21-10-2023, 12:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-10-2023, 11:27 AM by halluvi. Edited 3 times in total. Edited 3 times in total.)
Avinash entered the center of the ground and there is strength measuring machine in the middle. Avinash is putting aside all the doubts at the back of his mind and the only thing that matters to him is the hammer in his hand and the machine. All the boos reverberating the ground are not reaching his ears anymore. He closed his eyes and is taking deep breath and is entering a meditative state. He can vaguely feel the dense wisp of dark energy lying deep in his abdomen. For the past few months he has been observing this but evry time he tries to grab this wisp it seems ethereal which doesn't have physical presence for it is slipping through his fingers. Avinash once more tried to grab this tiny wisp using his mind but still the same result. He left the matter and took a deep breath and struck the machine heavily with the hammer. The stadium went silent for a moment wanting to catch a glimpse if they are going to encounter a miracle for the once Avinash was a prodigy and they are eager to know if the present Avinash will once again display any prodigal results. The green bar filled up fast , and Avinash is holding his breath. Green bar has values from 0-200; yellow from 200-500; Orange from 500-1000; Red over 1000 and it reaches blackish hues from 5000 onwards. The yellow bar too is filling up but much slowly. Avinash started praying, Atleast orange, atleast orange. The stadium has erupted in laughter already for they are not going to see any miracle today and the Avinash is still the mediocre one if not less than that.
Only 2 bars out of 10 in yellow filled up, signifying 260 kg brute strength. Avinash is severely disappointed for he only improved from 120 kg 2 years ago when his strength lapsed back to 1st rank to now even after trying so hard. It is the average level of many of the side families who were not allotted much resources by the clan. The top prodigies of the clan have all reached 1000ish mark. The top one as of now Prashanth Mehta just a while ago has reached an all time high of 1300 mark this year, and even the Alchmeist Sanghavi whom he used to treat as his sister way back has reached 800 mark.
The examiner after examing the strength results of Avinash approached the machine and after proper corrections delcared -- Avinash strength test--- FAIL.
Avinash still did not lose his hopes and the past hardwork did not let his mind crumble even after such disappointing results. He got ready for the agility test. Meanwhile in the audience the boos continued. They began shouting--- AVINASH FAIL!!! AVINASH FAIL!!!! AVINASH FAIL!!!!
Ashok Mehta gave a serious look and he can't help but give a disappointing look. He spent considerable resources both out of the clan with his powers as clan head and out of his personal finances too. Ashok Mehta despite known for his integrity has decent assets atleast enough to support his sun. Infact, almost all the elders have more assets than Ashok Mehta for not all in the martial world are known for integrity and morals. They were unscrupulous in their approach and routinely take bribes to give commission/discount to potential clients in the auction house. And Ashok Mehta despite his very strong foundation was not able to fight against this unscrupulous elements who formed a lobby of their own to check any investigations that may start against their own. Chief among them is the First Elder, Neeraj Mehta who always dreamed about the clan head seat.
But he can't compete with the martial arts freak Ashok Mehta. But, what he can't compete in strength he competes in politics for he is a cunning fox who amassed quite a bit of fortune and he even has links with the Black market in the city where he runs many a shops under benamis. Although the black market is illegal the city administration was not able to eliminate it because of it's links with top political brass and there were rumours that it even has backing of one of the pimps of Minister in Emperor's court. Although it is only heresay, but it shows that the roots spread far and wide.
Neeraj wants his son Anup Mehta to be the next clan head. Anup is a student in the prestigious Royal academy in the province and he is 25 and has already reached the mid level of Bronze class. In the past all his achievements were overshadowed by Avinash MEhta who was a once in acentury prodigy of the Taxila city. And Anup often expressed his resentment, and Neeraj too was frustrated that even his son would also miss the clan head position. But both Neeraj and Anup mehta cannot believe their luck as Avinash's cultivation level receded. Neeraj moved the pawns in the Elder circle to denythe resources Avinash needs claiming that it is a massive waste of resources for a Black iron class martial artist. And Ashok Mehta despite getting infuriated cannot totally refute the claims. As all his options were exhausted he even sent Avinash to his mothers side of the family, the Sun family. Despite Sun family making a political connection with the MEhtas with what they consider as political marriage they never got closer much.
Ashok too didn't cozy up with his in-laws firstly because of his earlier introvertedness, secondly because of the immense hurdles they showed when he brought up the matter and lastly he doesn't have much time after he took up the clan head position. Avinash too didn't have much connection with the Sun family especially since he lost his mother right at his birth itself. His grandparents showed some resentment towards the couple for going against their wishes, and even though they began to cozy up once Anjali got pregnant, it plummeted again after Anjali died tragically. They believe that it is a political murder. And the grandparents too cold heartedly believed somewhat the demon rumour.
Thus, when Avinash visited the Sun family for checkup as Sun family is known for their alchemy, he mostly received cold shoulders from that side. The only person who showed warmth is his Maternal uncle Shan Sun. Shan sun loved his sister a lot and he cried a lot when his sister is leaving the Sun family to goto Mehtas family. He is a top rank alchemist, who reached 6th rank at the age of 35 itself. He is the one who brought his sister home in the 8th month of pregnancy. The Mehta family didn't allow her to visit before that. And Shan Sun loved his nephew for his blue eyes and red curly hair reminded him of his long lost sister. Infact, Anjali Mehta's maiden name is Shi Sun, the Mehta family changed her name to Anjali MEhta and the name Anjali name is given by Ashok himself so that both their first syllables match.
