Pre-war

After a little bit of traveling Og thinks he is prepared enough to take on Azazel. So Og goes to the one place loud enough for Azazel to find him, Sodom. There Og is famous for being the creator of music and musical instruments, he played one song to attract Azazel's attention and it worked perfectly.

Before you know it, Og and Azazel are face-to-face; Azazel's army is roughly over 3,000 humans and other creatures, Og’s army is roughly 75 people and Lapithes being the only creature. Even though Og’s men are terrified Og was not, he had won every battle he had ever fought and he wasn’t going to start losing today.

Angels start appearing out of thin air, some on Azazel's side and some on Og’s side. It’s then everyone realized this war we fight on earth is bigger than we could ever imagine. Michael and Lucifer stand perched on top of two cliffs, staring at each other, neither ready to interfere and jeopardize their side of the situation.

Og’s men do lose the battle, but not one life was lost, so they celebrate. Og not being the celebrating type took advantage of this time to bleed Noah’s brother for information. Adreal knew Noah would never willingly let Og onto the ship. He tries to convince Og that taking the ship by force would be the easiest way.

However, Og was informed that the rules state he is not allowed to take it by force.
They traveled towards Noah to get a better feel of the situation, after a few days of spying Og decided it would be best to try and bribe Noah rather than to take control of the ship by force.

So they make a quick trip to the pyramids in hopes to receive a unicorn. Unfortunately, the Ferro made a tough decision to have the unicorn killed in hopes of preventing a situation similar to Lapiths’.

The Ferro does allow them to use the pyramids to try and retrieve another. Due to certain circumstances, Lapithes has to travel to a different universe called Orion, which is the home of Zeus. There he is confronted by different types of life forms, not of this world. Lapithes trades two cows for one massive unicorn; before he leaves they give him a glimpse into the future and what was to happen if they fail to save Noah.

The beginning 

The book begins with Og alone in his mountain, doing his daily chores when he hears a sound at his door. To Og, this is an impossible noise, in order to make it to his front door you have to survive a long intensive entry way full of death traps.

When Og opens the door a half-dead creature falls to the floor unconscious. Og didn’t know what the creature was but he was almost certain it was not sent to kill him. He nurses the wounded creature back to life. The next day Lapithes is able to explain to Og the horror that is happening outside of his door.

Og’s cousin Azazel has not only crowned himself as king of the giants but is trying to claim that the world is his, in the name of Lucifer. This is not recent or surprising news to Og, Azazel has been trying to prove himself better than Og since they were children growing up together.

Lapithes takes Og to a nearby camp of Azazel's. Og witnesses gruesome scenes. After a close call with a Cyclopes Og decides it was time to give his cousin a visit. Lapithes was 100% against the idea. He told Og about the ‘games’ Azazel has for fun. This peaks Og’s interest and he decides they will participate in the games despite Lapithes arguing.

There are five stages the ‘warriors’ (victims) have to complete. Keep in mind, the rules state the warriors have to complete the games in the nude with only one weapon.

The first stage usually is usually simple, defeat a lion or other large jungle cat. Stage two consists of one terror bird. These are flightless birds that stand about ten feet tall and will kill anything that moves. Stage three, the Gorgonops, Lapithes describes these creatures as being alligator-like with huge cheetah fast legs. To complete stage four you have to conquer two Titanoboa, these are giant serpents, roughly 2,000lbs and 40ft in length. Lapithes can’t explain to Og the fifth event because no competitor has ever made it past the fourth stage.

“Og, how do you even know there will be a game tomorrow?” asked Lapithes angrily.
“It’s his birthday; trust me there will be a game.”