The Arena.
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The Arena As the sun was rising it beat down on the arena. The gold, orange light reflected the peaceful dawn. The cloudless sky had a few birds flying over. The silence was slightly unnerving. As the sun shone onto the seats they began to warm. The smell of the blood hung like a sea mist over the arena. The alleys into the arena were dark and dank. The smell of urine was putrid. The gladiators had been trained to fight in this place and most of them would probably die here. Grando was fighting today. He had been a slave and had then been taken to Rome. His strong body convulsed as he retched with the pure fear inside hi heart. Not even the battles that he took part in when he was with the army were as scary as this. As he thought of the evil Emperor Claudius....