Shan Sun conducted extensive alchemy tests on Avinash and didn't find any kind of anomaly and he came to conclusion that only a Saint level alchemist/physician can even detect the anomaly if not correct it. And the Sun family didn't even have Grandmaster level alchemist let alone Saint level. The sole grandmaster level alchemist of the Sun family is serving the Emperor's court for the last few decades. And availing Grandmaster level services itself is costly let alone saint level. And there is only one saint level alchemist in the entire empire serving in the Emperor's court and he strictly indulges in R&D and only renders serices to the Emperor's family and is not open to outsiders. Thus, all doors to treat AVinash or even detect the anomaly remained closed. And Ashok Mehta only left it to fate of Avinash.
Only 2 bars out of 10 in yellow filled up, signifying 260 kg brute strength. Avinash is severely disappointed for he only improved from 120 kg 2 years ago when his strength lapsed back to 1st rank to now even after trying so hard. It is the average level of many of the side families who were not allotted much resources by the clan. The top prodigies of the clan have all reached 1000ish mark. The top one as of now Prashanth Mehta just a while ago has reached an all time high of 1300 mark this year, and even the Alchmeist Sanghavi whom he used to treat as his sister way back has reached 800 mark.
The examiner after examing the strength results of Avinash approached the machine and after proper corrections delcared -- Avinash strength test--- FAIL.
Avinash still did not lose his hopes and the past hardwork did not let his mind crumble even after such disappointing results. He got ready for the agility test. Meanwhile in the audience the boos continued. They began shouting--- AVINASH FAIL!!! AVINASH FAIL!!!! AVINASH FAIL!!!!
Ashok Mehta gave a serious look and he can't help but give a disappointing look. He spent considerable resources both out of the clan with his powers as clan head and out of his personal finances too. Ashok Mehta despite known for his integrity has decent assets atleast enough to support his sun. Infact, almost all the elders have more assets than Ashok Mehta for not all in the martial world are known for integrity and morals. They were unscrupulous in their approach and routinely take bribes to give commission/discount to potential clients in the auction house. And Ashok Mehta despite his very strong foundation was not able to fight against this unscrupulous elements who formed a lobby of their own to check any investigations that may start against their own. Chief among them is the First Elder, Neeraj Mehta who always dreamed about the clan head seat.
But he can't compete with the martial arts freak Ashok Mehta. But, what he can't compete in strength he competes in politics for he is a cunning fox who amassed quite a bit of fortune and he even has links with the Black market in the city where he runs many a shops under benamis. Although the black market is illegal the city administration was not able to eliminate it because of it's links with top political brass and there were rumours that it even has backing of one of the pimps of Minister in Emperor's court. Although it is only heresay, but it shows that the roots spread far and wide.
Neeraj wants his son Anup Mehta to be the next clan head. Anup is a student in the prestigious Royal academy in the province and he is 25 and has already reached the mid level of Bronze class. In the past all his achievements were overshadowed by Avinash MEhta who was a once in acentury prodigy of the Taxila city. And Anup often expressed his resentment, and Neeraj too was frustrated that even his son would also miss the clan head position. But both Neeraj and Anup mehta cannot believe their luck as Avinash's cultivation level receded. Neeraj moved the pawns in the Elder circle to denythe resources Avinash needs claiming that it is a massive waste of resources for a Black iron class martial artist. And Ashok Mehta despite getting infuriated cannot totally refute the claims. As all his options were exhausted he even sent Avinash to his mothers side of the family, the Sun family. Despite Sun family making a political connection with the MEhtas with what they consider as political marriage they never got closer much.
Ashok too didn't cozy up with his in-laws firstly because of his earlier introvertedness, secondly because of the immense hurdles they showed when he brought up the matter and lastly he doesn't have much time after he took up the clan head position. Avinash too didn't have much connection with the Sun family especially since he lost his mother right at his birth itself. His grandparents showed some resentment towards the couple for going against their wishes, and even though they began to cozy up once Anjali got pregnant, it plummeted again after Anjali died tragically. They believe that it is a political murder. And the grandparents too cold heartedly believed somewhat the demon rumour.
Thus, when Avinash visited the Sun family for checkup as Sun family is known for their alchemy, he mostly received cold shoulders from that side. The only person who showed warmth is his Maternal uncle Shan Sun. Shan sun loved his sister a lot and he cried a lot when his sister is leaving the Sun family to goto Mehtas family. He is a top rank alchemist, who reached 6th rank at the age of 35 itself. He is the one who brought his sister home in the 8th month of pregnancy. The Mehta family didn't allow her to visit before that. And Shan Sun loved his nephew for his blue eyes and red curly hair reminded him of his long lost sister. Infact, Anjali Mehta's maiden name is Shi Sun, the Mehta family changed her name to Anjali MEhta and the name Anjali name is given by Ashok himself so that both their first syllables match.
Shan Sun conducted extensive alchemy tests on Avinash and didn't find any kind of anomaly and he came to conclusion that only a Saint level alchemist/physician can even detect the anomaly if not correct it. And the Sun family didn't even have Grandmaster level alchemist let alone Saint level. The sole grandmaster level alchemist of the Sun family is serving the Emperor's court for the last few decades. And availing Grandmaster level services itself is costly let alone saint level. And there is only one saint level alchemist in the entire empire serving in the Emperor's court and he strictly indulges in R&D and only renders serices to the Emperor's family and is not open to outsiders. Thus, all doors to treat AVinash or even detect the anomaly remained closed. And Ashok Mehta only left it to fate of Avinash.
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