Combat

Final Fight and the mysterious guy

Monty was shocked and confused by the events taking place in front of his eyes. He didn't know how to respond to this situation.
Actually, he didn't want to fight with Arnav contrary to what people believe he knew that he is not any good in front of him. It was just his luck that he never had to fight with Monty and so everyone believed that he is better than or of the same strength as Arnav.
Somehow Arnav seems to know beforehand what would be the next move of his opponent and he was deeply jealous of his capabilities. Coming back to the present situation, he started to think of a way to calm down Arnav.

Monty blocked the punch of Arnav and get few steps back and stood on guard.

Monty tried explaining to him and said, "Sir, what's the issue here? Why are you so angry at me? What was my mistake? This boy here accepted my challenge of dueling and I am here to fight with him. That's all."

"Oh! I don't think that's all you have done. I heard that you are the best and you have defeated me in the fight which even I couldn't remember. So now you can do whatever you want, right? You know what, I am fed up with you and your rumors. Let's get this over and I seriously want to teach you a lesson.
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" said Monty
"What now?" Said Arnav.

"What are they really doing? They were not supposed to talk that much. They are gonna spoil our plan." Said Isha to Sam
"And not only this, if Arnav came to know about the truth, you are so dead" replied Sam. They were really scared now.

"Sir, if you want to fight, I have no problem with it. I am ready but I don't want to have any misunderstanding. I don't know what you are saying. I never said those words to anyone and I respect you."
"So you are saying that I am a liar," said Arnav.
"No sir, I am saying that the person who told you these things is a liar." Said Monty.
He wants to try every means to avoid this fight so that he could avoid the embarrassment of being defeated.

Arnav said, "But why would a little girl of your class do such a thing." He pointed towards Isha.
"I... i... i.." isha stuttered not knowing what to say.
"I warned you. Now be ready to face the consequences." Said Arnav.
"Wait! It's not her mistake. It was my idea. Please don't say anything to her." Requested Aadi.
"Monty, don't spare him. Teach him what are the consequences of lying." Arnav said furiously. And with that, he left the ground.
"So how are the losers feeling that their little plan didn't work, huh? Come on Aadi. Let's not waste much time now."said Monty.

He lunged forward and quickly come face to face with him. He threw continuous punches on him as if he was practicing on a punching bag. Aadi ducked a few of them in the beginning but when the pace increased, he knew it was useless.
He also threw some good punches here and there but it produced zero effect on that muscular beast.
He thought of using plan C and spray pepper spray in his eyes but his morals didn't allow him to do that.
With much effort, he moved backward. He had a plan but he knew that the chances of it to work were very less. He moves behind Monty tried to make him fall by pulling his leg and decreasing his balance. But it didn't make much difference. He quickly regained his balance and swiftly turned backward. He put him in a headlock.

Aadi felt difficulty in breathing. He tried his best to remove his hand but in vain. Slowly he felt lightheaded and began to lose his consciousness.

Monty threw him on the ground and said angrily, "Never ever try to come in my way again."

Sam and Isha quickly came beside Aadi helping him to sit down. Everyone started leaving the ground. Isha gave him some water to drink. Aadi was feeling some good. Isha wanted to ask him why he didn't use pepper spray but she thought she already knew the answer.

Aadi told them to leave him alone. Isha and Sam objected but Aadi requested them that he wanted to be alone for some time and asked them to wait outside for some time. Reluctantly they both left.

Unknown to all, Aadi's father was hiding behind the tree watching the fight. He was in tears watching his son in so much pain but he couldn't be weak. He has to be strong for his son. After ensuring that Aadi would be fine with his friends, he left.

Aadi got up and went to the washroom to wash his face.
He was about to go back to his friends when he saw a piece of paper there which was not there before.
He picked it up and started reading it. It says
'Seriously a stupid boy. Shouldn't fight if you don't know how to. At least follows the basics next time. Keep your eyes open and try to maintain eye contact. Use your brain. Hitting with power wouldn't cause much effects if the strategy is not right. Learn it .'

Aadi was seriously amazed by the letter. He was feeling like a fool and suddenly he thought of an idea. Maybe he could request this person to be his coach and he could learn to fight from him. But the problem was, he didn't know anything about this person, so there was no way to contact this person.

Feeling dejected, he went to his friend. He showed them the letter and shared his problem. Sam said," Why don't you do the same thing and contact him through the letter. There are some chances that he would pick it up."
"Yeah, you are right" agreed Aadi.
He wrote at the back of the letter and kept it at the same place.

Aadi returned home and went to his room.
His mother came and was shocked by his situation. Aadi said, "I am fine maa. Don't worry." His mother replied, "Seriously Aadi." She brought the first aid kit and did his dressing. She left to bring some food for him.

After eating, Aadi decided to talk to his friends from the previous city. He finally felt some good and after that went to sleep.

His father came into his room and sit beside him. He kissed his forehead affectionately and murmured, "I am proud of you my son." and then left the room.

The next day Aadi went to school and quickly went there to see if there is any reply. His letter was not there but there was also no reply from that mysterious person. He felt lost but didn't lose hope. He again wrote the letter.

This process continued for 15 days. Every day he would leave a letter and the next day he would found it missing and no reply.

But finally, after a long wait, he found a letter there. Aadi was scared that instead of his response he may found his own previous day letter. But picked it up and opened it. He was delighted to see the handwriting of that mysterious guy.
The letter says,
'The training under me would not be that easy and I seriously doubt that you would be able to do it. But if then also you want me to teach you, you will have to prove yourself. There would be 3 tasks that would decide if you seriously want this or not. Tomorrow 4 PM be ready. You will find a letter in which your task would be there. ALL THE BEST'

Aadi felt like this is all a dream. He pinched himself on his arm and found it was all real. He became excited and went to Isha and Sam to share the news with them. They decided to celebrate it in the cafe during lunch.