Once you reach the Arena, there are only two possible options: you can fight as a 'gladiator' in hopes of seeing another day or you can die and be left at the mercy of the elements and the wild life in the harsh Badlands. After having her family killed in front of her and being taken to the distant Arena, young blood elf Alera was faced with the same two choices. Now, years later, she found out the hard way what survival really ment: forsaking any hope of escaping, forsaking herself, forsaking honor and mercy and weighing lives one against other. But one night a pair of newly arrived prisoners start changing her mind, igniting hope in her heart once again. DISCLAIMER: I don't own world of warcraft. credit for the cover goes to their respectiv creator. ********************* Hello everyone and thank you for clicking on my story! I've been a fan of the game for a long couple of years (my favourite race being - you guessed it! - blood elves), but despite that i will not cover any major, known characters in my story. So, if you clicked in hopes of that, sorry to disappoint :( However I would be honored if you would give my story a chance :) For those of you not familiar with the warcraft universe, don't worry! You can still check out the story as I have explained most of the specific concepts/details of the game. And with this out of the way, thanks again and please enjoy! Any comments/feedback is greatly appreciated!!