]The Vault[

I dont know about many folks here on the forum, but i can easily speak for myself when i say I'm a history buff. There are few portions of history that spark my interest or steal my passion other than that of Rome. Over a quarter of the worlds people, lived and died under the Emperors, Kings, and Imperial Knights of the Empire.

The Empire gave us in the present world so much, from aqueducts, to politics, to military tactics that are use to this very day. The military might is mostly ...

I remember back when i was in basic training, I participated in an obstacle course, 475 meters long, with 18 different challenges, each more difficult than the last. The hottest day of the season, combined with an exhausting 5 mile march with 75llbs of gear out to the facility, and this was only day 3 of my time in FT Benning Georgia, home of the United States Army's Infantry School.

About 15 obstacles into this thing i was spent, low crawling under some barbed wire through mud and ...

Sometimes the world spins a centimeter out of alignment, and i feel like i always know when that happens. Sometimes things about life are tiny changes in a realm of minuscule conditions, and even less known because of the distraction of living. Everyday events take place, happening without warning, without preparation. Everyday i wake up and think to myself, "what will today bring?" because so many times before, a simple day has turned into something completely unforeseen.

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There are many things that drive us, to conquer, explore, work tirelessly and to endure hardship and pain. The dreams of children run wild as there are endless possibilities stretched out before them. As time goes on however, loves are lost, family and friends pass...Time ticks unflinchingly silent as the memories of youth are washed away by the shadows of teenage turmoil. Hearts are like loaded firearms, waiting to explode in anger and pain as the fires of passion are at their most bright. Tempers ...