Project Xero: Reblood: A LitRPG and Gamelit Adventure by J. Cee

Author:J. Cee [Cee, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2018-12-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Memories of Ceph’s torture resurfaced, this time without his permission or control. He heard the eerie voice, felt the cold cruel hands on his body. No, he had to get away. He had to. Ceph gave his head a violent shake to recover his senses.

“Aeri, come on. We’ll lose him in the crowd.” Ceph stepped away from the edge of the fighting pit.

Aeri’s firm grim stopped Ceph. “Wait.”

Ceph followed Aeri’s eyes to the scene across the pit. A group of Everborn, all with red auras, had surrounded the Word. He spotted the woman who had been guarding Zeudah. Zeudah himself was still standing in the fighting pit with a calm expression.

A young man stepped towards the Word. His voice was strong and clear. “You’re not welcome here.”

The Word made a high-pitched keening. Some of the Everborn moved away. Ceph’s stomach twisted as he realized that the Word was laughing.

The Word grasped the young man’s shoulders as if giving him a sturdy welcome. The young man started screaming, but it was too late. Before anyone could respond, there was a flash of violet brilliance. When Ceph opened his eyes again, he saw Zeudah holding the Word’s wrists. The young man was leaning on another Everborn with a sick expression.

Zeudah pushed the Word back. Ceph had no doubt about the strength of the shove, but the Word’s feet somehow didn’t budge. The Word leaned back slightly, then straightened again in a strange, inhuman motion.

“You dare violate Pit law?” Zeudah said, speaking loud enough for everyone to hear.

The Word’s lilting voice sang out. “I come to watch you fight. Is that not allowed?” At that moment, the Word looked across at Ceph again. Its burning mouth twisted into a smile.

Zeudah shifted his weight slightly. He blocked the Word’s path to Ceph and Aeri. Was that intentional? Ceph couldn’t see Zeudah’s face from where he was.

“As of this moment, you and your servants are banned from the Gladiator Pits,” Zeudah said. “Be gone. Now.”

More Everborn joined the group surrounding the Word. Angry faces glared at it from all sides. The display of solidarity was apparently too much. After glancing around, it turned away from Zeudah, as if to leave. Without warning, the Word sent what looked like a Soulstrike at the Everborn who had first spoken to it. This time, Zeudah wasn’t able to protect him. The young man’s body disintegrated.

When Ceph looked back at the Word, it was gone.

For the next ten minutes, Everborn swirled around Zeudah, asking questions or waiting for orders. During this time, the three challengers waited in the pit.

“They seem amused. Isn’t that suspicious?” Ceph said to Aeri.

“Hard to say,” Aeri replied. “The timing was convenient. If the fight had already begun, Zeudah would have had no choice but to finish his match first. Gladiators prize the sanctity of the fight, above all else.”

“Could the others stop the Word? They seemed loyal to Zeudah.”

“Maybe. Loyalty is a fickle thing among the Everborn. Even more so here. The strong command, but only as long as they can demonstrate their strength.

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