After landing on the Game Preserve beach, Raj'ah, Rai'eka, and Fatal stepped off the ship and saw Lar'ja and five bad bloods holding a struggling Alex.
"There it is!" Raj'ah sighed in relief as the others saw the Bad Blood camp.
"We got to be careful," Rai'eka warned.
"Lar'ja can kill Alex at any moment. He will show no mercy when it comes to..."
"The dangerous game ever played." Raj'ah sighed.
"I know. I would do anything to save her."
"Even if you sacrifice your life for her?" Fatal asked.
"Yes." Rai'eka and Fatal looked at each other.
"Brother that is suicide, you can't lose your life for her."
"A necessary sacrifice to end Lar'ja's regime and execute the bad bloods." Raj'ah and the others looked at him and nodded.
"Let's go."
Arriving at the camp, Raj'ah, Rai'eka, and Fatal looked over and saw Alex being being held by the badblood guards. She has a huge bruise on her face, and some cuts and scrapes on her body that made Raj'ah very angry.
"Calm, my brother." Rai'eka said, holding his arm.
"Look who wished to join us."
I turned and saw to my horror, Raj'ah, Rai'eka, and Fatal walking towards the badbloods.
"Arbitrator Raj'ah, Second in command Rai'eka, and Arbitrator Fatal. So glad you can join us in this game."
Raj'ah looked at me as tears streamed down her face.
"What did you do to her?!" He growled.
"She crossed the line and got what she deserved."
Raj'ah was about to go after Lar'ja when one of the guards hit Raj'ah with a spear, causing him to fall.
"STOP IT!" I screamed, while Raj'ah looked at me.
Lar'ja looked at me and grinned evilly.
"Young one. It seems that you need to be taught about respect." Lar'ja raised his hand, but I didn't even flinched.
I looked at him with anger in my eyes. He placed his hand down and released me from my shackles, not wanting to anger Raj'ah more than he already is.
"This game is the most dangerous game ever played. I will give you a day to run into the forest. I will release the hounds, me and my fellow guards at dawn while your lover and his friends will be released in one hour. If the Arbitrator and his friends find you, you win the game. But if you fall into mine or the hounds' hands, you will die."
i looked at Raj'ah and the others before turning back to him.
"I gave you supplies and weapons needed in your satchel."
Lar'ja made a head gesture towards three of his guards and went into the cave and brought out five hounds out growling at me.
"Oh shit..." I shook with fear.
"Don't let us find you." He chuckled evilly while one of the guards grabbed my hair and cut about a finger full of my hair and went over to the hounds.
He placed it at their nose until they started barking wildly. Lar'ja looked at me and chuckled evilly.
"The day is almost gone, better get started, little Ooman."
I looked at Raj'ah and the others, tears flowing down I face as I took off into the forest.
After an hour in the forest, I collapsed on the ground, panting for breath. My body needs rest while my mind tells me to keep on going. Getting up, I kept walking and to my relief, I found a lagoon. I walked into the water and letting myself cool off for awhile. I drank the water, and it felt so nice and cool. I got up and looked at the waterfall and saw a cave. That's perfect for me to rest and plan my next strategy, I got out of the lagoon and walked in. I looked around the cave and saw some mud. Remembering my studies from school, I smiled and got the mud and covered my body. It was getting late and I know that need some rest. I made myself a bed of leaves and tried to sleep.
"It seems that the Arbitrator is falling for the insect." Lar'ja snarled, looking at Raj'ah, Rai'eka, and Fatal who were held back by the badblood guards.
"We will let you and your friends go and find your pathetic ooman."
"My mate is very strong, Lar'ja." Raj'ah growled.
"You better find her or else I will release my hunters." Raj'ah, Rai'eka, and Fatal grabbed their weapons and went into the woods.
Unknown to the three, Lar'ja grinned evilly.
"This little ooman can run but she can't hide from me..."