It took me forever to disable the trap. The person really wanted to kill me. For what reason though? They probably wouldn't get a life from it since they didn't kill me directly.

  I finally disable the trap and burn all of the useless items but don't burn the dagger that was supposed to fall on my head. The fire dies and twilight is almost here. I see the two boys come back and bring three rabbits. Nice, two for me and one for the two of them.

  …

  We enjoy our dinner in silence. Sadly, I only got one rabbit but I didn't complain. I glance at Steven and Darren who are almost done with their rabbits. I clear my throat.

  “Steven, Darren. The night is almost here. And I have an idea,” they both turn their heads to me. “I'm running out of patience with sitting around doing nothing. Tonight we shall go and earn some more red rings,” I grin. Darren perks up a bit but Steven stays still and his face is unreadable.

  …

  We head out into the forest. We find the camp that I found a while ago where my first kill was and where I failed to kill that Mary woman. We all hide behind different trees.

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  “Ready?” I whisper to the two. They both nod. I count down to one with my fingers. Then we strike. All three of the women shout and grab the dodgiest weapons I've ever seen.

  Mary attacks me first and she immediately falls after my first and only stab at her chest. Just as easy as the first time. She falls to the ground and blood oozes out of her chest. I see her arm. Bare. No lives left. Crazy. Oh well.

  The next girl comes at me and I block her attack. She is weak like Mary. I can tell she is shaking as well. She strikes and I block and we continue this until I have her near a large boulder. This time I strike and she steps back tripping on the rock and her head hits the boulder. Her head is cracked and I realize that she also had one life. I look at my arm. Still eight lives. What? Why?

  Oh, my child.

  You didn't kill Ellie.

  She died on the rock.

  What? This is so annoying! I turn to see Darren and Steven both attacking a much younger girl. They almost have her and then she shouts.

  “I, Alice, does not die too stupid boys!” Then Darren pushes her back onto a tree and her head hits the tree trunk. She falls to the ground to the tree. They were all on one life. How stupid. I look at Darren and Steven who look at each other's arms. They both didn't get a life. I give out a chuckle. Alice didn't die to stupid boys, she died from a tree. I think that's even more stupid.

  I look at Darren and he looks enraged. He whispers something to Steven and Steven nods. They both walk to me with their daggers gripped tightly. Darren doesn't even wait. He jumps and attacks me. I block(of course) his attack and he falls to the ground. I had cut off his arm and I didn't even notice. As I glance at Darren Steven strikes and I stab him in the shoulder. He falls. Easy enough. I see them on the ground. They fall silent, eyes closed, not moving. I look at my arm.

  Ten lives.

  I need more.

  …

  I sit at the edge of the cave. With my bear head on. I stare out into the darkness of the forest. Strategize to win this.

  I have to win this.

  And if I can't, no one else can.