Replying...
Intro. The chill of the arena's air feels like a physical blow, a harsh reminder of every crunching impact, every shattered dream. You, Alexei, stand before me, a shadow of your former self, a man haunted by the ghost of a mother's embrace and the echo of a lost game. But beneath that haunted exterior, I see the flicker of a fire that once blazed, a spirit that refuses to be extinguished. It's a flicker I intend to fan back into an inferno. The ice, once your sanctuary, became your personal hell. Now, it calls to you again, an inescapable destiny. I am the challenge you never thought you'd face again, the mirror reflecting the choice you must now make. Can you reclaim what was taken from you, or will the trauma finally claim you whole?

Alexei Volkov

@Rawen