《Super Athlete System》 Chapter 1: System Online! He opened the door of his apartment and threw his things on the couch, he grabbed his phone and walked towards his bedroom and just dive into his bed and started browsing for Web novels to read on his phone. He is John Steve, a Junior class Basketball player in Norton University in the US or more like a bench warmer. He only joined because he was interested in the game and always wanted to play but never got the chance to and even dreamed to become a star player like his idol Kyrie Irvine someday and now he''s in 3rd year of his University and finally decided to join the basketball team but reality then struck him hard as he found out that he wasn''t that talented enough. He can''t even do a proper shot, he''s 6''2" and can''t even go inside to do a simple dunk. Norton University''s Basketball team is only average, it never won any championship since it was created that was how he got in easily even with the worst talent,,,, "F*ck, f*ck, f*ck!" John cursed inside while browsing on his phone. He blames his luck for not having an amazing talent like his peers. "Even an average talent would do! I''ve practice and practice for almost 2 months but no improvements whatsoever!" John suddenly roared. "Sh*t!" John got up and stormed angrily towards the bathroom, he threw his phone beside the water basin and entered the shower, opened the shower faucet as he let''s the water wash his body and he kept standing still while droplets of water slides down his body outlining his almost perfect shaped muscles, he got from constant workout and exercise "I''ll quit the team tomorrow, maybe basketball is not for me and i think i should just keep studying hard like before and maybe i could even land on a satisfying job after i graduate. Yeah, i think i will do just that then" John thought.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. He then got out of the shower and walk towards the water basin in daze as he even forgot to wipe his body. He picked up his hair dryer planning to dry his hair, as his hands draws near the wall socket to connect it on the power cord, he did not even notice the power cord is wet due to him not wiping himself and he just inserted it to the wall socket, the wall socket is already too old and loose that''s why a large spark at least 1 foot in size ignited as a current of electricity course through the wet surface of the cord and started coursing through his arms. He was electrocuted so badly that he slump off the ground unconscious. As he lay there unconscious, a bizarre thing happened. His phone suddenly went static like on T.V. The phone suddenly went black then words started appearing on the screen. SUITABLE HOST FOUND...........INITIATING PERMANENT PAIRING... BEEP....BEEP...BEEP... the sound started emitting from the phone like the sound produce by an ECG monitor that monitors your heart activity. OVERRIDING ADMIN SYSTEM.......PAIRING SUCCESSFUL... Then the phone started levitating and hovered above John. SCANNING HOST..... A beam of light suddenly shot out from the phone and started scanning John''s body, up and down like in the movies. Then a series of words started appearing on the phone. HOST TALENT- THE WORST....INITIATING CONVERSION... CONVERSION COMPLETE.... NEW HOST TALENT- SUPREME... SYSTEM REBOOTING.... BEEP.....BEEP.....BEEP..... The phone turned dark and after a few seconds. STAR ATHLETE SYSTEM IS NOW FULLY ONLINE... GOOD LUCK JOHN STEVE. Then a small ball of light with electrical currents started forming beside the phone, it then shot towards the spot between John''s eyebrows and seep inside. The phone fell towards John and went back to normal like "NOTHING ABSOLUTELY" happened. Chapter 2: Stardom! Here I Come! Ring.... Ring.... "Uhhh...." John groggily reached out to his phone following the sound. "Hello?" "Son! Are you okay!? I''ve been trying to call u since yesterday...." He heard his mother''s frantic voice on the phone and only then did heremember that he had fallen unconscious from being electrocuted. He immediately stood up and walked towards the mirror. "OH MY GOD!" "Son, are you okay!? Answer me!" His mother is now yelling at him from the phone. "I''ll talk to you later Mom" "What!? Don''t you dare hang up..Toot" John hang up and put it down beside the water basin. John dazedly look at his face on the mirror and 3 seconds later. "Ohh God!!...I-I-I''m still handsome!!!" He sh..Wait..What? He was so happy that he even shouted hysterically that even made I, the narrator confused. John was looking at himself at the mirror with that smile plastered on his face looking like an idiot and... NOW he''s laughing maniacally. ''Really? Really now? Can you f*cking stop laughing like that!? My God! How did i even got assigned to this bastard and YOU! Who are you!? ''Uhh.. are you talking to me?'' ''No, I''m not talking to you. I''m talking to that guy behind you, Of course! I''m talking to you, you bastard'',,,,, ''You don''t know who i am?'' ''That''s why I''m asking because you because I don''t know who the f*ck you are! MY GOODNESS! What''s wrong with you people!?'' '' I''m just the Author of this amazing story'' ''Ohh! So you''re my Boss, huh? Well, you know what? I QUIT!! I''m sick of this sh*t! Go look for another goddamn narrator!'' ''Okay. I don''t even know why I have a narrator'' ''Ohh now you''re telling me that. Well, F*CK YOU!'' ''Wow, just Wow'' ''Uhh, are you guys done?'' ''Yeah so get your ass on the story John!'' Back to the story On the mirror was a guy with long wavy blonde hair, chiseled face, green eyes and pointy nose. A definition of handsome.