'Calm down. Try breathing properly....cleanse your mind of all emotions, feel it getting emptied of all thoughts. Now let your body relax - no twitching of arms, no trashing around...nothing.'
The words rolled in his mind like a mantra David had spoken countless times before. His body shuddered every time he felt the blade of the war axe pummel him to the ground, leaving a echo in his ears.
But David didn't let the sound distract him, didn't let the pain persuade him to give up.
"Point!"
"Point"
"Point!"
"Point!!"
In the background, the veteran's voice kept on turning desperate, as if trying to communicate with David to not lie on the ground and take the beatings.
But at that moment, David didn't hear anything. He did hear someone shouting but what it was, he didn't focus on it neither did he feel any urgency in knowing it.
'Now let's think...what options do I have?' His body jerked once again but he tried ignoring the pain, his teeth clenching slightly.
