THE DEADLIEST FIGHT

Zoe's POV

I walked outside and met the Islanders chanting Alexa's name. "Are you up for this?" Jake slowly asked and I ignored him.

He walked to the middle and showed everyone a knife on the ground. "This is how the game is played," he began.

"This is not a game but a deathmatch." I reminded him.

He narrowed his eyes at me and frowned. "You won't be alive to repeat another word," he threatened and looked at alexa. "One of you has to pick this knife first before the match will fully start. After picking the knife, aim for your opponent and attack. Bring out any body parts from your dead opponent." He explained and my heart raced.

He didn't expect me to rip the body open, did he? "That's gross." I remarked.

He frowned at my last remark and laughed. "You're in no condition for negotiation."

I looked at Alexa who grinned at me, I couldn't believe she agreed to this. "I love this, Jake." She said with a smirk.

Running towards her, I grabbed her by the leg and she fell down, her pupils gleamed with a brutal light, and the savagery contained within us was more than enough to silence any man. She pushed me off her body and went for the knife, I kicked her making her fall with a loud thud.

We both stood up and she punched me in the throat making him choke, she gave me a punch in my jaw and kicked my stomach, I groaned in pain and flipped her over. She flew for a second and landed on the ground.

I kicked him in the knees and grabbed her head snapping it to the ground, she winced in pain and got hold of the knife.

Jake blew a whistle which symbolized the starting of the match. As I punched her, she left a slash on my collarbone. "We shouldn't do this." I told her as I groaned in pain.

"I love it." She whispered and chuckled.

She flung me and I landed on the ground face-fit, and my mouth flooded with sand.

Bruised, I spat out the sand from my mouth. My stomach churned as I struggled to my feet, wiping my chin with the back of one arm.

She charged for me faster than I would've thought was possible, she carried me with her two legs and flinged me to the other side.

I landed with a falling splash and a round of cheers erupted from the Islanders.

Groaning, I managed to stand up. I found a sharp big knife on the floor and moved forward, dropping to a knee, I held her by the hair and smashed her face into the knife with a warning noise.

The Islanders gasped. With thick blood running down her face, she tried to get out of my grasp but I wailed punches on her face, blood caking her knuckles.

Picking the knife up, I slashed it across her throat. A trickle of red liquid squirted out of the wound in a quick blink, drenching me.

I stared at her dead body and attacked her body looking for the body parts that are easier to take. My fingers yanked the body parts and blood slashed across my face.

Blinking, I looked up for the first time and saw all eyes on me with mixed emotions on their faces.

Slicing into her stomach, a ripple of liquid squirted out, splashing on my upper body.

Cutting through the tissues and fibers, I found the pancreas and dropped it on the floor. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I dropped the knife on the ground too, I had killed Alexa.

The Islanders began chanting my name and I looked at Jake, he was shocked. His expression said it all, he already hated me.

He walked towards me and put on a light expression with a smile which I knew was fake. "You did well." He commented.

"Alexa will never forgive you even in death." I told him.

He chuckled. "I didn't kill her, you killed her with your hands."

Noah walked towards me with a smile. "You did it, you're the new assistant commander." He said.

Jake cleared his throat and everywhere became silent. "We should do this more often," he began and my eyes widened in horror. "Zoe has proceeded to the next level and will fight with Claire tomorrow." He continued and the Islanders cheered.

I turned to face him sternly. "I'm never going to do this again." I told him.

"Then be prepared to die."

"We can't kill each other." I reminded him.

He chuckled. "Yes, we can and that's exactly what we'll do. It's just a game."

I punched him and held his collar. "I'll love to challenge you next."

Noah stopped me and pulled me to his side. "She does not mean that, she's going to fight Claire." Noah told him and Jake went back to the tent.

"Are you crazy?" I asked and pushed him to the ground.

"Hey, take it easy. Jake has never been like this before, he's been possessed." He answered.

I chuckled. "Really?" I asked with humor in my

voice.

He said. "I don't know, you have to prepare for your fight with Claire tomorrow."

"You don't expect me to fight that huge giant, do you?" I asked, feigning weakness.

"Zoe?" A familiar voice called me and I turned back and saw Claire staring sternly at me. "I can't wait for tomorrow's match, I can't wait to kick your ass and bring out your brains." She said.

Her structure made me scared, she was taller than me and had a huge body that looked like a man. "This is not right." Noah told her and she carried Noah up with one hand.

My heart skipped a beat.