Chapter 4

The boy which was sent by Earth to explore the world was later found dead.

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Earth was really angry which cause the world to be run over by some Evil prince named Raphel.

A few moments later, they were dragged to some other place.

The crowd's shouts were now more prominent.

Their eyes were suddenly uncovered.

Bella blinked as she tried to adapt to the light after so many hours. Her green eyes were unusually calm as she looked around.

They were standing on a stage and she saw a huge open ground in front of her eyes. The ground was surrounded by a large number of people.

In other words, it was a huge arena.

Evelyn looked around the arena. Her eyes went towards the stage that was higher than theirs. Though it was quite far away from them, she could see a huge chair that seemed to be the throne.

Was the king seated there?

Then her eyes went to another stage that was just beside the throne. There seemed to be more chairs on that stage. She couldn't see the people seated on the chairs but she could guess that they must be the princes or minsiters.

Her thoughts were distracted when she heard some people's talk who were sitting near the stage.

"Hehe…Let's place a bet on which one of them will win. I bet on the one who is standing in the middle."

"I bet on the one standing beside hers."

Her green eyes flickered with confusion as she looked at the huge arena which didn't have anything but sand Its walls were higher enough for them not to be able to go out.

What kind of game could it be?

"Evelyn, your feet."

Peri's concerned voice sounded in Evelyn's ears and she looked down at her foot.

Her right foot was slightly bloody.

As Peri looked down at her own foot, she thought that she had less pain tolerance as Evelyn could continue to walk even with such a foot while she was crying because of the thorn.

She put aside her thoughts when the slaveowner returned and dragged them inside the large ground.

The ground had high walls but people seated in a circular arrangement around the ground could easily see inside it.

There were almost fifty slaves inside the arena. All of them were surprised when the slaveowner and his people suddenly started to free their wrists from the shackles.

Peri was still excited and determined to win this game. She held Evelyn's hand and said as a friend

"Evelyn, do your best."

Evelyn didn't say anything in response.

She frowned as she saw the slaveowner and his people leaving the ground in hurry.

The sounds in the arena suddenly decreased for some time. The atmosphere became unusual.

'Click'

A sound that seemed to be of a door being unlocked came.

All the slaves looked around the arena only to stop at a gate that was opening slowly.

'Roarrrrr!"

The next moment, a loud roar sounded in the arena.

More roars followed.

People suddenly cheered loudly in excitement.

Evelyn inhaled sharply as suddenly understood what the game was.

It was A Game Of Survival.

Chapter 2

A Hope To Survive

Almost fifty slaves stood inside an arena with at least forty lions.

That was the game the prince wanted to play.

The slave girls looked at the lions who were looking at them with hunger-filled eyes.

Their faces went pale as they saw the lions for the first time in their life.

When Evelyn suddenly pulled her hand, only then did Peri remember to run.

"Eve...lyn..."

She stuttered out Evelyn's name and held her hand tightly.

Evelyn didn't have the time to turn around and comfort Peri.

The arena was filled with screams of slave girls, growls of lions, and excited cheers from people.

Then came another scream. The sound of the flesh being torn was so strong and close that Evelyn herself shivered.

"Don't turn around, Peri."

Evelyn said as she continued to run with Peri. Coincidentally, Peri was about to do that.

At the same time, the loud announcement fell in everyone's ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the show! All these lions are domesticated by Prince Rafael himself and they have been kept hungry for a week only for this occasion."

The people cheered more loudly.

In response to these cheers, Peri couldn't stop the tears that were threatening to come out of her eyes.

"Eve...lyn...why....they are ...so cruel...to us?"

She asked in a choking voice.

Her foot was in pain and she knew Evelyn must be in pain as well...more than her.

Their bodies didn't have much energy. After all, they had only drunk water for the last two days.

"I can feel it...it is r...running behind ...us."

Peri whispered in a horror-filled voice.

In the pile of disappointment and despair, Peri heard Evelyn say in a breathless voice

"We will stay alive as long as we can."

Peri, however, didn't have any hope left. They could run...but for how long.

