The monster was huge, bigger than him by at least 3 feet. How the bell would they kill it off successfully? It was hairy and large, had a few spikes around its head. Henry noticed that it hasn’t started attacking them, but its body was shivering with the expectation of a fresh kill in front of it. It seemed as if there was a thin invisible line holding it back.A wide range of weapons appeared before them. Guns, daggers, sword. Zhixi picked the two swords of a samurai while Henry picked a gun and two daggers which he hid in his boots. He didn’t necessarily need the dagger to fight now; it was for later if he survived the incident, which seemed unlikely with the way the monster kept snarling and licking its lips at them.“Ralph kept his promise,” Zhixi commented. Henry looked back and saw that the other group had been given a small monster to fight with. Something dangerous yet easily manageable. Henry looked back at theirs and tried not to lose hope.“Let’s end this monster,” he said

During the walk back to the field, Henry probed at his sides to check for wounds. He had a broken rib and a swollen bruise. Also his feet hurt, and there was a blossoming headache in his temples. He was not in any good condition to fight, and neither was Zhixi. He glanced at her; she seemed sapped of strength and energy, and her demeanor was considerably low. There was no energy left in her to do anything. She was even holding on to Leroy to walk probably. Whatever Henry was feeling, she was feeling worse than that.“Do you know who undressed us and washed us?” she asked Leroy. She was pretty adamant in finding out how she ended up with new set of clothes.Henry supposed that her culture probably prohibited women from showing their skin. He didn’t know much about Chinese culture, but he knew it should not be a big deal since they were one of the fastest developing countries. Either that or she was truly troubled about another being seeing her delicate body.“It was some robots,” Leroy

The silence after the kill was deafening. Henry watched the deer fall to its knee just as Leroy ducked and quickly pushed himself out from underneath it. The blood poured on the ground, and most of it splashed on his face. Great. Another cloth ruined. Although it was better now because he was alive. Who cares about some blood when he was still alive? Henry had never been so grateful for life. He thought for sure that he was going to die then and then.He was still on the ground when Leroy lent him a hand and helped him stand up. The deer bleeder out gently, while the monster side of it roared and roared but could not get its heart to work. The roaring soon slowed down to a moan, and it was so pitiful that everyone gathered within a minute. Zhixi came beside Henry and held his hand, then punched him a little to hard.“Don’t you dare try that shit again,” she said roughly.“You’re welcome, Zhixi.”“I don’t like being in debt,” she frowned as she said this. “Now I have to find a way to p

“For Christ sake!” someone yelled. “Can’t we stay one fucking day without a fucking monster?!”The beast growled. It was a gentle kind of growl, but it came off too strong. It pushed the waves towards them and even some persons drowned. A few people rushed out to wear their clothes, running about in the confused state of their nakedness.“We have to kill it!” Someone said.Henry looked to his side to make sure Leroy was still with him. Confirming that he was, his eyes wandered far away from their side onto the female side. He saw Zhixi just as she stepped out of the water. Her back was to him, and she was hurriedly wearing her clothes. His eyes lingered. He wasn’t focused on any part of her body except the long drawing at the base of her spine. It felt like a tattoo, but then it wasn’t. it was red and snarly. Snarly was the best word to describe it. It felt like such an ugly, yet beautiful wound. It was complicated. She was complicated. What was that about? He couldn’t even see the d

It was a slow walk to the arena. Everyone eyed everyone suspiciously. Their number had reduced drastically, and even the robot Ralph couldn’t help but snicker at this size. If Henry could count, he was sure they were down to 70 or 80. Nearly twenty were killed last night. They had woken up to mid day to see that some were killed in their sleep, and others died fighting. There were many who were killed in their sleep though. Henry was sure they had already started killing before he woke up to fight. The second time he woke up, it was Zhixi who woke him up. His head was still on her bed and his bloody below, like he was protecting her—which he was. She had seen her torn clothes and glared at him suspiciously, until her eyes wandered to the blood on him and the body behind him. Someone had woken up under a pile of bodies with just minor injuries. Leroy had a big gnash on his forehead. Ralph refused that they heal.“You have a task,” he said. “It is quite unfortunate that you lot have dec