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CHAPTER 26 — FALSE VICTORY
I was seen as a threat, and honestly, it felt good Seeing how Bitus's goons intercepted me before dragging me closer to him was a good idea to draw me closer to my target, unsuspected. When I was near enough, I pulled out the flamethrower and blasted the highlighted slot number.Sparks flew, electricity crackled, and the barrier shattered like glass.Chaos erupted as the crowd turned on me. "You're going to get all of us killed!" someone screamed."Now we are all going to die!" another lamented. As some were panicking, wondering what they are going to do, others were after my heads. Well, I won't blame them, but I can't be the one holding by the thread. Plus, I don't want Bitus to feel like he has won. I don't want to see it.Animal cries echoed from the forest. "What the he—," Tobi whispered as hordes spilled out.I rejoined my team, returning Vira's flamethrower. We circled around Little, weapons ready."I hope you know what you're doing," Vira grunted, blazing at the mutant."W
CHAPTER 25 — THE ONLY ONE
Bitus lifted a crimson-stained blade, pointing it at my chest. More sword than knife, its metal caught the filtered light menacingly.My mind raced while my body froze. Outside meant death from prowling mutants. Inside wasn't looking better."Choose," Bitus said coldly. "Ten.""Why target me?" My voice cracked. "I never—""Nine."He ignored me, dark eyes fixed on my face."Eight. Seven. Six."How much blood did this psychopath want? My enhanced senses flooded me with useless data."Five. Four. Three."I couldn't move. My decision came through paralysis rather than choice.When he reached zero, he knew the choice I made.Without warning, he swung viciously. My enhanced reflexes saved me—I dodged by milliseconds, the blade whistling past my ear."Next time, you won't embarrass me," he snarled, raising the weapon again.My hand shot up, gripping his wrist to stop the strike. The mutants weren't stopping soon, trapping me with this maniac.His elbow drove into my ribs.White-hot lightning
CHAPTER 24 — LIMITED SLOTS
Panic rippled through the participants as we found ourselves exposed again despite no mutant staying around. In the distance, I could see the shapes of airdrops falling.Most participants assumed the drops were bait, designed to make us fight each other or become the next meal for the animal. Whatever their reasons were gave me a perfect opportunity. While they remained stiff and theorized, I bolted for the nearest green airdrop and noticed Vira taking my cue to for the red with Little right beside her. Tobi and Jabari went for the blue while Jokob also targeted the green with me. We stuffed our packs with supplies as other participants finally caught on and rushed toward the drops. Some even chased after us, hoping to claim what we'd gathered.We found a hiding spot in a cluster of fallen trees on rocks, and I forced our way through. I was thinking about how to beat this current game while we ate with Tobi shrugging my shoulders."God, you're paranoid," he said, but there was aff
CHAPTER 23 — SURROUNDED
The confirmation hit me like a punch to the gut, even though I'd already suspected. We sat in silence for a while, watching the darkness beyond our camp."Does this change anything?" she asked eventually “At least between us—as allies?” I thought about it. Does it matter? From what I could tell, she's practically protecting her sister like I am doing for mine. She also sacrificed herself back at the maze and helped me heal my wound. "No," I said finally. "It doesn't change anything."She smiled. "Alright.""But no more lies," I added. "If we're going to survive this, we need to trust each other.""Agreed.""And Vira?" she looked at me "For what it's worth, I think Nira is lucky to have you as a sister."Her smile widened, and for the first time since I'd met her, she looked genuinely pleased.“Thanks.”We sat in comfortable silence, watching stars I was seeing clearly for the first time since arriving here.Eventually Vira dozed off, leaving me on watch alone.As dawn approached,
CHAPTER 22 — VIGILANCE
If the trial doesn't get me, then I'm sure Tobi's hug will. Tobi kept pulling me into hugs, this last one lasting much longer than the previous ones."You did it," he whispered, then kissed my forehead. "You actually did it."“This has become a weird habit.”“What can I say, you are incredible” which made me grin. He turned to the others, his voice growing louder with excitement. "This is why we need to stick with Kae! He's the real deal! If we stay with him, we can make it through anything this trial throws at us!"I wanted to tell him to shut up, that the last thing I needed was everyone looking to me for leadership as Raven's words echoed in my head: ‘Don't babysit anyone unless they're valuable for survival.’But before I could say anything, Rach was nodding enthusiastically."He's right," Rach said. "You saved all our asses back there.""We all would have died without you," Jabari added quietly.The weight of their expectation settled on my shoulders like a lead blanket. I did
CHAPTER 21 — ESCAPE OR DIE
The stench hit first—wet rot, sour like corpses fermenting in a swamp. Then came the sound, a rushing roar that promised drowning or worse. Two tunnels yawned ahead of us, both closing fast, both promising death."I'm out of ideas," Jokob whispered, adjusting his glasses nervously as he looked at me, "Do you have any clue?"I shut my eyes, trying to think through the panic. Something felt off. Traps usually had patterns, logic. This felt random."Wait," I pressed my ear to the wall between tunnels, wondering if I could maybe hear any form of strange sound like in the maze. Nothing. Could my radar sweep work on concrete? Only one way to find out.The screen lit up as I activated it. Relief flooded through me—it worked, scanning the entire room.The dark liquid seeped faster through the side tunnels, pooling around our feet. It reeked of rot, with small shapes writhing inside—worms or leeches."Anytime now," Kingsley urged, watching Danny whose face was green, ready to puke.Nira los
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