Forbidden Course

So it begins

Chapter 2

So, it begins

“Please stand in your respective circles, the tournament will commence in 10 seconds anyone who is not in their circle will die for refusing to play. !10, 9, 8, 7, ....” says a voice that comes from nowhere and is so loud it hurts our ears.

Grabbing Juju’s and Eyislee’s hands I brace myself for whatever is to come.

The ground shakes when the voice reaches 2 our circles blaze up in great circle columns of fire beautiful and blinding. Green flames Burn fiercely around my group and I can't see the others, but I can hear screaming in the distance. Words from the note come back to me, ‘not everyone will make it, not everyone will survive’. A dry wind whooshes around us and the flame flickers and fades. After a few minutes of blinking, my vision clears but brings only more confusion. We're still in our circle and I can see the other two, but they are now on desert sand. Looking to see who all made it I notice that the witches circle is down to three and to my relief Mia and Amber eyes are there. The Day vamp circle is down to two wait no three Fabian is headed towards Juju determined and unguarded. When, he reaches her he puts one hand on the small of her back dips her backwards like in romantic fairy tales then puts his other under her chin and kisses her briefly, but thoroughly. The colors of a dark sunset so lovely and vivid that not even the most imaginative of dreams could accurately picture, glows from within them as if their souls are the same color. Breaking the kiss the colors disappear as he stands her up straight whispers something in her ear and then walks away this time with a slight reluctance. She's blushing scarlet while her mouth opens and closes as she tries to find her words. Walking over to her I take her hand, whisper that we'll talk about this later, and lead her towards the group we need to figure out our next move. When we reach the others, Dean is pointing at something in the distance and Eyislee and Ethan are nodding in agreement. “Let's go.” Eyislee’s sweet voice says. Confused I ask, “Go where?” “Dean spotted something over there and I think we should check it out.” she says matter-of-factly. Without looking at me Dean heads for whatever he sees and we all follow, even the other groups. He comes to a stop in front of another weird piece of paper like the ones we found in our pockets but this one is attached to a stick in the sand. Taking the paper, he reads aloud,

“Over the sand and under the sun.

Your journey has begun.”

“INSTRUCTIONS

Survive the desert, with no magic, no tools, and no inhuman speed.

Head in the direction of the arrow pointing north until you reach the next challenge.”