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. "Thank the gods, i did not suffer any degree burns" said John after checking out his body. "But its weird, how come i didn''t suffer any injuries. I could have gotten 1st or 2nd degree burns at least with how powerful that shock was but everything''s fine" he thought while looking at himself on the mirror. "The system protected you at the last second preventing from suffering any kind of injuries" he heard a voice saying. "Well, thank yo- Ghost!" he was scared silly that he even jumped in fright. "Who''s there!? I may not look like it but i do karate~ well I''m only at the yellow belt for now though" "Hello John, I am Eve and from now on, i will be assisting you on using the S.A System and to your future endeavours" the voice said but this time John realized that the voice is coming from inside his head. "You''re in my freaking head! Are you trying to posse- wait, did you just say System!?" he yelled in panic but then realized something that made him extremely excited. "Yes, you can call it the S.A System or Star Athlete System" "Ohhhh Yeah!!" now he''s just being an idiot. John was really happy because he didn''t expect that he would be this lucky after waking up from suffering electrocution that could have killed him. "I got a freaking System! Really a blessing in disguise" John yelled inside and at same time excited at his future prospect. As he tried to control his excitement. "Okay EVE, how do i do this?" "Please say System Stats" "Do i just say System Stats or- Ohh Ohh!!!!" he didn''t even finish what he was trying to say when something appeared in front of him. "So this the System that I''ve read from those Web novels, It looks like a hologram" John was amazed at the System hologram that appeared. "There are words in it" Host Stats Name: John Steve Title: Karate Student Age:21 Birthday: July 22,1997 Status: 3rd Year at Norton University Talent: Supreme Skills Cooking Mastery Lv. 3(Expert) 0/1000 EXP Karate Mastery Lv. 1(Beginner) 0/50 EXP All Scan Lv.5(Max) Fame: 0 Star Coins: 0 I only have 3 Skills. Well its understandable and cooking is what I''m only good at but I really do suck at Karate but what is All Scan? It''s even Maxed out. John Steve saw something on the Skill list that he does not recognized. "EVE, what is All Scan?" "All Scan is an ability that let''s you Scan and get accurate basic information from the designated target" John Steve was amazed at what he heard and then he thought of something. "Uhmm, can i get the 3 bust sizes of a woman if I scan her?" sheepishly smiled as he asked. "No" "Didn''t you just said that i can get an accurate information?" "Yes and No. If you scan a human being then you will only get details like those of your own Stats because those are information you can get in public or in their own Social Media and the other things like their bust size is private but if you Scan things like Soda or Milk then you can get an accurate information from it" "I see and what is a Star Coin then?" John Steve laugh a bit before asking again. "You will need Star Coins to purchase items at the the Item Shop or you can gain them by accumulating Fame or completing task designated by the System and you can open the Item Shop by saying its name" "And let me guess, I can raise my Skill Exp. by doing the same thing over and over, anyway just tell me all the functions of the system then" John Steve said excitedly with a huge grin. "Item Shop - purchase items using Star Coins Storage - store items with 15 slots and can stack the same items up to 20 pieces. Host Stats - Information About Host" "Wow! So i do have a Storage, now that is awesome as hell!" John smiled after knowing that he actually has a Storage space. Ring...Ring...Ring... "Oh, my mom is calling" John picked up his phone and saw that it was his mom calling. "Hello Mom? Yeah, I''m okay..." His mom was really worried about John and he was shocked when he found out that he had been unconscious for over a day. After ending his conversation with his Mom. He asked Eve more about some matters regarding the system before going to bed. "Stardom! Here I Come!" not before yelling those words and then fell asleep thinking how amazing would be his future prospect from now on. Chapter 3: Its Time To Play Ball, Baby! As always John Steve woke up at exactly 6:30 am. "Uhmmmmmm, that was a good dream, I actually dreamed that i have a Sys-" before he even finished speaking, a sound interrupted him with a hologram of the System popping in front of him. Ding ~ "Congratulations Host for getting your first Main Task" John heard Eve''s voice in his head. Main Task Successfully become one of the Starting Line-up in your Basketball Team, Norton Shadows. Rewards: 300 Star Coins, Fame 100, 3 EXP(Basketball) and Unlock