THE DOOR
The holding pen was worse than the night before.
There were fifty men crammed into the rusted iron cages. The air was incredibly hot, reeking of ozone, sweat, and the metallic tang of blood. The Red Rust was surging. Several men were thrashing against the bars of their cells, their eyes completely dilated, their mouths foaming with a terrifying, mindless aggression.
Marcus walked down the center aisle, his heavy boots echoing on the grated floor.
The conscious men looked at him. They remembered him from last night. They remembered the giant who hadn't thrown a single punch, yet had completely broken Participant 42.
Hot Chapters