"Anna, the first lesson in silat is Tagak footwork. I will demonstrate and correct your movements one by one. Imitate my movements
the first is the wind step pattern!" Moku explained then demonstrated the first step pattern.
Anna imitated Moku's body movements, every inch of her body that moved made Anna's knees tremble. But Moku didn't care and started to correct Anna's movements.
Brakk!!
Akkhh!
"LOWER YOUR HANDS!!" Moku's instructions.
Moku actually wanted to teach Anna gentler but the orcs will saw that and made their plan fail. Finally Moku decided to teach her the same way as he teach the orcs. Even so, Moku slowed his blow.
Brakk!!
Gakkkhh!
"BEND YOUR KNEES LOWER!"
Moku has no mercy on Anna, he corrects every detail of her mistake with a blow from a quadruped toran. The sound of blows and screams resounded at the top of Green Caping Hill, making the orcs reminisce about their first day of training with Moku.
Anna's face grew paler, her lips felt dry, her saliva seemed to be caught in her throat.
Her hot body began to feel cold, the gust of wind made her shiver, and her trembling knees went numb.
Her eyes began to dim, her ears became ringing, and her head felt heavy.
Anna's brain is barely conscious anymore and asked to rest but Moku's blows woke her up and forced her to keep her body position.
Moku won't continue the next step if Anna's body position doesn't match or moves just a little. Anna could only grit her teeth and force her body not to move.
"the second is the lightning step pattern!" Moku's voice is heard again and tells Anna to imitate his movements again.
Anna tried to move her body back but her brain which sensed the danger instantly prevented it and put her to sleep or in simpler words, Anna fell unconscious.
In her unconsciousness, she felt her body being hug and carried by Moku. Not long after, Moku put her to sleep in the tent.
Her body temperature rose and her head felt spinning. Anna felt her breath become tight and her whole body ached. Her torn muscles and tired nerves made Anna feel like she was in hell.
A green orb glowed flickering inside Anna's womb, the light then spread out and enveloped her entire body. The light absorbed all the nutrients from Anna's body, slowly the fat in her body was getting thinner.
Anna was getting thinner but when the green orb felt it had had enough, it emitted a green light enveloping the torn muscles and tense nerves.
Gradually the torn muscles recovered and the tensed nerves calmed down again. Anna's body recovered, her temperature returned to normal and the pain in her head began to disappear.
Anna started to open her eyes again.
The light from the bonfire lit up the ceiling of the tent. The sound of the girls talking and the crackling of burning wood could be heard filling Anna's ears which had previously been ringing.
Anna pushed herself to sit up, the wet cloth placed on her forehead fell. The voice startled the girls, they immediately turned and walked closer.
"Anna are you okay?" Widya looks worried. Enrolling Anna in training and getting the orcs to admit that women could be warriors was her idea. So she felt guilty about Anna's condition.
"I'm okay Widya, can you get me some water? I'm thirsty" Anna said weakly.
"I'll get it" Lina stood up quickly and scooped up the water in the barrel.
"Anna this is a bad idea, we should think of another way, I'm sure Moku will understand and give us time" Claire looked very worried, Widya nodded and agreed with Claire's opinion.
Lina came with water and gave it to Anna. Anna drank greedily because she was very thirsty.
"We can't do that Claire, we can't back down, Moku won't have mercy on you guys. We have to use this month's time to change the views of the orcs and make them appreciate us a little bit" Anna wiped the water that spilled from her lips.
Kryuuukk..! Her empty stomach growled loudly.
"Anna, you should rest. I will grill the meat! Vivi, please get water for Anna again." Lina led Anna's body to lie down again.
"Thank you Lina, Vivi" Anna nodded.
"Forgive us for all this time Anna" Lina bowed her head, so did Vivi.
"It's okay" Anna smiled.
There was the sound of the curtains being pulled apart. Moku came with a few pieces of meat. He then walked over to the crowd of girls.
The girls paved the way for Moku. He sat next to Anna and gave the meats to Lina "Cook" Moku giving a short order.
