Sparks flew through the air, and the ground trembled under the violent collision between Lin Xiao and his shadow. Every strike was a confrontation between his past and present, between his previous weakness and his current strength.
The shadow was fast, his strength was on par with Lin Xiao's, but he had something extra… an unbridled ferocity.
Every time Lin Xiao struck, he found himself facing an even more ferocious attack. It wasn't an ordinary fight, but a true test of his will.
"You're weak, as you always have been!" The shadow shouted as he threw a powerful punch that pushed Lin Xiao back.
But Lin Xiao didn't hold back, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled confidently:
"I may have been weak in the past, but I'm not that person anymore."
With every moment, he began to comprehend the reality of this fight. His shadow was a reflection of his old fears, and when he realized that, he understood the only solution to victory…
It wasn't just about strength, but about acceptance.
Taking a deep breath, he lowered his fists.
The shadow paused for a moment, hesitating, then shouted angrily: "Why aren't you fighting?!"
Lin Xiao calmly replied: "Because I'm no longer afraid of who I was."
At that moment, the shadow slowly faded away, turning into shards of light that merged with Lin Xiao's body. It wasn't a disappearance, but a union.
He opened his eyes, feeling a different energy sweeping through him, an energy balanced between the past and the present.
He had won, not through fighting… but through acceptance.
He had finally become whole.