Life was going fine until a demon called ‘FinAcc Quiz’ started haunting me. Quizzes weren’t unfamiliar disturbances in the otherwise blissful world here, but I had seen through my initial duels with other quizzes well so I wasn’t intimidated in any way when it came to FinAcc. I had no idea about the enormity and might of this demon and in my first duel I was almost out of the fight... A mighty warrior, who had been doing so well till just before coming here was defeated in one blow... not possible! I was down but not out. So I got up and braced myself yet again. Went head-on once again did a little damage this time but again was down. Now the warrior in me started feeling really frustrated. Third time, this time the demon also came in a little prepared and BANG... there went I. Almost on the verge of succumbing defeat, the demon challenged me again. I mustered all my strength and headed for the combat once more. This time I did find my footing and was able to give him a tough fight.
It was still fine till the time these demons were coming one by one. Then they teamed up and all of them came together well armed and better prepared with the intention to kill, to destroy the very source of my strength – my confidence. There was no escaping the challenge and I had to retaliate with the best of my capabilities. One by one they came in line... each one a fresh combatant while I was wearing out. The first day saw two battles being fought. The first one was easy to handle. The second one also seemed under control till the time I came back and removed my armour only to notice that the bastard had somehow managed to make deep cuts and leave me heavily wounded. That was the first blow to my confidence. It wouldn’t have mattered much if I would have found him good during the battle but the fact that I didn’t know that I was hit, hurt me more.
The second day was scarier from the look of it but the battle seemed fine and I didn’t bother to look for any wounds afterwards. Then a day of much needed rest – the demons also show some pity... bullshit! The rest was only to announce the resurrection of FinAcc. The whole of rest period and any additional time squeezed out from here and there was utilized for preparation of the battle of the battles. I entered the battlefield and thankfully was able to get away relatively unscathed. In the end came another devil which, I realized during battle, remains disguised as a relatively harmless and harmonious creature but when it is the battle it really means business. It is one of those dogs that look docile but have a ferocious bite.
Finally I was able to drag myself through the entire war. I have stopped bothering about the wounds but sooner or later they will pain if they are there. I just need to ensure a speedy recovery so that the next time these demons pay me a visit I am ready for them in a way that they would not have thought in their dreams. There have been a lot of lessons learnt from the first war here. There are 11 more wars to go. This is just the beginning and I hope to live up to the saying that I have always used to propel myself forward – The tough get going when the going gets tough.
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