Chapter 26: Third's situation

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SEATHRYN'S POV///

I was asleep when a familiar feeling tapped me up.

It was coldness.

Everything inside of this cave, the warmth it turned to breeze, the fire and the woods they all turned to ashes and I'm afraid that our lives soon will be remains.

I rose up upon clearing the view of my eyes as I was seeing an enticing flame of fire beyond these thick walls of rocks.

It was Tania.

In every tack of her hands a flame would be created with an orange fire blaze. She was sitting the same stone she used to sit lately. She's playing her fire on her palm facing the blank wall.

Naglakad ako papalapit sa kanya nang bigla siyang nagsalita. Lahat ng mga kasamahan namin ay tulog na lalong lalo na si Yden na medyo maayos na ang kalagayan.

"You're still awake? " her tone was the same. Cold yet teasing.

"So you're talking to me now. " I said sarcastically and let a bit of laugh comes out of my mouth. Nang makalapit na ako sa kanya ay isinandal ko ang aking likurang parte sa pader na nasa harapan niya.

She then easily laughed.

"Third is fine. He will be fine. He must get out of this game to prove out something to his father. " I remained silent.

She continued the talk.

"Sixteen years ago, during the havoc I lost my mom and dad. The same year, Third lost his brother. "

I've been confused with her line. Brother? All I know was his brother was Rue alone. What does she means?

From her gaze being lowered she turned it up and smirked.

"Oh, you didn't know. Stupid. " Why am I even listening to this stupid again?

I chose to listen putting aside her insults for I don't really care.

"Third must had died during that time but, instead of his life, his brother sacrificed his own. He was Can the elder brother of Third and Rue. Third was about to be the target of a straight, sharp arrow coming from a samientu. His brother, upon seeing the attack took the arrow instead. He died because of it and there was a woman who tried to save Third also, but she appears weak and had been slashed by a silver steel sword from a horse-rider samientu."

I never knew that...

As I heard the story I decided to spoke out.

"Have you seen the actual happening? "

"Damn you. " it was her answer. Cold but now there was a hint of hatred and being hurt.

I then continued my talk instead.

"Sixteen years ago also, during the Samientus Verri I lost my mother. " I lowered my gaze unto her, she's now gripping a stone. And without even my knowledge she threw it in the wall aggressively and there, a tear escaped from her eyes.

"Damn, why aren't we lucky? " she asserted and stood up. And now I am facing her back, she then went to our comrades fixing the huge leaves where she will be sleeping on.

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THIRD'S POV///

Days had left from the day we entered this big dome. Everything is settled and programmed, the air we breath, the wild animals we encouter, the trees we see that tomorrow will later on vanish, and our lives if we'll live or die.

In this level of fight, us, the gamers of this game are the audience alone, our eyes will see if who's life will now be taken. No audience outside this dome watching us on a big screen shouting their bets and favors. Instead, there are families watching us on their televisions, but, still there are these authorities who have secret businesses beyond this field of death.

Why are we chosen to play this game?

Simple.

Whoever school will win in this game with complete members or who has higher scores on the board or has the higher members who've survived to situations, they will be declared victorious.

As to reason that the school chooses those representatives who are capable to survive this battle, including those who has the rare skill as the alas of the group. And that is why, Seathryn is here.

That is the business that my father had setteled. To put Seathryn inside the dome and win the battle along with my leadership.

For if our school will win, the favors will be given, one of that is that our school can request to the authorities to transfer those students who are skillful enough inside the circle of the City of Quantum to study at Sylum Academy. Second, wealthy families will patronize the name of the school as a scale of proficiency.

I forcefully twisted the neck of my rival locked by my right arm. A familiar sound had cracked twisting his neck stealing his life.

Let's back to reality...

I was about to take my step as I heard a shout from somebody.

I immediately looked up meeting the person distant from me. It was a green-haired girl, kneeling, being slashed into halves by the man standing in front of her. A man I once saw in the list of alas.

The man with the same skill like mine.

Releigh Brown.

From Hann School of Skills of Sphinx City.

He was wearing a familiar cloth in his neck with blood on it. A fur-like cloth of an animal - a raviou's fur.

From his position his vision had spotted at my position.

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