Chapter 138: What you are fighting for! (2/2)
”Yeah, I like this spot, not many people come down here, and you can hear the sound of the river echoing under the bridge. It's my escape zone.”
Dan then decided to join Tony side by side and started to do his own shadow boxing. Dan still had no idea who his opponent would be for today, so it was hard for him to picture someone in his head.
Then suddenly as he was fighting an image did appear in his head, and it was Tony who was by his side. Dan then started to wonder what it would be like to fight Tony once again, had he improved himself from last time?
Regardless shadowboxing with an image of Tony in his mind was great for him. He couldn't imagine going up against an opponent who would be stronger than Tony.
That's when Tony had decided to take a break and grab a drink of water, he was carefully watching Dan at work and it seemed like he was focused more than usual today. His kicks were supper sharp, his punches were straight not sloppy like before.
Tony could tell whoever the image in his head was, he was a high-class fighter.
”Well, I got some stuff to do.” Tony said, ”I'll meet you here at the same time as usual if you still want to practice?”
”Yeah sounds great,” Dan replied.
Dan stayed and shadowboxed a few more rounds before deciding to get some rest and a bite to eat. It was important to not overwork himself but at the same time, fighting was the only thing he could do to get the fight off his mind.
The whole of Noir, and the orphanage was relying on him to win this fight. It was a big responsibility to have on your shoulders at the age of sixteen.
Finally, it was time for Dan to head to the harbour.
This time when Dan had arrived outside the warehouse, they let him right through no questions asked. The warehouse was busier than usual, it was jam-packed with people from all sorts of different gangs, there were even some who had come from other towns.
Nearly half of them had already been taken over by the Ruman family and the other half had some sort of alliance with the Noir gang. Today��s match determined the fate of all the people in the room today.
Kyle came out to Dan and took him to the corner of the warehouse.
”I'm sorry about this Dan, if you can't do it, I'll fight.” Kyle said, ”This isn't something I should force you to do.”
Kyle was strong but after fighting him the other day, Dan realised how much he had grown. If the two of them were to fight half a year ago Kyle would have won the fight eight times out of ten. But now it was completely different. Dan couldn't even imagine himself losing.
”I'll do it, we have to, for all our brothers and sisters back at the orphanage,” Dan replied.
Although Dan and Kyle weren't real brothers they were just as close, at the orphanage they shared everything with each other and at school, Kyle always looked out for not just Dan's back but everyone's. That was where the nickname big brother had come from.
And even when he left, he never gave up that role of Big brother and continued to support the orphanage. Kyle saw them all as a real family and never once saw them any differently.
”Here,” Kyle said as he handed Dan a pair of MMA gloves. ”Don't want you breaking your wrists now.”
It was time for the fight to start and a circular ring had been formed from the crowds of people. Bets were placed with odds in favour of the fighter from the Ruman family but Dan didn't care, he always was the underdog.
A neutral gang member from another town stood in the centre of the ring. They had been brought over to make sure that both gangs agreed to the rules and wouldn't intervene if a fight was to break out.
”Now introducing from the gang Noir, the Wild Dog, Dan!”
Out of the crowd of people from Noir's side, stepped out Dan into the ring. He had his top off and was wearing shorts for flexibility and on his hands were white and gold MMA gloves that his brother Kyle had gifted him.
”And now from the Ruman family, a cold-hearted man who was once a champion in his own home country, Tony the tigeerrrrrr!”
Then out from the Ruman's side, out of the crowd stepped out a familiar face.
”Tony?”
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