Mixed Martial Cultivator: Round One by Austin Beck

Author:Austin Beck [Beck, Austin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2020-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

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I extended my hand and grasped hers gently. I had always felt kind of awkward when shaking a woman’s hand. The rule has always been to give a friendly, firm handshake which I had no problem doing with guys...women not so much. Rhonda’s hand felt surprisingly rough. They weren’t the hands of a lumberjack but tough.

“I’m not going to break, John. Shake it like you mean it,” Rhonda chuckled.

I blushed and squeezed a little harder.

“How’s that?” I asked with a grin.

“Do you squeeze everything soft like that? Some things are supposed to be squeezed hard.”

Blood filled my cheeks. “What exactly are we talking about?”

Rhonda winked. “Just use your imagination.”

I raised an eyebrow and locked eyes with her. “I know you. Rhonda Jensen, bronze medal, right?”

“Ugh, yeah I fucking blew it in my last match against that Russian chick. I got sloppy and telegraphed a takedown. When I went for her legs, she plowed a knee into my face, and I was out like a light.”

“Oh yeah, I didn’t see it live, but I remember watching a replay. It was pretty brutal.”

“Hell yeah, I had a fucking concussion and a broken nose. It wasn’t my finest hour,” Rhonda replied almost in tears.

I placed my hand on her shoulder. “Hey, it’s all right. It happens to all of us at one time or another.”

Rhonda rolled her eyes and grinned. “Yeah right, you are John LeBrock the baddest mother in MMA history. Just one loss, right?”

I shrugged. “Yeah, but who’s counting?”

She punched me in the arm and rolled her eyes again. “Whatever.”

“Okay, you know what my next question will be. I am sure you have the same one for me. What the hell are you doing here?”

Rhonda chuckled. “I know why you are here. Saul is my teacher. Remember?”

“All right then. What’s your story?”

Rhonda gave a heavy sigh. “Let’s talk about that a little later. It’s a long story.”

“We can do that, no problem.”

I looked at Saul sheepishly. “Damn dude, I forgot you were standing there. How did your border dispute thing go?”

“Well, not all that well. We ended up kicking some ass while we were down there. Diplomacy failed,” Rhonda interjected.

Saul shrugged. “These things don’t always go as planned. Anyway, I must report to the Observator. Good evening.”

Saul entered the temple and left Rhonda and me standing by ourselves.

I broke the silence. “He’s a man of few words.”

“You are right about that. I wouldn’t trade anything for him though. He has taught me so much,” Rhonda said with a slight smile.

I nodded as I watched Saul walk into the temple. “Me too.”

Rhonda turned toward me and placed her palm on my chest. “So, I hear you have a duel tomorrow. Are you ready?”

“I think so. Saul has been working me pretty hard. Macchio is a Firefly, so I think I can take him. The Cosmic Observator thinks I will beat him in a few seconds. I don’t know about all that, but I am confident.”

Rhonda grinned as she rubbed my chest. “You should be confident, you’re John LeBrock.

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