Episode -1: The End is here

I was born accidentally. I say this because - I have been listening to the constant fights between mom and Dad. Dad once accidentally told this to Mom. I was 4 Years old. The circumstances around me had a bad impact on me while I grew up. I was never cared by my Dad - neither mom had a look at me. Their fights ended with brutal rashes on my mom's skin. I ran away when I was 6 from the home. I never smiled because I never knew what it was! But I am 21 now. I work as a fighter in the club of Street Fighters club in Mumbai. Street Fights are illegal everywhere. Because, we trade our life in return for the money we get. The kith and kin that we shed with sweat is an experience of our lifetimes which enhances our chances of having much bounty when we leave the fights. Once, we are on with the sight of cops, we are already behind the bars and the bounty is claimed by the bastard who caught us!

I never met anyone who saw me and reported back to the cops, because they never made it alive! I always had a black eye. Because, I never block a hit! I hate it when people defend themselves against my hits. The right position of my hit dazes them in a single punch. I fight as a Pro and my hits are always Cult! The badass fighters may hit me - But they never had a walk, out of the ring! I felt shattered when Gowtham smiled at the last punch I hit him. He accepted the defeat but still I had to knock him down to win the Bet! I was offered a huge amount of money, but I threw them at their faces and took him to the hospital. He opened his eyes and smiled again. This time he said

"I knew you would be there when I opened my eyes!"

We became good friends and shared many dreams together. His plans were different. He was a league fighter. A boxing champion at the Nationals but because of the politics that were involved in the game, the nation held it's head low to push aside this champion and put another idiot in his place. He accepted the way his life took him to...! All he wanted was a quite simple life after he quit this tournament. But all of a sudden our lives changed to a drastic disorder! The place was sold - actually occupied by a barbarous bastard, who hunted all the fighters. He wanted all the fighters to be his slaves! If you don't accept that... he hunts you down to kill you! You must either be in his team or die eventually!

I only knew the fighters, when we have a match with them. But I never knew that 5 of them were already killed. All he left was of no choice but to protect the remaining fighters, catch them alive and make them their slaves! We were not ready. Gowtham gave me a few leads, now I have to hunt like they do but protect them once we caught them! All I have are a few threads leading to the edges that begins the other - But what would that beginning be is unpredictable! Let's see what that makes us!

A Work by

Mythreya