The Last Arrow: A Short Story

Liz volunteered to save her brother.

That was the easy part.

Now she's trapped inside the Aether Dome, where sixty contestants fight through deadly levels, broadcast across the Republic for the world's entertainment. One day it's acid rain. The next, an avalanche. Some levels pit them against nature, while others force them to turn on each other.

Jungkook already knows what kind of people survive places like this.

Liz isn't one of them.

She's eighteen, quiet, stubborn, and far too willing to risk herself for strangers.

At least, that's what he thinks.

Because the longer they survive together, the harder it becomes to ignore the girl with the red hair, golden eyes, and a habit of putting everyone else first.

In a game built on sacrifice, some people lose their lives.

Others lose their hearts.

A Liskook Shorts.