Gods of Arena

Roku's jaw dropped, followed by a stream of blood. Romeo tore through Roku with his spikes and jumped out, covered in blood and Roku's guts. He picked up his sword, raised Romeo's head and sliced into his neck, cutting and cutting, till he cut off Romeo's head completely. He dropped the sword and turned around, devilishly, breathing heavily. "He didn't need to do that", Kang said, staring at him with horror written all over his face. "Why is he acting so weird?"

"He didn't need to do it but he did it anyway", Jin replied. Roku's friends had stopped laughing. It wasn't because they felt pity for him... because no one had been so brutal on the Arena.

"Shit! I have to be in the same room with this guy", Finn muttered. "I swear he used to be sweet"

"I wasn't joking when I said you should be careful. He will turn to a full-blown monster, soon, if care is not taken.... That's if he's not become a monster, already"

The Gamblers just stared down at Romeo. No one stood up or clapped for him. They just gaped in horror. Most of them had voted against him, knowing he was a low-tier. Even the few that voted for him were too engulfed by the horror before their eyes to even realize they had won an highly unlikely bet. Romeo roared, loudly. He walked over to Roku's spear and handled it firmly.

"What does he want to do with that? What do you think he has in mind?", Kang asked.

"It's definitely not to kill Roku", Finn said.

"Just watch", Jin said.

Romeo clenched his hand on the spear and ran forward, raising the spear and shooting it at the bleachers towards the Gamblers. The Gamblers gasped and stood up, immediately they saw it coming. The spear stopped in midair and hung there, slanted. It looked much more like it had stabbed some sort of invisible barrier, similar to the one in the passage in the hall. Romeo roared angrily, again, as the door opened and the soldiers marched out.noveldrama

Immediately Romeo was led out of the arena, very few of the Gamblers jumped happily on their seats and hugged one another. They were the few that staked their bets on Romeo to win.

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That night, neither of them said a word to the other. Romeo didn't seem ready to talk to anyone but he wasn't sulking around anymore. Finn would just sit alone, stealing a few glances at him, till he fell asleep.

"He said anything yet?", Kang asked, as he stepped into the gym.

"I don't think I want him too", Finn replied, running on the treadmill. "Looking at him alone scares me. I was too scared to even close my eyes, last night"

Kang sat down. "But that's pretty unfair, you know?"

"How? I'm talking about my life here, man"

"I know but we are all risking our lives here", Kang replied. "Dan, one of those bullies, killed Gibbs in this gym. Jae attacked me in my room and would probably have killed me if Jin didn't show up in time.... What makes you think we are different from him?"

Finn glanced at him, shortly, and smiled. "What are you going to say?"

"We are all the same. You consider him a monster because he killed a person with excessive brutality. Meanwhile, we all have to kill a person to be here", Kang said. "We are all monsters, Finn.... As Jin had said, we just need to try and keep him in check before he becomes a full-blown monster. We still have our heads up on our necks. We have to get his head back up on his neck❞

Finn smiled at him again. "You're right. We shouldn't be running from him", he said. "But where did you get that speech from?"

"I didn't read a book"

"Yea, but your head is kinda lean for these ideas. It sounds too matured and wise for you"

"That's an insult", Kang said and chuckled. "I just thought of Jin. That's what he would have said"

Finn laughed. "I can imagine him walking in, right now, and saying a totally different thing", he said. "That's why I respect him, though. He thinks"

"Yea. He was pretty confident about that", Kang said and stood. "I think I'll have to use the bathroom. We'll catch up, later"

"Ok", Finn said and sighed, still running on the treadmill. He reduced the speed and stopped the treadmill, after Kang walked out.

He walked to his seat and laid back, breathing heavily. That was his last exercise for the day. Jin had advised him on building his powers. After watching Romeo fight on the arena, he wasn't willing to remain as a mid-tier fighter.... He wasn't even a mid-tier yet.

He looked up and saw Jae walking in with two other guys. "Hey, idiot. Get out", Jae said, walking in proudly.

Finn shook his head, disappointedly, and remained on the chair.

"I said- Get the FUCK out of here!", Jae said, threateningly.

"And what are you going to do if I don't?", Finn replied, indifferently. "Listen. I'm too tired to stand, right now. If you can't use the gym with me in here, then you can get your ass out"

"What did you just say to me?"

"I said get your fucking ass out if you can't be in here with me", Finn said and looked at the men behind Jae. He smiled and raised his back. "Let me guess; you need the door closed because one of these guys will give you a blowjob and, maybe the other one is the ass guy.... Or you're the ass guy"

Jae threw a punch at his face. "How dare you?!"

Finn giggled. "You really should save that girl the stress of having to pick one of us when your ass is just ready"

He punched Finn again. "Say another word there and I swear I will slam your head into the fucking wall"

"One of your guys looks so horny. You better get started before he starts beating his meat"

"That's it", Jae said and clenched his fist. His arm turned into a rough stone and he threw a punch at Finn.

Finn turned his arms to steel and caught Jae's stony fist. He threw a punch, swiftly, at Jae's chest with his second arm, throwing back against the ground. The men behind Jae approached Finn slowly. "Hold on!", Jae called them, standing up slowly. "Leave him to me"

Jae stood up and transformed his whole body into stone. "Hey. Be careful. You will destroy the place", one of his men warned and they stepped back.

Finn's heart pounded, rapidly. He was scared but he couldn't back down anymore. He had to fight his way out. The craziest realization that scared him more was when he realized he was dealing with Jae. Jae will not back down from a fight if he wasn't winning already. Finn ran at him and jumped, throwing punches at the stony face. Jae carried him and threw him on the ground. He dropped his huge stone arm but Finn moved his head, quickly. That could have been a straight execution since he couldn't make the steel get up to his head. Finn clenched his fist tighter and punched Jae in the face, kicking him away. Then he flipped backwards and got back on his feet.

Jae rushed at Finn and threw punches at him. Finn raised his arms of steel and blocked the punches. Then Jae kicked him in the groin, finally throwing a punch at his face. Finn fell weakly on the ground and crawled away, bleeding from his head. "Are you leaving, already?", Jae asked, mockingly. "See the Idiot who wants to fight me.... A low-tier"

"I'm not done with you... Just getting started", Finn said and sprung up.

Jae, still in his full stony shape, pulled a huge stone out of his own chest, automatically regrowing another one on from the same spot. He flung the stone at Finn. Finn caught it and threw it back at his chest, making him stagger backwards. Finn ran at him and threw a kick at his legs. Immediately Jae fell on his knees, Finn held his huge stony head firmly and pulled it with all of his strength, trying to pull it out. Jae held his arm and pulled his head, so easily, lifting him and slamming his back on the ground. Jae stretched out his arm to the stone on the ground. Immediately, the stone flew back to his arms. He raised it and dropped his arm with the stone to smash Finn's head.

Almost getting to Finn's head, the stone exploded into small tiny stones, blowing over Finn's face with burning heat. Jae stood up, staring at the door. "You were not called here so stay out of this", Jae said.

"I'm not getting in this", Jin said, walking in. He was the one who shot a ball of fire at the stone, making it explode. "Come on, Finn. Let's get out of here"

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