to reach the main base of the Crydwell military.
Crydwell Fort, a symbol of military power and also the place where I was going to be taught how to be a soldier. Or well, a dew user at least.
It was a decently long ride, the city was vast and was bustling, the warm atmosphere contrasted by the looming threats on the border.
Crydwell was at the southern end of the nation and was facing the northern end of the south continent, meaning Crydwell was the first defense against a war.
As I finally arrived at the massive fortress, a magnificent piece of architecture that I could mistake for the castle of an Emperor.
As Cliff guided me in, I was met with a woman with bright pink hair
"Greetings! You may call me Helga, I am the quarter master here! If you need anything related to housing, please just come to me, your room is in the east wing alongside the other trainees!" I hear her say as I nod curtly, smiling back to be polite
I made my way to the east wing as I spotted a room with my name on it
'Cato Adrena'
They spelled my dang name wrong.
But that was for later, for now. I made my way inside and saw the simple room. Bedding, cupboard and a nightstand.
For now, that was more than enough for me.
I lay on the bed, finally letting go of a sigh I wasn't aware I was holding.
Everything I had back home, it's really gone huh
All the friends, all the moments, all the memories. They really can't help me much here.
I swallow the emotions building up inside of me as I get back up and head outside, making my way to the courtyard as I spot a few people sparring
2 yew users it seems. A boy with purple hair with pale skin, he had his hair slicked back as he wielded a wooden sword, sparring with a girl who had green hair currently put in a ponytail.
Their aura's were different
The boy had a dark blueish aura while the girl had a pinkish one. They both clashed with precision and great accuracy as I suddenly heard a voice from beside me
"They're pretty good aren't they? I heard they were the top of their classes in the academy before they got sent here" the new voice said as I jumped away
"WHAT THE FUCK" I unintentionally yelled out before looking around to see if someone had heard me
"Shhhh, no need to panic man, I am just your friendly friend. But you can call me Lance~" he said with a wink and an outstretched hand as I shake it, albeit a little cautiously
"So, what brought you here? Didn't think we'd get a new military hire so soon, I got around here just a few days ago myself!" Lance said with a big smile as I laughed a bit
"Uh I, yeah. I am just a guy who just found out he had dew, kinda have been living under a rock till now" I explain myself as this guy makes an O face as he smiles at me
"Well that's cool! How new are ya?" he said with a casual tone as I replied back, a little embarrassed
"I uh…. Just found out yesterday..?" I say sheepishly as he looks at me with wide eyes
"Oh damn, ya really were living under a rock weren't ya!" he says with a smile as I rub my head
"Well good for you! Your good friend Lance here to is a dew user, thank God for his good choice in people" he said with a wide smirk as I feel my eyes widen, another person whom I could learn with
"Teach me oh wise master" I said with a small bow as he laughed at the sight
"OH YEAH, YOU GET IT ALRIGHT" he said with a smirk as he got down onto the ground and I sat beside him
"Anything you wanna ask? I could start from scratch but it's a lot easier to teach things you're curious about" Lance says gently as i nod, remembering what Cliff had mentioned the prior day
"What is a field?" I ask him, the question that had been lingering in my head since yesterday
"A field? Geez, you're worse than a beginner…." Lance comments, trailing off at the end as I just rubbed my head, not being able to help with my cluelessness
"OHHHHHH KAY, so a field! A field is just how far you can make a sphere of dew around yourself, It's like the range where you can manifest god's gift" Lance explains to me as I nod slowly
"And… how do I make or understand this field?" I ask him as he just sighs
"Okay, so feel the dew inside you, then spread it outside your body. Push it outward as far as you can. That's your field. Within that field, you can manifest god's gift" Lance explains to me as I slowly nod
Trying to feel the thing but….
"I just can't man, I don't get it" I said as he clicks his tongue repeatedly in dissatisfaction
"No no no, you're not imagining it! You gotta imagine the field! Feel an area of YOUR dew" he says with his hands in the air
The simple piece of advice giving me a better idea as I tried to divide it into steps
Okay, first spread the dew out
Then push it out my body and continue to feel it
Visualise it, feel a field of dew around me as I felt it go
A field of mana surrounded the whole fort, a wide field where I could cast God's tongue
"I did it….." I say quietly as he smiles
"Sick! How far can ya use God's Gift from?" he asks me as I just say with a smile
"From the other side of the fort i think, let me check….. Quava" I cast the spell as I see a ray of fire go up from the other side of the fort as Lance is left bewildered
"What the fuck is that range….." he says as I look at him in confusion
"What do you mean? Do I have a really good range?" I ask him as he looks at me in shock
"What the hell dude!? That's the kind of range a rank 4 has! How much dew do you have even have!?" he yells at me, shocking me from how forward he was
"I-I don't know? I don't know how to check how much I have!?" I say as Lance just looks at me in exasperation
"What the hell God, why do you DO THIS TO ME!?" Lance yells to the sky as I just laugh a little at his reaction
"God, we gotta give you more of God's words" Lance says as I nod
"Yes indeed, give me all of them. Also you mentioned ranks?" I ask him as he sighs and nods
"People who use Dew are usually divided in ranks, depending on their power and knowledge. Ranks go from 1 to 7, the fact that you have the amount of range with barely any practice means you have a lot of dew naturally and that your potential is hella deep. Deeper than I have ever seen atleast." Lance explains to me as I nod slowly.
Maybe I really am an Isekai protagonist
"Well that's good for me isn't it? What rank are you?" I ask him as he shrugs
"A rank 2, which mind you. For the ripe age of 17, is a really good rank! All the other dew users here are ranked 1. Well, except her. She's a rank 3 at 18 which makes her incredible for her age. You're still ranked 1 because of your lack of knowledge of dew in general." Lance explains to me as I nod thoughtfully
"Who's the 'her' you are talking about?" I ask Lance as he just sighs
"Don't worry about her, she thinks she's far more important than she actually is. So don't waste your breath on her" Lance explains to me but my friend….
You just made me far more curious
"Either way, that's enough for our little lesson today, for now I am just gonna get some grub" he says as I nod and agree
"Same, I am dying for some food." I said as he smirked
"Oh ya? Well I could kill for some food, should I do you the favour?" he jokes as I let out a huff of laughter
"Take a swing, I could quava you while you're sleeping bud" I say with a cheeky smile as he raised his eyebrows as he sighs
"You're gonna learn a bit more about dew and realise how stupid you are" he said as he walked away from me
"WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN NOW-" I yell toward him as I follow him, all he does at the sight is laugh as we both end up laughing and talking as we made our way to the mess hall