Arena

The man known as Cero was observing the subject number 1, She was very interesting individual, her body has great compatibility with the blood of Nabateans, I wonder if this is a result of the Crest of [Seiros],

"If the plan is successful, she will obtain the Crest of [Flames] as well, she will be a perfect weapon."

He lately noticed that she started training, at first he thought nothing of it,

She was pathetic, she lacks experience,

She can't hide her emotions very well, her intentions can be easily figured out,

But she possessed so much potential that he was wondering how strong she would be in the future.

"Well no matter, I need to focus on the problem at hand right now"

He needed to think of solution on the seals on the beasts, that could eliminate them easily, without being traced to the source, which was hard without any help of sealmaster, that could fasten the work on the solution, unfortunately any seals master weren't seen for over half a century, It's almost like they died out.

"Unfortunately, Seals Isn't my speciality, Seal Masters hell would be appreciated, Unfortunately there wasn't one for over half of the century"

"I need to drink something"

He needed to drink something that will keep him up all night, since this is the one of the many walls that he will need to break through.

That was one on the easier side of things.

"Wait, maybe if I place the seal in the bloodstream, it could be possible, the veins are connected to the heart, if the seals activate it would burn the heart as well, with the rest of the body."

That could work, those were his exact thought on the matter, only problem that there wasn't really way to do it in sterilized way, it could bring infection and bacteria straight in the bloodstream, resulting in subject death, he needed to find the way around it, or a way to sterilize the experiment with the seal, or something with the awy to stop the spread of infection,

"There is a long way to go," he thought to himself looking at the monitor.

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Edelgard was laying on the bed thinking of what to do, Since she started her training she had a little more stamina after the experiments, it was paying off, She could see her progress,

She no longer be this lady in distress, She will be strong,

Stronger than everyone else,

She won't give up.

The door opened.

Her attentions was focused now on the entrance to the room she was staying, Thales was standing in the frame of the door, His expression was calm so probably it was nothing serious,

But he was a hard man to read, so even now he could be masking his intentions.

She knew of this very well.

"Get up"

She quickly rose up from bed and standed straight, she knew that resistance in this situation would end badly for her, she needed to obey him for now.

"Good, you are obedient, now follow me" He gave praise that made her feel sick and gave orders that she couldn't refuse.

He stepped out of the door frame, and left the room with her,

She followed him through corridors and halls, they were very bizarre, all of them looked like they were built using weird technology which the girl didn't recognize, It looked as if this came out of another world, which isn't entirely an incorrect assumption.

The way corridor were twisting like a maze, without proper knowledge of the structure or blueprints of the building, it would be very easy to get lost in this twisted and terrifying construction, Edelgard never seen anything like that,

It looked quite old but new at the same time, its if a spell was casted over it, The walls were black with green glow to them on the marks that were going through them like a veins, that were pumping blood to the heart of the living organism, This whole construction feel somewhat wrong to Edelgard on so many levels, But she didn't know what was so unsettling about it,

Fallowing behind the Thales, the man she feared and hated. She heard about him a lot from the guards and people that were chatting around this big building. Apparently he was a master swordsman that wreak havoc on the battlefields, he take different mantle every time, so it's unknown how powerful he really is,

"We are here" Thales voice brought her attention, now her gaze was focused on the metal door that looked way sturdier than the walls around her. She didn't know why she was brought here, but she knew it wasn't anything good for her.

The man that was standing in front of her opened slowly door, using a special code in panel next to the door, Steam poured out of the open frame door,

"Go in," he ordered.

Without asking she fulfilled his order, knowing the consequence of going against him.

She went in without hesitation, Edelgard knew that a moment of wavering can be quite problematic in this situation, she is trying her hardest to regain her composure and suppress her emotions, so she wouldn't do something stupid.

When she entered she saw a big arena, with nothing but empty space and some place for weapons.

"From today onward you will participate in the arena, you will be fighting for your survival"

Those words shocked her, since she was valuable experiment she didn't expect to be sent to the arena without any training,

"Arena, the palace were they sent theirs slaves and other experiments to watch fighting for entertainment, but I don't stand a chance, i don't know how to wield a sword" she thought to herself, knowing full extent of her fate, there wasn't away to escape, she needed to fight or die a cruel death from today onward,

"Pick your weapon"

Before her was a stash of weapons, And choice that will decide the future battles.