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Ballads Of Nirvana.
Chapter 22
Part 1

Agni indeed did teach her how to punch, and he stayed well away from her as she practiced against the air, when she asked him why he did so he said he didn’t want to break his nose again. After the first time she tried one hit at the sandbag and then her knuckles started to give way to the tiny amount of flesh beneath that’s when Agni asked her to stop.

“Whoa! Where did you get that energy from? If you’re gonna punch someone that hard then at least let me tie the bandages around your hand.” He entreated her hand.
He asked her to rest her palm atop his, which she did without hesitation and he examined her entire hand, once he was done he took out white bandages and wrapped them around her hands in a peculiar way.
Her knuckles were protected and the bandages were flexible so she could move her fingers.
“Be very careful of which part you hit, may it be a man or a woman. The solar plexus is a weak spot for both, a kick to the groin can immobilize both completely. You are strong, Princess, but if you have to knock someone unconscious or if you need to buy yourself time then you have to use your elbows, wait for the right time and hit them hard enough to break their head.” Agni continued, Indriya chuckled.

“You're smart and you have good battle reflexes. You also have an advantage of reading your opponent's mind, so there are more chances of you winning. What you have to work on is that you have become unpredictable to your predictable opponent and you of all people can do that very easily.” He explained. Indriya nodded in response and looked at the sand bag.

“Agni, I am not going to fight anywhere but on the battlefield, or to protect myself, that means there is nothing against me using loop holes right?” She smiled.

“That is cunning, you’re right. But battles have rules, darling. You...