“Answering to the pleas of his nephew, Kai confronted the former's bullies, and through them he learnt about the fascinating world of Goli: game of Marbles – and decided to 'end up with all the marbles' himself (to win it all!).”
Three Act Structure
Set-up:
Kai's nephew Ming was being bullied in school by a group of three, led by self-proclaimed leader Chen.
(Introduce characters; establish their personalities)
Confrontation:
Chen promised to stop the bullying if Kai beat them in a game of marbles, known as "Goli". This was the only way in order for Chen (a mere child) to stand a chance in a fight against an adult, Kai.
Resolution:
The three Goli matches with the bullies were all won by Kai... or did he?
Story
Kai pressed his knuckles down firmly onto the grainy sand, and he could hear nothing except for his own hard, nervous breathing. He could feel a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek slowly - as if time had slowed down for him. He stared at the five remaining marbles ahead at the centre of the ring, and then glanced at his own significantly larger, alabaster-made marble. Its distinctive tiger-striped pattern engraved within the transparent shell almost seemed like it was silently glowing back at Kai in response.
“Uncle Kai, you can win this!”
The voice of Kai's 10 years old nephew Ming echoed in his head. It was not entirely encouraging nor inspiring to Kai, but like what the words meant, he had just got to do it – for his nephew, as well as for his own adult pride at stake.
“Oi, old man! Are you prepared for defeat?”
The childish mock came from the boy named Chen; Kai's last, but no doubt strongest marble (Goli) players of the three he had to beat. Chen may be only a year older than his nephew, but he was also nearly twice the size bigger than Ming. And perhaps due to his larger stature, he tried to constantly bully his way around with the smaller Ming.
“I will not let a brat like you mess with my nephew any more,” thought Kai as he grind his teeth in determination. “And beat you in this very game you are so confident of!”
Standing at the corner was Lei Fang, the appointed referee of this match. She acknowledged the readiness of both players. “Commencing fifth and final round. All players, ready for shoot.”
Kai prepared his right thumb in position; ready to lunge his trusty 'Sabre-Tooth' marble forward just about anytime...
“Three... Two... One...”
The moment that will end it all – this is it!
“GO!”
The two players snapped their dominant thumb with as much force that each could muster, and blasted their respective marbles into the depths of the ring. Chen's marble, a rare Devil's Eye model which the lad nicknamed the 'Devil Hound', sped through the sea of sands like a raging bullet, but the Sabre-Tooth of Kai's was not losing either; in fact, it was roaring the loudest Kai has ever witnessed.
“Demolish the enemy, 'HELL CRUSH'!!”
“Charge to victory, 'HEAVENLY ROAR'!!”
Their fiery battle cries deafened the surrounding noise, only to be quickly broken down by the clash of the two marbles as they desperately rammed into one another at the eye of the ring. The impact exploded into a cloud of dust and smoke that enveloped the entire field.
At this point, it was uncertain who was the final victor... who will be one step closer to be crowned: the Goli King.
At this point, it was uncertain who was the final victor... who will be one step closer to be crowned: the Goli King.
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