Bloodfall Arena by J.A. Ludwig

Author:J.A. Ludwig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, dark, paranormal, romance, Hunger, Brendon, blood, magic, healer
Publisher: Babylon Books
Published: 2020-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

“He didn’t do anything to you?” Kylii searches her face in disbelief.

Aya sits on her bed with her knees held tight against her chest. She shakes her head, fear filling every part of her body. “No. But he wants me dead.”

“Klaeon told Dolus Otho to kill all of those fighters. They weren’t even slaves. And he killed them all,” Aya says. Killed them all to show me his power.

“He wants all of us dead,” Daniil points out. “Otherwise we wouldn’t be here.”

Raising her eyes to the brothers, she squeezes her knees. “But why? I don’t understand.”

“Because he can, because he’s afraid of us, because he hates magic users...take your pick,” Kylii says, leaning back on his bed. “No one leaves the Arena alive.”

Her eyes narrow and she thinks back at her experience with the Blood King. “How can he hate magic users...?” She trails off, unsure what she’s even thinking.

Yme stares at her from his habitual spot in the back of the cell. His expression is one of curiosity, but he quickly changes it to a more neutral one. “He saw how you coerced the others into working together. The audience wants bloodshed, not teamwork.”

Aya glares at him. “I didn’t coerce anyone! Even if I had, he can’t punish everyone for something he believes I did.”

“He can do whatever he wants,” Kylii points out.

“You didn’t have a proper teacher, did you?” Yme’s voice is a dark rumble.

Her anger turns to confusion. “What?”

“For your healing magic,” Yme clarifies. “You don’t heal the same way as the others.”

Still confused, but relieved at the change of subject, she nods. “I was the only one in my village who had magic. But our village healer taught me a lot about the human body and how it works. He taught me how to heal without magic, but I practiced my magic on animals for a while before I ever attempted using it on people.”

“You demonstrated advanced healing techniques on some of the wounded, according to those three Healers. That’s impressive,” he says, his eyes shining with approval. “Natural talent in magic is hard to find. But from what you say, you learned without magic as well.”

“I apply what I learned, and use that before I go in with my magic. If I didn’t have my village’s healer, I don’t think I would’ve been able to do anything I did out there.” Her voice is ragged, tinged with sadness, remembering.

“But what about your parents? Surely, they helped you, too?” Daniil asks.

Her eyes lower and she shakes her head. “My parents died before my magic appeared.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“Stories say Life Healers are able to bring the dead back to life and the most powerful can grant immortality,” Kylii says. His brother punches him in the shoulder. “Ow! What?”

“Learn to read a room, Brother,” Daniil says, angrily.

The words of the Blood King ring through her thoughts. He’d mentioned stories everyone seemed to know, except for her.

Sensing her mood, Yme shrugs his shoulders. “Not all stories should be believed.

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