Born To Fight

People, young and old alike, were flocking into the world's biggest stadium built to contain precisely a million people. The event of the day was not more than a single wrestling match. It was a match every wrestling fan had been anticipating since the beginning of these wrestlers' careers. As people continued to flock in, the two most popular commentators, Brown, with his croaky voice that still managed to catch people's attention and Jay-B, a former wrestler doomed to never fight again after an unfortunate motor accident, were already at work, literally shouting in a bid to hype the match."Ladies and gentlemen, this is the fight we've all been waiting for! A long-term rivalry has finally found its way into ring." "Yes, Brown! The time has come to know who is the king of wrestling entertainment! These two men have been at each others' neck for a long time! Probably since the beginning of their careers....maybe even before then." "You know, it's cra

Laser guns were fired from seemingly everywhere. There were suddenly spaceships in the air and weird-looking humanoid creatures clad in silver armor-like clothing that was definitely not from earth. Aliens had invaded Earth, and what better time to do it than when the whole world was more or less in a relaxed excited mood.Wolfe looked around at the spaceships, the soldiers firing lasers from scaly guns displaying their  advanced technological level. People were screaming in fear, running for their dear lives towards the various exits, some hiding under their seats in an attempt to avoid the laser shots. The entire stadium was shaken to the core and was beginning to fall apart. Wolfe was frustrated by the sudden change of events. It was supposed to be his complete victory; Boxer was about to admit defeat. Then, he was infuriated. How dare these ugly creatures from god-knows-where suddenly show up and steal the limelight. And what’s more? They were not just killing pe

Wilson and Dale quietly rode on. Wilson in the two-wheeled carriage and Dale sitting in the front holding on to the ropes used to keep the horse-like beast in place. They travelled on day after day using the man-made roads used to connect the villages to the city, without them seeing any other person, covering a bit of distance each day before stopping to rest at night. They barely spoke with each other. There was nothing to speak about anyway. A full week had passed before they finally arrived at the next village. The first thing Wilson noted was that the village was larger than the one he grew up in. It could almost qualify to be called a city. ‘Maybe in a few more years’ Wilson thought to himself. “We will stop here tonight!” Dale said as he slowed the beast down to a stop in front of an inn. They entered the inn and saw a lot of people in a bar. Some men were drinking quietly, some people were singing and many others seemed to want t

It has been two weeks since Wilson got to Forest City. He had not seen Dale throughout those two weeks. Dale got and paid for a room for Wilson in a moderately inn and told him to keep training in preparation for the tournament. Wilson was given enough money to last a month. He bought new clothing to blend in as a commoner in the city. “I will be back in a few weeks before the tournament begins!” He remembered Dale telling him the last time he saw him. He made no friends and did not socialize. He was here with a goal in mind, not for trivial matters like; ‘Hi, nice to meet you….’ and stuff related to all that unnecessary nonsense. Wouldn’t it be better if he spent all that time exercising in order to stay in shape and improving on the few moves he knew? Basically throwing punches, kicks, grapples and tosses and body slams. He had seen a school for martial arts with students his age flooding into the space everyday. He really wanted to

Dale and Maxi looked at each other for a long time after Wilson had left. Dale looked at Maxi with an expression that he only showed when he had no idea how to react. “Dale, I know you meant it in a good way, but your words came out COLD. Like midnight, on-the-mountaintop cold. You really hit him hard there with your choice of words. I mean, outrightly telling him to give up his dream? That was too much!” Maxi said while looking at Dale. Dale tried to sound persuasive but his words seemed to have had an adverse effect on the boy’s morale. “What do we do?” Dale was confused. He did not know what to do and could only ask his friend for advice. “Give him some space to gather his thoughts. He’ll come around…..I hope!” Maxi said with a dismissive shrug and went towards the door. “I will be leaving now! Try to have a good sleep! Wilson will definitely come back! He has nowhere else to sleep!” Maxi said as he waved his goodbyes and left the room for his