“If you’ll please wait here, sir. Let me go confirm the progress of your invite and see if you can join the Scrimmage or not” the second officer said, about to rush to the tower when Anthony stopped him.“Before you go, I wanted you to tell me what the Scrimmage is exactly,” Anthony asked.“Oh!” The second officer said then smiled“Don’t worry sir, I’m sure the warden will enlighten you on everything you need to know about it. All I can say is that you’re lucky you came when you did because today’s event is about to start soon. Thankfully, you haven’t missed your chance to join in yet which I’m sure will help in convincing the warden to grant you an invite” the second officer said and Anthony grimaced with confusion.‘From what he’s said, it sounds like the Scrimmage is an event. The question now is, what type of event is it and where is it being held?’ Anthony thought and then jolted with realization.‘Wait, don’t tell me The Scrimmage takes place inside the prison. That can’t be, ri

Seating on one of the benches, Anthony waited for Gam to be brought into the visitation room so that they could talk about something very important. Warden Faller waited as well, but his waiting took place behind a two-way mirror. Just then, Officer Victor approached Warden Faller and with him was a towering and burly gentleman, having red hair that covered about half his face, most especially his eyes. “I’ve brought him like you wanted, Warden” Officer Victor said. Warden Faller looked at the red-haired man and said “Inmate 317 or should I call you Gamboli Greyson” Gamboli looked at Warden Faller and replied “Hello Warden. What a lovely day to be out of my cell way earlier than usual”Warden Faller smiled back “Indeed, it is a lovely day. For me especially,” he said and Gamboli grimaced. He flicked his eyes to Officer Victor and then said “Little officer over here told me that I have a special visitor. Is that true or are you guys pulling my leg?” “Not at all,” Warden Faller s

Officer Victor brought Anthony and Gamboli to a white room that had a lot of gadgets stationed in it and right in the center of it all was Warden Maxwell Faller.“I’ve brought them like you wanted Warden—“ Officer Victor said but Anthony cut him off.“What are these?” Anthony asked, looking at his intriguing environment. Warden Faller looked at what was being referred to and he answered “Oh, these. Well, these are called Nanite bombardment chambers”“Nanite bombardment chambers? What’s that supposed to be? More importantly, what are they used for and why are they here of all places?” Anthony asked and the good Warden smiled. He answered "One question at a time Mr. Anthony. First of all, these are experimental devices sent in by our sponsors for testing and what they are used for, which is your second and to an extension your third question, is providing a means of healing the participants of The Scrimmage of any surface injury sustained during an event. If you’re wondering why such

"Warden Faller, I know this is your place and you call most of— if not all the shots that happen around here. I also know that can most definitely knock me out with a single wave of your huge hands if I try and challenge you, but I have to say... What the hell is going on here?" asked the man in white who was standing beside the warden as he snuck side glances at Gamboli "A wave of my hand? Don't be ridiculous, Showman. My days of getting physical with others have gone behind me since I took charge of this place. Now, if I wanted, I can just send someone else to handle you for me but jokes aside, what do you mean?" Warden Faller asked the white-dressed showman.Both stared at each other for a little while before the showman finally spoke.“Looks like I have to explain the obvious. I'm talking about the… umm, gentlemen over here who surprisingly don’t know who I am. I wanted to ask why the hell doesn’t he know that I’m the Showman and also what else doesn’t he know. Does he even know

“Alright, Mr. Anthony. This is where your battle as a benefactor will be taking place” Officer Victor said to Anthony after taking him to the area where the benefactors of the event were stationed.Anthony did a little look around his station then looked at the distance, seeing other stations similar to his.“Lemme guess, in one of those stations, is the benefactor of Gamboli’s opponent,” Anthony said and Officer Victor nodded with a smirk. “Just like with yours, the stations are closed to conceal the identities of our special guests. You can watch the match and your fighter from the screen within your station. If there’s any questions you have just let me know” Officer Victor said. Anthony shook his head with a confident smirk. “Alright then, Mr. Anthony. I’ll be returning to Warden Faller now. See you after the match is over” Officer Victor said then bowed his head in respect of Anthony.Anthony did the same then the officer left Anthony to go into his station and close the door