Chapter 301 - Cruelty
/// This is a dark chapter where a man is thoroughly humiliated and stripped of his dignity , if you find such content disturbing , please donot read the chapter , the takeaway of the that Rudra defeats Parallax , and you can continue the book next chapter onwards , knowing that very part. Unlock the chapter at your own risk///
Rudra never thought about Parallax's offer seriously , the benefit that triple gold medal gave to a player was incomparable to anything that Parallax could offer him . Although Rudra wanted to rattle the man a bit , he never thought that the mighty Parallax would be reduced to a spineless beggar.
This scene just revolted Rudra inside out , he hated nothing more than these spineless cowards. Even in his past life when he was a nobody , he would always fight his opponents no matter how much the power gap , till the very end, till the very last HP.
Maybe it is the difference between the weak and the strong. A person can get flashy equipment and with hardwork one can level up. However what one cannot control... What one cannot change , is character. No amount of hardwork or talent or circumstance can forge temper.
If one is a wimp deep down, no matter how much they try to paint themselves as the lion?, then the moment the flashy things above are stripped away , he would show his real colors. Some people naturally bow to the strong and bully the weak , it's ingrained in their nature . However these types of people are born to live in servitude.
Those who treat the strong the same as the weak , and have the courage to challenge the strong , only they can surpass them to become stronger. Rudra knew he was imperfect in a lot of areas , he had a lot of flaws , however his character was solid. He neither bowed to the strong , nor oppressed the weak . Wether it is Ethan Grey or a random person on the street , the way he talks to them is the same.
He wanted to teach Parallax a lesson today , just because of this disgust , he wanted to open his eyes to the real world that the guy was soo desperately trying to avoid.
Rudra said " Ohhh , what can you offer me? ".
Parallax's eyes shined , he felt like he maybe able to negotiate with Rudra , as he said " I will give you about 2 million gold , all my equipment after the VR Olympics end , which included three pieces of epic equipment and 4 pieces of dark gold equipment. Plus you can ask three favours from me that I cannot deny .... Say ... Say good deal for you eh? , Now let me take my sword and kill you".
The audience was dumbfounded... Rudra could not actually be thinking about taking the deal right....?
The entire crowd again became pin drop silent.
Parallax crawled to the part where he dropped his sword , however just as he tried to pick it up , Rudra stepped on it. Parallax looked up gulping... What did Rudra want?
Rudra said " How can I trust you won't renege on our deal after the competition ends... Where is the contract? ".
Parallax frowned , he genuinely had no intention of not fulfilling Rudra's demands , he would have actually followed through with it , however Rudra was doubting him now , ofcourse he did not have a contract lying around in his inventory at this very moment.
He said " I'm a man of my word , such things are unnecessary ".
Rudra kicked him in the face , causing a -50 damage to appear , which caused Parallax's heart to leap out of his chest .... He said " I don't have a contract right now , please don't kill me , please don't kill me , I promise to fulfill my end of the bargain , please trust me ".
Rudra chuckled as he said " Well how can I trust you , you called me a punk a** Bi*** before the match , did you not?, Now if you get on your knees and say that it is you who is a punk a** bit** and bark twice like a dog , then I will beleive that you are saying the truth ".
Parallax hesitated ... He had tears in his eyes , he did not know right from wrong anymore , when he looked at the 200,000 people around him , he felt his demons come to life ... The moment he was defeated , he would become nothing , he would become an afterthought .... The moment he would do such demoralizing thing , it would be the same , it would not matter if he won or lost , as long as he did as Rudra asked , he would be ruined.
He started to think about where it all went wrong , and lashed out madly at Rudra " I CANT DO IT , HOW DARE YOU ASK SOMETHING SOO INSULTING FROM A WARRIOR LIKE ME TO DO? ".
Rudra laughed , almost a maniacal laughter , he said " Boy you are no warrior , you have no dignity , you have no respect , it doesn't matter if you say it or not , the moment you went on your knees instead of fighting me , you became my b**** , these people are my witness. You don't need skills and levels boy , you need a spine , unfortunately the game can't help you grow one ".
Before Parallax could retort and utter a single word , overhead slash sent him to the resurrection point outside the arena. He died ! , It was all over.
The once electric arena was silent , the buzz of the match had been thoroughly ruined , too much happened to fast for people to properly process it. Then the sound of clapping was heard.
Clap ... Clap ....clap....clap. Ethan initiated the clapping , and soon the entire arena followed suit. Everyone started to clap for the winner of the event , Shakuni.
Rudra stood there , his hands clapped together in a namaste sign , as he asked for forgiveness from the crowd , as people passed a critical statement .... Everyone in the arena witnessed Rudra's cruelty first hand , however not a single one here?criticized him for it.
If anything they had respect for Rudra , this is reality , and not a fantasy land of fairies , the moment you give into your opponents , the moment you loose the will to fight , is the moment you die.
Parallax was a wimp , and he needed to suffer the humiliation Rudra put him through , Rudra's words though harsh , were the truth , with such temperament Parallax would never become a true top player.
The result of the match was clear , as the ring announcer came in and announced " THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH , AND GOING ONTO THE FINAL ROUND .... FROM THE ISLAND OF JAPAN .... SHAKUNIIIIII ".
cheers rained from the crowd , as Rudra walked out of the arena , without taking a single point of damage in the fight. From the start to finish it was unilateral annihilation of the opponent.
The ' Fear ' behind the name Shakuni started to spread after this match , as Rudra not only gained the respect of the audience worldwide , but also sowed a seed of fear into everyone's minds .... A fear of ... What if this man becomes my enemy in the future?
In the timespan of 14 minutes and 53 seconds , Rudra won his semi finals Match , securing atleast a silver medal for Japan.