Lina nodded and grilled the meat over the bonfire.
Moku looked back at Anna "Do you want to try raw meat?" he asked a strange question.
Anna frowned not understanding why Moku asked like that, "No" Anna answered briefly.
Moku just nodded and said "Tomorrow we will start training at the same time, if you want to join then you can go together with me"
Anna increasingly felt strange, she never expected if Moku didn't ask her to stop training.
Moku should have been worried about his child in Anna's womb but his very relaxed and cold attitude made her think that Moku didn't care about Anna and their child.
However, it was very unlikely, Moku's anger when Anna said she would commit suicide with the child in her womb was so great that it made her think that Moku would really chain and lock her up.
"I'll join the training" Anna nodded hesitantly.
"Okay! You better eat more until your stomach can't fill anymore. He's been working hard today" Moku smiled.
Anna felt even more strange, "He?" Anna asked.
"Yeah, hahaha this is really amazing! I think my race is really a cursed race! hahaha" Moku cursed his own race but his joyous laughter didn't show hatred but pride.
"What do you mean?" Anna was getting confused, the same thing happened to another girl who was listening to their conversation.
"You will find out. But you must still be careful to keep your womb" Moku instructed.
"I know that, I won't break my promise" Anna nodded.
Lina came with cooked meat. That night Anna ate 5 kg of meat alone.
In the morning at the same time as yesterday, Anna was setting up the stance according to the wind step pattern. Moku again corrected Anna's movements.
The sound of the rattan hitting and the sound of Anna's groaning were heard again at the top of Green Caping Hill. The orcs who saw the female human who had not yet given up burst into laughter.
Anna's screams and pain became entertainment in the midst of their strenuous training.
Once again Anna fell unconscious during the lightning step pattern, but this time she was able to move her legs.
The green orb that was slightly larger than yesterday shone again, absorbing the nutrients in Anna's body, and healing her wounds and fatigue.
Anna wakes up again at night in the tent.
Moku came with more meat and asked again "Would you like to try raw meat?"
Anna once again shook her head in denial. Then Moku again told Anna to eat until her stomach was full and not filled anymore.
That night Anna again spent 5kg of meat alone.
In the morning Anna got up again and went to practice.
This incident keeps repeating every day, even though it has the same routine but something is different.
On the third day Anna managed to complete the lightning step pattern before falling unconscious.
She wakes up again at night in the tent, Moku again asks the same question before Anna reject it, and Anna eats 5 kg of meat.
On the seventh day Anna managed to complete the water step pattern before falling unconscious.
She woke up just as the sun was setting, Anna tried some raw meat because she was tired of hearing Moku keep asking, and she finished 3 kg of raw meat before stopping and eating the roast again.
On the tenth day Anna managed to complete the fire step pattern before falling unconscious.
She woke up before the sun went down, Anna tried to eat raw meat, and she no longer felt nauseous or disgusted. That night Anna spent 5 kg of raw meat.
On the twelfth day Anna managed to complete the mountain step pattern before falling unconscious.
She woke up in the afternoon, without waiting for the girls to cook Anna's meat to eat it raw, and she became more fond of the taste of raw meat, especially fresh and uncured with honey.
On the thirteenth day Anna managed to complete the valley step pattern before falling unconscious.
She woke up during the day after the orc hordes went hunting, Anna walked alone down from Green Caping Hill and into her tent. Anna who felt hungry again spent 7 kg of raw meat alone.
The changes that happened to Anna made herself and the people around her feels strange. Her body was getting taller so the girls had to look up to see her face.
Anna's increasing diet of raw meat scares the girls. They were very worried about Anna's condition which was getting weirder by the day.
But Anna seemed to have an idea about what was going on and why she had turned strange like this. She just needed to confirm with Moku who seemed to have known this from day one.
On the fourteenth day Anna woke up from her stupor along with the other orcs. The orcs also knew about Anna's change were even more astonished.
Moku just sat there smiling seeing this. Anna who saw Moku's smile walked forward and said,
"Can you explain what really happened?"