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| - Murica, a nation filled with both pride and valor. In the early days of our great nation we were under the control of our now great ally, Stonewall. Though we may be allies now in the past they ruled over us with an iron fist and as a result we broke free from them and fought a bloody war of independence. Relations between us were stand offish at best, but all of that changed when the World Government came to our shores. Seeing them as a clear threat we cast aside our petty grievances against each other and united as the BFF Empire. Three Powerful nations as one and repelled the great government back into the waters that it came from. From that point on the seas belonged to us Muricans and we sailed it like kings. However in recent years the old snake of the World Government has been slithering its way back into our waters, and once again chaos has been brought to our world. My name is Troy, Troy Black to be exact. Both my father and mother were a part of the Murican army along with my older brother and sister. So when it came time for me to choose my career there was nothing else in my mind other than joining the Murican forces and fighting to keep the pirates and the old snake, the world government, at bay. In the Murican military there are two major units that are known. The first is the Amazons. They are a unit of all female soldiers and are said to be the best women in all of Murica. Our president, President Aphrodite was once a member of the Amazon Unit. That was before she quit and became a Politian of course. They were said to have been started not long after Murica’s independence, but I don’t really remember the rest. All I know they are the second greatest unit in Murica. The first however belongs to another branch of soldiers. They are The Blood Boars. The Blood Boars can trace its roots all the way back to the founding of Murica itself. The order was created by a group of Boar Knights who sided with the rebels and fought against the old king. The Blood part of their name came from the fact the knights slaughtered their own War Boars as atonement for betraying the king. Under the name Blood Boars the knights entered into battle with rifles and steel armor lacking their noble and proud War Boars. Their charges and valor lead Murica to victory over Stonewall and cemented themselves into Murica’s history. The Blood Boars along with the aid of the Amazons were noted as the key force that pushed back the World Government in their first invasion of the Murican waters. Their valor and skill was so great that the commanding officer of the world government forces even gave them praise for their actions. The Blood Boars unit follows the tactics as their predecessors. They enter battle with heavily armored and use the most powerful of weapons. They are known to annihilating their targets and defeating large forces with only a few skilled men. Joining the Blood Boars was the greatest goal I ever dreamed of in life. I spent many of years training and honing my skills in order to join their ranks. When I came of age to join the Murican military I immediately placed an application to join them. Immediately I was subjected to some of the most brutal training known to men. On one such training exam they fired live ammunition at us and made us crawl through a pool of blood. On another we were tossed into the middle of the sea with our hands and feet bound and told to swim back to land. The training was tough and brutal and by the end of it only five recruits remained. The Blood Boars reviewed our training scores and made a decision on who they wanted in their units. “When we call your name step up and receive your envelope”, spoke a Blood Boar as he walked down our line. We all were there in our uniforms waiting to see if we made the cut. On the opposite side of us was the Amazon recruits. Just looking at their face you can tell they had been through the same hell as we did. I heard that the Amazon training was hell on earth, and at one point there was a rumor that it was harder than the Blood Boars training. That rumor however ended quickly when the Blood Boars up their requirements just to silence it. Now that I think about it they were the first women I have seen in months. I remembered throughout the training all the recruits complained about it and talked about all the crazy stuff they would do once they finally saw one again. One man said he would do a backflip and another said he would dance around her in celebration. One guy even went so bold as to say he would kiss her feet once he saw her and thank the heavens for the miracle. They were a funny lot really. It was too bad most of them did not make it. The only one from the comedic group to survive the training was Tex, but Tex no longer had the old chipper he use too. In truth though the training changed all of us, myself included. “Once you receive your envelope there will be a card on the inside of it shouted a woman’s voice. The voice brought me back to reality. That woman must be a member of the Amazons. It was kind of weird that we both were doing our graduations at the same time and at the same place. I heard that Grand General was making some changes in the military units, but I heard nothing about him changing the Blood Boars and the Amazons. It must be their way of cutting cost. “Depending on the color you will know if you have passed”, she spoke as the Blood Boar took back over. “Passing card colors are Blue, Red, Silver, and Black”, spoke the man as he walked back to the front of the walk way. Beside him was the Amazon who moved to take over the last portion of their speech. “For those who receive a white card we will see you next time”, spoke the Amazon as she looked over at a few of us guys. Most of the time she had been staring at her ladies it seemed she was now keen to give us a dirty glare not that we did anything to deserve it. We worked too hard to reach here and nobody was going to do anything to endanger their chances at becoming a Blood Boar or an Amazon at that. “Each card represents a door”, spoke the maiden as she pointed to doors on the side of the hall way. Once you receive your card then you will go to that specific door.” “Is that understood piglets”, spoke the Blood Boar as he walked forward and addressed the men. “Yes Sir”, we shouted in unison. “The same for you Valkyries”, spoke the Amazon. “Yes Ma’am”, shouted the women in unison as well. The training really shows. The two officers walked off and took a seat as a man walked up with a hand full of letters. He then began to call out names one by one. He first started with a woman and then shifted over to a man’s. This kept going like this till he reached his last two. “Ms. Stella”, he spoke as he handed the young woman an envelope. She opened her envelope and saw a white card. Her face tear up almost immediately. She looked as if she was about to cry, but a quick glance from her commanding officer straighten her up quick. The maiden dried her eyes and saluted the man giving out letters and walked out the door. For a moment the room got so quite that you could hear her footsteps as she left the building. The man giving out the letters coughed to clear his throat and to move past the moment. “Mr. Black”, he spoke as he held the last letter. For a moment I was still listening to her steps and the faint sound of tears coming from the hallway. Was I going to end up like her? Did they save us for last because we were not being chosen? “Mr. Black”, he spoke again grabbing my attention. It was clear to him and everyone else what I was paying attention too. “Oh sorry sir”, I spoke as I jumped out the chair. As I walked forward I tripped over my own feet and hit the ground. “It’s alright soldiers”, spoke the Blood Boar. “There is no need to be worried, what is done is done and there is nothing that can change it now”, he spoke as he took the letter from the man and walked over to me. He then raised his hand out for me to grab as I picked myself up. “Umm, yes sir”, I spoke as I took his hand and pulled myself off the ground. I was sure that I was cut now. To think I worked so hard to get here. I opened the letter and pulled out the card. “Its Black”, I practically shouted. A smile crossed the Blood Boar’s face as he looked at my joyous expression. The soldier began to chuckle a bit at my reaction. “Man I thought I was cut for sure”, I spoke as I whipped my forehead with the envelope. “Soldier”, spoke the Amazon woman as she looked up at me. Her eyes were still filled with ill will as she looked at my joyous expression. “You are to hold yourself with a higher regard. Such actions of befall a member of the amazons”. “Umm, sorry Ma’am”, I spoke as I jumped to attention. “It will not happen again ma’am”, I spoke. “Good”, spoke the woman as she pointed toward the hallway “Your unit is waiting for you”, spoke the Blood Boar. “Good luck son and serve Murica well”. “Yes Sir”, I spoke as I saluted him and then waited for him to do so in kind. I then turned and began to walk toward the door with the black marking over it. “This is it”, I spoke to myself as I turned the knob and walked into the room.
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