Niko nervously wiped his sweaty hands on his pants. This was not going to be good.Chalice had only come up with a viable solution at the last second. She had said to remember to aim it when he used it, as well as wishing him luck. He was seriously screwed, and his machine didn't look any different than it had before. The machine was the old one, which was huge. The portable one was back in the room, where Chalice would control the big machine with the little machine.He didn't know how the heck it worked, but they had no choice.There was no time for improvements anything.
He hesitated, the strode confidently out into the sandy arena. He was slightly grateful that Lynna had made it, as their skill level was about the same.
He scanned the bowl, looking for his...ah-ha! There he was! Wow, he was huge! Now only a tiny glimmer of hope flickered in his heart. There was no WAY he could defeat this giant.He had a thick, burly body, as well as a fancy gun cradled in his right arm. Niko was toast.Literally, he realized, as Dias told the crowd about his opponent's flamethrower.
'And...On the other side is 'supposed genius' Niko Yurisama, with his pointless microphone! Place your bets, ladieeessss and gen'lmen!"
Niko gritted his teeth. He would pay.
"And NOW! Begin!"
Niko turned on the device. Instead of the usual playback of the arena that he normally would have gotten, It started very quietly then became louder and louder. Niko fiddled with the controls and noticed how the man suddenly started spinning around and holding his ears. Niko upped the intensity and it became higher and higher, soon too high to hear.the man finally became stunned, and collapsed onto the ground. Now Niko had to kill the guy.
He ran to him, preparing to strike. He had been taking karate for the longest time, so he chopped the guy on the back of his neck, and broke the bone.He was dead!
The elation lasted for about two seconds.Then his bravado slunk away and he started bawling. He was led away to the box where his friends were waiting for him.Chalice held him while he was still shaking from shock.
"How did it go? Are you sad because of the killing?"
Niko only yelled louder.
"Why me? Why did I have to kill him? What is wrong with Dias?ARRRRRGH!"
They all consoled him, and assured him that it was OK to cry. Lynna had, after all.
Niko nodded and rubbed his eyes on his shirt.He wished that he could be stoic and tough like Chalice. She had barely batted an eye at chopping her opponent's head. But that was why she was the official leader.
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Chalice
Roman pour AdolescentsChalice is a teenaged genius who makes her mom's life easy with inventions such as an holographic 3-D room and the best internet on the block, but her life becomes difficult when she is blackmailed into joining a competition in which the prize is dy...
