"In or out"

Arena

Chapter 1:"In or out"

There was an indistinct laughter in the casino.A young man with a pointed nose and long hair named Maxwell Rogers is having his lucky day. Betting like there's no tomorrow, Maxwell enjoyed watching his opponents lose all of their hard earned money to him at the table. The game ended and the greedy man packed all of the money into a sack.

"Next time suckers!" he said as he left the losers at the table

I would love to wait behind and chat but ..... I've got a date with a girl named money,"

he added, tapping the huge sack of money he had just won .

Maxwell went to a bar in the casino

"Hey, I'll take one glass of the usual please!"

"Okay sir!" Replied the barman. Few minutes later a man walks up to him.

" My boss said he wants to have one round with you. He's willing to bet three times the amount you won tonight.

"No,thank you very much!" he replied.

"Only a greedy man will want to triple his salary in one night,"he winked as he added.

"But you're that type of person"the man replied and they both laugh. They went ahead to a table and in seconds a man dressed in white suit and wearing a white hat joined him at the table.

"I am Ross and I'm here to offer you a deal but first some card," said the stranger

The game began and luck was still on Maxwell's side.

"Oh my what an angel you are, Ross! No wonder you are dressed in white from head to toe. Today is my lucky day isn't it? You are making the game so easy!" said Maxwell

Ross pushed all his money on the table to Maxwell.

"This is three hundred thousand dollars! It all yours but this isn't the deal I came for. This money won't solve all your problems. If I give you this you'll be back in this Casino flat broke by next week. How about I offer you a money you won't be able to finish spending no matter how much you spend or bet."

"Like how much do you think that would be?" asked Maxwell.

"I don't know Maxwell, maybe 2 billion?"

Maxwell felt a lump down his throat. That was way higher than what he had Imagined.

"It about a game called Arena. If you agree to play this game and you win, I'll give you 2 billion dollars. So what do you say, are you in or out?"

Maxwell thought were paralysed for few seconds. Then he slowly began to think that it was all a lie. Even for a greedy man like Maxwell the offer seemed too true to be good. He wanted to stand up and shout a big fat "NO!" but something inside of him held him down. It was a battle between his senses and his greed. What if this was true. Imagine the private jet and the cars you could be riding. These were the voices he was hearing in his head.

"So what do you say Maxwell, In or Our?"