The Broken Prince - Chapter 101

“Do not worry, once you get injured from a clash and still managed to escape, sponsors will be sending you remedies and maybe even food as to speaking of which, you have not had your breakfast today as you will be having them in there and it will not be served to you on a plate. These food will vary upon what environment is the dome in. You have to hunt to eat and trust me, you do not want to go in in a clash without some food in you. That is all and I wish you guys the best of luck. Now if you may, please follow me as I will be escorting you now to your starting point in the dome.” The instructor spoke and the only thing I could say was;

“This is it.”

“Please head this way.” The instructor gave us the instructions just as how he is supposed to and started to lead the way. There were white lights on the side of the gray walls and a few meters away were the end point of what seemed to be a tunnel. The outside of it was bright and I could just see the green fields. Once I step in there, I must do everything that I can to fulfill the plan. If something goes wrong, all of which I have is at stake, both face and stand as a person..

“Here we are. Once you step inside, you can no longer go back inside. This point will close and detach from the zone of the dome so no one can go out except when they go through the anguish of the most likely scenario which is defeat or the unlikely chance of winning. Either way, you can only go out when you lost a battle or won the final battle. Now if you may step on the grass and outside of this boundary.” The instructor spoke to us. My hands were sweating, my vision were unclear and the ringing in my ear is making everything worse. I then realized that I was on the brink of having an anxiety attack. But I just started to reel it in. I won’t let this plan fail and it would mean nothing and will perish into nothing if I stand not of the strong stance in the beginning. Thus despite with a hazy mind, I took the initiative to step outside of the boundary first. The contact with the environment and my existence was like the kiss of both death and life.

The others then followed me after a short while. I could see that they are nervous as well as their stance were stiff as a tree and their aura became more alert as if they were already in battle.

“The clash will start when the countdown ends and a huge bang is heard all through out of the dome. Your weapons should be within this area thus you need to find it fast as you may never know that you are situated with the enemy in a close range. Now I please wait for a moment. The other victors are already inside the dome. The countdown should be starting shortly. Good luck and best of wishes once again.” The instructor spoke and the door of the boundary closed immediately with a bang which made my heart pound even more. I looked at the surrounding and it was all trees, grass. There were birds on the branches hooting at us. The air as I breathe it in was crisp and cold.

Turning around, I was about to open my mouth and talk to my colleagues when the countdown begin and as soon as it did, my knees became weak and my body felt cold like the warmth and blood completely disappeared. With every countdown my heart sank even deeper but I must compose myself as I do not want to look frightened in front of so many people.

“Three”

“Two”

“One”

Then a bang was heard making the birds scurry out of their spots as they flew high and up above the dome. I heard a crow making a noise which seemed like a very bad omen. Thus without wasting anytime, I faced my colleagues who were looking at me. We had planned this before that once we get inside the arena, we must split up and find our weapons which just as how the instructor said, should be near within the area.

We looked at each other with no words being exchanged before we made a group hug and went on different ways. The plan is to move efficiently and not make a sound. We need to get a hold on our chosen weapons first because it will be our second form of defense when we run out of stamina when using too much of our power which in this case, is only applicable to my colleagues at the moment.

I was sprinting on my feet and was keeping my vision sharp along with my spatial awareness. Well for the mean time, it seems like no other group is close within our proximity. I continued to sprint on the grass as I looked for a bow which should be situated at the top of a cut down tree. After a while, I finally saw it at a distance but I had to make sure that no one was guarding it as aside from the other heirs, there are also animals in this dome that can be dangerous.

I looked around and looked for a high area, then I saw a huge tree nearby with a sturdy branch. I immediately ran to where it was and started to climb. It was a good thing that I had this attire made personally as it is fitted with my ability. It was lightweight and allowed me to move with no restriction. I released a huff and walked carefully on the branch. I then dropped down and hid behind the thick leaves as I carefully observed the ground.

All I could see were some birds and some squirrel. I looked once more and jumped from the high spot back to the ground. I then sprinted hurriedly to where my bow were. I continued sprinting with my whole body aimed to grab the bow and arrow efficiently as someone may be is heading this way until my vision caught a thin and almost invisible string. My boots touched it lightly and it triggered some sort of mechanism. An axe was heading my way and if my reflexes weren’t that fast, it would have been in my back right now. My heart was beating so fast and my breathing was becoming more and more unstable and even more when I saw a smoke nearby and a smoke only appears when there is fire and something is burning.

A huge fireball then came my way and I was able to dodge it.

“Fuck!” I mustered to myself quietly. Hade and Dianne maybe near. I then felt a presence from a distance and now I really have to create a distraction. I looked around for something and saw a wild boar. I aimed my bow at it and shot it without second thought. It shrieked in pain as it ran at the opposite way where I was. I looked at the smoke heading that way thus when it did happen, I immediately sprinted away from the area. I was moving so fast as the only thing that was in my head was to get away from the scene that I was so startled when someone grabbed me which made me aim my arrow at the person immediately. I sighed and knelled on the ground as it was only Leo.

“Hade and Dianne are close. We must find the others and flee somewhere else.” I spoke quietly. Leo nodded and held his hands out to create a sphere. He went inside and I did too swiftly. The orb then went invisible, cloaking the both of us from the others view. We were passing the trees in an incredible speed and only stopped when we pass by one of our colleague. This was the plan, secure our weapons and flee once an enemy is near. The system should still not be counting this as playing safe as it will only happen when we are that late in the game in and there are still no clash between parties going on.

An eruption was heard as we looked behind us only to see that the spot where we were earlier fully engulfed in a huge fire that burned even more with the Dianne’s power as the catalyst.

“Did everyone find their weapon?” I asked as I breathed heavily. There were no signs of Kaval and Apollo nearby thus we continued to venture even further into the deep jungle.

“Affirmative.” They all said in unison.

“That was close, an enemy was close within our proximity. We could have lost right there.” Vexxnna spoke.

“Indeed. It seems like Hade used his powers to go in action as he and Dianne plated a trap on my weapon. It was a good thing that Leo was nearby and we were able to flee immediately.” I spoke. This is going to be a ride of death and sacrifices.