Chapter Thirty-FourPresent day
“Fighting Richards today, it's the people's favourite. All the odds were against him, but he rose through the ranks to spectacularly seize stardom! It's the dark and powerful Raven!”
In the backstage dressing room, Raven gritted his teeth as he listened to the announcement and prepared to enter the ring. The cold chill of the stone wall was a sharp shock as he held his hand against it to steady his nerves. The crowd had turned quiet, awaiting his appearance with excitement. He put his hand out to the curtain but simply rested it there, afraid of what would greet him once he pulled it aside. This was the first time he had fought since that fight. He shuddered as he remembered Khan's body falling to the ground at his feet, the crowd's callous shifting of alle
