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They took to an office looking room. He was finally able to sit on a cushioned chair. A man in a suite came in and sat behind the desk in front of him. Noel recognized the man he was the announcer in the last fight. “You disappoint me Noel.” He said. Noel looked confused and shocked. I won I defeated your champion so I get the money that was promised.” He demanded.

“I’ll give you your money but it’ll be useless to you.” He said. Noel stared at him. “Why?” He asked. The man smiled. “Be... Read Full Chapter

He stood at the entrance to the ring. “Noel Campbell please enter the ring!” a new voiced called out. Noel walked into the ring. Torches lined the walls of the ring the box and the pillars were gone. The ring was empty except for him. “Now the reigning champion Tamarack!” The voice boomed. A large man painted red with elaborate tattoos all over his body walked out from the other side of the ring.

“OO big man.” He called to Tamarack. “I’m going to crush you like I did the others.” Ta... Read Full Chapter

Noel walked back to the hall where it was quiet. He laid down in the middle of the floor and started to cry. Everyone is dead he had to kill his only friend in this whole thing the only person that understood that he was the only one that knew what he was fighting for and now he had no one. He cried for what felt like hours. He finally managed to calm himself down. His guilt had turned into anger he was mad at the overseer he was at Ned for giving up he was mad at himself for ki... Read Full Chapter

“You have one more fight before You fight Tamarack.” Ned explained to Noel. Noel raised his head and saw no one in the hall. They had all died in their fights. “Who?” He asked. “You’ll know soon enough.” Ned told him. “Is he in the other hall?” Noel asked. Ned just shrugged his shoulders. Noel could still here the women’s cry and he still haven’t washed her blood off of him. “Was it because it was a girl?” Ned asked. Noel nodded. “My mom taught me to never hit a girl when I was growing up and... Read Full Chapter

Hours past and Ned continued to drink and talk story with Noel. He had five drinks within one hour. It was like that there was no end to his drinks as if he brought a cooler full of beer. He would offer Noel a drink every once and awhile but Noel would refuse him. It was time to fight. It was pitch dark in the ring besides torch light the illuminated the ground. There were torches on the pillars. He was to fight in the pillars. He walked over to the pillars with both of his axes in hand. A ta... Read Full Chapter

They reached the med bay within minutes. The doctor looked at his eye poured some hydrogen peroxide on it washed it out and wrapped it. “Good news and bad news which one you want to hear first?” The doctor asked. “Bad news .” Noel demanded. The doctor sighed. “You’re blind in your left eye.” Noel sighed. “What really doctor I never knew.” He said sarcastically. The doctor looked at him with distain. “Good news is you can still compete in the tournament and you are going to have a badass scare... Read Full Chapter

lAn hour passed and it was time for Noel to fight his second battle. This fight will decide if he is going to fight in the finals. His name was called and he walked out to the fallen pillars. There was no even ground you were either fighting an uphill or downhill battle. He walked to the front of arena and waited for his opponent. A big man with two arakh’s he wore only leather pants but no shirt sweat shone on his skin he stood a foot taller then Noel. He had muscles that shined in there li... Read Full Chapter

Noel leaned against the wall behind the standing pillars as he watched Ned danced between the pillars dogging his foes attacks and parrying the swings that came to close. He would strike every once and awhile but other than he would dance around looking for his opponents weaknesses and strengths. The fight went on for twenty minutes before Ned struck his foe down by cutting the back of his knee and plunging his sword down the man’s spine and through his heart. Noel had to give it to hi... Read Full Chapter

When he entered the hall he heard all of the other champions whooping and calling his name. Noel just kept his head down and walked to and empty changing room and closed the door and locked he put his axes on the wall in front of him and sat on the bench behind them and put his hands on his face. He was breathing heavily. He thought about the sound the axe made when it cut into the man’s foot. He shook his vigorously. Then screamed. He heard a knock at the door that silenced his screaming. He... Read Full Chapter

An hour and a half later the announcer got on the microphone and started to greet the audience and tell them what’s new and what will continue throughout the tournament. About 20 minutes later he called the champions to the ring. He stood up and started to walk to the entrance of the ring. His name was called and he walked out into the bright sun everybody cheered him as he took his steps to the box. He climbed up the steps of the box and stood on the three by three platform before th... Read Full Chapter

Noel was walking into the arena a huge circle with dirt for ground and pillars on one side and collapsed pillars on the other side and in the middle a huge box were men fought on the top on slim beams and if they were to be knocked they would fall into a valley of spikes. He remembered that from watching two fight on it last year. He hardened his grip on both of his axes. HE was at a lost he didn’t know what to do. He saw the man that he was talking to earlier. He ran up to him “Hey!”... Read Full Chapter

A ray of sunlight shone through his window and onto his face. His eyes fluttered open, he put a hand in front of his face to cover his eyes. “Today is the day.” He said still groggy. He sat up in his bed and looked around as he always did. He went through his daily morning routine got dressed, broke his fast. The only thing that was different was that he had the thought in his mind that he was going to have to kill someone today. He walked over to his closet and grabbed a hoody and sl... Read Full Chapter