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The rain fell heavily against the stone as Fear made his way up the mountain pass to where his dojo was located... The journey had been long and full of pain... It had taken it's toll on Fear, emotionally and physically... Rounding the bend, he found nothing but ruins. A fire had burned the entire place to the ground. Based on the state of things, it had been this way for some time... Fear fell to his knees, feeling that terrible loss, screaming out in rage! Why! Why had so many things, people, places that were dear to him been taken away in such a short time! "What have I done wrong!" he screamed at the top of his lungs in the middle of the storm... but there was no answer but the flash of lightning and a crash of thunder, miles away. Fear sobbed... he cried out from the depths of his soul, with more pain that one person can bare, and then, darkness embraced him, and the world he knew crumbled away completely. ----- "I was so cold, so alone...and the next thing I remember was dreaming...I haven't done since I was a child." Fear said, swallowing down pieces of fish quickly. "I feel like I haven't eaten in a life time." "You haven't." said the figure sitting across the fire from him in a raspy voice, face hidden under a long black hood. "Arise and go forth. The fires of rebirth are upon you. The cold flame consumes you and you will be remade." "Am I...Dea-" Suddenly that cold feeling ran through Fear again. The fire disappeared and the rain was pounding once more against stone. He awoke, laying face down on the stone. Opening his eyes to see the rain, mixing with fresh blood. Rolling over, he quickly got to his feet and surveyed the area. 4 men, dead, lay around him. "How...how did I...what..." Fear struggled to comprehend what happened, the last thing he remembered was screaming and the lightning flashing. "There's nothing left for me here...I must go home..." Fear stood, turned, and began the long journey home... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been a while NF! How the heck are ya? I've gone through some REALLY rough crap lately, hence the story stuff above. My emotions, spirituality, and physicality have all taken a hit. I've put on weight, my stress has increased, and frankly, I'm really frustrated with how I look and feel. So, F it. I need my support, friends, and family to push me and help me out... A big thank you to Kibcy and Croman Red for keeping in touch with me throughout this. I REALLY appreciate it more than you know. Thank you so much! So here we go. I'm late, but as they say, better late than never.. 1. Kick soda...again. - Water, water everywhere, now just freaking drink it! -- NO SODA. Period. Not one. This is a pass/fail. Pretty simple, but an easy way for me to cut those calories down, reducing my intake and helping drop weight again. +2 con + 1 Charisma 2. Get moving...again. - Got a new iphone, starting over with Zombies, Run. I will go running at least 3 times a week, completing one mission each time. It'll continue to help me drop the weight, burn those calories, and get me loosened up and active. +1 Str +2 Charisma 3. Bodyweight... ho! - I will do a bodyweight workout on the days I don't run. Convict Conditioning and/or the NF BW workouts. - +3 str 4. Life goal - Get through this madness, sadness, and funk by doing things that make me happy at least twice a week. (Play a game, parkour, etc.) +1 Charisma for not being such a grouch to be around. Thank you all for your support, friendship, etc. It means a lot more than words will do justice. ~ Fear