Before we start things off, I just want to mention that in this chapter things get REALLY sudden. For some reason, I had alot of problems writing this and ended up having to restart it around three times. Nevertheless, I have it done! I hope you all enjoy this chapter! Also, because of this, I'll be posting the next chapter with this one! Enjoy!

Chapter Thirty Three: Let The Game's Begin!

Black's POV
"C'mon Black, just have a peak of the world below us! That's all you have to do!", Phase tempted me, but I greatly refused to my astounding phobia of heights. We were a good seven kilometres up in the air, soaring through the skies with abnormal speed as I held tightly onto the wooden railing of the airship, gritting my teeth as hard as a bear trap. I dared not to look down. I just stared off into the distance, trying to pretend that we were still on the flat ground as I trembled in pure utter fear. White couldn't help but to laugh at my reaction, making me flush red. But I didn't care one bit! To me, these kind of situations are exactly like death penalties!

We traveled for hours on end, still soaring up high in the clouds. Everyone got along well with each other, including myself. Heck, I didn't expect the other colours to take such a great liking towards me let alone adore me! Things may or may not turn out well once we get to the Wilderness, which is why I'm always prepared... Drago stated very clearly that there's going to be one main event. And what that is, is yet to be deciphered which adds on more sugar to the cake!... However, he DID mention that it depended on WHAT happens during the games. It's just like the Test Of Courage. We had tasks and challenges to do before I had to go for the gold in the final, long task having to face Saphire and Diamons as well as... Holy hell! I just realised that I faced Overturn BEFORE Charcoal! Sudden realisations really know how to kill your mind right on the spot!

The sun began to lower into the horizon to the south, which was to the right of us, causing the clouds to glow an amazing pink hue that stole my attention with one swoop. The sky glowed a light purple as a few glistening stars began to slowly materialise into my very vision, causing a rush of awe and adrenaline to pump throughout my bloodstream. The dawn sky is beautiful... Oh, that reminds me, we're going to have our introduction to the games now. I sighed quietly to myself, releasing a warm winter white vapour to exit my mouth like flames before vanishing to nothingness.

"Ladies and gentlemen!", A fierce, deep voice announced, making me jolt in electricity and immediately let go of the wooden, amazingly polished railings that were as broad as a wooden plank. Spinning around, I saw Drago standing in the centre of the ship, right underneath the main middle mast that thundered to the harsh winds of the high altitudes. A bright smile came across my face in both relief and joy to see him once again after so many day. Haha! He hasn't changed a bit! He wore a deep red robe that concealed his entire body and black boots that had razor sharp tips, glowing with molten red. Orange flames were the only decoration of his robe, other than that, he was normal.

I stood my ground, staring at him as the others slowly too, began to place their eyes upon him. Once everyone had their attention draw to him, he continued.

"It is my honour to have you all here tonight and to compete in the Test Of Colours for the known fact of being superior to the previous colour of your kind! Now, I know that not all of you are colours, but, if you manage to win, then you will be granted with absolutely ANY wish!", He stated. I blankly blinked, taking a soft step forward on the wooden floorboard, staring deeply at his figure. "Let's get straight to the rules, shall we?". Everything fell silent at that point onwards... Like a spell was cast onto every single one of us.

"As you all know, weapons that have multiple transformations are illegal in the Test, however, you are aloud to use it as long as you keep it as one singular weapon for the majority of the Test".l

"Putting that aside, as default of the Test, there ARE no teams whatsoever unless you decide to make one with someone. However, it doesn't mean that friendly fire is off. Feel free to backstab and sabotage!"... Hmm... Looks like I'll be needing to stay one step ahead of everyone else.

"You MUST compete in every challenge. Being unable to attend will result in a penalty seem for fit. For every challenge won, you will be awarded with one strike. Fifteen strikes to win. But remember this, more is better than one. I'll leave you to think about that little riddle"... There's a lot more to this than I thought...

"Alright! All Colours, go to where Black is! Other contestants, stand on the other side! Visitors, stand behind me!", Drago commanded and at once, everyone began shifting around. I didn't bother counting the heads that all approached and stood by my side nor did I count the others. I was too focused on what Drago was preaching about... Once everyone was at their places, Drago continued.

"Remember this!", He exclaimed as I just managed to hear string tension from somewhere above me, causing my eyes to widen slightly.

"Death", I pulled my right arm over my head behind me, gently wrapping my fingers around the firm, carbon fibre handle of my Night's Melody as I blankly blinked, breaking the chains of focus that held me in a trance...

"Is", I took in a deep breath of air, glancing to my left and right to see the others staring at me with strange faces... Not a surprise.

"Not", White backed away slightly along with a few others as three simultainious string tensions echoed weirdly above us, loud enough for us all to hear loud and clear...

