My Hero's Journey Short Story

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The score is 14-14. My mind gets thrown into the zone, it’s the final bout, the final touch. My feet begin to move on their own accord and I chase my opponent down the strip and flunge towards them with my hand slashing down their chest and I yell a cry of victory as I hit. I hear the claps and cheers of my family members. I take my mask off with a sigh of relief and a smile on my face. This is my hero’s journey. See, my journey is a little different than most hero stories we hear nowadays I don’t have a super power, I’m not extra wise or strong, I’m no wizard, nor was I chosen to fight to the death for my district. To me, this story is pretty lucid, but then again I have been fencing for about 8 years. To make it easier for all of us I’ll elucidate it. My story is about how I found the sport that would teach me more than I would’ve ever learned without it. The sport that would later keep me from going crazy, from getting too …show more content…

I advanced lunged in the middle and she made me miss and chased me down, I had no clue what to do so I kept going back till I got to the end and I PAUSE you’re probably thinking I do something grand and somehow pull of the parry of a lifetime and win the bout but that’s not quite what happens PLAY Instead of making a parry I stand there and just counter attack as she hits me.
Thrilling story right? What a hero’s journey, I mean it is a hero’s journey essay so naturally we’re all thinking I get over every challenge I face, but like in the Odyssey. Odysseus didn’t get over his challenges easy; he had to deal with Poseidon the whole time, he was stuck as a sex slave for 7 years, but he eventually got back to Ithaca and saved Penelope and Telemachus. My hero’s journey might not be as grand as his, but to me I think it’s been a long journey to get to where I am

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