I swear time seemed to have slowed down.
It just kept spinning until it finally came to a slow stop.
The orbed stopped on a face I didn't recognise.
"Melanie Martin" was called out.
A girl from the opposite side of the room, revealed as she stood up and walked over to the open arena.
The orb began to spin again.
This time it stopped on a face I did in fact know.
"Oh fuck my life" I heard Daisy say under her breath as she sees it stop on her.
"Daisy Madden"
"Good luck D" I say "You'll do great, you're stronger than you think I've seen it" I reassure her
She nods, still unsure of herself.
"You've got this Daisy, just believe you can" Maya says truthfully
"Hey Daisy, that girl who was picked I know her. She's skilled but she's slow, you can knock her down when she's still recovering" Elliot tells her
She smiles and I swear I see a blush make it's way to her face before she turns round.
"Damn Melanie was picked first, so she chooses" Andrew complains "That's just unfair"
"It is unfair, they have an advantage now" I say
"That's just how it works" Tyler says "You need to think fast"
I roll my eyes.
Easy for him to say.
"Wait are we just going to see them through the dome?" I ask
"We'll see them in that big TV screen over there" Tyler gestures to the big flat screen hung in the centre of the room
The walls of the dome finally meet each other again and close.
We instantly see the TV turn on.
"Is that a beach?" I ask genuinely surprised
"Looks like it" Maya says
"That's just stupid" Andrew says
"Don't underestimate her, she's good" Elliot says in response
Daisy appeared on the TV screen, she looks about as confused as we are seeing she was standing in a beach.
"Where's Melanie?" Maya asks
"Who knows" Andrew says
"Do they get weapons?" I ask
"Yeah look"
I see as Daisy picks up a bow and a few arrows next to it and a sword.
"How does the game end?" Maya asks
I want to know too.
"Either that timer over there runs out" Elliot points to the timer counting down from 30 minutes "Then it's a tie"
"Or they hurt you or knock you down so hard you can't fight anymore. You're forced to end the game. It depends on what they choose though, sometimes it's not always about fighting" he says
"That's vile" I say truthfully
"It's fun to watch though" Andrew says "The other academy seems to be enjoying it" he points out
"Psychos" I say
"We're all a little bit psychotic sometimes, oh well" Andrew shrugs
I knew he was probably right.
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FantasyThis story follows 5 siblings living with their aunt and uncle after being abandoned by their parents. Clueless about the real world around them and who they really are, they continue training by order of their father who is now gone. What happens w...
