A Panther and something more!

Have you ever felt a situation where you were sure of your death? I was in such a situation. Yes, I was falling from that broken cliff and I knew that it was going to be the end of my journey but things turned out for worse. 

A sudden stop to my free fall happen when I realized something grabbed my hands strongly. But, what was that exactly? 

A paw. I was in shock to see that I was being held by the paws of that Panther, from which I was trying to escape. My hand was being injured by the sharp nails of that stronghold, bleeding had started. 

I was utterly confused for obvious reasons. If the panther releases me then there is no way back until I hit the ground, while on the other side the panther itself is a dangerous threat to life. 

Though I am writing this while taking some time, in real life these things happen within a fraction of a second. And even before I reconsider my situation I was again back to the upper ground by a strong pull of that Panther. 

I was trembling in fear and my brain was not working anymore. Though a little bit of plot change was still there to happen. 

In front of my widely opened eyes, that Panther changed itself into a person. A nearly 6feet tall muscular body. 

"What is your name, my boy?", was the question he asked. I was utterly spellbound by the turn of events.

He smiled and said again, "Relax. I am Johnny Carson, a wrestler. Don't worry about my Panther form. I got that power by winning some matches and use it frequently to avoid unnecessary fights. As you may understand that nobody will try to take on a Panther in the first place."

I was regaining myself slowly. "Hello, Sir, thank you for saving me", I exhaled out.

Mr. Carson smiled again and replied, "No need to thank me. I don't like unnecessary deaths. People should live as far they have something to do."

I was watching his muscles carefully. What an amazing build-up! He is perfectly suitable for this game, I guess. But, then he saved my life. So, there are good people still out in this crazy world. 

I was thinking and….. Well, my thought process sometimes really goes on a different track. 

I know there is a rule that says if you are a low-class player in this game then your opponent has to fight you in a low-class battle even if he or she has higher power. For example, if someone has some superpower but comes across with a person who only has entered into the game then that superhuman has to fight with the newcomer without using those powers. In other words, if you can target the newcomers to fight then you can only have fistfights while if you are an expert in that kind of battle then you will also improve your ranks without dragging yourself into any high-level fights. And to find newcomers while completely hiding from other high-class players can be easily possible if you can change yourself to an animal because, in most cases, a player would not like to waste energy on an animal in this type of game.

I don't know why I thought like that. I know my mind is a crazy one. I tried to ignore that peculiar analysis and when I look up again to Mr. Carson…

"Let's complete this little fight, my boy. You know the rules, right? Kill or be killed. Trust me. Don't resist much and it will be over within few minutes. Come on!", a fierce invitation came out from the huge wrestler.

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