The Stadium (In the Process of Ending/No longer accepting)

The portrait gave out a lot of blinding light. I had my arm over my eyes waiting for the light to die down. I tried to listen to what was happening but i heard nothing. And finally It just dissapeared. " Open your eyes you idiot. the path has been opened for you," A disembodied voice said, i looked up feeling all shaky expecting something big, but nothing. "phyc!" the voice said. I recognized it to be cyrus's but he wasnt there. It was a recoring. " i thought you'd never come back! Its funny because i told you about this place and you walked away to drake" i chook my head there, was he spying on me? when did he record his voice and why were his facts not all right? then he continued,
" Anyways i had three keys but none of them open any door... and i lost them, if you find out what they are then i might be able to show you something,"
I didn't know what was wrong with cyrus. He was talking really different then the usual and what he said made no sence.
"Do you know?"

Ice

What was with Cyrus? The question he asked also makes no sence. He lost his keys then asks if I knew what it was.
It's all confusing. He never did tell me about this... the things hidden on this portrait. Now that I think about it, he did mention it at an akward time and that time he secretly druged her... How did he come to learn so many secrets? I felt that the answer was right infront of me but i couldn't see it. Everything that had to deal with secrecy when it came to Cyrus...Secrecy... Thats it! That time he brought up the portrait was really a clue of some sort that he was giving me and if I was right then there must be a clue in what he said. Now that I really thought about it, there was something wrong with that question he asked, there was a clue in it. And almost on cue the disembodied voice asked,
" Do you know?"
I face the portrait, Giving a bit more thought into it and finnaly I figured it out,
" The three keys... they wouldn't happen to be: monkey,donkey and turkey, would they?" There was silence then portrait really did slide open.
At first all I could see was pitch black darkness, and when something pulled me in by the arms, I felt my heart thud so hard that my chest pained. It was only cyrus.
"This is the secret passage way in this whole mansion," He says answering one of my questions before asked. Then leading me into the darkness with the portrait closing behind us.
" Common, i'll show you where to get armour."

Drake-
When the cook come in the room, I decide it's time to make myself scarce.
"I'll be back, Mask-Girl," I say, giving Rutila's hand a squeeze. She gives me a look and rolls her eyes.
As I make my way down a random hallway, I see Ice disappear through a portrait. I duck in before the portrait door closes.
"Come on, I'll show you where to get armour," the little guy who was talking to Ice earlier says. It's too dark to see where they are and I guess they can't see me.
"Umm... hi," I say. I hear someone jump near me.
"It's just me," i say.

ice

I really was in no position to take on anymore fright.
" oh, its just Darake," Cyrus said, makin no attempt to hide his hate. Did he say Drake, was that him right behind me?
"Drake is that you? What are you doing here?" I asked.
" Never mind Darake, He can show himself the way out lets go."
I shook my head but what good would that do in the dark when no one saw. So I stopped on my tracks. Then Cyrus said,
" Darake you going any time soon?-"
" First of all his name is Drake not Darake. Second of all I did not agree to come in here with you blindly. If you knew it was here why didn't you just tell me straight? What was with the secrets and riddle?" I asked.
I could here cyrus sigh and then mutter,
" Thanks to Darake she now talks too much. I had to test you if you were worthy."
Worthy? Worthy, for what? My life was in danger and he was checking if I was worthy of God knows what!
For a moment it was quiet and i actually thought Drake had left, untill I heard him silently breathing rom behind.
"Drake you don't mess with iris, get that straight." Cyrus said. Then Drake asked,
"Iris?"

Drake-
"Iris? Who's Iris?" I ask, but no one answers me, "no, I'm not going anytime soon." I cross my arms. This Cyrus kid was really getting on my nerves, "if it'll make you feel less blind, I'll come with you, Ice, though I'll be just as blind as you." Cyrus protested, but I wouldn't have it.
"It's Ice's decision," say, "if she wants me with, I'll come, if she wants me to scram, I'm gone."

Ice

My choice? Why would my choice matter couldn't they do what they want? I didn't know what Cyrus was up too, maybe he had to show me something top secret, in that case I would have to tell Drake to leave. I look over to where I guessed Drake would be and placed my hand on his shoulder,
" I'm sorry Drake... but would you please call me Iris...It's my real name-"
"Iris! what are you doing you never told anyone your name before do you trust him, and besides tell him to leave al ready." Cyrus said.
"Listen little bro, if thats who you really are, you shouldn't be the one to tell me a thing about trust after what you did in the last round, and I don't care for whatever reason it was. I don't know a thing about you." I say in one breath.
"You don't know a thing about him, either but you trust him?" Cyrus asked and after a moment of silence where I tried to make up a good come back but failed, he sighed then said,
"Forget it lets go you too."

Drake-
"Iris is a nice name," I say as we start off. I shiver, partly from the cold and partly because I'm starting to have a bad feeling about this place, "since when did you have a little brother?" Iris sighs.
"Long story," she says. I nod. I expect the passage to lead up, but it doesn't, it leads down and down and down, steeply at first, then more gradual as we make our way along. I still can't see anything; if anything it's gotten darker, but the tunnel feels narrower and the stone walls seem colder and colder. The air becomes heavy and muggy, the floor slippery and wet. Iris's brother almost trips a few times, but there isn't really room for falling in the tunnel.

Rutila "The Black Dagger" Nixion

The night flew by in a flash the next thing I knew I was in bed in my pajamas and about to go to sleep. I reminded myself that tomorrow I would have to kill Ivan, I shut my eyes and was soon fast asleep. In my dreams vision's of last year's Stadium played in my head, I see everyone I had killed. Everyone I killed to get to the top. I see Cathrine who was forced into all this mess die by the minotaur again and again, each time I hear her blood curtaling scream, and each time I am powerless to stop it all from happening. That's when something snapped in me, my refusal to kill became an urge to do. I killed people thinking it would avenge Catharine's death, but in the end it never worked. I hear Catharine's blood curaling scream again and bolt right up in my bed, I have my right hand to my face, my face was covered in a mixture of sweat and tear's. It was only two in the mourning. I soon lay back down attempting to get some sleep.