Chapter 59: Tristan Black
'I never noticed Karl in the game. That's so smart of him.' Arnold said inwardly with a smile on his face.
Karl, professionally known as Kieran Grant had surprisingly won the first battle royal with the help of his sensibility. His cleverness had just earned him a fortune, and he would be in the main event of Fallout with twenty-nine other men.
On his face were glints of disbelief and shock. Kieran couldn't believe his eyes, seeing that he was the last man standing. Suddenly, he turned to Arnold's direction and hit his chest with a brotherly smile.
Arnold who only got slightly confused, nodded positively upon exchanging glances with Karl.
He was happy for him, but that wouldn't stop the fact that he would get him eliminated from the Royal Rumble Match at Fallout if they met by any chance.
"You knew he was under the ring, right?" Tristan Black who had watched Karl and Arnold exchanging pleasantries, asked.
"No, I had no idea he was even in the match," Arnold replied. "And why did you ask?"
"Nothing. Just curious about you two giving suspectable communications. It's pretty nice though, his smartness earned him a win, but he should know deep down that he wouldn't stand a chance to be on the list of true fighters if there were one," Tristan spoke.
It was true after all, and Arnold couldn't doubt it. He only nodded and stared back into the ring.
"He is sorry for being against you... Forgive him and make him your closest friend. You wouldn't regret it," Tristan added again, not attempting to look at the Grindhouse Omega champion.
From time to time, his strange words made Arnold astounded. The question now is how did he know that Karl was his former friend.
'Okay, he must have heard about it somehow because of the clash with Ben. But how did he know that Karl wouldn't betray me again?' Arnold felt speechless for a while.
The look on Tristan's face was always calm and simple, looking clearly like he was confident about every word he spoke.
It got to a point when Arnold became conscious of his actions... This guy was not only a sensible figure, he acted so strange that Arnold felt cold chills.
'Can I really face such a person for his title? I would have to think about this before getting the match officially fixed. I can't get myself killed just because of a title.' Arnold thought.
No longer comfortable around this man, he decided to leave the arena after the battle royal. There weren't so many familiar faces in the first slot, it was actually not important or necessary to watch.
Ben (Justin Reed) was in the match, but Arnold only spat in distaste.
'If you manage to win, fine. The Royal Rumble ring would also be a great place to kick your ass again. Good luck, motherf**ker!'
Arnold went back to his room after walking away. Awkwardly, Tristan requested a handshake from him before he left. But the interesting part was that Tristan Black also desired to leave after Max Fury had walked away.
Arnold noticed this, but he didn't react. With hastened footsteps and an attentive movement, he made sure he was safe enough not to get attacked from behind or get victimized by any strange attack...
Although it wasn't as if Arnold was afraid of him, someone who acted as strange as Tristan should be given a wide space. With his seemingly revelational statements, not everyone could dare to deliver threats.
Arnold had a long moment of thinking after entering his room. After a while, he brought out the laptop he bought days ago and began researching Tristan Black.
(Tristan Black, with his real name as Paul Shepherd is a 36-year-old man from Montreal, Canada. He is a three-time Grindhouse Alpha Champion...)
Arnold got bored with that information as they weren't what he wanted. Then he scrolled down, searching and clicking to observe personal information about the man.
Fortunately, after several minutes of searching, he finally found something reasonable.
However, they actually blew his mind!
(Tristan Black had strangely been suspected of having mind-reading abilities after a sudden car crash years ago. Although the cases aren't confirmed, many had reportedly announced his strange statements rhyming with what they just said in their minds).
Arnold quickly closed the computer.
"What???! What the... Does this mean that he had been hearing what I was saying inside while we were at the arena?"
Arnold was finding it hard to believe this, stunned and perplexed.
But it only turned out that this was true on probability, and a falsehood on probability as well. He learned all these after continuous searches on FindIT, a popular website that had rivaled Google for a while now.
"The best is to stay away until the match. If the referee officially agrees, then I would have to prepare like a soldier going to war."
Arnold said to himself.
[Accepting a challenge from Tristan Black is more like playing outside the box. You have just earned yourself a terrific battle ahead. He is invisible, but I think you can do it to get not only your body ready, but your soul.]
With the system interfering, Arnold was given a handful of motivation to stay strong and not panic. It wasn't as if he had been panicking in the first place.
Visibly, he feared no one.
'He was just a Grindhouse Alpha Champion, after all, he is not a star in the top shows.'
[Tristan Black is one hundred percent fit to become a superstar in the top shows. If you underestimate him, you might be the one to regret it, host.]
The system advised Arnold not to become so silly and heedless. Arnold spared a moment to think deeply before understanding...
Tristan Black was only fired by Diamond Ring Wrestling three years ago and got himself a spot in Grindhouse Wrestling after failing to secure a contract in the top shows.
He had won the Grindhouse Alpha Championship Title three times and had won the Grindhouse Star of the Year award on his second year in the show.
Now tell me, should such a person be underestimated???
While Arnold sat on his bed, reflecting, the sound of a notification on his phone rang. He quickly picked it up and clicked on the message icon, only to gulp slightly.
(Official_Tristan_Black: You would be taking on Jerry Blaze in a rematch next week, aren't you? Then, don't dare to lose. Good luck Max Fury!)
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