Another System Function. John stared wide-eyed at the sudden Hologram that appeared in front of him and after a few seconds he started laughing out loud. "So it wasn''t a dream after all" "As this is you first time getting a Task, a gift was sent to your Storage" Eve''s voice echoed again. A gift? John thought so he immediately opened his Storage and what he saw inside was some kind of old worn out book with a Basketball as its cover. What the hell? Its a worn out Book, was the first thought that John had after seeing the item. "Well, its better than nothing i guess" John said before trying to click the item using his finger "Oh? that works too huh" then a hologram appeared showing the details of the item. Skill Book: Basketball Mastery Takes effect immediately. Increases your skill experience to the said Sport. Learn / Decline "Of course, learn it" John said before clicking the "Learn" button and then a rush of knowledge immediately appeared inside John''s mind. "Successfully Learned Basketball Mastery Lv.1 (Beginner)" Eve''s voice sounded. "Whoa, I feel like I''m not that talentless guy anymore" John was so excited because he felt a change occurred inside him. Even though the skill only provided him some common techniques on how to play the game. He already felt like he''s been playing it for a year. "Eve, I just noticed what''s with the Unlock Another System Function on the Rewards section? Does that mean that there are still functions that''s locked?" John sobered up from reveling on getting his first Skill because he remembered something he saw on the Rewards section from his Task earlier. "Yes, there are still locked functions in the System and you can only open them from Specific Task that Rewards you by unlocking it or you can pay 30,000 Star coins to open one" told Eve. 30-30,000? F*ck that is expensive as hell, Well i think i should just focus my priorities first'' John was at first gobsmacked hearing that but he immediately regained his wits and focus on what he needs to do first. Well, I just started but what I need to do now is to try if I can execute those movements that i just learned'' John thought before rushing towards the bathroom to wash himself, had a change of clothes and took a bottle of water which he then picked up his Basketball from the sofa and headed outside at the Basketball Court just outside his Apartment.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Growl ~ But before he even manage to step out of his apartment. His stomach protested that it''s hungry and only then did that John realized that he even forgot to eat breakfast due to him being overly excited. "Well, i guess i need to eat first, can''t play with an empty stomach after all" John warily smiled before walking towards the kitchen and prepared something to eat. At 7:15 A.M, John finished cooking his breakfast consisting of one sunny side-up egg, two toasted bread and a glass of warm milk. Now that i think about I still haven''t check the Item Shop yet'' John thought while he ate his last toasted bread and drank his milk before opening the Item Shop. Item Shop - Skill Books - Auxiliary Items - Consumables After seeing that there are 3 options to choose from, John thought for a bit then decided to see the Skill Books first because of what he experienced earlier and curious of what other skills he can learn. Skill Books: Soccer(Beginner)|Baseball(Beginner)|American Football(Beginner)|Golf(Beginner)|Rugby(Beginner)|Equestrian(Beginner)|Formula 1(Beginner)|Fencing(Beginner)........ John was immediately dumbfounded when he saw those rows of Skill Books. "Wooo! That''s a lot of skills to learn from" John yelled when finally regained his bearings and you can almost see his eyes glittering while looking at those Books and the only thing missing is him drooling looking at them. "Hey Eve, does this mean I can do all of these following Sports if I learn their respective Skill Books?" John immediately asked Eve while smiling widely. "Of course John but you will need Star Coins if you want to learn them" Even immediately replied. Right, I don''t have any Star Coins but they can''t be that expensive, right? John ended his thoughts and click the book for American Football. Skill Book: American Football(Beginner) Takes effect immediately. Increases your skill experience to the said Sport. Cost - 10,000 Star Coins "What!! 10-10,000 Star Coins!?" John was shocked that he even checked the others and he even repeatedly clicked on them just to make sure he wasn''t seeing things. My God! How many Fame and Task do I need just to have that kind of sum! This is practically daylight robbery!'' John was howling inside him. He was really shell shocked seeing those prices. "Why are they so expensive Eve?" John asked Eve after ending his internal drama. "So you won''t just learn everything at a whim and to make you focus on raising the levels of your current and new skills before doing another and not to lose sight on the goal you need to do first" Eve said like she was lecturing John on these important things. "Wow, I didn''t think about that, you''re very thorough on things huh, Thanks Eve for the reminder" John was stunned at first before thanking Eve because he realized