Chapter 27: Battle royale

"A forest..." Muttered Ariel as she looked around.

Light travelled through the trees which surrounded her and reflected on to the ground.

'Looks like we're all already on the island…' Ariel thought to herself.

"Hehe... Looks like I'm still pretty nervous..." Ariel muttered to herself when she noticed that she was slightly shaking.

She gripped her staff and took a deep breath.

"But... After everything we've been through, it'll take more than this to scare me." She muttered as she stopped shaking.

'Time to try that out…' Thought Ariel as she lifted up her staff.

She closed her eyes and started to concentrate.

Suddenly, her concentration was broken by a voice which came from the air.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Today's host is me, Tebald Rojo!"

'Who's that...?' She wondered.