Chapter 5- Opening
A week had passed since Mr. Tiny chose me and Mr. Crepsley to be part of The Destiny Games. A few days ago, had appeared in my dreams and Mr. Crepsley's too, apparently, to tell us he would be at Vampire Mountain to transport us to our destination, wherever it might be.
Over the week, me and Mr. Crepsley had grown closer together. Darius, Darren and Seba were there to support us a lot. Darius taught me a few of his special moves with a sword. Finally, the day of the Games arrived. Around noon, me and Mr. Crepsley were waiting at the Hall of Princes, along with the other vampires who'd come to wish us luck. A few minutes later, we heard a booming "Hello! Hello!" as a General led Mr. Tiny in, followed by two short beings with their hoods up ( according to Darius, they were Little People).
Mr. Tiny sat on one of the thrones, putting his feet up, smiling broadly. As we were standing at the front row, I got to see him more clearly. He was short, and he was fingering something, which looked like an organ. On closer examination, the heart (I figured out what the organ was!) had a face, where you could tell the time. A heart shaped watch?
Mr. Tiny smiled at the huge crowd. "Now, where are my competitors? Ah, here you are." His gaze lingered on each one of us in the front row, Darius, me, Mr. Crepsley, Seba, Darren, and Vanez. "How have you been coping with the news? Games, challenges, killing, ah what fun!" Mr. Tiny sang. " Just send us on our way, Desmond. You would do well not to mess with me now." Mr. Creplsey growled. " You ruin my fun," Mr. Tiny complained. "But firstly, here are the rules. You are only allowed two weapons each. I'll reveal the rest later, where everyone is gathered, but you shall choose or leave your weapons now."
I decided on my sword, and a knife, just in case. Mr. Crepsley stuck with two long knives. Mr. Tiny opened a portal and beamed at us. I locked eyes with my mentor, Darius, who was staring at me worriedly. Wordlessly, he grabbed me into a hug. "Promise me you'll look after yourself and come back alive." I could feel his voice shaking a bit. I hugged him back. Stared into his eyes one final time, and turned to where Mr. Crepsley was waiting and stepped into the portal.
When we came out of the portal, it vanished into thin air. We were met with a mob of other….creatures. Mr. Tiny's voice boomed around the room. " Welcome, one and all, to the Destiny Games!"Every head in the room turned to the centre, where I saw Mr. Tiny standing on a podium. "Are you ready to stay alive?" he beamed. Outside these walls, there are unthinkable dangers. You will not be doing the killing, though it would be a good idea to…." He stopped to think " Anyway, I have sent loads of surprises for you all. Your aim is to stay alive for 2 weeks. And don't think you can stay in a safe place the whole 2 weeks, I'll be monitoring you and you wouldn't want, oh, say, to be up in a tree to avoid the beasts which might not be able to climb the tree and get swooped away, by, a pterodactyl maybe?" he giggled.
" You will stay here overnight, to get to know your competitors. Then, bright and early tomorrow, you'll be kicked out to survive!" he smiled widely. " Now, enjoy the feast!" with a click of his fingers, we heard something bang on the floor behind us. We turned around and a table of food was sitting there. When we turned back around, Mr. Tiny had disappeared.
"Well,"Mr. Crepsley said as he walked to a corner, with me behind him, " We should best get to meet some of our competitors. Who knows, one of them might save our lives." With that, Mr. Crepsley was up and about. Last time I saw him, he was hooked up in conversation with a snake lady. Who knew he could actually have charm!
I went to the wall and leaned there, surveying the room. " Hey there" a voice said near me. I turned and was met with a boy, about 16, grinning at me. " So what are you supposed to be?" he said. I just stared at him incredulously. "Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nick. Nick Tempest, budding magician." He winked at me. "KayLi Powell, half vampire. " I replied. He had dark hair, and bright green eyes. He was dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt and jeans. Mr. Crepsley caught my eye, smiled mildly and continued mingling with other people.
"Well, KayLi, would you like a drink?" Nick laughed. He held his hand out to me, and I took it cautiously. The food was safe to eat and drink, surprisingly. I spent some time talking to him, finding out about each other. When it was time to sleep, Mr. Crepsley walked up to me. " We should get some rest now, tomorrow will be a big day." I bid goodnight to Nick and me and Mr. Crepsley went to a corner. Do you know how I fell asleep? I slept with my head on Mr. Crepsley's chest. I was so tired I just fell on him. He didn't shift his position. He just slept in that position, uncomfortable as it may have been for him.
So, whatcha think? =) Should Nick be my love interest? Or a betrayer maybe….. xD I just read book8 and I, like Darren write "me" instead of "I". =D