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My guards shove e They push olf course

I rotate around, realizing that I aels The circle quickly becoel bodies fill in the space all around and above me

The sun beco dome with no way out

A breach opens up in the wall of bodies Through it, the hellions get tossedto find a way out, but there are no gaps in the do ‘Trial! Trial! Trial!’

Somehow I don’t think their idea of a trial and e that gets poured into the doround, he looks up at Uriel, snarling

For a second, he looks angry and betrayed Fear peeks through before he puts on his sneer again His declaration of always being alone and unwanted seeet what a horrible being he is and I feel a flash of sympathy for hi and unsure, then with els cheer like he’s their favorite football player in a chaame I suspect hardly any of them even knoho he is I knoho he is and what happened to hinize him

The hellions are scrae of the doap between bodies

‘What kind of a trial is this?’ I ask, suspecting the answer

‘A warrior’s trial,’ says Uriel as he flies above me ‘It’s more than you deserve The rule is siain, roaring their approval

‘Try to ,’ says Uriel ‘Because if it’s not, the croill decide whether the last one standing lives or dies’

The angels chant, ‘Die! Die! Die!’

I guess that answers the question

I have no idea if the hellions understand the rules, but they screech and try to attack the wall of warriors The angels grab one and throw it down onto the ground where it lies dazed and shaking its head The other angels roar at the hellions as they approach The beasts pause in ets to live’ He puts up an index finger for emphasis ‘You must kill the others’ He points to everyone else He speaks slowly and loudly, as if speaking to a befuddled dog ‘Kill!’ He points to me

The hellions all lookWhat ael who is part of the living arena He bends down and growls into my ear I look around frantically for an escape as the hellions begin flying toward round betweenhellions I’hter of Man slaughter hellions with an angel sword

I race for the sword as fast as I can I grab it off the ground, roll toain

I slice just as the first hellion reaches ushes out of its belly

Without thinking, I swing at the second one that co-flesh breath It swerves, and I miss by an inch