The Search For A Way Out

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Kit Ward-17

The lava continues to flow in our direction, and we run for what seemed like hours. I'm getting tired, though. Luckily, the lava seems to flow slower, allowing us to take breaks, then it finally stopps altogether. The sun begins to set, and the lava provides light for us to see. We set out our supplies, lean against a tree, and relax.

''What's the plan?'' Asks Sophia.

''I guess we find a way out.''

''How?''

''There's a reason this place wasn't mentioned to us in the Arena description. I think it has the way out.''

''So we set out to look for it?''

''Yeah.''

''Then we should do it now. I don't know how much longer I can last in this place.''

We've been here for weeks, I think. A couple weeks. How many are still alive? Fifteen? I think of how many cannons have blasted since we got here. Those are hard to forget. Yes. There are fifteen left.

''Let's do this.'' We pack up and set out in the night. We wander for hours, looking for something unusual. Nothing. Perhaps we were mistaken in coming here? Then I hear something. A roar, and I turn to see a huge white beast come charging toward us...

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