Bang Bang |18+|

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"Hey, man, where are you taking me?" I shouted as a man dragged me through a cardamom cultivation field and shoved me to walk down stone stairs. The sound of men grunting and clashing weapons echoed in the air. When I finally reached the bottom of the stairs, I was met with a breathtaking and terrifying sight - Extremely well-built men with fierce fighting skills fought in the field, bare-chested with soiled white cotton Japanese pants. They fought using various martial arts forms that I was not even aware existed.

As I was forcibly led towards a small hut nestled in the corner of the field, I saw a grandma sitting behind a desk adorned with herbs and flowers. On the other side, an array of ancient-like weapons, including spears, arrows, and bows, were displayed on a table. It felt like a primitive battle scene where modernity had no place.

I felt like they had brought claws to a gunfight. I had the urge to scream at them about the time and generation they were living in. Even Game of Thrones was more advanced than they were.

"Ah, ọmọ mi, wa joko nibẹ, Ah, my boy, come and sit there," the grandma shrieked in happiness, as the men forced me to sit on a stool in front of the desk.

""Iru oju ti o dara, abi?" Such a handsome face, isn't it?" the lady squeezed my cheeks, making the men behind me laugh. "Bẹẹni, lẹwa ju gbogbo awọn ọmọbirin mi ni idapo. Yes, prettier than all of my girls combined."

I forced a smile at her. She returned one and caressed my face and to my ears. That eventually turned into a great massage, and I closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

This is good; maybe this is how the men go to fight. men behind grabbed my arms and started to massage my shoulders.

they are not bad after all, I misjudged them. tsk, tsk.

Grandma massaged my earlobe. Everything was fine until I felt a sharp stinging pain in my ears. my eyes shot open to see the lady puncturing my ear with a large needle. I am sure my screams made it to the polar bears in Antarctica.

and when I thought things couldn't get worse, men behind me started tattooing my biceps.

''mummyyy''

Once the ordeal was over, I sat on the stool, blowing on the newly tattooed snake design on my arm, and my tears dried up around my eyes. Wow, that was brutal even for them.

yes, I am a scared little puppy, but in my defence, they didn't even use the numbing cream. It is not like it would help prepare me.

''stand up young man'' I was stunned to hear someone speak English. and I looked to the owner, and I was even more surprised to find a man shorter than most of the men here. he had a large white beard and the eyes of a warrior who had seen a lot.

"Sir, please help me out of here," I begged him.

"Nonsense, shut up. You need us. Brave told me everything, and you have no idea what you have pulled yourself into. Now stand up, be a man, and walk with me," his English was accented like Brave's.

After a fifteen-minute walk into the woods, he spoke again. "I am Vihun. I used to be one of her father's guards."

"Sir, what?" I asked, completely taken aback.

He chuckled. "There is a lot more than Brave has told you. One thing I know about Jaxons is that they lie very well."

"What do you mean?" I inquired.

"I mean nothing, my son. You can't go back now. You are now trapped with her. Her family-"

"The family, it's dangerous, I know that. She hasn't forced me to do anything." I felt the need to defend her.

He chuckled again, "Oh, no stupider men than men in love. Take care, son." he patted my shoulder. "I know Brave is good. Maybe you need to talk with her?"

The words sank deeper into my brain than they should have.

"And, oh, the tattoo means you are one of us now. Welcome; I am the trainer, by the way. " with that, he walked off, "I expect you to see in the ground in 15 minutes."

**

"Mahn, wo, wait-" I shrieked as an angry man tried to stab me with a spear for a title called training. He is clearly pissed about something; come on, look at him, he is furious.

"JESUS MAHN!!" I shouted again as I dodged another stab, "Is it something to do with your girl issues?" I scrambled all around the limited place I had. "come on, man, we all have mommy issues; it is a thing!!"

The last thing I recall is getting kicked and falling to the ground. I accidentally inhaled some dust from the floor and when I stood up, I was coughing and sneezing my brains out.

"To, Enough"

Vidhun walks over to me, "You have a lot of work to do. I will be training you from tomorrow."

Then was the martial excursion for four hours today?

"Morning 6, you will come along the young men of training." He said, and I took that as a cue to leave.

" Where do you think you are going ?" His voice calls from behind. " back to the warm bed with you, girl?"

That sounds good to me.

"You are to go to the dormitory with the boys. You will stay there until you finish your training."

"What???" I shouted, "I am never going to learn all of this stuff."

He laughs, which gives me a peak of his neatly aligned teeth hidden from his beard and thick moustache. "That is why you should learn faster."

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Authors note.

I know it's been a while, but honestly, I felt like the storyline wasn't good enough to continue writing. I swear, it was better in my head.

But I am going to finish this since I started it. So yeah. Here is a very short update. I am getting the hang of writing again. Thank you for your support and love for this book and the 'The billionaire's secret'.

Love you guys.
Xoxo