The One

Ch-5 The Selection: Round 2

Continuing from Chapter-3 ---

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As I came to my senses, I was flying in a multicolour void like hallway with such speed I can't even think of. Then, it came to my mind that I saw this effect before in a VR game. It was just a colour illusion. I was really moving but the colours were also moving backwards.

Although, I can't sense any air at all, I was still alive. This experience was like roaming in space, without any restrictions. I had watched in some sci-fi films that we can move our body as we want with some hard practice. I tried to do a flip in mid air. I succeeded. I started to do flips and dance and whatever I thought I would do when I was a kid.

Suddenly, a invisible force hauled me straight towards where I was going before. I saw a white light which was the end of the hallway. I was going towards it in full speed. As I was reaching there, I started hearing whispers. Some were praying. Some were just swearing. Some were excited. Some were afraid. These voices reminded me not to trust anyone besides my teammates. I was ready for anything which flourish there.

I was ready.

Suddenly, I stopped. I was still in the void, just some distance away from the white light.

"You earthlings really are annoying, don't you think?"

A man with blonde hair, was approaching me slowly from where I came. He was walking in the void. He was wearing a navy blue long coat with black and white check shirt and satin black pants. Our colour codes were same as I was also wearing check t-shirt with blue pyjamas.

"Yes, I am really annoying to those who know me. I have no idea about other 'earthlings'."

I started again playing with fire. He raised his brow which I had never succeeded to do and looked all over me. He was observing me, or so I thought at first. After some observing, he started staring my face and in a blink of an eye, came very close to me. I tried my best to not show him any sign of fear on my face. He again furrowed his brow.

"You don't seem to be that interesting as I assumed from your vibe. I thought you will be a concentrated person who have perfect mind and physique, but what I see here is a 17 year old boy playing games before entering in such tremendously important thing."

He was right. He was absolutely right.

"Who the hell are you what makes you think that I am not interesting, you platypus?"

He was right that I have great concentration.

"I am just like you, a human but with greater knowledge of what a human can do."

"If you had enough of your shitty dialogues, I would like to go to my destination."

He smiled. "Your destination is not what you think. Your journey starts with me, Arjun."

That smile gave me creeps down my spine. He suddenly raised his hand in the air to gain momentum and kicked aiming to my head. I merely dodged it. If this kick hit me under the gravity, I would surely be knocked out.

He again smirked creepily and started kicking me like a maniac.

He was using every martial arts I had ever read about. I read about them at first to know about some self-defence but I got fond of them fast. All those studying paid off today. I was trying to see any gap between his defence but his attack was also his defence. I just didn't want to get my hand caught by him. The moment he grabbed my hand, I knew it's over.

As time went, he became more fierce. I was getting tired but he didn't even break a sweat at all. He moved away suddenly and started laughing. Now, I was much sure that he was a maniac.