The Arena

The Arena

last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-31
By:  baoxian23Completed
Language: English
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'FEATURED IN CANDY MAGAZINE ARTICLE'" kill or be killed." That's the only thing you should know once you're in The Arena. Jodi was having the time of her life until she was abducted, taken away, and forced to fight with other terrified young women to the death.A hyper-realistic tale of fighting for survival and struggling with choosing simply die to end it all or to fight and eventually be freed from The Arena and in turn unearth the grisly underground operation.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 0 (The Beginning)

You'll never know what hit you

......

The beginning doesn't always entail a happy memory, most of the time- in reality- it's something you wish to never speak of; a blur in the back of your head that you try hard to erase. 

Mostly like my very own tragic story.

Going to clubs was never an enticing idea to me; human contacts more than anything unnerved me. The feeling of someone's rancid sweat in your skin or someone's sour breath in your face was never an appealing sensation. In my line of perspective, it was obscene seeing bodies grinding together like slithering worms in a pool of salty water, showering with sexual hormones.

But I have no choice, never would again. It wasn't my undoing and so I led myself to believe from then on.

Unintelligible words of a modern song-- Rap as they call it-- from an artist I barely knew traveled through the walls, bouncing back and forth like an endless rally of a tennis ball. It barreled to the brains of the soaked bodies, dancing through the heavy mist: cigarette smoke and something sweet that would make you high. With a step, it all welcomed me in-- a world that only exists within its boundaries, an enclosed haven to a few.

It was at the far east side of the town, at the very edge of a not so good neighborhood. 

I wasn't supposed to be there, people might say but it didn't bother me. I came for a specific task only: to seek and to conquer. It was the perfect place to see new faces, meet unexpected friends and be just you-- no one matters but yourself. It was just me and me alone.

The song shifted into a more solemn one.

You'll never know what hit you

Won't see me closing in

I'm gonna make you suffer

This Hell you put me in

I'm underneath your skin

The devil within

You'll never know what hit you...

A glass in hand and the best smile plastered on my face, I fought my way through the grinding bodies and swayed my hips to the beat of the music as it put a hole in my head. I erased my concept of reality as I let my body flow with the rhythm of the upbeat song. I closed my eyes and think of nothing else, of no one else. It was just me and the song.

The world spanned around: a roller coaster ride of a hundred pulsating bodies. And for the first time, I felt free and alive. I erased the remainder of who I was outside and I float through the air.

Though hurting my eyes, I still grinned at the blinking lights of red and green. I was hyped up with the moment and everything was unexpected.

The glass in my hand connected to my lips-- I hadn't noticed I have one too many. My vision became blurry, disorientation overpowered me, and with a wrong step in to right. I lost my footing and toppled down, spilling the half-empty glass.

"Sorry I didn't mean to, I drank too many margaritas," I said, slurring my words to the girl showered with the drink.

A beam of glare was sent to my direction, concern etched in the girl's face for her ruined dress. 

Unknowingly, I fished out tissue in my bag, offered it to the girl only to get my hand slapped in return. She scowled and made her exit, overly dragging her red stilettos on the tiled floor. 

Bitch, I thought as I watched her retreating back, following the whites of her head until it disappeared to the many inside the club. Consequently, a giggle escaped my mouth: a clear sign of my drunken state.

I closed my eyes and stopped for a while. The endless motion of bumping and grinding my body was too dragging. Two whole hours into it and I felt exhausted.

No one seemed to be interested in me. I didn't want to lose hope. I shook my head and made my way to the bar: sitting at the only vacant stool. I cradled my hurting mien with both hands. 

The notion that something might be wrong with how I look was unacceptable. Surely, it cannot be the outfit that took me an eternity to chose. I may not be exposing a lot of skin like the whores on the dance floor, but in a fit black short dress, hitting just below my butt and killer boots. I could win anyone's taste buds.

Ugh. I groaned. It cannot be my face. Who would not want someone with red auburn hair, big green eyes, and a perfect smile? It wasn't my body either. I may be lacking in the height department but I got all the right curves.

Then what?

It hit me then, I was too young, a seventeen-year-old who has gotten inside the club through a fake ID. 

I sighed helplessly. The blasting music added to the incessant thinking was making my pounding head worse-- five glasses was never a good idea. The alcohol was getting a good toll.

Ugh. Another groan escaped my mouth as I massaged my temple, easing myself some of the tensions building up inside. I couldn't let the night end, leaving me empty-handed, there has to be someone out there.

"Coldwater might help," a guy's voice said in my behind me.

I looked up to see a guy offering a glass of water in my direction. He looked awfully handsome. A white V-neck shirt that made me thought of a bursting balloon looked absolutely good on him, showing his sculpted chest and bulging muscles-- a god. I traveled my eyes further down, a smile curved on my lips like the bulging view. 

Finally, someone worth all the effort.

The guy cleared his throat and I met his eyes. It was as blue as an ocean, a tantalizing one, making me feel the slow rocking motions of the tide. 

I hesitated to reach for the glass. The guy might be a sicko who would likely kill me. But it was all-natural in the place I am and I needed something to cleanse my head so I grabbed the water while sending the guy my best smile. 

I emptied it with one gulp. I hadn't thought of being thirsty until then. The guy sat down beside me with a questioning look. I raised my brows, mirroring him and I was about to say something when out of a sudden...

Everything.

Went.

Numb.

And.

I.

Blacked.

Out.

I should have listened with my instinct, I thought at the last second as the darkness took over, swallowing me into its endless depth. 

