*Present time*
A jeep has arrived at the Gamefowl Venue. He is now 50 years old, 35 years after the death of his father's rooster.
The main character's name is Rene Jayson, a 50-year-old unemployed man who followed in the footsteps of his father, Juaquin, and became a chicken breeder at an early age.
Rene Jayson dropped out of high school to pursue his father's passion for being a chicken breeder, which he had inherited from his father.
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Renejay is seated right next to the driver's seat, looking out onto the dome toward which the jeep is heading. He was carrying a derby box that was resting on his lap. There is a rooster inside, which is what he will battle with.
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There is a large crowd outside the venue, parking spaces are filled, and there is a long line at the entry. I even witnessed a number of contestants striving for the title of champion.
Rene stumbled upon a banner of the 40-years reigning champion known as "Rosaryoo," with the punchline "Trust in your companion, he will do the rest."
Rene, like everyone else, signed the forms and exhibited his fighting rooster. He once went inside the dome and discovered a worm digging beneath the ground. He glances around to check that other breeders are giving their roosters vitamins. I, on the other hand, secretly placed my rooster down and let him eat the worm.
Rene gave up on winning a long time ago; at first, he returned with a passion to reclaim the crown his father had lost, but now he's like a robot running the same program again and more. Cockfighting is free, and anyone can participate as long as they follow the regulations and there is availability.
A moment later, the staff called upon me.
"Jay-R it is your turn, ready your rooster," the cockfighting staff said
i slowly uncover the derby box and lift my rooster while I heard a faint cheering in the background
"Jay-R!... Jay-R!... Jay-R!...Jay-R!...Jay-R!...!" the crowd says, some even laughing at him for coming back.
"THE FIIIIGHT WE NEED BUT NEVER WANTED, NO NEED FOR INTRODUCTION!!! Jay-ARRR!!!" the host said
The audience mutters something, the feeling of making fun of, and becoming the center of the conversation is irrelevant for Rene anymore. As he goes to the battlefield, he is maintaining a faceless expression.
While he was walking the one guy on the seat shouted at him "QUIT IT DUDE, YOUR FATHER IS DEAD!"
"Give it up, immature; no one wants you."
Rene simply walks slowly and pays no attention to anything.
"It's him again" "Why doesn't he just give up?" "He's so passionate, he's won nothing"
As I descend, the ridicule becomes more apparent.
"too much obsession, and you know what? guys like him probably don't have a life even outside cockfighting."
Rene sigh...
"What exactly am I doing, why can't I leave even though I already knew the outcome?" he begins to question. "My father lost, I know that much, but whatever it is inside me still expects to retrieve it all."
"It's not about winning or losing; whatever the outcome, I'll quit either way," he mumbles to himself.
Rene failed to record his defeat, but everyone knows that this is his 100th defeat. They only wanted to stop the fight and let the person fight the champion till he let himself quit.
The event speaker is announcing the reigning champion in the meantime. Jar-R, on the other hand, is uninterested and is just thinking about what he will do after he retires.
Jay-R is giving the Tari to his fighting Rooster, and Mr. Rosario is doing the same. Before they began preparing, the champion approached Rene and said, "Child, this is your luckiest day. You will face the title holder for a period of forty years. How many times do I have to tell you-"
"He kept saying things at me, who is he to talk like that? just mind your own business," Rene thinks, completely shutting out the champion.
Mr. Rosario did not want any of this but part of him wanted to shatter Jay-R's Commitment because he never stop believing he can win. That alone is already enough for Mr. Rosario blood to boil.
Both breeders were holding their roosters in front of each other as we perform a death stare.
the bell rang
"here goes nothing"
one last death stare to aggravate both roosters as they walk back and drop the rooster on the ground.
the moment Jay-R's rooster hit the ground he charges at the enemy flapping his wings.
the enemy's rooster saw the rooster coming straight at him with killing intent in mind. and so the enemy jumped and aim his sharp claws in front of the charging rooster as he flap his wings sideways.
"Come on is that all you got" inside the Enemy rooster's mind
with all the gaps drawing near each other, Jay-R's rooster jumped high hiding his talon just enough to jump past the enemy.
everyone was shocked at how Jay-R rooster maneuvered the enemy rooster.
Jay-R rooster has the high ground and so he flapped his wings in front of him to propel at the back of the enemy rooster
Jay-R rooster hit the back of his enemy causing the enemy to tumble.
both roosters stand back up distant from each other as they start circling each other. what makes it interesting is that they did not draw closer to the distance as they circle.
Everyone has not seen anything like this before, where both roosters were actually planning an attack and not swinging violently.
after deep heavy breathing both roosters charges at each other. flapping both wings violently
as the distance draw closer both of them jumped and point each talon at each other performing an airborne consecutive strike.
the first strike hits the Tari of each other.
the 2nd to more strike was violently swinging at each other's claw area.
everyone was shocked at how incredible this battle have become. those who are not betting scream for joy while the ones who bet from the enemy grow impatient.
