Good at writing action, though I had to keep reading for the story to unfold itself to me, Maybe that's a good thing as it had me keep going. I really didn't understand it at all in the beginning.

Not sure if I still do, but definitely got a Running Man vibe from it. Another reviewer mentioned Hunger Games which I haven't seen or read so maybe that didn't help either.

The trading card seemed forced, and if it wasn't required I could see you not even needing it but it was part of the "assignment."

So yeah, good sci-fi/action and some plot points hinted that their could be more if expanded, so good job.

The main characters reminded me of Warhammer.  It’s very much action driven.  Not much of a story.  It’s decent for what it was.  A fight ensues, the boy’s hero won, the end.  The criteria has been met.