Y/N's POV-
My heart may have thumped its way out of my chest at this point. I have never seen this many people in one place ever and they are all looking down at one thing- us. Hanno must have sensed how nervous I am as he leans down and kisses my head gently
H- "Don't be nervous.. we're here to entertain them. That's-" he pauses
I follow his gaze and find he is staring at a woman sat with the general and the emperors. She stares down back at both of us. I could have swore she looks familiar..
Y/N- "Who is she??" I ask
H- "Nobody.. I would be questioning why both the emperors are staring down at you" he chuckles.. something I haven't heard in a long time. I look across and realise Hanno was telling the truth. I link eyes with both of them until I hear the sound of another gate raising.
We both spin on the spot to look at the gate, clutching my sword tightly. Nothing could have prepared me for what stepped out next
Y/N- "You have to be kidding me.."
A ginormous savage looking rhino enters the arena with who they call the 'destroyer' sat on its back
Hanno acts quickly
H- "Everyone stick together! And stay on the outside"
He has always been such a good leader and I would follow him through anything. We do as he says and run to the outskirts of the arena
?- "Why should we listen to you?" Says the only man stood in the middle and before long the rhino runs at him and impails him in the chest with his horn.
Person after person, the rhino claims their lives until there is only a couple of us left..
H- "Do you trust me Y/N?"
Y/N- "Always" what was he up to?
Hanno kneels down and takes a handful of the gravel beneath us, rubbing it between his hands
H- "When I say jump, jump"
I realise that we are stood right in the rhino's path only when it is charging right towards us. Hanno throws the gravel in the air creating a dust cloud
H- "Jump Y/N!!"
We both leap out the way and flip landing on our backs. I wince in pain and groan but he has done it. The rhino crashes into the wall and collapses causing the man to fall off. It's nearly over.. Everyone in the stands rushes forward to take a good look including the emperors themselves who had wide smug smiles on their faces.
Hanno offers his hand to me to pull me up and I take it. I think I have done something serious to my back as I feel an agonising pain spreading. The man picks up his sword and runs toward us angrily. I pull my sword up and swing it at him causing them to clash. Hanno takes the opportunity to plunge the sword towards his chest but the man dodges it with his shield and manages to cut my cheek slightly with the tip of his blade. We fight for another few minutes until me and Hanno are both on our knees on the floor
I can hear the crowd chanting and clapping something but what are they saying?? It sounds like mercy?
Emperor Geta rises from his seat to the edge of the ledge and sticks his hand out to the crowd. He pauses for a second and abruptly turns his hand to show a thumbs up with a grin
G- "Mercy!!"
Hanno shakes his head and gets to his feet
H- "No! We don't need your mercy. Come on Y/N"
I look at him confused and too stand up
Y/N- "What are you doing Hanno?"
Geta looks puzzled and a bit annoyed
G- "We are sparing your life poet! You should be grateful" I love the way his voice gets higher when annoyed
The anger in Hanno boils over and he grips his sword running at the man and they start to battle intensely. I freeze but I know I have to do something. While he is distracted I manage to sneak behind him thrust my sword into his back. He stops moving and falls to the floor head first. My hands start to shake causing me to drop my sword
The crowd goes mad and chants our names. We did it.. we actually survived.
I watch as Emperor Carcalla jumps to his feet and claps with the crowd, putting one of his arms around his brother. Macrinus gives us an approved nod and the the woman Hanno was staring at looks as lost as ever.
We actually did it...