Ben woke up at around 9:00 AM. He did his morning chores and came back to his room. He took out the ‘Saptharishi Samhita’ from the shelf and started to look at the pages he could understand. The name of this chapter was ‘Agastya Parvam’ Ben read all the five pages of this chapter. He began to ponder ‘So the overall aim of this chapter is to make the body ready to contain the vast energy of the universe. Teacher Mahaansh also said the same thing about meridian seed implantation. Is it the same system. I think these sages were also powerful clairvoyants. They knew that one day the Marthya race will wield the martial power that was only accessible to other races that were born with meridians. This contains only three exercises, the Vyali Mardanam, Sharabha Chalanam and Airavata Staanam. One is to strengthen attacking power, the second one is to enhance reflexes and speed and the third one is to stand firm. All these are inspired from legendary creatures who are there in the deepest part of forest. To think that these sages could study these creatures: That itself shows their capability. I need to start practicing it.’ Ben soon exited his house and went to a random corner of his nieghbourhood for practice.

He started with ‘Airavata Staanam’. Ben consolidated the information about this art. Airavata was a sub species of Loxodonta, a species which had large bodies and long nose. Airavata was white in color with 6 tusks coming out of its mouth. The speciality of this creature was its immovable nature and its absurd defense. It is said that its animus version had stood its ground against a space storm in a planet. This move was about its immovable nature of the Airavata. The explanation given for this move was that a person first needs to stand firmly to win in the combat and life. This move consisted of series of movements where the person maintained a standing position in 1 leg and 2 legs. The hands were used to balance the movements. The legs were always firmly planted in the field always. Different poses were used to mitigate the kinetic energy that the body experiences when in combat in several angles. There was a breathing pattern to it as well, which contained long inhalations and exhalations. After 20 minutes of doing this Ben lied down on the ground wheezing. He felt as though he was wrung out of a washing machine. His entire body was aching. He was in that state for another 30 minutes.

Then he stood up. He was resolved to complete the 3 exercises today itself. The next move was ‘Sharabha Chalanam’. It was inspired from the movement of a Sharabha, a creature which had four paws and two free hands. Its face had a mane and its teeth were terrifying amongst all the predators. It looked like a person was riding on top of a Leo, a carnivorous creature, and with that person’s head replaced by the head of a Leo. It was so fast that it often plays with its prey by throwing its prey around and playing fetch with itself with that prey. This art consisted of a series of running and jumping, with sudden stops and sudden starts. The breathing method for this consisted of several short inhalations and exhalations, along with complete stoppage of breathing when sitting still during the movements. He did this movement also for 20 minutes and rested for another 30 minutes. He then proceeded to empty his entire bottle of energy drink. His entire body was paining. But he gritted his teeth and proceeded to the next set of exercise.

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The next exercise was ‘Vyali Mardanam’. It had to done with the help of a training pole for striking. He had brought its compact version and had it set up in the place. It was a portable version that could be expanded for use. This art involved the use of hands and legs to strike the target at various angles. The Vyali was a creature which had a long trunk for a nose, four claws even in its hind legs and large body. It used its trunk and paws to attack and tear open its prey. It existed very deep within forests. The breathing technique for this was very simple. Inhale before an attack and exhale when attacking. He practiced this only for 10 minutes, after which fatigue kicked in. He fell to the ground, literally wheezing. He stayed like that for about 40 minutes.

After about 2 and a half hours he came back home like a zombie. John and Malina, who were at the porch looked at him. John said, “ I guess you did some pretty hard exercises.” Malina said, "Don’t push yourself too hard”. Ben said with a smile “ Don’t worry Pa, Ma, I just got a bit excited and did exercise a bit intense. Nothing much.” After this he went to his room. There were some messages from his friends and he replied to them. Then he had a bath and lied down on the bed after placing an alarm to ring after 2 hours. He slept like a baby for 2 hours. Then it was dinner time. He did not want to miss it. His parents were strict about this. He went down to eat. It was family time, where everyone shared their day and feelings. It was always lovely moment for Ben. He really did not want change from this. But he knew he had to. A bird should always move out of its nest. Only then will it fly and only with flight will it grow.