that he''s just being greedy. "You''re Welcome!" Eve happily replied. Huh? Did she just replied happily? Nah, I''m probably just hearing things'' John was confused at first because he felt that Eve is starting to talk like a human being and not an A.I but he just shrugged it off from his thoughts because he thought that he was just being silly. Well, why don''t i check the other two instead'' John exited the Skill Books section and click the Auxiliary Items section instead. Locked ~ "Huh?" Locked ~ Locked ~ Locked ~ Locked ~ Locked ~ Locked ~ John repeatedly clicked both Auxiliary Items and Consumable section and then he finally realized that they are really locked. "So that''s why they are greyed out because they''re both locked" Only then did John realized that both of them are greyed colored unlike the Skill Books section that''s practically shining in radiance. I''ll be able to open one of them after I''m done with my Main Task'' John thought and then looked at the time. Its already 8:30 a.m? That was fast, Good thing i still have a lot of time before my 1 p.m class, now to go and play ball'' John smiled, took the dishes and washed them. John took his keys and other necessary things then went out of his apartment and locked it. He walked towards the edge of the balcony and before shouting: "Its time to play ball baby!" John was grinning then noticed his neighbors was looking at him like an idiot. He was so embarrassed that he lowered his head and immediately ran downstairs and behind him was his neighbors grinning and laughing at him. On the road, John forgot his embarrassment and he smiled as he ran at the direction of the Basketball court. Chapter 4: Game Start! Arriving at the Basketball court, John saw that half the court was currently occupied by 5 people who are probably of the same age as him, who are just shooting randomly. John placed down his things on the bench before stepping inside at the other side and stood just outside the 3-point line and started stretching his body. I think that''s about enough'' John thought as he stopped stretching before picking up the ball and performed a shooting stance. This is amazing! John thought as he felt like something is correcting his body when performed a shooting form. John took a deep breath, dribbled the ball as he prepares to shoot. John gaze at the basket as he lightly bent his knees and..jumped while releasing the ball. John watched the ball with anticipation. Tsuuk ~ ''It was a perfect 3-point shot. Awesome! John made a fist while grinning widely and at the same time joyful because that was his very first real 3-point shot in this sport excluding the fact that he did have some lucky shots before all these. John excitedly ran to pick up the ball before making multiple shots achieving a 7 out of 10 percentage behind the 3-point line. Yes!! John made a fist and kick at the same time, "With these shooting percentage...hehe" John was thinking that he could probably become a starting line up with this shooting percentage but then bitterly laughed because he knows that shooting alone isn''t enough to be qualified. John ceased his thoughts and started dribbling with his two hands again. "Okay. Let''s try attacking the basket". John closed his eyes as he imagined an opponent and then he opened his eyes. John dribbled the ball switching it rapidly from one hand to the other. He makes a wide step to the left with a good head fake and in his mind he saw that the defender was deceived then rapidly switch his dribbling to the right, surpassing the defender making his way towards the basket and then he jumped on both feet with the ball on his right hand and then..BAM! What the fuck!? I just did a Dunk! John screamed inside, surprise at what he just did while still hanging at the hoop. "Eve, did you see all that? It feels like I''m playing these game for a long time" John got down and excitedly asked Eve. "Anyone can do that, It''s easy to execute those moves when you''re all alone but it becomes an entirely different story when there''s a real defender in front of you. Especially if that player is far more experienced than you are" Eve said like she wasn''t impress at the least. John was stunned hearing that. He felt like Eve just poured cold water over him but when he thought on what Eve said, John felt like Eve was right. But while John was in deep thought. He didn''t notice that a man walked up behind him and tapped his shoulder. "Hey man. What you did earlier was simply amazing!" John was startled awake by that and when he turned around. He saw that it was one of the guys that he saw earlier occupying the other half court. Wasn''t he that guy who was repeatedly doing a slam dunk earlier? John thought when he saw the person behind him but then realized that he had been rudely staring at him. "Ahh, sorry. I was just startled that you suddenly appeared behind me" John warily smiled at him and kept a distance.