Written for Write to rank: Round 9 - Black Belt hosted by action

Prompt: Write an action story of no less than 5k words and no more than 10k words. Everything is up to your imagination, but we want to see the following: setting (focus on your world- and scene-building), a clear protagonist and antagonist, a plot twist.

Note: Unfortunately, I missed the previous round. I was sick and had a lot going on and now I feel awful cause I won't qualify for the Grandmaster title at the end. Ugh, I'm super bummed T^T!

And since even with the sudden death (kinda final round) I still won't be eligible for a spot among the Senseis or to be considered as the Grandmaster, I'll pass. Bit upsetting but maybe I'll do better next year! 💪🏼 I'm just glad I managed to write for this round. I challenged myself to write something different so yaaay!