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Chapter 4 - The gym

A gym, I've been training since I was 8 years old, I'm confident for any sport test.

"Young man, for this final test 5 attributes will be evaluated: strength, stamina, speed, agility, reflex and coordination; in 2 trials: a boxing match and a course of obstacles. Good luck."

All right, I'm pretty confident of my punches... Shit, what's with the big golgoth, I'm 5'7" (1,74m) but he's 7'2" (2m20).

" You only need to hold on for 3 minutes. "

3 minutes but I'm going to die, you can see in his eyes he wants to kill me.

As soon as the bell rang announcing the beginning of the fight, he rushed at me in a gruff way, which tells me that he wasn't too prepared for the combat. But I don't really know how to get out of it, he may be clumsy but he's still extremely lethal, if he touches me it's a ko assured. Even though I'm less comfortable with kicks, it would have been useful for me to have more reach. In this situation, if I want to show what I can do, I have to go into close combat. He frequently throws wide hooks with both of his big arms, I will get in when he sends his rear arm, he looks like he is right-handed.

Ok left, left, his right shoulder begins its movement, there we go. I lowered my entire torso keeping him in sight, managed to dodge and land a left hook, my weak arm, he didn't immediately go back to guard giving me time for a second hook. I missed the liver barely, I retried my chance a little higher. The liver is my only chance to knock him down, I simply cannot aim at his head as he is so tall.

Motionless like a monolith, the blow must have connected to the liver. 1,2,3 seconds the time dilated lasting an infinity for me, then he started to move again, the bell rang signaling the end of the fight. Even my most powerful hook to the liver only stopped him for 3 seconds, ridiculous or impressive I am lost.

"Time for the obstacle course"

Ouch, ouch, shit I banged my shin, my shoulder, I didn't think I'd be in this much pain.

"Young man your tests are now over, good luck, I can't wait to hear about you"

"Thank you sir" she was telling the truth, he seems to have high expectations of me.