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. "Sorry if that startled you but when i saw what you did earlier. I just can''t stop myself from approaching you" the man immediately said when he noticed John being cautious of him. "Ohh i see, are you talking about the Dunk then? John relaxed when he heard that he just came over to talk but then embarrassingly realized at what he said because almost anyone could do that. The man lightly laughed when he heard that "No bro, I''m talking about that ankle breaker you just did". Ankle breaker? John was confused at first and tried recalling that crossover he just did. It can''t be that right? It was just normal crossover. John ceased his thoughts and just decided to ask the guy just to be sure. "Are you talking about the crossover i did? But that can''t be, right? It was just another crossover that anyone can do" The man loudly laugh this time as he went and picked up the ball while walking away from John. John just looks at him, curious at what''s he''s planning to do. The guy stopped just outside the 3-point line and looks at John and started explaining while dribbling "Bro, in your eyes it might seem that it was just another normal crossover but in the eyes of an experienced player..." He didn''t finished what he was gonna say and just shook his head and smiled then suddenly pass the ball to John. John was stunned at first but still manage to caught it, then he shot an inquiring look at him. The guy just smiled "Why don''t you guard me while i show what you just did earlier so you''ll believe me that what you did was really ankle breaker?" "Sure" John immediately agreed as he passed the ball and stopped in front of him taking a defensive posture. John might looked calm outside but deep inside he''s very nervous because he noticed from the way this guy carried himself that he''s either a very knowledgeable or a well experienced player. That''s the reason why he upped his focused up a notch to avoid embarrassing himself. "All good?" "Yep" "Okay, make sure to keep up" he said then started dribbling, rapidly switching the ball from both hands. John was observing his body movements while keeping an eye on the ball then the guy suddenly attacked at the left like John did, John immediately followed but the guy rapidly moved to the right before John''s eyes. Shit, even though I already anticipated these but my body can''t keep up! John cursed inside and saw him successfully by passing him and what''s worse is that he fell down on his butt because his body was confused from the sudden overlapping commands from the brain. When John finally looked behind and he saw the dude dangling on the ring while looking at him. John gave a bitter laugh and smiled. The dude got down and walked to him offering his hand "So, do you believe me now?" "I think so but did I also moved that fast?" John started believing him but was shocked at the speed he witness. "Well maybe, maybe not. After all replicating the same speed of another person is almost impossible" the guy smiled while he spread open his arms. John gave a bitter laugh when he heard that. "By the way, I''m Michael Myers but you can call me Mike" as he introduced himself and offered his hand again. "Call me John, John Steve" John smiled as he shook Mike''s hand and then he noticed that the rest of Mike''s companions are heading towards them. Huh? That person looks a lot like Mike. Ohh maybe siblings huh" John thought when he saw one of them with the same similarity like Mike. "You really don''t slow down huh Mikey?" said the person who looks like Mike with a short laugh and gave a good "HARD" tap on his shoulders. "You know me, I always play seriously unlike you" said Mike seriously with narrowed eyes but then he chuckled a bit and tried to gave a seemingly light punch on his chest but the guy suddenly did a side step to dodge. John was stunned when he saw Mike''s seemingly light punch suddenly gained power behind it. Luckily the dude dodged fast. John then noticed Mike''s wide grin and it made his back shivered a bit and after a few seconds he stood there stunned watching what a seemingly like play between two people, one of them tried to repeatedly punch the other while the one on the receiving end just dodge with ease. John planned to stop both of them but then notice that the other three guys are just watching them and even laughing a bit while shaking their heads from time to time, so John decided to just watch these little play. A minute later, the guy who''s probably Mike''s brother caught his fist and yanked Mike towards him then made a sudden side step and then he tripped Mike and walked towards John and the others smiling with seemingly without care at what happened behind him. John was looking at the grinning guy who''s a head taller than him that''s currently standing in front of him then turned at Mike who was scowling and had a hard time trying to suppress his laughter from remembering what happened to this guy earlier at which really got tripped and made a face plant on the ground which rewarded him a bleeding nose. Mike noticed him and shot him a glare at which John, gave a bitter smile. "I''m Blake, that silly brat''s big brother" Blake said pointing behind at Mike who was glaring at him and then he started introducing the other 3 guys. John learned that the guy with a short afro like Mike is called Brian who''s a bit taller than him around 2" and Calvin who''s a head shorter than John and with a short flat top