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Chapter 15 - Old Mansion

After returning from the IMAA building, Aryan got into Darjan Singh's taxi. He instructed Darjan Singh:

Aryan: Call your fellow training partners and take charge of this IMAA branch.

Darjan Singh: But the invaders...

Aryan: If they return for revenge, tell them — a disciple of Guru Brahma has come here to fulfill his duty.

Darjan Singh: Truly? Are you a student of the Great Grandmaster Brahmanand?

Actually, IMAA was founded by Master Brahma to preserve ancient Indian martial art traditions in every Indian's heart. But after Master Brahma went into seclusion, many foreign invaders tried to take control of or destroy Indian martial arts.

Aryan: And I've known from the start that you're a martial artist.

Darjan Singh: Which level of martial arts are you at? Third or fourth?

Aryan: Third level.

After that, Darjan Singh dropped Aryan at his hotel. Aryan shared both his contact numbers and instructed him not to reveal anything under any circumstance.

IMAA follows a traditional Indian martial arts structure with 7 main levels. Very few reach the second or third level. Aryan, however, is at the 7th level. After completing the seventh level, he will be recognized as a Grand Grandmaster. Yet he chooses to remain humble and grounded.

Then, Darjan Singh went to the IMAA building, summoned all his training partners and seniors. Soon, he drove his taxi to the IMAA building again. Meanwhile, people from all walks of life—upper, middle, and lower class—started arriving at the IMAA building, where Darjan Singh introduced himself and addressed the martial artists:

Darjan Singh: From today, this branch of IMAA is under our control.

A martial artist in the crowd responded:

Martial Artist: But this branch was under the control of some Shaolin masters...

Another martial artist added:

Martial Artist: Yes, and if they find out that you tried to practice our Indian martial art culture in their absence, they'll kill your entire family.

Darjan Singh: They will never return. Five of their masters were brutally killed on this very ground in five swift strikes.

Then the crowd began murmuring:

Crowd: Who is the master?

Darjan Singh: I know you're eager to know about Master Ji, but now isn't the time. All I can tell you is that he's a disciple of our Great Grandmaster Brahmanand.

Crowd: Is it Ravish Shergill? Is he one of the eight disciples of Great Grandmaster Brahmanand?

Darjan Singh: I can't confirm the new master's identity, but I can tell you he has instructed us to rebuild IMAA. And he is likely a new disciple, not one of the eight original ones.

Darjan Singh: The new master has ordered me to re-establish IMAA, and he will attend the inauguration ceremony and meet us.

Crowd: What if the Shaolin Kung Fu masters return to avenge their leaders' deaths?

Darjan Singh: Don't worry, our new master is with us.

Moments later, everyone began to take necessary authority and control. Within a day, under Darjan Singh's leadership, IMAA gained control over all martial arts forces across Maharashtra.

The next day, Darjan Singh called Aryan to give him a report.

Darjan Singh: Greetings, Master Aryan.

Aryan: What happened?

Darjan Singh: Within one day, we've taken control. We're also planning the inauguration tomorrow. But we don't have enough funds because all financial resources of every IMAA branch had already been seized by foreign invaders. Each IMAA member is trying to raise money from their own sources. We hope to raise enough for future events.

Aryan: Don't worry about money. Come to my hotel.

Darjan Singh: Alright, I'm on my way.

Thirty minutes later, Darjan Singh arrived at the hotel in his taxi. Aryan got in and told him to drive to an old mansion. Aryan entered the mansion, and Darjan Singh asked:

Darjan Singh: Master Aryan, why have we come here?

Aryan: I need certain special weapons that are stored here.

Darjan Singh: But we already have enough weapons for action against foreign martial art invaders.

Aryan: Are weapons effective in battles against Guru Brahma's other disciples?

Darjan Singh: But why would Master Brahmanand's other disciples fight IMAA?

Aryan: As you know, the other disciples are trying to become heirs to Master Brahmanand's legacy. So in the future, I'll have to fight them. I need these weapons for that.

Aryan: Now search the mansion.

Then Darjan Singh began searching for special weapons. Within a few minutes, he found several weapons and showed them to Aryan. But Aryan was disappointed.

Aryan: None of these are of any use to me.

Then Aryan moved toward a thick wall that separated two rooms. He touched the wall, and suddenly, it crumbled down, revealing a sharp sword that fell into Aryan's hand. Aryan, Darjan Singh, and all recovered weapons were taken along.

Later, they went to a park where Aryan asked Darjan Singh:

Aryan: How much funding did you say you need for IMAA?

Darjan Singh: About 5 crore rupees will be enough.

Aryan: I'm giving you 100 crores. And I don't want you to run IMAA the old way. I want you to spread its wings into both the underworld and the normal world.

Darjan Singh: Okay, Master Aryan.

Aryan: Use it wisely.

Darjan Singh: Alright. But we are facing a major issue.

Aryan: What's the problem?

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So, what are the problems Darjan Singh is facing apart from money?

Will Aryan be able to solve them?

And who are the other disciples of Master Brahmanand?

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