If it hadn't been for Blake grabbing my arm and throwing me down with his shoulder, I wouldn't have ended up on the ground.

I lay there with a sharp pain in my back. I couldn't help but groan in pain.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to put so much force into it," Blake said as he helped me up, with a hint of panic in his tone, "Your speed... it’s slower than I thought."

I rubbed my hip. "It's fine. Let's try again."

Blake nodded, a look of approval on his face. "Alright, try attacking me again, but this time, you need to learn to read your opponent's moves."

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