As the dust settled on the training ground, Arvind groaned and gradually regained consciousness. He was lying on the grass, dizzy and disoriented. The last thing he remembered was the brief flash before everything went black.
Blinking his eyes, he felt a throbbing pain in his head and a weariness that seemed to have settled in his bones. Arvind pushed himself up, sitting cross-legged as the rest gathered around him, concerned expressions etched on their faces.
"Ugh, what happened? I feel like I've been run over by a herd or something," he muttered, rubbing his temples. "Where's Aahan?"
Dheera exchanged a glance with Isha, and she bluntly asked, "Do you remember anything?"
"I... don't," Arvind mumbled. "I remember attacking him, but then everything blacked out. He did something to knock me out, didn't he? That cheating loser."
