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Its interference had, in essence, saved the female from the other contestants of the Mating Games.
TheTrazivianvenom would incapacitate any potential mate, rendering the process void.
In essence, the venomous bite was a small mercy, granting her a respite from the horrors of the games.
It was strange how the universe worked, how a deadly flower could become an inadvertent savior.
The female’s wide eyes checked the other glass cells, flicking just an instant at me, and in that fleeting exchange, I felt an inexplicable connection.
It was a bond forged not by choice, but by circumstance.
Two unwilling participants in a cruel game, both victims of fate’s twisted sense of humor.
Though she might not realize it now, theTrazivianblossom’s sting had granted her a temporary reprieve, a chance to regroup and plan her next move.
“One...”
The finality of the number sent a jolt through my system.
This was it.
The next round.
I took a deep breath, mentally preparing myself for whatever lay ahead.
“Launch.”
With that command, my world became a dizzying whirl of motion and roaring engines.
The capsule catapulted forward, its speed and force shoving me backward, but I managed to keep my feet.
As the outside world blurred past, my mind raced, already strategizing my next steps.
I had to get to the female before the others, ensuring her safety was my priority.
The pod’s release into the alien terrain was imminent, and I braced myself, knowing that the real game was about to begin.
* * *
The moment my pod’s door slid open, I didn’t hesitate.
I shot out, my feet digging into the soft jungle floor, my senses heightened and tuned to their maximum potential.
Every sound, every smell, every vibration, I was hyper-aware of them all.
Years of training in different terrains had taught me to be adaptable, to use the environment to my advantage.
But the Mating Games threw all preparation and logic out the window.
The rules could be changed in an instant, and the stakes were impossibly high.
The thick canopy above filtered the light, casting the jungle in a hue of emerald and gold.
The iridescent leaves shimmered, and the soft chirping of the alien insects was almost hypnotic.
But I was not there to marvel at the beauty of this extraterrestrial terrain; I was there to find the female.
I veered left, sidestepping a patch of quicksand-like muck.
