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

Micah

Great. One of my allies against another.

Jesse extinguishes the situation, torn up on the inside, and I'm left to wonder who to go to. Rutila is upset, steam practically coming out of her ears. Jesse is close to crying, a hidden memory eating her from the inside out. And Octavius more than likely now has a dent in both his pride and dignity.

I'm screwed.

Comparing myself to a human tug-a-war, I just sit down and decide to stay out of everything, sighing. Inside, everything is mixed up and splitting...

Jesse

I man up and start smiling now. "Okay! Lets train or something." I said becoming myself again. "Or we could just relax. Or we could let our anger out..." I said grinning ar Rutila. I turned to Micah and smiled. "What do you think?"

Micah

"What do you think?" Jesse turns to me.

I shrug, looking down in my conflict.

"My ankle's still bothering me." I lie. "I'll sit out."

Rutila "The Black Dagger" Nixion

"What you think?" Jesse asks.

I shake my head and continue up the stairs.

"No thanks, I need to bandage my wound and I have a weapons cashe in my room. Your welcome to take some if you want." I said.

Drake-
After Rutila gets her dagger back, that Octavius Elite picks a fight with her, saying she's not a true Elite. Gosh, these Elites; they're so picky about who they hang out with. Jesse acts as peacekeeper, but not before a few blows are thrown. Maybe that Rutila isn't so bad after all.
Ice walks right up to the new guy and actually talks to him; something I find more surprising than the fight. They were kinda picking on him; giving him all those weird looks. But most of us 'lower-classers' are used to it by now. Still, it was nice to see Ice show some guts. I don't know why, but I'm proud of her.

Octavius-

Rutila punches me hard in the face three times. I knew I would bruise badly, but it wasn't as bad as my Father had punched me before.

"And how dare she say I was worthless not being able to beat her in a sword fight. I only wanted to give her a small injury, so I wasn't called a murderer before the next round. Besides if it was only a cut, why would she need to bandage it, huh? It must have been deeper than I thought." I justified in my head.

Rutila "The Black Dagger" Nixion

I walked up stairs and back into my room slamming the door hard, I walked over to my medchine cabinit and pulled disinfectant and bandages. I applied them both and then opened a secret panel on my dresser clicked a few numbers, and the finest arsenal of blades you ever seen. I picked wisely two daggers and a short sword for Jesse, then a Commanders Sabre for Micah and the finally a Generals Sabre for only the highest and most skilled gain in the military, I recieved it as a gift from my father for my 16th birthday. All seathed, I walked back down stairs and I got shot a weird look from Octavius when he saw the Generals Sabre. I walked over to Jesse and Micah.

"Dagger's and short sword for Jesse, Commander's sword for Micah, and finally a Generals Sabre for me." I said as they looked at me in surprise.

"What?" I said looking at there faces.

Jesse

I take the two daggers and stick them in my boot, hooking the short sword onto my belt. I smiled. "Nothing. Just...Where did you get these?" I asked crossing my arms.

Micah

Rutila hands me a nice looking sword and I smile, running my thumb along the length of it.

"Yeah, where did you get these?" I look up at her, repeating Jesse's question.

Rutila "The Black Dagger" Nixion

If I didn't have a mask on then I would be smiling like a stupid idoit. I crossed my arms and looked off to my side eyeing the rest of the room that was now looking at us and the weapons. I slung the Generals Sabre onto my back.

"I have a huge weapons cashe in my room." I said.

Ice
I went out again, but this time for fresh air. There was a dense forest that surrounded the mansion, which makes it hard for people to see. The smell of the forest pulsed waves of calm through my veins along with the sounds of life. Somehow it all seemed nostalgic.

I found myself moving into the forest deeper and deeper. I climbed up a huge tree and sat on its branch. I took out a bottle of water that I stole from the chef when he wasn't looking. It tasted weird, I wasn't even sure it was water, but I drank it anyway because I was thirsty. After a while, the world seemed to be going round my head in circles. My head began pounding and I lost my balance on the branch, falling bacwards I hit the ground with a thud.

I force open my eyes and see the little boy leaning over me with a concern look on his face. That was the first time I saw him express anything. " I think ....I know you" I stuttered before passing out.the last thing I remember hearing was ," your drunk right now." But I wasn't sure I heard right, because I didn't ever drink alcohol unless...

Ronaldo Gransona

Looking out at the next round's set-up, I sigh and call Gary back. I look over my script and mouth the words for practice before he walks in.

'You called, sir?"

"Bring the gladiators to the Stadum. It's time to begin."

Octavius-

Ronaldo shouted, "Go."

My feet understood before my brain. I got to the tire run ahead of everyone else. Out of nowhere this large cat thing jumped on me. I drew my sword and slashed at it. It clawed my chest. The pain was bad, and I could feel blood dripping down my stomach.

I jumped forward and stabbed it in the leg. It backed off howling, giving me time to get away.

While I was occupied, that new guy, the grimy, lower classer, had gottten ahead. He was already scaling the wall.

I jumped up and groped at a crack, and pulled myself up. I wasn't feeling good. The blood was coming out faster now and i felt dizzy. I jumped and rolled as I hit the ground, the impact jarring me.

I stumbled to the finish line, and collapsed. I came so close to winning, so close. Spots started appearing before my eyes, then everything went black.

Micah

The signal is sent and we take off. I lead Rutila and Jesse, dreading the first part of the course. Octavius and Raphael are ahead of me, taking their hits before I can get the chance. I draw my sword and prepare for a fight with the cat-creatures. Halfway through the tire run, one of them claws my thigh, not breaking the skin but sending my adrenaline pumping even more furiously through my veins. I ignore the beast and pass through.
I climb the wall slowly, very aware of what might happen. A spike shoots out right as I'm setting a hold down, slicing my palm. Swearing, I pull myself up faster and continue, running through the fire run with almost no trouble this time.
At the finish line, I look back and wait for Rutila and Jesse, third place.

Rutila "The Black Dagger" Nixion

To say the round two beginning was intreasting, would be an understatement. Me and Jesse hung back and took out the small beasts, Micah raced ahead as we gave him time to get to the end.

After we finished them off we raced to the wall, another set of six keeping Drake, Ivan, and Cassie busy. We got up and over the wall with very little problems and hoped down and dodged the fire pillars, one almost fried me as I was about to move over it. We joined Micah at the finish line.