Dark Horse: Chapter Nine .:Kelsey:.

Even in her sleep, Kelsey could still feel the electricity jolting through her body after the torture. She hadn't known that it was what Dark Horse did to her Chosen, but the servant had whispered, "I wish you better luck for tomorrow, it only gets... worse." as he dropped her off at her bedroom. Even when she woke up, Kelsey could still feel it. The pain.

After gruel was handed out in Dark Horse's throne room; the first food any of them had had in days, Dark Horse arrived, looking just as freaky as she had the day before. "Ah. Besides Keefe and..." She snorted. "Ahri, how did you enjoy your... fun last night."

Will looked like he could've walked up and wrung her neck, but he only tightened his fists and grunted. Luca stood next to Kelsey, and sighed, while Sofie set her jaw, but Kelsey could see that she looked like a lost puppy from her eyes.

"Very good." Dark Horse gave them a cruel smile. "The next challenge begins... now."

It had been pure physical combat. Keefe had tried to use his magic again, but the Mortals ignored everything, probably just assumed when he showed up to think everything was the opposite of what their eyes were seeing, which Kelsey felt impressed about. It took serious willpower for a normal Mortal to ignore Atlantean magic.

Keefe had tried to save Ahri, but that ended up in them both being disqualified. A small part of her was glad they'd have a taste of what the others had had to go through at the expense of Keefe and Ahri winning yesterday, but she knew that nobody, not even Keefe deserved Dark Horse's torture.

That left Luca and Kelsey along in the ring with the Mortals, while Dark Horse watched on her throne, with a small, coy smile on her face. She had obviously noticed the Mortals wouldn't mind ripping Luca up to shreds, maybe even Kelsey. Sofie had blamed them for the torture last night. The words still rang in Kelsey's mind, and the stung.

"If you had just let us go thorugh, and stopped your stupid boyfriend from attacking me we would have had such a huge lead on the Atlanteans and I wouldn't have had to go through the torture! You don't have a chance at winning this! So back off and give me a chance to live!"

She'd seemed so curious at first, but Kelsey had realized the realization  had worn off on even Sofie. This wasn't a fun house or some wacky game. It was a death trap.