The Champion
A story draft about what remains after the victory: a champion, a damaged body, and a ritual that no longer fits.
“He was the champion. He'd won. Victor was gone — suspended, disgraced, the Reclamation movement scattered to the wind. The Circuit was at peace, or something close to it. And Kaito Cross stood in a dark gym at five in the morning, looking at a belt he couldn't lift with both hands.”