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Apple Leaf
why do I sing while reading the prologue?
2021-01-19 16:29:34
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amc.jeffreyavila
Cool dialogues!
2021-01-09 17:40:30
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Babie
Fantastic! ????
2020-07-14 18:00:05
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Chibuzor Victor Obih
Well detailed characters
2020-07-11 20:56:05
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Jonald Tabios
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2020-05-19 21:23:21
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earlybird
Soooo goood???
2020-05-14 20:24:02
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charminadigol03
Very good story. Worth reading. Hoping to read more stories created by this author.?
2020-05-13 19:19:46
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nhestie ermita
Wow ganda ng kwento. Highly recommended ko to sayo to Jessa Benjamin. Para sa mga mahihilig sa thriller suspense. Quality. ?
2020-05-12 22:11:52
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sinotriss belen
Galing ng author. Super fan niya na ko. Gusto ko siya ma-meet in person??
2020-05-12 21:31:58
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chibibabyyy
すごいです
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Jessica Rabbit
I just want more of this
2020-05-10 13:37:45
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Pitchblack23
woah that's one great story ???
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Liza Noberas
suspense and thriller are big checks... the cliffhangers are awesome too! ugh! i wannaaaa reead moore of this!
2020-05-03 20:53:30
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Apol Vallar
Interesting. Every makes me want to read more and more ❤️❤️❤️
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40 Chapters
Chapter 0 (The Beginning)
You'll never know what hit you...... The beginning doesn't always entail a happy memory, most of the time- in reality- it's something you wish to never speak of; a blur in the back of your head that you try hard to erase.  
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 1
This is your world now Jodi....... One of the truths in life is people only appreciate the value and greatness of sunshine, once the darkness that surrounds us refuses to leave. 
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 2
From now on, you'll be Red Fox....... The realization only struck us when we couldn't get what we wanted, killing our hope and forcing us to adapt.  
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 3
Sorry but I need to live....... Blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 4
There is no easy way out....... No wounds can fully heal. It always leaves us with marks. Scars are the reminders of our past that no matter how deep we bury them, there will still be a glimmer that makes us remember. 
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 5
Don't start something you would just regret. ......We live inside an invisible bubble where we are happy and contented of our lives until someone throws a tiny rock at our bubble and pops it open. It shatters us, it makes us vulnerable to the reality of the dark world. And every movement we make became measured.The note made me wary of my surroundings as it planted a seed of fear in my brain-- some invisible hand is trying to get me. I couldn't do anything but wait for my impending doom. And I couldn't even afford to close my eyes for my senses were all hightened because of the fear encircling inside me. I felt cold, my body was shaking though my shirt was drenched with sweat. My hands were clammy, my heart wouldn't stop the uncontrollable drumming and it was like I'm about to experience cardiac arrest. Time seemed to drag for eternity.
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-03
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Chapter 6
Kill Marshall......We become like the things we repeatedly do, the litlle habits that composed ourselves. My body soon fell into the irregular rhythm of my captor's place. I didn't know how I followed with the time. I think it was been a month but it could also been a year; too much has changed that if I got the chance to look in the mirror I wouldn't probably recognize myself. I became a different person on the outside but mostly on the inside.I lived every single day of my stay in the place with a constant fear of it being my last breathing day. The bugging feeling that I would never see the light of the mighty sun, killed me every single waking time that I wished to stay with the haunting eyes.The owner of the note hasn't reveal itself thus adding to my constant paranoia.I trained everyday; they needed me fit. I took series of vitamins an
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-06
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Chapter 7
Was that all you got boy?......A fuming angry Craig dragged me along the hallway through different passages taking me deeper in the underground. I stumbled a couple of times but it didn't make him stop even just a single step. I didn't dare fight back. I just couldn't make the effort. I was still in shock with what I did: killing Marshall, stabbing him to death. Even my hands were still shaking from the horrid memory.I am truly a monster.The image of the limped body of Marshall kept creeping through my brain. One of the nightmares that would be forever etched in the crevices of my subconscious. But I couldn't fathom one thing though, I didn't feel anything about killing him, Marshall. It was as if...as if I almost enjoyed it. I am actually happy that I killed him. And it was torturing me to insanity.Along the way, Craig took out something fr
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-07
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Chapter 8
Yes, you just got promoted in hell......."Ring-a-ring-a-roses,A pocket full of posies;Ashes! Ashes!We all fall down.......Ring a ring a Rosie,A bottle full of posie,All the girls in our town,Ring for little Jodie."I was awaken by a voice of a singing little girl. I pried my eyes open and saw two little brown gems looking at me with such amusement.I smiled at her and she smiled back in return. What is she doing here? She must be only a hallucination, how could there be a little angel in the hell kind of place. Maybe, I was about to die and she was to take me with her? But that would be insane. If there were such thing as heaven and hell, m
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-07
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Chapter 9
Do you know how lucky you are?......When facing eminent danger, your best option is to run, run the fastest your legs could allow you.Unfortunately, I didn't have that advantage on my side. In my situation every corner you look leads only to death. There was no other way around it but straight forward and my only choice was to fight or I die pitifully.I gulpped, the screen was slowing down: the letters were forming one by one. Oh god please let it be a good one. Just this one make luck be on my side!Then it stopped.Beads of cold sweat trickled down my back. My hands wouldn't stay dry even if I kept rubbing them on the sides of my shorts. The feet that belongs to me couldn't seem to carry my weight, my stance was getting off. I tried to steady myself by holding on the rails of the arena but my emotions were too drag
last updateLast Updated : 2020-05-08
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