Seeding Kinks

In the world of Dhägna'Hür, all living organisms have access to Empiric Energy. Gaining incredible abilities that can be improved further under specific conditions.

N'Ïrk Ignay'Thus is a Twenty year old young man who lose everything two years before, during the occupation of his Hometown. A place built by the pacifist hands of his family, whom once were feared mercenaries but chose to forget about schemes and bloodshed.

After scaping through the dangerous mines. The young man lived on his own. Until he learned about the Outposts.

You fight. Your are welcome in those magnificent places. Food, Medical attention, forgiveness for past crimes, and even the right to earn Coins to have a life later on.

But the outposts are just a bait to get rid of society's worst integrants.

A truth the young man learns after leaving the life in the outposts, as he lived in them, for a bit more than a year and a half.

Now, he is ready to join in the Intercultural Academy to learn how to integrate back into society.

Along learning about various traditions of other Nations, Kingdoms and Empires.

However, the main purpose of the Intercultural Academy, is taught the new generations how to deal with the Zones, vortex like portals that can produce horrendous creatures that endanger the entire world.

Nevertheless, during his peaceful life in the city. N'Ïrk starts to hear comments, observe discrepancies, and relate them to his own life experiences.

Why the supplies got delayed?.

Why there are no reinforcements?.

Why are we losing outpost left and right and nobody cares?.

The questions keep piling up, and the hypothetical scenario is borded by a genius strategist that attends the Intercultural Academy.

Preparation.

The short answer left N'Ïrk half speechless, half numb.

Preparation for what?.

A War?.

A Revolution?.

Or a Catastrophe?.

The answer turns irrelevant, as N'Ïrk doesn't care about the possibility.

Being ready for a calamity is never wrong. A truth that his family disregard, but he would not…