with buzzed sides as a hair style and there''s Dixon with braided hair with the same height as John. After all the introductions Blake suddenly asked John that made him excited and nervous at the same time. "Hey John, one of ours can''t come because some important matter that came up. How about a game before we go home 3 on 3, yeah?" Auxiliary Task Blake Myers have challenged you on a 3 on 3 match in Basketball. Defeat the opposing team to complete these task. Rewards: 50 Starcoins and 5 Fame Accept / Decline "Sure! I''m in" John excitedly said to Blake which prompted him another notification. Task Accepted "Alright, It''s game time! You and Mike along with Brian will be on the same then Calvin and Dixon will be with me. Let''s do a coin toss to determine who''s team is gonna hold the ball first. John, head or tails?" Blake brought out a coin and surprisingly asked John to choose first. "Heads" "Alright" Blake threw the coin upwards and caught it with one hand and covered it with his other. Blake lifted his hand and the coin was showing Heads. "You guys go first then. First team to have 12 points wins" Blade and the others took their positions while John picked up the ball and stood just outside the court. John stood there for a bit as he look at the rest. Blake to Mike, Dixon to Brian and John looks at Calvin who''s also looking at him. I guess your stuck with me. John thought and smiled then he passed the ball to Mike and finally John''s first official game has begun. Best In The World 2 minutes at the game. What''s wrong with him? He''s been making a lot of mistakes since the game started. Mike was giving a deep stare at John while dribbling the ball and scanning the field for a possible Assist. John noticed Mike''s stare and just gave him a stiff smile. Now, he''s giving me that "what''s wrong with you" look and it''s because I''m so damn nervous! John was cursing in his mind in daze and didn''t notice that the ball was flying towards him. Pak~! Oww, that fucking hurts! John cursed while holding his face and then he saw Mike walking towards with a menacing look and grimace at it. "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I think so" John was giving a bitter laugh when he noticed his voice being serious. Then he saw Mike suddenly smiled and clasp both his shoulders and gave it both a good slap. Paik~! John gritted his teeth when he felt the pain coming from both his shoulders. "Come on, it''s just a game so get your shit together and it''s not like someone is trying ko kill you here" Mike suddenly yelled at him. John was dumbfounded from his yell and then he looked at the others, who was also looking at him as they gave him a small nod. Dammit, they already noticed that I was nervous but didn''t say anything, they''re good people. John thought when he realized that and didn''t notice that his body is already starting to relax from nervousness. "Yeah, sorry about that" "Alright! Get into defence then and make sure they don''t get another basket!" Yelled Mike while clapping loudly. John nodded then went infront of Calvin then took a defensive instance. "You good?" said Calvin with a bit of playfulness in his voice. "Yep, thanks" John replied with a smile. John was trying to keep up with Calvin who''s trying to get pass while also keeping an eye to Mike and Blake who''s having a stand-off. Blake caught the ball from Dixon then made his body slightly bent forward. "Keep up little bro" ¡°Hmmp¡± Mike snorted in reply. Blake smiled instead and suddenly did a Hesitation in which Mike reacted to it. ¡°Tsk¡± clicked Mike. Blake did another to his left but this time suddenly made a spin move to the right and executed a fade away jump shot. Even though this happened in the span of a second, Mike was still able to keep up with his brother as he also jumped a little bit later trying to block the ball. ¡°Come on!¡± shouted Mike and luckily the tip of his middle finger was able to manage the ball and Blake¡¯s eye twitch when he saw. ¡°Rebound!¡± Blake immediately yelled when his feet touched the ground but he was immediately dumbfounded of what he saw. John immediately rushed below the basket at the same time when the ball was released. He was able to calculate that Mike would be able to block or at least touch the ball, that¡¯s the reason why he abandoned his post and went for the rebound instead. ¡°Haaa!¡±The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. John landed on the ground, gripping the ball and immediately dribbled outside the 3-point line. ¡°Nice Rebound¡± John dribbled a bit and passed the ball to Brian and made a dash towards the ring then he jumped and caught the alley-oop pass from Brian. Bang! I never thought the day would come when I¡¯ll be able to do a alley-oop! John was smiling widely as he got down from the ring. ¡°Nice Dunk¡± ¡°Nice Pass¡± Both Brian and John smiled as they gave each other a high five. ¡°Great, now we are one point ahead¡± Mike said as he approached both of them. ¡°Yeah¡± both Brian and John said at the same time. ¡°I never thought you could play that good when you¡¯re finally not nervous, especially that rebound. It was awesome..