Hi there. If you're new, the best way to read all this is to go the the very bottom post on the page and work your way up from there through the posts. Bottom post to top.

**5/1: If anyone out there is trying to keep count, this is now in the Chapter 4 region, depending. The gist so far: Boy wants to save world, boy signs on as a foot soldier, boy learns the ropes of the army. Boy hits the trenches. Manhood may or may not ensue.**