Academy of Death

Game of Death (Part 2)

I cuddled my body and ducked into the small cave, trailing Rein with fidgety. Shiver of trepidation coursed through me. It might be the effect of being in the same place as Rein.

Inside the den, the torch glimmered the vague light across the limited area. Its tiny size should enable us to easily search for the cue. However, the low ceiling made it difficult for us to reach inside.

"The clue is somewhere around the torch. Go get it!" An order in cold tensed intonation reverberated among the gust of the breeze, a commendation for me to obey. No rejection I dared to express. Defying him would only drag me to imperilment.

My hands fumbled through the cave wall. They affixed nothing. No object of a clue I could uncover. The wind put out the flame; the gloom took over the inward of the cavern. The earthquake shook the cave; the stones rolled down and blocked the way out. My scream for rescue wouldn't work out. When the turmoil stopped, I glanced at no one around. Rein locked me here. It w