FVN Chapter 255 Chained Beast [Part 2]
Chapter 255 Chained Beast [Part 2]
Just as she had assumed the night before, today was an early morning. Kalliope awoke to the sound of clanging on each of the cells. One of the guards had decided to walk up and down the cellblock and bang the end of his sword on each of the metal bars to wake up the prisoners.
Kalliope had woken up when he started at the far end, so it was less of a rude awakening than most of the others. When the guard got to her cell and already saw her standing waiting, he grumbled in annoyance and continued down the line.
A few moments later, another set of guards came into view and stopped outside her cell.
"You, wolf-girl. You are coming to the arena." One barked out. "The mixed-blood stays here."
Ethi put on a brave face, but her eyes were still puffy from crying herself to sleep. The carefree persona she had days before was starting to crumble. It was likely in the face of almost certain death if she were to be made to fight.
Kalliope stepped forward and asked, though she knew it was a bad idea. "What is going to happen with her?"
"You fight, she stays. You win, she lives." The guard answered, which surprised Kalliope. She had expected him to strike her for trying to speak.
"Fair enough."
Kalliope stepped forward without hesitation and followed the guard into the hallway. Joining them were dozens of other people, many of whom she recognized from before. However, there were also a few people who were new to her. The new faces were likely prisoners who arrived slightly before they did and she did not pay attention to them as she was placed in her own cell.
The guards led everyone further into the cave, and closer to the source of blood smell. The cave opened up into a massive cavern. The entire cavern stretched out below them with the only way down being a large set of stairs carved into the rockface. Kalliope could make out a few people already waiting at the bottom of the space.
A cursory glance around the area showed that it was a massive arena similar in size to the one in Arcadios for the Exhibition Tournament. Surrounding the arena were walls and stands. Everything was carved out of stone.
"Good spar." Kalliope mocked.
Gett's ankle was immediately turning black and blue. It seemed she had broken it accidentally. Were the man conscious he might have been shouting out in pain. Luckily for him, the massive tumble he took sent him into a deep slumber.
One of the people who came down here when Kalliope arrived started smiling at her. She felt his peering gaze and turned to see him appraising her again, but much more intensely than before. Though he had not introduced himself, it was clear to her that he was the man in charge of these fights.
She could also tell from the way he carried himself that he was quite the practiced warrior himself. Kalliope had to hold back the urge to fight him boiling up inside her. She felt momentarily grateful to Gett and this mystery man for distracting her from her worries.
"You're going to make me a lot of money, bitch." The mystery man said. "Prep her for the fights. She will be our starter tomorrow."
Kalliope tightened the grip on her wooden sword, an act that did not escape the man's notice. He smiled wider, exposing a set of perfect teeth. Despite how much he disgusted her, his elven features made him a beautiful man.
He walked up to her and looked her straight in the eyes while grabbing the chains still attached to her. Kalliope was pulled to her knees with a powerful tug of the chains.
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"I'll break that defiance." The man said with a horrible glint in his eye. "I can tell you're a warrior to the core. The best way to break you is to run you into the ground.
"This is your life now. When I say jump, you jump. When I say run, you run. When I say fight, you fight. I will break your body repeatedly until you beg for rest. Then, I'll break your spirit.
Just remember this, you are nothing but a chained beast."