Training

in training, Artemis already teaches her familia to use one thing above all else, Ki, otherly known as life/soul energy, it is an element of spiritual being, magical essence, and mana that is connected to all living creatures of the mortal races, so undead or monster's are not able to use Ki, and this element is something that enhances the body to its peak potential in every aspect similar to a Dunamis, enhancing every bodily sense and capability that can enhance premonition to the point to almost predict opponent's attacks and/or movements, enhance magic spells, mana, and physical feats to the point to where they can seem almost a level above there normal level if they are an adventurer ranging to a high tier level 1, or a low tier level 2 in some of the most advanced and gifted stages, this also greatly increases healing, almost like a healing factor, however, this still will take a day and medical attention is still recommended as the healing is still limited in some regards, thus, someone like Artemis would make it standard in her Familia, and thank's to this, her member's are far more powerful than their levels will have you believe otherwise.

Artemis:" alright everyone, you're new member's of my Familia, so all 20 of you will now learn the basic's, we're starting with learning to use Ki to enhance your bodies, and once you learn it, then you should be able to use it like it's second nature to you, now, begin"

first, they concentrate on their own body and try to find a warm feeling in their body and try to let it flow through their body, though, half of them mistook this and peed, a common mistake learning Ki for the first time, and after cleaning, they got back to it, some unlocked it, but as they felt Ki for the first time, they felt just how it was so hot, so much so they felt like they were on fire, but they needed to endure in order for it to flow in them and after 30 seconds of agonizingly tolerating the pain, they were now able to use it, but lost focus and let it slip.

Atalan:"... you peed yourself Rieka"

Rieka:" SHUT UP, you peed on your first time doing this right"

Atalan:" actually, I got it immediately"

Rieka:"... not fair"

Rieka then went berserk and tried tickling him as Artemis asked what she was doing.

Rieka:" I am not going to be the only one humiliated by peeing trying to master Ki, so I'm going to force him to pee so we'll be even"

Artemis:" get off him now or else, you weren't the only one who peed themselves so stop it"

Rieka then gave up as she had a great respect and fear of Artemis with all her being, and as she pouted, Atalan petted her, as a werewolf, she should feel offended, but honestly, she liked being petted by him, so she let it slide, especially since she calmed down because of it, and while she did try to force Atalan to pee himself, they were close, cooperative, and work well with one another. after heading to a boat, Atalan was told he could wear a skirt again, making him happy so he didn't even ask why, and on the boat, the kid's asked where they were going, and they were heading to another place where kids were orphaned, but for a different reason, arriving on the island, they expected her as there were these women already there to take a look at them, and then were told they were in the kingdom of the Amazons, Themscicca, and found their first sight of the Dungeon, one of the 15 massive structures that hold the Dungeon from the upper world.

Rieka:" goddess, why is the dungeon so big, don't they go down"

Artemis:" that's because the space above the dungeons are used for things like shops, living quarters, shower rooms, and other stuff"

Atalan:" so it's a multipurpose function"

Artemis:" it also holds many of the god's and goddesses"

Rieka:" but you're not their"

Britomartis:" that's because Artemis isn't in one place to long and doesn't live in a capital, otherwise, she'd likely stay in the dungeon herself, since there is a rule against god's staying in the same building as their children for safety reasons in case of an attack"

Atalan:" Artemis would go away, NO, don't let them make you stay away from us"

Artemis:" don't worry, I'm not getting separated from my familia anytime soon, besides, as I am not in any one kingdom too long, they don't have authority over me in the way where they can tell me what to do, now Atalan, remember, if anyone asks, you're a girl"

Rieka:" why"

Artemis:"... well... this kingdom is home to the Amazons, so male's are naturally banned from entering if they are not slaves, and I'd rather you say you're a girl than have you pretend you're a slave"

the Amazons are a Demi-Human race of a dark-skinned women-only race since they only give birth to female Amazonesses no matter their mate, and the only men on this island are slaves, in Amazon culture, when an Amazon turns 12 year's of age, they usually set out to find a mate for them, they can spend month's or even year's away to find a mate, though if a male refuses them, they will usually resort to raping the male they desire then leaving after they've been impregnated, they tend to be drawn to strong and powerful men but will take a man who is handsome or cute if they desire him, though if a man is both handsome and strong, they will almost obsess over having them to themselves, as a result, men are only seen as breeding studs for these women and as a rule, banned from the island under normal circumstances, so Atalan being a boy was a problem, and was the reason Artemis told him to pretend to be a girl, skirt and all, so as they explored, they saw many more orphaned children than before, and sharing a building as well, as once they turn 5, they are thrown out of their mother's care and start their training to be deadly warriors that is similar, but a lot more brutal that spartain training, pinned against monsters at a young age and either come out victorious or dead, using weapon's ranging from swords and spears to chain's and knives, trained in horseback, hand to hand combat, weapon combat, torture, pressure points of the races, so long as it involves combat, they are exert's in it, though Ki was the exception at times as it involved having a calm and steady mind at times which opposed a Amazon's usually brute and berserk-ish nature, and seeing this made Atalan sad, so he also helped, but was told to make sure he wasn't found out, as he convinced some to join Artemis, they gathered much more due to his natural charisma to people, gatehing about 40 new member's after seeing their god's to make sure they were eligible for a Familia Conversion to go to Artemis's Familia, for some reason Atalan was someone who was very convincing and you can't help but find him to be reasonable and inspiring, at least that's what other's say, they were going to set off before Atalan saw a girl being attacked by 5 older Amazons, so he without thinking stepped in and took them all out near instantly, thankfully, they were level 1's so his Ki making him as strong as a low tier level 2 worked out as well as him stealfully sneaking up on them as well, and also carried the beaten up girl back, about to set sail, they were stopped by some Amazon royal guards, notable as instead of exposing clothes that looked like underwear, they wore Spartan-like armor that has their stomach's exposed, it's light armor made for movement than durability with special face mask and robes to show their knights.