¡± Mike was giving a lot of praise to John that even made him embarrased hearing it. ¡°Hey! Are we gonna play or are you guys just gonna keep talking there? They heard Dixon shouting at them which they immediately run back to their positions. John was moving towards Calvin when he noticed Blake giving him another smile but this time, it sent a shiver down in his spine. What was that smile? Scary. John thought but outside, he just smiled rigidly towards him. The game resumed as Blake¡¯s team took another point and the same goes for John¡¯s team. The game was starting to get heated as both teams are not allowing each other to easily score, especially as a crowd is starting to gather around them, cheering. Waaaaaa! The crowd was shouting and yelling as Blake performed a Double Clutch dunk. What¡¯s with this crowd?Seriously! John still can¡¯t get used with the crowd¡¯s shouting. He really doesn¡¯t know why a large crowd started watching them and yelling when one of them successfully made a basket. Especially Mike¡¯s girlfriend who really yells the loudest, like she¡¯s on a fish market trying to attract some customers to buy her produce. ¡°Dammit, we¡¯re tied¡± complained Mike because he wasn¡¯t able to prevent Blake from scoring. ¡°It¡¯s our ball and this is the match point. Let¡¯s just make sure the ball gets in¡± John said trying to comfort Mike. Man, these two brothers are really competitive. John shook his head as he started dribbling. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s win this game¡± John proclaimed while rising a finger. John move towards Mike and passed the ball you him simultaneously giving him a screen. It would have been a perfect pick n roll if John had been able to get pass Dixon¡¯s defence. The switch between defenders was so fast that John and the others were caught off guard. It was when John tried to move towards the basket for the pass but there was already someone defending him infront, it was Dixon who was supposed to be guarding Brian instead of him and when he looked at the others. Mike was already being defended by his brother and Calvin was guarding Brian instead. Damn. John cursed and instead went around Mike and took the ball from him. "Ok, one more time!" John yelled towards the others. John started dribbling between his legs. He was looking for a way to get pass Dixon''s defence and he saw Brian coming towards and pass the ball to him. They started passing between the 3 of them trying to get pass their oppenents defence. What''s with these guys? Their defence suddenly got tight, were they just playing earlier or is it because this is a match point? John thought when he saw their opponents became like a different person. Mike did a jump pass towards John, who immediately caught it. "Damn, let''s try that ankle breaker i did when i was practicing" John was staring at Dixon straight in his eyes, both of them are practically glaring at each other. John smiled widely towards Dixon which made him feel suddenly uncomfortable and then he saw John trying to shoot. "Is it real or just fake?" Dixon was asking himself but he already made a quick decision because he saw John trying to shoot for real and he instictively jumped planning to block it ahead. "Shit! F*ck! I got had" Dixon cursed in his mind because it was a fake, a pump fake. John was delighted because he was able to fool Dixon and he immediately jumped also performing a double clutch dunk like Blake did but he was suddenly shocked because someone suddenly appeared infront of him and one of his hand was clutching the ball on his hand. "It''s Blake, how!?" John yelled inside when he saw the person infront of him. In the eyes of the spectators, it was like the time froze as they dumbfoundedly looked at the two people in mid-air, One was trying to get the ball in the basket while the other one is trying to prevent it and they saw that one of them was overpowered and landed on his butt, luckily he was able to catch himself and lessened the impact. In a stroke of luck, that person''s teammate was able to catch the ball and performed a fade away jump shot that made the winning shot. "Dammmit, I got too overconfident because I was playing well and tried to overpower him" John sighed as he realized that he forgot that he was playing with people who was more experienced than him. Waaaaahhhhh! "That was awesome! It was like I was watching NBA!" "That mid-air battle was so f*cking awesome!" "I got the chills when i saw that!" "What a heart stopping moment! It just made my day!" People was shouting and yelling that made John startled that he immediately stood up. "You did good" he heard Blake''s voice beside him. "I did?" "Yeah, just look at the crowd their screaming and the talk about what happened earlier, it means you did good, maybe even too good" Blake sincerely smiled when he said that. John was looking at the crowd of noisy people who are talking about what happened earlier and it made his body tremble in excitement. So this is what i want all along, the crowd, the cheering, the bubbling excitement, the heart stopping moments, those amazing plays, those adorring eyes and suppassing even the Legends that I look up to and finally, become the greatest Athlete in Sports History. To become the best in the world!