The challenge begins (p,nk)

Sura woke up early in his home this day. It was not that bright outside so when he opened the window it did not blind him. He sighed as he looked outside as it was still as cold as ever. His apartment type of living quarters, made of snow blocks, was not small but not too big for his taste. The very back was his bed room as a room by itself as well as a bathroom connected though it really was not much of a bathroom. The rest of the apartment really did not have any dividers signifying different places of the apartment. Sura really did enjoy it though and was grateful for it. He had been in Yuki for as long as he could remember, but really was not partial to the cold. He was hoping to changed this at some point so he could roam around outside a bit more. He stretched and thought about his temple. It was a ways away and he only visited every once in awhile he knew he had to make time to go again. He got a interesting idea though "I should travel the continent and see the other lands out there." He contemplated this for a bit and put the exception into his mind "besides volcano." He stretched out as much as he could until he felt his muscles sting a bit. He did a few jumping jacks to get his blood going. He liked it cold when he slept to this was the best way to wake up the muscles and himself all at once.  He put on his clothes, this mostly consisted of his semi baggy pants and a muscles shirt under a jacket. He had is head band lengthened and now is strapped around his waist. He felt it uncomfortable being around his head or his bicep. He made himself some breakfest, and his favorite to. He had some cooked ham in which he cooked over a fire, but still tasted amazing. This of course was with milk that goes well with his food. He slowly ate it enjoying every bite. He had to eat healthy to keep his strength up, but he did like to spoil himself every once in awhile. This was good though so he had something to look forward to during the end of a week. He cleaned up his dishes and put them into the appropriate places. He stepped out of his apartment making sure all the lights were off and the windows were shut and locked. He locked the door behind him feeling the cold chill hit his back. It felt like this every time he stepped outside. It felt like a slight sting running through his nerves and a sudden stiffen in his muscles. The cold weather could be brutal now and then but it was good for training the body and mind. To keep the body warm it must work harder, and for him to keep working harder and pushing the mind has to be strong. The stronger the mind the stronger the body he keeps telling himself. Instead of walking from his apartment out into the open tundra he ran. This was to warm up his body so he could start training once he got there. Though he really wished he lived in another place that had water so he could swim. Maybe one of these days he will get the chance but for now he was here. He ran out into the tundra; it was a vast wasteland of snow and cold weather. There was really nothing to do but Sura is sure he could find a way to deal. He rammed his foot into the snow to figure out how deep it was. His foot broke the surface of the soft snow and went in about a foot and a half. Sura smiled and figured "Great i can do some running, or at least try to. Either way he would be getting a leg workout. He started running and with every step his foot crunched into the snow. This made it hard to run much like running in water. The resistance was perfect, and he liked it. He kept running pushing the snow with each pace. He was slow, very slow, but he would feel his muscles warming up. They slowly started to have a stinging feeling in them. This feeling he liked since now he knew something was working out. He ran around the village once as he kept feeling the stinging feeling. He took off his jacket, and put it on the ground marking where he was sure where he had started. The cold no longer affected him at this point his body was warm. Though every once in awhile a breeze came in and got him to shiver a bit. Though this only made his run faster to keep his body temperature up. He started to run another lap around the village, but his muscles were stinging in pain. He body wanted to give in a quit but his mind took over and made the stinging stop. Sura was now in control of his muscles, for now at least until they start hurting badly. He got back around to his jacket and saw that there was a mini trench going around the village from the path he had made. He chuckled a bit as he ran in place. If he were to stop running now he knew he would feel the fatigue. He dropped down into a push up position feeling the cold snow on his hands made his want to get back up. He resisted this urged and did some push ups. He counted to himself "one...two...three....four....five..." and he kept counting till fifty. He hopped back up and did some jumping jacks counting to himself like he did last time. He did one hundred of them keeping his blood flowing through his body. He ran once more around the village and came back to his jacket. He strapped it on and ran back to his apartment type of house. He opened it as he went in and ignited a fire. He cooked some fish he had stored and ate it. He smiled at his satisfaction of a days workout as a blue orb came around his body. He was delighted that he had obtained one of his bloodlines aids. He dismissed the spirit and would summon it again when the time was right.

(1,085 words, +5 stats, +10 JP, unlocked first spirit orb, 85/1500 for the second orb)

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