Artemis:" what's going on"

Royal Guard:" we can't let you take the one there"

Atalan:" why not, she's hurt, and need's medical attention"

Royal Guard 2:" ... we can allow you to heal her, but then you must leave her"

Britomartis:" I'm sure there's a simple explanation for this, why can't we take her, she's like the other's here"

Royal Guard:" no she isn't, that is Antiope Hercelia Ainiainippe, the first and eldest child of queen Otrera Ainiainippe, as such, she cannot leave until she turns the age of 12 and set's out on her hunt for a male to have the children of"

then Arethusa, the vice-captain stepped in to correct them.

Arethusa:" technically, she will leave and come back anyway, when does it matter when she leaves, our Familia is known for its spartan training from goddess Artemis herself as she shows no favoritism or mercy to the trainees"

Royal Guard 2:" that is true, her training methods are famous even here"

Arethusa:" so what about having her with us, saves the trouble of having her wait, she explores the world, and she will get very good training either way, what do you say"

Rieka:" yeah, Artemis even teaches us how to use Ki, no matter how much we cry we can't do it, we don't have a choice"

the guards were thinking, and with this, one went to the queen to get her opinion and came back fast, apparently, the second Artemis's name was said, she was allowed, and they were able to take Antiope with them. on the boat, Artemis looked at Arethusa with a distasteful look as she said what was on her mind.

Artemis:" spartan training, no favoritism or mercy to trainees, is that how you all see me"

Arethusa:" goddess, what I meant was-"

Artemis:" to late, the damage has already been done, so, when we get back I guess some training yourself will help, I mean, you've gotten much ruder than you were as a little meek girl"

Arethusa:" please no"

Britomartis:" it's for the best Arethusa"

Artemis:" you, Zoe, Kallisto, and Polyphonte are joining her"

the 4 looked at Arethusa as they tried to catch and strangle her where Artemis asked the kid's if her training was that bad, and all with fear in their hearts said no as many times as they can, and Artemis then though she was doing just fine, realizing now her methods might be a little extreme only now, but was now angry she was seen as someone who was violent and merciless, back on the island in the queen's chamber's, she is contemplating her thought's on her oldest leaving.

Otrera's thought's:" to think my child would be one of them going... better than staying here I suppose, due to her naturally soft nature, she is an easy target for the more aggressive amazon's hunting down easy prey, it's not a nice place for her and she may die if nothing is done to help her, be safe Antiope, this is the only motherly thing I can do for you right now"

on the ship, Antiope wakes up with Atalan healing her, as he got her medicine, he made sure to heal where she was hurt, she had a broken arm, some cracked ribs, a shattered leg, and a bloody eye, making sure to heal her injuries as she asked where she was, and being told they were heading to the mainland, she would be both happy and scared for what's to come next, after being given a Dunamis, they were at training near immediately after setting camp about 10 miles from town, they were taught instead book smarts, something the Amazon's were weak against, in Amazon culture the main flaw with their culture was the fact they are not known to be to intelligent, they aren't dumb and do study, and their are some noble amazon's who are smart and wise, but that's namely to battle tactic's and fighting, not something like math, agriculture, or anything not related to fighting as the majority have slaves do that kind of laboring task for them so they aren't normally taught that stuff, and most of them couldn't even read, but over time, they gotten the hang of thing's as they all traveled and learned.

Atalan:" training is really hard, but Artemis does it out of love for us"

Antiope:" everything hurts"

Rieka:" you get used to the pain over time... then she intensifies it and it becomes a cycle of pain, relief, and pain again... anyway, why are you alone"

Antiope:" well... I'm not to well-liked by other amazon's, so..."

Atalan:"... alright, come with us then, we're not amazon's, so you can be with us"

Rieka:" yeah, you're a level 1, right, let's help you level up"

dragging her, they were able to do so much, hunting, scouting, and even playing some games, even an archery contest to see who can hit the farthest target, Antiope wasn't to bad, but lost to Rieka and Atalan, so she did have fun with the time they are spending together, as they were getting ready to sleep, Atalan was going somewhere else as Antiope asked why he had to.

Atalan:" as a boy, I can't sleep with the rest of the Familia"

Polyphonte:" come on kid's, it's the rules, (yawning) not go to bed"

Antiope was confused and wondered what he meant as she thought of a fast way to get answers and similar to Rieka, grabbed Atalan between his leg's as he gave a girly squeal to this, making Artemis lecture Antiope about this, and Rieka again as well, figuring she gave her the idea, and they all went to bed, except for 3 people, one giving a lecture, and 2 getting it.