Tower Ascension

Peter's clone moved near the hole and threw two marbles at the same pace but one of them reached near the line while another stopped a little far from the line. He walked to the marble near the line and touches the exact place where the marble was, with his thumb.

Then, he spreads his other fingers. Then, he lifts his thumb and placed it where his middle finger reaches. Finally, he raises his other fingers and places the marble on his middle finger. He pulls the middle finger with his other hand fingers and shot the marble in front of him.

But, his shot was so accurate that it collided on the side of the marble and his own marble moved near the hole. After that, he repeats the same hand signs and shots the marble inside the hole.

"This is how you play this game. Now, let's try Earth Stance. If you are not sure that you can hit it from the Ground Stance, you can choose this stance since it creates a closer gap between you and the marble." Peter's clone explains as he crouches down and puts his right hand on the right leg.

After that, he repeats the same hand sign to shoot the marble. When his marble strikes another marble, it reaches a little bit far. Then, he walks to his marble and stands on one leg.

"Now, if the opponent's marble is too far away, you can choose the heaven stance."

He stands on one leg and bends his other leg. Then, he places his hand just like he did in Earth Stance and repeats the same stance. Finally, he shot the marble from far and high with a bit of clear vision.

"Of course, this game won't be easy. There will be three rounds. You need to win two of three rounds to win. And, there is a slight twist here." Saying so, that man takes out four marbles but with different sizes. If the marble in his hand was medium size, nearly one-third of a table tennis ball then two of them were two-third of table tennis ball and remaining two were half of the medium size.

"These can be called cheat marbles. If you win one round, you can choose one of them. If you choose a small one, then when I am about to strike, you can replace it with smaller ones to make it difficult for attacking it."

"Of course, you can also choose the bigger one and use it whenever you are about to strike. Of course, if I win this then I can get to choose it as well. But, both of us can only choose one after winning a single round and if we win two, then one of us will become the winner."

"And, I forget to mention this. If I am closer to the hole, either you strike me or keep your marble at a distance. Because if I put my marble inside the hole, I will get a chance to strike your marble. That means if you are near me, once I strike your marble, I will win."

"So, either you put it inside the hole and strike me or strike me and then put it in the hole. And also, if your marble struck me and put my marble in the hole at the same time, I will win."

"So, shall we start the game?"

When he asked, Peter fell in silence. This game seems easy but if he misses once, he has a high chance of losing. Because, once his turn is gone, it will be his opponent's turn and it's not like he can even defend himself.

He took a deep breath and nodded his head. Peter's Clone gave the medium size marble to him and walked to the hole. Peter followed him. Both of them swings their hands at the same time and threw their marble.

Both of them tried to maintain the pressure as much as they could. Peter's clone marble fell on the ground and rolled towards the line. As for Peter's marble, it is also followed by its side. But, soon it overtook his marble.

Peter's marble reached a few steps ahead of a line which means he goes out of line but Peter's clone's marble stuck at the line.

"It seems I am taking this round." Peter's clone spoke with confidence and walked near his marble. Since he was inside the line, it was his turn. He finishes his hand signs and struck Peter's marble. The speed and reaction made Peter's marble go a few meters away while his marble spun crazy and retreated near the hole.

Although it didn't reach the hole, it was still close. Peter's clone reached near his marble and finishes his hand sign. He took a deep breath. There was nervousness in his eyes as he stretches his finger and shot the marble.

Originally, he thought his marble would go near the hole but it still was far. When he shot, he tried to be delicate and thus his marble's momentum decreased and it stopped just near the hole. Seeing this, Peter's eyes shrunk.

It was just above the hole that means if he hits his marble, it might go inside the hole. That means he will lose. He decided to hide his marble near the short grass. There are fewer chances for his clone to strike his marble.

"Nice move!" Peter's clone smirked and decided to put his marble inside the hole. After that, he stood in Heaven Stance and shot his marble. His marble flew with great speed but it didn't hit his marble. It landed a few inches away and got stopped by the grasses.

As soon as he saw that, Peter smirked. He puts his hands on Ground Stance and strikes his clone's marble with immense force. Although it wasn't his supernatural power, it was still good enough to retreat dozens of inches behind.

He struck it so hard that his marble went a little far back from the hole. But, this was his chance. Peter hurriedly walked to his marble and took a deep breath. He must score. At this moment, he had only this thought in his mind.

He released the breath and shot with his finger horizontal to the ground. His strike made his marble spun with high speed while giving it enough momentum to reach the hole.

"Woah! Congratulation on your win!" Even before it entered the hole, Peter's clone congratulated him and walked towards him. The momentum and rotation were enough to reach the hole. But just when he crossed the line, the marble stopped on the ground.

It spun a few times but didn't move. When Peter saw that, he glared at his clone with hatred. Seeing this, Peter's clone embarrassedly walked away. He thought Peter took this round but it stopped just in front of the hole like his.

But, it could be said Peter's strength became his weakness. Because of intense rotation, his marble got stuck on a damp part of the soil. There was not a single part of grass near that area which is why Peter's clone thought it would enter the hole.

He walked to his own marble and got in Heaven's Stance. Unlike Peter, he had a chance to strike Peter's marble. But, there was one problem. If he uses more force, then his marble could end up retreating far after striking Peter's marble.

But, if he uses less force and if his marble doesn't strike Peter's marble, it will end up near the hole. After thinking for a moment, he chooses to strike with full force. He used a great force but his marble didn't even strike Peter's marble.

Instead, it reached a few dozens of inches away from the hole. Seeing this, Peter got speechless. This was the first time he has played this game. He didn't think his opponent would use so much force. It's like he was trying to win with a strike.

But, Peter didn't play like that. He throws his marble to the side, only a few inches away from the hole.

"Participating, I forgot to mention this but you aren't allowed to keep your marble ten inches near the hole after the first time." Peter clone' suddenly spoke and apologized.

Peter sighed and throws his marble ten inches away from the hole. Seeing Peter trying to be precise with distance, the clone couldn't help but get speechless. He shook his head and shot his marble near the hole.

He was trying to enter the hole but couldn't make it. Seeing this, Peter took a deep breath and made an Earth Stance. After all, this stance would give him some distance support. He took a deep breath and made a shot.

His marble went straight to another marble while spinning. It was breathtaking for Peter and Peter's clone. Because his marble was moving on a perfect line.

Ting!

"Yes!" Peter raised his head with excitement flashing on his face. After all, his marble was still near the hole.

'Okay, now just into the hole! Yes, that is a hole, you just need to put it in. You have some experience in darkness, Peter. Use that experience. You can't miss for the second time.'

Making his heart strong, Peter walked towards his marble.