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041 - Twinkle Toes
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2020-12-12 07:30:00There were two men on the arena. One was rather chubby with light tan skin, long black hair pulled into a braid, and a blue vest hugging his breast. The other one was skinnier and more tanned than him, wearing a long black robe, ash brown hair, and cunning expression on his face.
The two men were exchanging blows of fire. Literally, they punched each other with fire swirling around their fists and their kicks.
They had been at it for almost half an hour now, and the two of them had begun showing their tireness. The skinny guy slipped a momentum in his right fist, and the fatter guy used that to send a kick to his left side. The skinny guy was thrown to the side by a few feet.
As the skinny guy struggled to get up, he raised his hand and said, "I surrender!"
The fat guy sighed and did not pursue. Two people from the committee came in to check the two of them. This was different from Jai's battle because
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