Hey guys, i was meant to upload this chapter the other day and it wasnt quick finished. i didnt realise it only had a paragraph to go.

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After breakfast, Four took us to the same room as yesterday to start training. He leads us into the room and he stands in front of a board with our names on it.

"since this year we finally have an even number of you, all of you will get the chance to fight today" he says.

I'm not sure if I can do this, after how I've grown up I can't think of hurting another person... although that is different, that was abuse, this is self-defence.

It's a good thing there is no pain in my wrist from getting the tattoo, that would be painful if I had to punch someone.

I look up to the board to see who I'm against.

Tris.

I don't want to hurt her, she's such a kind-hearted person, I've known her my whole life, even though we never really spoke until now I still count her as my friend. Our families were close.

I turn to see tris and smile at her, I can tell neither of us want to do this. She stands there talking to Christina, something about the other group of candor, who I would like to call the evil trio. She's up against Molly.

Eric calls the first fight. Will and Al. both nice people although I would rather Will over Al. They get in the ring and stand across from each other. I don't think fight will last long, Al seems like someone who really wants to be here but won't be able to handle what is thrown at him. My bet is on Will.

"Do you think this is a leisure activity? Should we break for a nap? Fight each other!" Eric shouts, his voice booming through the room.

Al replies "Is it scored or something? When does it end?"

"it ends when one of you can't continue" Eric says

Four steps forward "or until one of you concedes"

Eric bites back "according to the old rules, in the new rules no one concedes"

Man, I am really getting annoyed at this conversation. Eric is an asshole.

"a brave man acknowledges the strength of others" four replies

"a brave man never surrenders" says Eric

"you're lucky those weren't the rules when we fought" four near whispers to Eric.

Those two are the opposite of each other. In the end Al wins, the fight because Will was too busy being an ass to Al before getting knocked out.

"Get him up" Eric demands, clearly annoyed

Four turns to the board and circles Al's name in victory.

"Next up, Molly and Christina!" Eric shouts.

Al helps Will up by putting his arms around his shoulders dragging him out of the arena.

Molly walks into the arena as soon as Will and Al move, Christina cracks her knuckles on the way up. I worry for her because of her size. She's tiny like me, she may look weak but she's not.

I notice Tris is looking behind us, so I follow her path to see Four supporting Will as they walk out of the room. Al waits for the door to close before heading back over to us. I don't like the idea of being left alone with Eric, he's a psychopath. I think he terrifies me just as much as my father does. While Tris turns back to the arena my eyes remain on the door behind me hoping Four will walk back in any second.

Christina looks nervous, who wouldn't be after watching their friend be beaten until they pass out, I guess I'm used to it. I know Christina annoys me, but I don't want to see her in a heap on the floor or in a bed in medical.

Their fight isn't quick, but it wasn't short either. All I can think is what is going to happen between Tris and I.

"Stop!" Christina cries "Stop, I'm... I'm done"

Eric walks into the arena and stands over Christina

"I'm sorry, what did you say? You're done?" he says

Christina nods while pushing herself to her knees in front of Eric.

"get up" he demands. Eric is really beginning to scare me, I can't imagine what he's going to do, she just conceded. It was worse because he didn't yell. I don't think I want to know his plan

"Follow me" he tells the rest of us.

I was the fasted to follow, scared at what would happen if we didn't.

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Eric leads us down a maze of tunnels, and we slowly get to a pathway that leads over the chasm, from there we could see the pit which was almost empty, even if there were people around no one would even dare to stand up to Eric. That's why everyone was shocked when I did. Eric shoves Christina towards the railing.

"climb over it" he says

"what?" she replies wearily. Her eyes were wide, and she didn't expect anything like this as a consequence of conceding. Eric stares at her, waiting.

"climb over the railing" Eric says, saying each word slowly making her seem stupid "if you hang over the chasm for five minutes, I will forgive your cowardice. If you can't, I will not allow you to continue initiation"

Even if Christina was willing enough to do this there is no way that she could hold on for the five minutes. Not that I doubt her, but this is a cruel punishment that Eric is giving.

I stand there watching each move they both make. I can see Christina shaking, you wouldn't notice it unless you were paying close attention like I was. I can see the veins popping out of Eric's arms as they are crossed in front of him.

"fine" Christina replies.

I want to help her as she swings herself over the railing, but I don't want to face what Eric would do if I interrupted him. In the beginning Christina wasn't struggling but after she reached the halfway point you could see that she was struggling to hold herself up. I'm surprised that the dauntless don't do this for fun every day.

"come on, Christina" al says stepping slightly forward. Christina kept slipping from the bar and had to hold on with one hand before she quickly recovered. "Come on, grab it again. You can do it. Grab it" he says still cheering for her.

"come on Chris, only a minute left" tris says for encouragement.

Her and Al then repeat it. I continue to stand behind Tris and Al as they cheer on Christina. Al looks at his watch

"Five minutes are up" he says stepping closer to Eric. Eric looks at his watch, not replying or doing anything. He wasn't going to do anything.

"Fine" Eric says, "You can come up now Christina"

Al and Tris step forward to help her up. They hold on to her while she is shaking.

"Done for the day" is all I hear before everyone walks away.