The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/feed/4706 Phillip Clueman was living a normal life with his mother and dog before he was kidnapped. He is thrust into being "entertainment" for a secret organization, The Machoa. The entertainment: sword fighting. Can Phillip survive the ordeals, defeat the organization, and find love at the same time?   en Penana The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/7 Hey guys, 801tman (the writer) here. I’m sad to say that someone has copied and pasted this story and is trying to sell it online for money. (although just a dollar) At first, I decided to discontinue the story until the situation is resolved, but there’s very little I can do about it as of now, since it’s not copyrighted, and I really enjoy thi Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:03:32 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/6 Phillip took a deep breath to stabilize himself. This is it…this is the moment. A week had passed since Barry's fight, and this time, it was Phillip's first time in the arena. Sitting in the group 1 waiting room, Phillip bounced his leg up and down in nervousness. Barry, sitting next to him, looked scared.Before he had entered th Mon, 09 May 2016 20:14:47 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/5 Phillip's grunts could be heard a few halls down from where he was training. Maurice was watching over him, nodding his approval. "Looks like Barry's battle has fired you up."Phillip took a swig of water. "Honestly, it did. I knew I had to fight, but didn't expect to be in a fight like that. I don't want to leave any chance of me being ki Mon, 09 May 2016 20:14:01 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/4 Phillip nervously sat down in a seat assigned to him. "So this is the arena…it seems like I traveled back in time to Rome and the gladiators."Maurice sat next to him. "That's basically what this is, the gladiator arena reborn. Of course, we don't have lions here for you to fight.""Maurice. I didn't expect to see you until tomorrow. Thu, 18 Feb 2016 20:47:03 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/3 Phillip fell to the ground, gasping for breath. It had been a week since he had been kidnapped and forced to start training to fight in an arena. After his first day of training, he had been introduced to the first group. Most of them were young teenagers, with a few older ones. All of them didn't look strong, and from what he saw Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:23:17 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/2 The man walked Phillip into another room where there lay the weapons of choice. "Be sure to make your decision wisely. Once you pick a weapon, there is no going back."Phillip walked over to the sword and picked it up. He's correct with what he said. You could easily transition between an offensive technique and defensiv Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:22:22 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/1 The sound of clanging of swords barely penetrated the cheering of the crowd. Two boys, teenagers, were fighting in a ring. Tod knew that he had little chance for survival. His opponent was just too strong for him. Why did they have to vote him to fight me?!Tod put his sword in the air to counter his enemy's sword. The announcer's Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:21:30 +0000 The Machoa Arena https://www.penana.com/story/4706/the-machoa-arena/issue/0 Phillip Clueman was living a normal life with his mother and dog before he was kidnapped. He is thrust into being "entertainment" for a secret organization, The Machoa. The entertainment: sword fighting. Can Phillip survive the ordeals, defeat the organization, and find love at the same time?   Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:20:52 +0000