chapter 2

The next day Cyrus woke up hearing strange noises, he followed the sound and reached the entrance to the garden of the orphanage. what he saw put him in a stage of wonder. What Cyrus saw was Maria performing basic spear moves such as twirling, swinging, and thrusting.

After that Maria performed a strange dance or so it looked to the untrained eye, what Maria was doing was tempering her body by moving in certain ways to stimulate the body to get stronger. if there was somebody that also trained their body in the vicinity they would notice that Maria was also absorbing something in her body at the same time as she moved.

After 1 hour of moving Maria finally stopped only to see Cyrus looking at her, not even blinking. Maria was surprised to see Cyrus like this, Maria walked up to Cyrus to ask him if there was something wrong only to hear his stomach growl.

''hahaha" laughed maria ''I guess you are hungry'' said Maria after laughing for a while, she took Cyrus to the kitchen to eat.

This cycle continued for another week before Maria decided to include Cyrus in her morning routine of training. ''what I am going to show you is the basic spear movements that they teach you in the army'' said Maria. after that, she performed the thrust, swing, twirl, and figure-eight spinning.

''Now your turn Cyrus'' said Maria to the little boy in wonder. Cyrus grabbed the little wooden spear he got from Maria. The spear was made from some black-colored wood the spear was long enough for Cyruses short stature.

Cyrus went into the beginning position and thrust only to fall face-first into the dirt. ''hahaha, you are really funny'' Maria laughed as if there was no tomorrow.

Cyrus got back up and tried again only this time he tried to swing only for it to happen again. ''hahaha hahaha'' laughed Maria. ''The tip of the spear is heavier than the pole so you have to adjust your center of gravity'' said Maria with a smile.

''before we continue with your spear training we first have to strengthen your body otherwise you will be tired after a few swings'' said Maria. Cyrus for the first time since he can remember feels a chill down his spine, Maria laughed evilly seeing this. 'I might enjoy this too much' thought' Maria.

The training of Cyrus was not designed for a boy his age. it consisted of a 5km run, 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 squats and that was only a warmup the real training was 150 times all basic spear movements plus the 2 basic combinational movements such as upward slash and the jab thrust. after that, he would have to do chores such as cleaning the orphanage and keeping the garden tidy as Maria called it. At least Cyrus did not die due to the grueling training every time Cyrus passed out Maria would put him in a medical bath to help with his recovery using plants found in the mountains nearby.

And this continued until Cyrus was 12 years old.