He was bullied at school every single day.
One day, he was sitting at home when his mother entered his room and said gently,
"Hey, Aditya, aren't you going to watch the guard parade?"
Aditya's eyes lit up with excitement. He ran to the balcony and looked outside. All the guards of his zone were present, standing proudly. Everyone was praising them.
As he watched, a thought formed in his mind.
I want to become like Devraj. He is so strong.
From that day on, he decided that he would become strong too and learn the Bear Shin, just like Devraj.
He began training on his own.
One day, while he was doing push-ups in a park, a boy walked toward him and asked mockingly,
"What are you doing?"
Aditya replied coldly,
"That's none of your business."
The boy suddenly kicked him in the stomach and asked again,
"What are you doing?"
Gritting his teeth, Aditya replied,
"I'm training."
The boy kicked him again.
"Why are you training?"
Aditya answered, pain in his voice,
"I want to learn the Bear Shin."
The boy burst out laughing and started kicking him again and again.
"What are you trying to do? Learn the Bear Shin on your own? Many people die trying to learn that Shin, and you think this kind of training will help you?"
Aditya, trembling but determined, replied,
"Yes, I will learn it on my own. You don't know me. You don't know how much I've been bullied at school. I will learn this strong Shin and defeat them all."
The boy suddenly stopped.
He said calmly,
"Stand up. Don't cry. I'll teach you how to use the Bear Shin."
[IN THE CAPTAIN'S PAST – AFTER 5 MONTHS]
Aditya's bullies were sitting in the classroom, laughing and talking.
Aditya walked in and declared confidently,
"Today, I will defeat all of you with my Bear Shin."
They burst out laughing.
Their leader sneered,
"You'll defeat us with the Bear Shin? Do you want to die, kid?"
Aditya transformed into a Shin user.
The bullies laughed even harder.
The leader mocked him,
"What's this? He turned into a dog Shin user? You think this weak Shin can defeat us?"
Aditya froze in shock.
"A dog Shin? No… Master taught me another Shin."
He transformed again.
The bullies laughed uncontrollably.
"Now he'll defeat us with a cat Shin!"
Aditya's anger exploded. He attacked their leader, but the leader kicked him in the chest, laughing even louder.
Just then, another boy arrived.
The leader noticed him and said,
"Hey, Astik. What are you doing here?"
Astik replied casually,
"Nothing. Just roaming around."
Aditya stood up again, looked at him, and said in disbelief,
"Master… why are you here? Why did you lie to me?"
The bullies asked Astik,
"You did this to him?"
Astik replied without hesitation,
"Yes."
Then he looked at Aditya and asked cruelly,
"So? How was my prank, Mister?"
Aditya broke down in tears.
"Why did you do this to me?"
His emotions went out of control. He began transforming again—this time using both Shins at once.
Everyone was shocked.
"How is he able to do this?!"
The leader tried to fight back, but Aditya slashed his chest with his claws.
Tears streaming down his face, Aditya asked again,
"Why, Master? Why did you do this to me?"
Astik replied calmly,
"You want an answer? Fine. I'll give you one. I will even train you properly in these Shins—if you defeat all of them."
Aditya defeated every single one of them.
Breathing heavily, he asked,
"Now tell me. Was this all just a prank?"
Astik shook his head.
"No. This was my anger."
He continued,
"When I was a little boy like you, I loved studying Shin. I hated people who believed some Shins were weak and others were strong. Whenever someone used a dog, cat, squirrel, or rat Shin, people bullied them, saying they were weak and couldn't use powerful Shins like Bear or Dire Wolf."
Astik clenched his fists.
"But I believed something else. Anyone can become strong if they train hard. Those who blame their Shin for their weakness are the real scum."
He looked into Aditya's eyes.
"When you said you wanted to learn the Bear Shin to become strong, I gave you dog and cat Shins. But now, I want to train you seriously—because I can see in your eyes that you also hate those people."
"From now on," Astik said firmly,
"I will train you with my whole heart."
[AFTER 1 YEAR]
Astik said to Aditya,
"Listen carefully, my boy. Your training is complete. But remember this—when you use two Shins and Ugra at the same time, you must defeat your opponent quickly. If you don't, you will de-transform, and that will be the reason for your defeat."
Aditya replied respectfully,
"Okay, Master. I will remember this."
[PRESENT DAY]
The captain lay on the ground, staring at the sky.
Master… what you told me… I never took it seriously. I always fought long battles. And because of that… today, I lost.
Tears welled up in his eyes as he whispered,
"You were right, Master.
"Then he turned his head and saw that 2–3 parasites were about to die because of the teacher's Shin. The captain picked them up and ate them. The teacher was watching him.
Saahi sat down and said, "Now we can rest. Everything is over."
The teacher shouted, "Nothing is over yet! Stand up and run as far as you can!"
Saahi, Redhima, and Garvit stood up to fight, and every other student ran away from there.
Saahi asked, "What happened?"
The teacher showed them what had happened. They saw that the captain was standing there—his eyes were pure white, his jaw was completely broken, and tentacles were growing from his back.
The teacher also activated both of his Shins and got ready to fight, but the captain ran away into the jungle.
They all were shocked.
"What happened just now?" Saahi asked.
The teacher replied, "Let it go. Sit and relax, mister. The fight has ended."
At the headquarters, Guy and Siki also started leaving the place.
Vishu asked, "Where are you going?"
Guy replied, "The fight is over now. Our captain has lost."
Jack also left from there.
Vishu said, "Hey, let's go there to meet Saahi."
Om replied, "No, he is going back for training."
"I told you he will come back after one month, so relax."
THE END
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