72HOURS OF CASTLE (2)

In the crown room were the nkumkuma SHAMOR BOROH and his three sons. KHIR BOROH the 1st son, EMTSE BOROH the 2nd son and SHAKA BOROH the third son.

The BOROH family has ruled from generations to generations. After Nkumkuma Shamor, it will be Khir that will reign in YEMET kingdom. He is the crown prince.

"Your highness, bringing him to the arena is like giving him a chance to live" the governor said displeased.

"You know governor, you know why we send some prisoners in the arena. We need powerful soldiers and to test them there's only the arena that can be perfect for that" Nkumkuma said.

"Plus, that man look to be skilled in fighting" Khir said .

"And you know that Khir has the intuition for those things" thé Nkumkuma added.

The governor just nodded but he wasn't satisfy with it.

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Ace was sitting , waiting for the time of the arena. Even though he was not knowing what the meaning of that Arena, all he wanted was something that was going to kill him. Those prisoners that were supposed to be executed were killed this morning except the four people that were going to be in the arena.

"Hey"

He turned to the person greeting him.

"You are the one that took the whip of the little Baltar" he said

Ace didn't reply.

"I'm Tundra" he stretched his hand.

Tundra was a yemetian of the same age as Ace, black skin with black raven hairs and blue eyes . He was tall and looked like he didn't really care of anything.

Ace greeted .

"How do you know that?" Ace asked.

Tundra smiled.

"Because I was amongst the slave that day" he sat beside Ace.

"And how did you appear here" Ace asked.

Tundra scratches his head.

"Well, we can say they don't like honesty" he smiled a little embarrassed.

"I see.." Ace knew that what brought tundra here was something not very clean.

"Why do they seem happy with that news of the arena" he added.

He has noticed it, when that prince Khir choose them to go in the arena they was a hint of hope in their face and expression.

"The BEASTLY ARENA, it is a place where prisoners are send they to fight" tundra stood up nonchalantly.

"Fight?"

"Yes. The reason why they are happy is that you still have a chance to live , you can leave from prisoner to a hero for the public. If you survive you will become a warrior of YEMET, you will have privileges and all the stuff you see" he smiled , glorifying the arena.

Ace gazed at him.

"Survive? Survive to what?" He asked curious.

Tundra turned back to him, stared at Ace and then smiled.

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The next day was the day of the Arena. Almost all the kingdom was there. The public was in frenzy , waiting for the show to start.

Up, were the nkumkuma and his sons, the governor and Layla.

The prisoners entered at the same time in the arena, each of them having a weapon of their choice. They were 20 of them, the others 16 prisoners were coming from different towns of YEMET.

"I Hope that Ace is going to die today" the governor murmured to Layla.

Layla on her side was kinda worried.

The beastly arena was a test for the ruler to choose their warrior but it was also a game to entertain the people. The beastly arena take place each year once and generally few of them survive, the game last for 2weeks.

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"So if I understand we are going to be some kind of Gladiators?" Ace asked.

"Yes exactly" Tundra smirked.

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Drums were sound and the public immediately stopped the noise.

"Today start the beastly arena game and to our players all I can say is….. Good luck" Nkumkuma SHAMOR said and the public cheered.

"Let them in!" The commentator said.

They was a silent at the moment, the tension became cold, the ground was trembling as if something big was entering in the arena.

Finally they were here. Horrifying roars were heard.

"The giant Jackals of the desert…" Tundra murmured.

The prisoners gulped.

They were huge Jackals that didn't seem very amical nor good looking.

The prisoners have to survive against feroce animals and beasts during this game and that's where the name of the arena comes from.

Generally during the second day of the game most of the prisoners are killed and the third day it ends. It has never last for 2weeks as said because most of them die.

The only time that it last for long was when thé nkumkuma send his three sons in the arena, he wanted to see if his sons would be able to rule the kingdom when he will die and The entirely killed all of the beast, day by day.

They even named them the BLOODTHIRSTY BROTHERS.