Death Everywhere!

I ended up getting run into a dead end, with Nyx to my left and Thomas to my right. We turn, crouching a little lower, read for a fight.

A man was chasing us. He was big, with a long black beard with braided beads on it. He was also completely bald.

He held a long, curved knife in his hand, and it didn't look like he'd be slowing down.

"Guys...?" Thomas said nervously.

"We fight." Nyx and I say at the same time. Thomas looked scared, Nyx looked determined, and me...well I just didn't want to die.

When the guy reached us, he swung at us, not really aiming. We all ducked and Nyx darted behind the man. He turned, his mistake. I jumped on his back with a yell, holding onto him like a monkey, my arms around his neck. He stumbled backwards with a grunt. "You little shit." He slammed his back against the wall, with me still on it.

I grunted as he did it again and again. "NYX!" I managed to shout. She was already there, grabbing his legs to catch him unbalanced. As the man fell, he dropped his blade, which Thomas promptly lunged for.

While the man falling was a victory, I fell with him, nearly avoiding being crushed by his huge frame. Before I could jump to my feet, he grabbed my throat, squeezing it hard. My eyes bulged, and I thought back to my training with Apollo. I had to act fast or I would pass out and die.

Before I could do anything, a blade shot through the mans chest. I didn't think my eyes could go any wider, but they did. I felt warm blood splatter on my face. The pressure around my neck loosened before it disappeared completely. The man slumped to the side and I sat up, gasping for air.

I looked at Nyx, then at trembling Thomas. He was staring at the man, who now had blooding pooling from underneath him.

"I killed him....I killed him...." He was saying over and over.

I get to my feet after I had caught my breath.

"Thomas come on." I rasp, grabbing his arm and gently pulling him away from the body.

"B-but I...I-"

"Boy if you don't get your ass away from that body we're going to leave you here with it." Nyx shoves Thomas, making him stumble into me. Apparently that was enough motivation, because he appeared to be snapped out of his daze.

"Let's go." I turn and walk done the hall. I could here a scream, and someone begging for their life a floor below me. I decided to go up, but not the elevator as that could be a trap.

"The stairs guys." I say, walking in the direction. Nyx and Thomas follow me without a question.

Over the next hour or so, we only bumped into one other mentor, a lady with a shotgun, but had managed to get away. After that we had seen tons of bodies and blood everywhere, but said nothing about it. We had to stay focused.

A voice on an intercom makes us stop in out tracks. "Anyone remaining, please return back to the gymnasium!" We hear a click, and look at each other.

Nyx shakes her head and Thomas shrugged. I didn't know what to do.

"It could be a trap, Wren." Nyx said.

I nod. "I know... I really know that. But If it isn't and we don't go we don't pass. We all know what happens if we don't pass..."