We created this clan `Lightning Blade` in 2018. We aren't professionals in esports, not even try-hards. Just a bunch of randoms across the nation who came together to enhance their gaming experience. This was always our core team. We never tried to recruit people. We didn't go public.

Chase was the igl. Leon and Zoro were assaults. 007 was our sniper. Asuna was an adventurer. We enjoyed playing. We'd rather lose together than change our team and win.

From 2018 to 2020, we played almost regularly. Post 2020 and covid, our team fell apart. Asuna drifted away and can never return. 007 got busy with life and had to prioritize his responsibilities. Leon also quit. In 2021, we revived the clan with Chase and Zoro and have switched multiple games before settling in codm.

But the best thing about LightningBlade was, it made us a family. We were a family. We are a family. And we will always be one. Our bonds go beyond games. We are brothers in arms.

This visit to Odisha gave me an opportunity of a possible reunion. I took it. LB: Chase, 007 and Leon finally met for the first time in real life. We wish we could have Zoro and Asuna to complete the family but as I said Asuna can't come back now, she has drifted too far away. And zoro is stuck in his professional life. The reunion, it felt like we have always known each other, felt so natural. Each of them is no less than a brother to me. Not related by blood but by heart.

I wish we had more time together but no complaints. I can't ask for more. It was amazing and so worth it.

© TheMaskedIdiot

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