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When the night grew deep, Aryan climbed higher up the mountain where no one could see him. He closed his eyes. Suddenly, the small pebbles around him began to float in mid-air.
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Aryan: (Thinking to himself) "Jafar thinks he is powerful because he only knows how to strike visible objects. But I can now control the flow of the invisible wind. When we clash ten days from now, Jafar won't even realize from which direction the blow is coming."
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He traced a circle in the air with his hand. Instantly, a dry twig flew with ferocious speed and embedded itself deep inside a solid rock nearby, as if it were a sword of solid steel!
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Aryan: "Before the strike lands, the opponent must never realize that I am attacking. That is my supremacy."
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Day Two: Jafar's Insolence
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The next morning, before the training session could commence, Jafar blocked Aryan's path.
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Jafar: "Hey, beggar! I heard you were learning how to fight with a twig yesterday? Ha ha ha! If you are so eager to die, why wait ten days? Fall to your knees and beg for my forgiveness right now, and maybe I will let you stay on the team."
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Aryan: (Staring directly toward Jafar) "Jafar, when a tiger hunts, it doesn't roar; it moves in absolute silence. The louder you roar, the more you expose your own weakness. Ten days from now, not just me, but the very earth will declare your defeat."
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Jafar was about to burst with rage, but he stopped as Trainer Hridoy arrived on the scene.
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Hridoy: "Everyone, gear up! From today, we will practice special battle formations. Jafar, you will lead from the front, and the rest will cover you. Aryan, you will stay at the very back; your job is strictly to ensure that no one ambushes us from behind."
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Aryan smiled inwardly. He knew that guarding the rear meant keeping the entire battlefield under his absolute control.
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Aryan: (Thinking to himself) "Very well, Sir. I will watch from the back—to see exactly how strong everyone is, and how each of their downfalls will unfold."
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The Wicked Plot
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The third day slipped into the fourth. In the afternoon, after training concluded, Jafar and Nila were talking together at the edge of the field. Jafar kept casting sideways glances at Aryan.
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Jafar: "Nila, I think this Aryan is a liability to our team. Even Sir Hridoy knows he can't fight. My fear is that if he makes a mistake during the examination ten days from now, it will ruin our entire team's reputation."
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Nila: "But Jafar, he keeps to himself in his own corner. He isn't causing us any harm."
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Jafar: "Not causing harm? He is lowering the standard of our team. Tonight, I will teach him a lesson so that he leaves the team on his own."
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Jafar hatched a sinister plot in his mind. Knowing that Aryan frequented the secluded mountain slopes at night, he decided to ambush him there and injure him so severely that he wouldn't be able to participate in the exam.
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Midnight Ambush on the Mountain
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Deep into the night, while Aryan was meditating and honing his mystical powers, his ears suddenly perked up. He caught the sound of footsteps riding on the wind.
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Aryan: (Thinking to himself) "The vibrations of the earth indicate at least three people are approaching. And that familiar stench of Jafar... do they really think I am oblivious?"
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Aryan remained seated with his eyes closed. Jafar stepped out from behind the bushes, flanked by his two lackeys.
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Jafar: "Well, well, blind man! Are you catching ghosts sitting out here? You've put on quite a drama, now let’s see the real game."
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Jafar drew his sword, its blade gleaming sharply under the pale moonlight.
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Jafar: "Let's see you save yourself with that twig of yours now! Tonight, I will teach you a lesson from which you will never stand up again."
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Jafar lunged forward, thrusting his sword toward Aryan with immense speed. Yet, Aryan did not flinch an inch. Just as the blade came within an inch of his throat, Aryan moved his head aside with lightning fast reflexes.
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Aryan: "Jafar, your sword has gained speed, true, but your aim is still incredibly sloppy."
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Jafar: "What! How dare you?"
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Driven into a frenzy, Jafar launched a barrage of chaotic attacks. However, Aryan effortlessly evaded every single blow. He moved as if he had dissolved into the wind itself. No matter how hard he tried, Jafar could not catch so much as a scratch on him.
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Aryan: "You are swinging your sword with rage, not strategy. Whoever surrenders to blind rage is destined to lose."
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With a swift flick, Aryan tapped Jafar’s wrist using his dry twig. Instantly, Jafar's hand went entirely numb, and his heavy sword clattered to the ground.
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Jafar: (Screaming in agony) "Argh! What was that? What did you do to my hand?"
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Aryan: "That was merely a warning. If I wanted, I could have driven this twig straight through your wrist. But I want you to witness my true power on the battlefield ten days from now. Now, get out of here, or the next vibration of the earth will be the sound of your bones shattering."
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Trembling with fear and writhing in pain, Jafar fled the scene along with his companions. He finally realized that whatever Aryan was projecting on the outside, in reality, he had become a force far more terrifying.
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