An ear-splitting noise and screams inside the arena interrupted Ahrio and Svetlana's moment. They rush back inside to check what was going on and they both don’t know how to react when they saw it was just Blaize, standing in front of probably a dozen or more broken champagne glasses on the floor that was previously the pyramid champagne glasses. People were gathered around him, watching him and they were also the ones who overreacted earlier.
Blaize just shrugged and started to build a new pyramid using champagne glasses. He did it patiently and expertly like he had been doing this for over a decade during his free time. After a few minutes he had successfully completed making it and he started popping champagne bottles and pour it to hi
Yekaterina woke up the next day feeling extremely horrible. She’s vomiting every now and then, her stomach feels like something inside is drilling her intestines and her head feels like someone is hitting it with a hammer repeatedly. Luckily, the poison she had drank last night was not enough to kill her. Unlike the three other women who collapsed and died on the spot. She was half-awake when their members were executed the same way, by drinking poison in front of everyone. The party was adjourned after that. Andrik carried Yekaterina to her room and brought her a pill which makes her vomit the poison she had intake.
Svetlana woke up with a jolt, almost like she’s having a bad dream about being breathless as she gasps for air. The memory of what happened came back to her and she winces when the itchiness all over her face and body made itself known again the moment her memory flashed in her mind. She avoided scratching it because the rashes and red blotches will only get worse if she does. She’s allergic to chicken and she had eaten enough of it to trigger severe allergic reaction. She’s parched, her throat and tongue feel so dry and a
Seeing that Yekaterina’s harness looks a bit loose on the waist, Andrik adjusted it to secure it better on her, worried that it might pose a risk later during the game. The sun is just starting to rise on the horizon and the cold breeze of dawn occasionally makes her shiver. But she’s ready. They’re all ready to face a new challenge and survive through it with all their might. The tall mountain, approximately thousands of feet, stood high and proud in front of them. The same mountain where they will be racing to climb to the top and come back down with the flag of victory. The mountain that they will have to conquer today in a span of ten hours to fulfil the game.
He freed Svetlana out of his hold when she gestured to him to let her out of his embrace. The look on her face showed that she’s still really shaken after falling like that but she had composed herself and had stopped trembling. She smiled at Ahrio, her way of telling him it’s alright and to just let things slide. Ahrio gave Draco one last warning look that could have send anyone trembling in fear. Draco’s smirk fades and he moved farther away from him to the other side. “W
Minerva gestured a hand sign pointing at Svetlana. She thinks Svetlana would be the easiest target just because of how she looks, frail and vulnerable. Ahrio immediately placed Svetlana under his cover ready to defend if there’s any attack. The other groups circled them, the desperate urge to kill is too visible. Minerva can’t hide her excitement, pleased that she will witness what she wants to see. “This would be so fun!”
It was raining heavily that night. Young, twelve-year-old Ahrio woke up because of the booming sound of thunder followed by a series of lightning that tore through the sky, lighting up the darkness every now and then. He sat up from bed, rubbing his eyes and blinking in the darkness that surrounds his room. He feels thirsty so he flipped the blanket off of his body and got up from bed. He padded down the stairs to the kitchen and got himself a glass of water.  
Gathered at the foot of the mountain were a total of forty groups who were able to successfully complete the challenge, bringing a flaglet of their own that they had fished from the peak. Minerva eyed the other surviving groups, some of them she had toyed with before giving them the flag. It was amazing just how almost half of the teams were eliminated after she employed the little game of hers. Svetlana looked lost, still thinking about how Ahri
The first thing Andrik, Blaize and Zayden notice when they woke up the next morning is Ahrio’s disappearance. His bed is not made up yet and he’s nowhere inside the room. “Have you seen him?” Andrik asked, looking at Ahrio’s still ruffled bed. “Nope. He must be with Svetlana?” Zayden replied, unsure of what he just said.