Mana Training 01

Fairbanks, Alaska.

A blond haired young man stood on the new bridge across the Chena River build in November 2012. Cold wind blew past his face making him shiver slightly.

Fairbanks' climate is classified as humid continental closely bordering on a subarctic climate with long, very cold winters and short warm summers. In winter, Fairbanks' low-lying location at the bottom of the Tanana Valley causes cold air to accumulate in and around the city. Warmer air rises to the tops of the hills north of Fairbanks, while the city itself experiences one of the biggest temperature inversions on Earth. Heating through sunlight is limited because of Fairbanks's high-latitude location. During winter, the direction of the wind also causes large temperature swings in Fairbanks. When the wind blows from any direction but the south, average weather ensues. Wind from the south can carry warm, moist air from the Gulf of Alaska, greatly warming temperatures. When coupled with a chinook wind, temperatures well above freezing often result.

' Sigh.... I will be away from my family for a whole month. I never left my family before, I am nervous.'

He was unsure if he will get permission to leave for a month, but his family readily agreed, thinking that it will be good for him. Andrew told them that he will be going on a trip with his friends which he made recently.

" Huff.. so cold."

'Let's go home I need to leave'

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After enjoying the view for a second Andrew left for his home. It took him 20 minutes to reach his home by walking. He took his travelling bag and got ready to leave. He said his goodbyes to his family and left home. He soon reached a secluded place near the Chena river and waited.

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In the next second he got teleported to an island the same one where they first came for the trial. Andrew sat down on the beach, enjoying the sunrise view in front of him. Others also arrived one by one and sat down forming a group.

" Looks like everyone is here, are you guys ready?" Terra voiced as she materialized in her usual foggy form, behind them.

" Yeah..." A slow soothing voice came out from Juliana. Everyone nodded at her words.

" Follow me, I have prepared a place for you guys to stay." Terra moved toward the center of the island as we followed behind her.

A vast green field lay at the center of the island, in the middle of grass field stood a ranch type house surrounded by fences and light decorations on its wooden walls. The entire house was made out of wood, a faint scent of wood permeated air calming their mind.

Reaching at the front of the house, everyone began checking their surroundings finding all the necessary things for day to day living. The interior of house was simple with some paintings hanging on walls for decoration. It contained 8 rooms attached to each other, forming a circle, a large hall in the middle, a kitchen in a corner of the hall. Each room contained a bed, a chair, a small table, a closet, a window, a bathroom and a toilet. The house contained everything one needed for living.

Everyone emptied their bags in their room. Andrew came out of his room after arranging all the things. He sat on a couch and waited for others to arrive. After few minutes, others also arrived and sat on the other couches. Apparently the house has three couches each having 3 seats, placed in a circular manner.

While all this was happening Terra hovered around the corner of the room busy in her own thoughts. As everyone gathered, they all looked towards Terra, waiting for her to speak. Noticing everyone's stare on her, she moved and sat on the empty seat.

" Rest for today, I will start your training from tomorrow, I have set day & night mode in this place for your comfort. Now I will explain your training schedule."

Terra said and began explaining our training schedule.