The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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"Is it because I'm a martial artist? How did he figure that out?" Felix wondered to himself.

He got in the car without resistance. In a country flooded with weapons, anyone bold enough to show a gun was surely ready to use it.

The submachine guns couldn't hurt him, but gunfire at an airport would draw massive attention. News coverage would follow, which would kill any chance of completing his mission. After all, who wouldn't make headlines after surviving multiple gunshots? "That's more like it," said the blonde man, satisfied with Felix's compliance. At his nod, the van started moving.

Two hours later, they had left the city behind as they drove through endless desert, which was typical Gunerian landscape. They continued off-road for another hour before reaching a compound surrounded by high walls. Armed guards at the entrance meant this was no ordinary facility.

"You can get out now!"

stepped down, he could not determine the compound's purpose. A dozen

inside, I'm curious about Dragonian martial artists. You're my first catch, so how

remained cautious. "If I win, can I go

man smiled. "Yes. Beat

convulsed, crackling with energy. Within seconds, he visibly grew taller and broader. It was an unsettling transformation. "Dragonian martial

for someone untrained. The strange transformation must have enhanced him. As the

transformation, a voice rang out, "Enough!

him, and Jed Shawry immediately calmed

with interest. This was one of the

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