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Chapter 4 - The Competitors Part 1

While running, he exits the curve and ends up in a room with a gold floor.

Jamar: *eyes widen* (wwwhhhooooaaa! This room is huge! If I woke up here, I wouldn't think I'm in a tower.) *He looks around* (There's a lot of people here. I didn't think there would be this many.)

He looks at some of the competitors that are talking to each other, exercising, and chilling. He looks at the walls, seeing it's a weird looking bricks which all have colour shades of yellow, cream, sliver and grey. Then he looks up at the ceiling, which is covered with diamonds.

Jamar: (There's a lot of jewellery in this room, I'm surprised nothing has been stolen.)

???: *he taps Jamar's shoulder* Is this your first time here?

Jamar: *he looks at him a little suspicious* hmm? Oh yeah, it is.

Jamar looks at his clothing, seeing that he's wearing rough, baggy trousers, a slightly ripped blue jacket and a white bandanna.

Jamar: Uhh... hi?

???: *Smiles* Hehe, the names Zane not hi.

Jamar: I'm Jamar and you can't expect me to know your know.

Zane: Haha I know, I was just messing with you. Anyways, nice to meet ya.

Jamar: Yeah same goes for you.

Jamar goes to sit down on a couch not far from the wall and Zane sits on the same couch as him.

Zane: So, how did you get in here?

Jamar: What are you talking about?

Zane: *Smile showing his teeth* I'm not stupid, I know you snuck into the tower.

Jamar: (Crap, how does he know?!) I have no idea what you're talking about, I was always here... J-just I went t-to the bathroom.

Zane: Yeah whatever. (I know he's lying, but I'll let him off the hook.)

Zane giggles happily and Jamar exhales as he's starting to feel annoyed by Zane's presences.

Zane: By the way, what town or planet are you from?

Jamar: (Why does he want to know?) I'm from Amani Village.

Zane: No way! You from there?!

Jamar: Yeah, is there something wrong with that?

Zane: Uhh, yeah! I've heard rumours that there are creatures that are extremely violent and people have gone missing without a trace!

Jamar bursts into laugher and some people look at him, wondering what's going on.

Zane: How is that funny?

Jamar: O-oh I-I'm sorry haha *wipes a tear from his eye* those rumours are fake haha.

Zane stares at Jamar not knowing what to say, and he starts laughing a little.

Zane: Haha, very funny.

Jamar: *calms down* I'm not joking, those rumours are actually fake. If anything, people end up lost in the woods not knowing their way back, and there are lots of unseen creatures. So the public assumes that people are getting eaten.

Zane: Oooohhhhh I see. So don't you tell the public that the rumour is fake?

Jamar: Because I'm not allowed to for personal reasons. Now let me ask you this, where are you from?

*Zane sighs and looks up*

Zane: Sorry, I can't tell you for personal reasons.

Jamar: Seriously, I told you where I'm from, it's only fair if you told me where you're from.

Zane: Like I said, it's for personal REASONS, okay.

People around Zane and Jamar look at them, then a muscled man stops exercising and approaches them.

*They both look at him*

Muscled man: You two kids are starting to annoying with your little chat, mind taking it else where before I decide to pound the both of you.

Zane: Na, me and Jamar are fine where we are, besides I don't see anyone else having a problem with our talk. So why don't you go exercise somewhere else.

Muscled man: W-what did you say to me?!

Zane: *chuckles* You heard, now buzz off.

Muscled man: Okay, now you pissed me off! Get ready for a pounding!

The muscled man clutches his right fist and throws a punch towards Zane's face, but just before it touched his face, Jamar gets his hand out and catches the muscled man's fist with ease.

*Zane's eyes widen and everyone else stops what they're doing and watches*

Jamar: It's not good to start a fight for no good reason you know. *stands up*

Zane: *Looks at him* (H-how did he catches that?!)

Muscled man: You little...! I'LL CRUSH YOU!

The man gets his other hand and throws it and Jamar. At within a second, Jamar disappears and the man punches the ground, denting the gold floor.

Muscled man: What the… W-where did he go?

*Jamar taps his back*

Jamar: Looking for me?

The man turns around towards him, getting angrier. Subsequently, the man gets his left fist and throws it towards Jamar's stomach, but he dodges before it even gets near him.

Jamar: (My turn.)

Within a blink of an eye, Jamar punches the man's gut causing his eyes to widen in pain and cough out spit, feeling the punch travelling through his body. Afterwards, he goes flying towards Zane.

Zane: (Oh crap!)

He jumps out of the couch and the muscled man slams into the couch then into the wall, breaking both the couch and wall.

Zane: *Still in the air* (N-no way! He didn't even put much effort into the punch! W-who is this guy?!)