The siren and the hybrid

Kelly spent the rest of her day meditating. There were too many dark thoughts flitting across her mind.

A few months after their arrival in Olympus, Milo's condition deteriorated so much that he had to be put on life support. Since Kelly was a participant, the organizers funded her brother's initial treatment. However, she needed to transfer 100 million credits to the doctors to begin the cloning process.

Winning the final round in the qualifying stage had fetched Kelly 50 million Social Credit Points, while her fans had gifted her about half a million. She still needed another 50 million to make the initial deposit at the hospital. 

Tomorrow's round was vital for Kelly. The rulebook for the tournament mentioned that the quicker the player cleared the first round, the higher would be their payout.