Chapter 6

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"Max

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"Max...max," 

Theo cried desperately shaking Max, who soon snapped out of his daze to realise they were on the Brooklyn bridge, which had partially blocked off in one lane due to an accident. Max's delayed reaction was too late; the moment he initiated the brakes down, was the moment the sudden thundering and screeching noise, of another large vehicle looming behind them. Theo turned his eyes widened in horror. 

The car he was in was crushed by the front of a truck. The sound of crushing metal and the glass shattering it everywhere Theo's screaming was drowned out by the noise. The impact of the collision slammed their wreckage vehicle, through the bridge railing sending the crushed car, and its occupants into the waters below. It was the sudden icy coldness engulfing Theodore's body, Max's body had become limp the moment of the impact, leaving Theodore crippled in sheer fear before blacking out, as their crumpled car sank to the bottom of the murky river.

Randolph was waiting anxiously for his soulmate to arrive with their contender Theo. Soon enough Max and Theo had come through to the other side they soon proceeded towards the large process area where each soul is checked over. 

"You were cutting it close," 

Randolph grumbled as Maxence shot him a look, Theo was soon placed in a circle and Randolph and Maxence were standing in front of him. The envoys took out the silver thread ,that was once attached to a human body to make it connected to theirs.

"Theodore Riley familiarity connection is complete, and will be placed in the waiting area until the draw of names will happen,"

The envoy said as Randolph and Maxence left their soul contender.

The rest of the fellowship were all gathered, each faction was there along with a handful of the lower class workers who were to be assigned to the chosen pairs. 

"Honestly Randolph, I had to opt to take Theodore with me. I didn't want to have him die like that, he was meant to die from an illness that wasn't fatal enough. Seeing his terrified face was heart breaking," 

Maxence voice was laced with sadness Randolph closed his eyes for a moment. 

"Shhh, it's going to start," Randolph said flatly as Maxence stopped talking.

The Adviser was in the middle of the room on a platform. Next to them were four large containers that carried all the soulmate pairing names that existed in each faction. The top-level reapers were classed by the colour red, blue, yellow and green signified by their eye colour markings.

 Each of them had their scarves in possession, which would be taken from them and scattered onto the chosen route the contenders must travel into order to collect them. 

"The selection process will now begin, come forward when your names are called out. From there your scarves will be released from your possession only the end part will remain on you as that is still in the foreseeable outcome," 

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