The martial artist trained for years, honing his body and his mind, studying ancient techniques and learning from any master who would teach him. And now he was here: at the world’s most elite martial arts tournament.
He was still an unknown, but that would change very soon. He was within moments of achieving his dream of becoming the world’s strongest fighter. He bowed to his opponent, confident that he would be victorious.
When his opponent began glowing and knocked him down without ever touching him he realized the truth: He was just an extra in someone else’s fighting anime.

“Mixed Martial Arts pictogramme” by Sylveno is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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