The Twelve is a new twelve part story for 2017 written by Stuart Suffel

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When a hundred thousand souls are screaming for your death, begging for your dismemberment, baying for your blood, most folk would feel intimidated. But we weren’t most folk. I glanced around the holding chamber. The flyer had mentioned a zodiac theme this year, and I wondered if they’d thought up that selling point before or after they’d gathered up these freaks.

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Congrats, Stuart, 'tis a good opener. Interesting premise (it's an enjoyable challenge coming up with a serial of short stories).
 
Awesome story! It would be great if there was a link to part 2 at the end of part 1.
 
Fifth Episode The Maiden

The cheer from the crowd was deafening. Emeran's body was curled in upon itself, though his head still faced back into the arena. His eyelids were locked open. I followed the line of his lifeless stare. It was aimed at Maheras, the centaur. His assassin.

The crowd cheered out the centaur's game title.

Sagittarius!
 
Sixth Episode The Bull

Blood bubbled up to my throat. I spat it out. It wasn’t blood. It was bile mixed with mucus. I thanked the gods. No internal injury. But the pain – the pain still pumped through my body.

I took a breath and tried to keep the hurt at bay. My heartbeat played in tandem to the crowd’s chants.
 

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