On the other hand, Evelyn looked towards the iron door from where the lions had been sent inside.

She was running towards that door. If someone from outside could be let inside, then there must be a way to go outside as well.

However, a sudden collision made her stagger and Peri's hand slipped out of hers.

Evelyn turned around to hold Peri's hand again but the scene in front of her eyes left her blank.

One of the lions was above Peri.

As if it felt her eyes on itself, it raised its head and looked at her with hunger-filled eyes... almost promising that she would be the next.

And then it lunged for screaming Peri.

But something suddenly blurred its eyes and it roared in irritation.

Evelyn threw more sand toward the lion's eyes when she saw it was trying to open its eyes.

She didn't know how but she dragged Peri out from the lion's clutches. Her heart was jumping against her ribcage.

Peri was scared out of her wits. She was trembling. Her whole body was in pain. Her clothes were torn from here and there and she could still feel as if the lion was holding her.

When Evelyn held her hand to run again, she couldn't help but say

"I can't run anymore."

Evelyn didn't respond because she couldn't leave Peri behind.

She had met Peri only four days ago...the day she had been brought to this Empire Alfaros.

Peri had given her the food that she had saved for herself.

She couldn't leave Peri here alone when they were facing death. So she gave the hope of being saved to Peri.

"That iron door...we need to go there. We ...will try to find some way to get out."

Peri looked towards the door Evelyn was pointing to. The door was slightly blurry to her but when she heard Evelyn's soft voice, she felt there was still hope.

The screams inside the ground continued. Amidst everything, they successfully reached the door.

There was a peculiar lock on the door. Peri didn't know how to open it. But she recognized it.

These kinds of locks are usually placed on the closets of noble family members. She had only seen it once in her life when she had been bought by a minister.

But how could they open this lock? The slaves were not supposed to know how to open them. They were not taught so.

However, the next moment Peri saw Evelyn stepping forward. She saw how Evelyn rotated it in different directions for different number of times. She did it so many times that Peri couldn't remember anything at all. But Evelyn seemed to be very experienced and confident in what she was doing.

Her eyes widened when she heard the sound of 'Click'

Peri couldn't believe that Evelyn knew how to open the door. She immediately opened it wide and stepped out first.

Evelyn was about to do the same but when she raised her leg to take a step forward, she was pushed inside by someone.

And the door was slammed shut.

Chapter 3

Betrayal For Survival

On the high stage, there were four to five chairs. It was the stage where all the princes were seated.

"F**k, who had ever thought that she would know how to open the gate?"

The second prince, Prince Richard cursed and at the same time, he laughed in amazement.

He turned slightly to look toward the third prince.

Grinning widely, as he remembered how arrogant Rafael looked a few moments ago, he said

"Third Brother, I am sure you also had never expected this."

Prince Rafael turned to glare at Richard.

The sharp glare made Richard shut his mouth. In fact, he felt that this game was such a waste of these slaves.

He didn't understand Rafael's sadistic pleasure in seeing people struggling for their lives. According to Richard, his brother simply was not aware of the other kind of pleasure these slaves could provide.

He felt disappointed seeing how slaves were being torn down by the lions. Some of them did look decent.

He could use them for so many other things.

But Rafael's eyes were filled with something as he looked at the large arena.

A few moments ago, when they had seen two maids running towards the door, Rafael was mocking them saying that the slaves were looking out for death.

Because Rafael was sure that they would not know how to open the door.

However, when they saw one of the slaves rotating the lock, Rafael immediately shouted for the servants to go and lock the door again to make sure that the slaves can't escape.

The servant hurried but a slave was still able to get out.

Rafael smirked as he looked at his servant and said

"Bring that slave here."

The servant left and Rafael looked towards the most silent prince amongst them with a cold pair of eyes.

It was none other than the Fourth Prince.

The left side of his face was covered with a silver and gold colored mask and his red eyes were cold and indifferent.

Rafael's eyes were filled with envy when he saw the giant creature standing beside the fourth prince very obediently.

Only God knew from where did he get it. But he wanted that creature on his side.

When he looked at the silent man again, he saw him looking toward the arena silently.