Score — @15: 1 — @13: 0
Timer — 9:12
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Shubham stepped in for the raid.
Right side—pressure—
Tried to get a touch—failed—
Inside his mind—
Should I go right? No—left? No—middle?
His own thoughts were confusing him.
Shubham—
Touched the midline. Came back.
No points.
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Viraj—
"What happened? Why did Shubham return without a point? And… what exactly is your ability, Shubham?"
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@13's raider—
Lakshya.
He entered the court—with a smile.
"I'll destroy all of you today."
He moved toward Shubham and Vedant—pressure—
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Viraj—
Started observing everyone's faces.
Every player. Every expression. Every emotion in their eyes.
I have to use this ability now.
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Lakshya—
"Kabaddi… Kabaddi… Kabaddi… Kabaddi…"
From Shubham and Vedant—he cut toward Viraj and Surya—
Then—
Lakshya placed his hand on the ground—
A spinning kick—
Straight toward Vedant—
Almost made contact—
But—
Vedant was alert.
He dodged.
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Lakshya stood up—looked at Vedant—
Provoking him.
Vedant's eyes—
Anger.
Viraj—
"This is the moment—maybe—"
But then—
Something felt off to Viraj.
Like—
Something just disrupted my entire plan.
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Surya.
No one knew when he got there—
But he was already behind Lakshya.
He grabbed him.
Viraj—
Shocked.
"When did he even get there?"
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Surya—
"Now let me finish you—"
But Lakshya—
No fear. No panic.
One—
BACKFLIP.
Surya's grip—
Broken.
Surya—
"What…? He escaped that easily?"
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Lakshya moved toward the line—
Then—
Stopped.
Because—
Vishal.
Held him—
Exactly like Sagar.
Lakshya—
"What—how did this guy grab me like this? I can't even move—"
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Vishal—
Standing firm. Holding with full strength.
Then—slowly—
To himself—
"Yeah… I get it."
A pause.
"I understand now… my ability is—"
The whole team heard—
"—copy. Any skill I've seen… I can use it."
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Lakshya struggled—
But—
OUT.
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Vishal stood up.
The aura around him—
A parrot.
One that imitates—
But with perfect precision.
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Viraj looked at him—
"So that's it. Vishal's ability. He can copy any skill he observes. Sagar's body-lock technique—he saw it once… and used it."
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— Chapter 24 End —