New York. 2120. American has been decimated, wiped out from the second Civil War. In this post-apocalyptic world, survivors are far and few between. And most of those who do survive are members of the violent gangs, predators who live in the big cities. They patrol the countryside looking for slaves, for fresh victims to bring back into the city for their favorite death sport: Arena One. The death stadium where opponents are made to fight to the death, in the most barbaric of ways. There is only one rule to the arena: no one survives. Ever. Deep in the wilderness, high up in the Catskill Mountains, 17 year old Brooke Moore manages to survive, hiding out with her younger sister, Bree. They are careful to avoid the gangs of slaverunners who patrol the countryside. But one day, Brooke is not as careful as she can be, and Bree is captured. The slaverunners take her away, heading to the city, and to what will be a certain death. Brooke, a Marine's daughter, was raised to be tough, to never back down from a fight. When her sister is taken, Brooke mobilizes, uses everything at her disposal to chase down the slaverunners and get her sister back. Along the way she runs into Ben, 17, another survivor like her, whose brother was taken. Together, they team up on their rescue mission. What follows is a post-apocalyptic, action-packed thriller, as the two of them pursue the slaverunners on the most dangerous ride of their lives, following them deep into the heart of New York. Along the way, if they are to survive, they will have to make some of the hardest choices and sacrifices of their lives, encountering obstacles neither of them had expected-including their unexpected feelings for each other. Will they rescue their siblings? Will they make it back? And will they, themselves, have to fight in the arena?

Egon is said to be the key, to hold the power to overthrow Vestomer, the wicked ruler of Magur, but he feels useless. With his power still not developed and a new life he's been swept into, how can he fulfill this destiny everyone wants for him. Mace is forced to spy on his friends, weaseling his way into their life and corroding them with his lies, all to keep his lover alive. Rayner is torn between the orders of his brain and the orders of his heart, if he ignores love he may loose it forever. Ceridwen is running out of time and if she can't find the ingredients to craft the potion, she'll never recuse her family. Theresa is poisoned with the sight of the future and as the dreams come in an uncontrollable wave, can she escape the vision she sees, the vision of death and destruction The Children are running out of time and Vestomer's plan for distruction is forming. They must journey to an outpost just beyond the Kingdom of Magur's borders to gather the help of Magic Born, to create the potion and release the imprisoned Magic Born, to Over throw the King. •••••••••••••••••• best rank #102 ( in adventure ) best rank #177 (in fantasy ) •••••••••••••••••• Comment/FeedBack "After reading this, I voted right away because honestly...you left me pretty much speechless!" @KevinXValentine "It bloody brilliant I, I can't put It down!" -ScorpioUK248 "Very good story, enjoying every bit of it, and even more so is the fact that it keeps getting better!!!" -AdeAlaoOluwaferanmiA "I started reading while my breakfast was cooking, I couldn't stop!! Now my breakfast is cold!!" -CintiaJCajal "I'm enjoying this story a lot so far. It always keeps me on edge and I never get bored of reading it!!" -AsiaPyne