"The", I widened my stance, pulling my blade slightly out of it's metallic black case with a soft scrape, making me smile softly right before Drago finished his final sentence to indicate the ambushed attack...

"End!", As soon as those words left his mouth, four immediate whistles of the wind being sliced emitted from above us, causing me to quickly pull out my sword and jump forwards, spinning around on the soles of my feet harshly and loudly. Four pure silver arrows impaled where I just was, making me grunt painfully to how cheap their attack was. Too close for comfort! I quickly looked up, spotting four unarmed wooden crossbows facing downwards at right where I previously was.

"Shit! Black, are you ok?!", Someone called out from my left.

"Fine", I replied with a long sigh, easing myself before I grit my teeth and turned around to face Drago who smiled at me devilishly. His white, manly face greatly intimidated ame, making me slightly hesitate and think twice before having a go at him due to the obvious fact that he's the one who set that up...

"No less expected from you, Black Melody! Although it would've made quiet a show if you sliced them", He stated in his deep, kingly voice... That's still the good old Drago!

"Do you know him?", Phase asked me in her innocent tone of voice.

I nodded. "Very well"...

Thirty minutes were wasted easily on Drago talking about the previous test and who competed in it. I sat in my own corner, wishing he'd shut up as he began to speak about me, Frost Richtofen who was the only one who successfully beat the games. Dammit! I'm damn lucky that almost no one but my friends know that I AM Frost Richtofen! The guy who killed an entire team singlehandedly on the boat mission and sunk three consecutive ships with my crew. Let alone kill the GraveDigger as if I was some superhero! Gah! Why am I getting so worked up?!...

The boat shook all of a sudden, causing my innards to violently shake as my eyes widened in fright. My light grey, furry fox-like tail spiked up like the hairs of a frightened cat underneath my black miniskirt. I pressed my back against the wooden wall at the back of the ship, holding onto my knees dearly as the ship shook move vividly than the first. A few people gasped in shock whereas I was purely petrified, trembling like an electric current.

"Pull yourself together Black! Nothing's going to happen!", Phase exclaimed from my right, wrapping her arms around my entire body to try to comfort me as much as possible... My heart rate increased dramatically, my body temperature lowered to as cool as ice and my mind ceased to think about anything but the terrifying fact that we're on a massive airship that could potentially crumble down to the earth... It shook again, this time, violently...

"AHAHAHAHA!", Drago laughed manically as I immediately clenched my head with both my hands, feeling Phase's soft, warm head press up against my ribs like a child... I tried my best to fight back the urge to scream and succeeded, but failed to keep my mind on reality itself as my vision began to distort, showing mangled, bloody figures of Ruby, Jace, Milk, Melody and Pure... Oh no! I'm going to go insane if this keeps up! I...I need to knock myself out! Q...quickly!

Gritting my teeth and as fast as lightning, I sprung up from the warm floorboards in the darkest night, letting go of my head as Phase immediately released me. The ship shook again, inflicting a major punch to the gut as I reluctantly took a step forward, then another, then another towards Drago... It's his doing... And I fucking know i- AHHHH!... I blacked out entirely upon having a hallucination of the entire ship exploding into pieces as chunks of flesh and guts rained down onto me like confetti... Things... Always get sudden around me... But why? Just who AM I?!

White's POV
I watched in horror as Black's body flew overboard upon the towering mast's impact on the wooden floorboards beside her, causing an abrupt uplift of the woods planks to launch her off with no problems at all. Blood rained down onto the ground, screams rose from all sides as confusion struck me like lightning... Drago... Argh! This was his plan all along! He's going to blow the ship up!

"EVERYONE JUMP!", Drago exclaimed in laughter, arching his stomach frontwards as he looked straight above with his glowing yellow, sun-like eyes that inflicted great fear into my very bloodstream... J...jump?!

"White! There's a lake under us! Go now!", Red called out from behind me, instantly gaining my attention, turning around to see her already standing on the wooden safety rails... "Hurry! Don't stand around there! LET'S GO!"...

I grit my teeth and like she said, I ran up to the railing, placing my right hand firmly onto it as I vaulted over and used my right hand to launch myself forwards... A...AHHHH!

My eyes widened, my heart raced against time as the wind brutally bashed against my face, distorting both my hearing and vision. Tears trickled from my eyes due to the intense stinging of the harsh winds and my long, white hair trailed behind me as I traveled down the earth head-first to increase my speed AND to make sure that I go as deep as possible into the supposed water below. All I could see were clouds... White swirly clouds of all sorts before I caught a glimpse of the vast land below... My eyes widened a tenfold in awe... It was a vast valley, surrounded by winter ice-caped mountains which held many rivers, lakes, forests and large buildings in certain areas scattered all over the place... However, there was one, massive castle all the way at the most northern part of the wilderness... All of this, in a place thought to be the most dangerous place in the continent?!... Just WHAT are Drago's true intentions?!