"what the hell!" Jay-R mumbled with a surprise on his face.
the enemy rooster wants to hit the tummy area of Jay-R rooster but he did not realize he is being blinded by the constant wing flapping while going backward that is why no matter how violent he strikes it will only be countered by the Tari.
"He is making my claw exhaust, what is up with this bastard" inside the Enemy rooster's mind.
they both landed fine but the enemy rooster is tiring while Jay-R rooster was just standing straight menacingly.
"Come on why won't you charge at me" Rooster Language
"I am the product of the reigning champions that came before me, to beat me you have to come and close the gap" Rooster Language
*Human Point of View*
Meanwhile, what everyone hears.
TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK KOOOK!!-TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK KOOOK!!-TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK KOOOK!!
TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK KOOOK!!-TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK TIK KOOOK!!
everyone is puzzled because Jay-R chicken was just standing there silently.
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"COME HERE!!!, COWARD!!!" Enemy rooster shouting.
Jay-R rooster stares at him.
Tok... (ok.)
Everyone silent.
That one sound Jay-R rooster did is enough to make the enemy furious.
He charges at Jay-R's rooster even faster, might just be even faster than Jay-R rooster's speed.
the enemy's killing intent is showing while Jay-R rooster is just there, standing.
"This is the end for Jay-R," some of the audience said
"He made the reigning champion make a move, what a wrong move bro"
Rene Jayson did not lose hope.
"please god, just today I beg you," said Renejay as he lookup
AAGGGHH!
the distance is growing near.
Jay-R rooster jumped.
not just any jump. but he jumps without flapping his wings and both claws are hiding under the wings just enough to go on top of the enemy rooster.
but Jay-R rooster's feathers in the tail are cut in half.
the enemy was trying to finish the fight with a heavy accelerated charge strike on the neck area as he flip mid-air pointing the talon to what was supposed to be Jay-Rs rooster's neck.
the enemy rooster looks up while Jay-R rooster looks down on him with the lighting on the back of his head.
almost like he is the angel telling the enemy to rest now.
the enemy rooster knew he messed up because he did not expect the rooster just jump enough so that he falls down quickly while the enemy is trying to decrease his acceleration after falling violently to the ground.
NANI!
the unbelievable happened, the enemy rooster tumbling around into the corner of the pit, while Jay-R rooster landed elegantly.
"No time to waste, I must end this now," Jay-R rooster said as he charge straight to the corner.
while the enemy rooster just stands up, as he looks behind him the claw with a sharp Tari blade is pointing at his neck.
TSKKKKK...
blood splattered across the glass cover.
the referee went inside the dome and check if the enemy chicken is okay to take in battle.
1 knockdown...
2 knockdown...
3 knockdown...
Everyone is in disbelief that the reigning champion for 40 years has finally been dethroned, not only that, but by the son of the person, he took the throne.
*flashback*
At some point back in time, after losing everything Juaquin became addicted to drugs. and completely shut himself to the outside world.
The world is constantly changing, and The Malabanan's fame beginning to shrink and be hated. Even Rene Jayson, as a child noticed the talk is becoming less about them and more about the new champion. Rene is not paying attention anymore and just goes straight to their home while lifting a gallon of mineral water into his home.
"Dad, I'm home"
Rene keeps maintaining the fake cheerfulness, but deep down he is the only one keeping the family alive because Juaquin gets to the point where he cannot move his arms and legs.
the breathing started to get worse and worse, while the unpleasant odor is getting stronger. Despite the situation, when Rene went to his dad's room, he tried to hide his own misery and show his father how cheerful he is.
"Father here is the water, came straight to the water district. Get well soon" Rene blissfully said
Even in this situation, Juaquin is still conscious and sees Rene being bright as the only reason he is fighting back.
"Rene... I-i'm sorry" Juaquin mutters with a lot of air
Cough... Cough... Cough...
"Dad it's okay, everything is fine. I am here" Rene comforts his father to go back to sleep.
He knows this will only get worse, and he starts to doubt his father's recovery and get ready for the worse.
But when the worse did come, Rene was still afraid.
"Dad please don't say words like that," said Rene as his father is in his dying bed
"Son, live your life"
"M-my life is bad e-example"
My father held my hands and said "p-p-promise me, pmise me d-do not f-follow me"
"Papa! Papa!" Rene Jayson cried as his father is on his last breathe
"I promise you papa I will make you proud of me"
"I will show you how successful I am, "
"I will become just like you, and you will be proud of me"
"I promise you that papa"
Up until now, my suffering began to deplete the moment I saw my father go to heaven. part of me was genuinely glad my father is gone.
My life after that is full of regret, and following in my dad's footsteps is one of them. I always lost, I hardly ever win with my rooster, and my bet always lost, this keeps happening for years.
"But why now"
*back to the present*
Jay-R look around the place and he saw a blurry vision of people standing and cheering, he cannot hear anything due to the ringing sensation. he just thought "Huh? why is everyone cheering?"
why is the light so blurry?
I look up to the center top of the dome with tears falling in my eyes.
"what, did I win?"
"just now"
-End Chapter