Lyra’s POVThe moment the bell rang, the three-headed creature lunged straight at me. I barely twisted out of its path in time. Its enormous claws struck the ground where I’d been standing a heartbeat earlier, sending stone chips flying in every direction. I stumbled back, my heart slamming violently against my ribs.I didn’t attack. I couldn’t. All I could do was run.The creature swung all three heads toward me and roared before charging again. I moved as fast as my legs would carry me, weaving side to side, desperate to stay alive. Another claw swept toward me, i ducked. Its tail whipped around I jumped clear as it crashed into the ground behind me hard enough to shake the entire arena. Dust exploded into the air, and I coughed, covering my mouth against it.“Move, Lyra!” someone screamed from the crowd. I didn’t know who. I didn’t have time to look.The beast came again, and everywhere I turned, it followed, as though it had been built for one purpose alone .. to end me. The crowd
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