Standing in one corner of ring Ray stared at his opponent standing at the opposite side of ring.
After being challenged Ray had stood up to the oaf directly staring into his eyes , everyone had assumed that they would start fighting there even Ray had assumed the same but instead of fighting there oaf lead the way to the ring.
As the bell rang , the oaf looked around and shouted
" My name is Brock , I may be from humble origins but I'll use my aspect to defend lady Changing star's honor and punish this fool "
'Using me to showcase his strength,he might not be that dumb i guess'
Getting annoyed by this farce Ray shouted
"Her honor? Save yours first you oaf"
Hearing this their were a few giggles from the crowd ignoring that Ray started jumping lightly and stretch.
Since his eyes were of no use in a fight against sleeper Ray cut of essence going to his eyes and circulated essence in his body evenly.
After the bell had rang and Brock was not coming near Ray gestured to come near as if mocking Brock while cracking his neck.
Seeing such provocation Brock started to move close of Ray, seeing such a brute coming over once again scared Ray a bit but what could he do afterall
'That bastard brought my parents into it and it's not like others won't be like him so I'll have to put and end to it now by making an example out of him'
As the brute was some feets away Ray suddenly switched his relaxed portion to that of a combat one and lunged at Brock and landed a solid punch on his face and backed off .
Since all of this happened in an instant the audience was shocked and left a bit intrigued but the real suprise was Brock smiling after receiving a punch on his face.
"You are fast as well I guess" Brock said and started to walk slowly towards him
Raising his hands to guard from any attack Ray did not fall back because he knew if he got cold feet now he won't win so he jumped forward and bombarded punches on Brock from all sides .
Seeing Ray appear on left and then on right to punch Brock was a thrilling moment for the audience but more than that Brock just standing there and taking these punches smiling was errie and chilling for them.
Throwing a jab and hook continuously Ray understood what this bastard was doing
'He have a defensive aspect and wanted to showcase against mine '
Since Ray's essence was focused on his legs as well he was not as strong as before but what would audience know to them Brock was tanking punches which had highest strength score among the class.
"Well I gave you a chance now it's my turn" saying this Brock threw a punch seeing this incoming Ray sidestepped avoiding the punch but Brock did not give up and spun his extended hand to hit Ray which Ray again dodged by rolling in the opposite direction.
Now Ray had doged Brock twice and was infront of Brock's unguarded chest and just as any good opponent would Ray also exploited this opening , solidifying his footwork sending all the essence to his back muscles Ray struck.
Landing on the ground Brock was confused what happened according to the rumors his opponent who was supposed to be a fool who ventured into unauthorised area but this fool not only flawlessly dodged him twice but also landed a solid punch which launched him into the ground.
Looking around Brock saw everyone's suprised faces
' You can't have this Brock you need a sponsor anyhow'
"Did it hurt the little baby huh..?" Ray said in a mocking tone
Standing up Brock raised his both hands for defence , trying to mimick his enemy may sound cowardly but he would do anything to win and get a sponsor from a legacy .
The match between them continued Ray would sting like a bee exploiting few openings given but Brock was like a mountain slow and sturdy. he would tank all the punches rarely giving any openings ,
at first Brock had tried to fight back but it had done more harm than good so he focused on defence and acted like a moving punching bag.
"What to scared to fight back? Wanna go back to mommy" Ray continued to mock Brock to throw make him angry but it was as if after hearing these taunts Brock's determination got stronger .
With such mental and physical jabs the fight
continued mostly where Brock defended and Ray attacked after a while the fight had become a fight of stamina, a fight in which the last standing would be the winner.
The fight was nearing its end as both of the participants were panting but Brock was on the better side of the deal since he had to stand in a place and receive punches it was Ray who had to lunge forward for a strike and then step back into safe distance and sometimes roll to dodge a strike.
Being annoyed by his stamina Ray strode forward to land a punch which was easily blocked by the Brock.
Seeing his enemy phanting and his hopes shattered made Brock sure of upcoming victory making him dream a little about his bright future but then suddenly he heard someone call him "fool" hearing this Brock came back to his senses and looked at his enemy who was so tired that it seems he couldn't even stand up properly.
Seeing Ray , Brock realised something Ray's slouched stance wasn't because of fatigue or hopeless but because he was readying himself to throw a final blow which Ray did.
*****
Sitting in his room Ray was writing a lot in his notebook some were points he had to improve some were the habits he had to inculcate to increase his chances of survival reaching the end of the list Ray wrote
• Increase stamina => Running
After writing this Ray threw the notebook aside and layed on his bed , a bittersweet smile found it's way on his face as he thought about the fight earlier and how his final punch managed to make everyone gasp at the sight of mountain like Brock laying on ground..
Thinking of this Ray went into a deep slumber