Taking A Knife To A Gunfight

[alleyalligator]

Everyone knows that if you survive seven bouts in the arena, you will be granted your freedom.  Everyone also knows that this is a lie, that even if you are lucky enough to outwit, outplay and outlast your opponents, there’ll be some reason why you ‘choose’ to stay, that the Masters will find some little incentive to keep you there.  Publicly, this

Comments

[shimmerdream]

I was hooked right from the start - I want to read the sequel!

[alleyalligator]

Thank you! I hadn't really given much thought to a sequel, but I might just have to!

[n3m3sis42]

It would be great to read a continuation of this. I loved it.

[alleyalligator]

I'm glad you enjoyed it - I hadn't really thought about what might happen next, to be honest! Guess I'll have to put my thinking cap on :D

[whirlgig]

Oh my gosh you really nearly made me cry. How horrible! Please don't get me hooked like this then kill off everyone!!!! Seriously, such great writing here. Well done.

[alleyalligator]

Oh I'm sorry! I don't *think* everyone dies, but it might be touch and go for a while :D

[myrna_bird]

So fascinating. I could picture it all. What happens next? More!

[alleyalligator]

LOL! I really hadn't planned any more of this - in my head, this was a pretty complete story!

[karmasoup]

I'm so disappointed we're probably not going to see more of this... I could read chapters of it. Awesome.

[alleyalligator]

You're right - I'm probably not going to write more with these characters. I didn't really think it through, did I?? I wasn't expecting people to resonate this much with it, to be honest. Mind, I've done what I've intended to be stand alones before and then ended up revisiting them later, so you never know!