Animals can be adorable as they look but they can also be the nightmare that will hunt you until your death. Minerva was dumbstruck with terror of what she just saw. Her body froze when there's no snow surge. Her feet nailed where she was standing.
They are surrounded with high walls, with some huge unfinished puzzles on it that will be their mission to this game, they need to find the other pieces and in the center part of the venue, there lying gigantic cages with massive snakes, hissing, crawling of what will they find to enjoy, there are ponds, looking so natural that you want to dive and savor the fresh water until you realized the raging eyes of the crocodiles that is always ready to attack when th
“Woah! Looks like we got lost in the zoo.” Tradd remarked after taking a look around where they are. His voice was rather loud, making the bracelet show a warning because he almost surpasses the limited level of sound decibel that they’re allowed to. “Why don’t you try saying that louder, Tradd? I don’t think they heard you over to Mars.” Yekaterina sarcastically reprimanded him in a whisper-like voice. &ld
Staring at the large, caged animals makes the players feel the unstoppable urge to tremble and be stricken with fear. However, contrary to them, Jade held a knowing smirk on her face. She just entered this hellhole and she’s not here to just play. She came to win. She came prepared. “What should be our course of action?” One of her member whose name is Thomas asked, his voice slightly cracks and the fear in his is too palpable not to notice. He has a lean body frame like someone who works out regularly but not as much as others. He is attractive but for Jade, he’s not much of a looker.
Deep in thought, Jade didn’t notice anything or anyone around her. She was walking back to her room that evening and she had no idea that a certain person had his eyes on her all along the moment she passes by. She almost flinched when a hand grabs her shoulder, making her turn to face the person who dared disturb her line of thoughts. She came face to face with Blaize. Glancing down at his hand clasp on her arm, she pulled it back with force and regarded him with irritated eyes.
She found herself getting dragged by Blaize into the very familiar room where she stayed as well before, back when she was one of the team. Standing at the door made all her memories came back to her like a flash of lightning, striking her with that nostalgic feeling she didn’t expect to feel. Blaize seemed to understand what she’s feeling. He didn’t rush her, instead he waited for her to be ready, waited for her to open the door on her own. Glancing at him one more time, Jade finally felt ready and assured that she can do this. There’s no right time for her. Time here is nimble and life feels short-lived. As someone who came back from the grave, she knows it well eno
Svetlana opened her window in her room and lets the moonlight to covered her whole room. She opened her laptop and she rereads the article she found about Ahrio's father. She closed it again and covered her face with her palm, thinking what she will do to discover more about him. She remembered something, a note that can connect the tangled pieces of what seems like a puzzle, a blurred image she has to unveil. She reads the written name there and
Jade handed the notepad to Yekaterina. It’s the same notepad containing the list of the remaining games set to commence for the players. Yekaterina accepted the notepad, yet her eyes remained on Jade. “What is it? Can you stop staring now?” “I just can’t believe you’re real. It’s like seeing a ghost except you’re real.”
Unbelievable and shocking. That was the first thought that registered to Minerva’s mind the moment she had process the details of the next game. It was exactly just like what Zayden had told her. Zayden’s former member, Jade who apparently had rose back from the dead and came back here bringing the information about the next remaining games and about one of the people involve behind this scheme. She didn’t believe it at first. But now, she’s convinced that whoever that Jade girl is, she is telling nothing but the truth.
Stepping inside the square, Jade picked up the first ball on the first row. The leader of the opponent team copied her and picked up the first ball on the last row. She stared at Jade, the look in her eyes held something like suspicion but Jade ignored her. Bryan was about to pick the ball behind Jade but the opposing team’s member suddenly rushed to grab the ball. He stands behind Jade, grinning from ear to ear as he glances at his leader who also had a satisfied expression on her face.
Big explosions from fireworks one after another are heard from the outside, visible in the glass wall. Everyone wore splendid dresses. From a first glance and by its blinking, shiny beads on it that’s probably worth an average worker’s yearly salary, it's not just an affordable dress that a middle class could easily afford. Everyone has glass wine on their hand, cheers reverberated throughout the area when the fireworks were done. "Good evening, everyone." A host on the stage began his introductory speech. He wore a tuxedo, a gloomy g
The silence that ensued between them was enough to express the despair and misery they’re all feeling. Yekaterina and Andrik won, but it’s like they lost gravely. They don’t feel like they had won at all. In a game where you have to kill your friends and family just to win and survive, no one really wins at all. “Use it, Zayden. Save yourself.” Yekaterina said, when Zayden just stayed rooted where he is sitting. He looks lost in a trance, unable to move. He had laid down Blaize’s body on the ground beside Minerva and he sat down there leaning against the wall, staring into nothing.
The sound of his nose breaking echoed in his ears when BGN1’s fist connected with his face. Tradd’s head reared back as his eyes shut in pain. He staggers back a few steps but kept himself standing up, even when he can feel how much strength it takes to get himself together after having his world almost turn around in a dizzying axis. He re-enforces his stance, lifting the arnis in front of him higher and readying for BGN1’s next attack. BGN1 snickered, thinking just how useless his choice of weapon was against his extremely, bulky muscular form. He flexes his biceps and his
Blaize cocks the gun and approached where Zayden is hiding but he wasn’t there anymore. From behind, Zayden strangles him with his arms wrapped around his neck. He dropped the gun and grasp his arms to try and remove it around his neck. But Zayden held on to him tightly, not letting his hold on him loose. Blaize struggles to get free, he kicks his knee and elbowed him, hitting his neck and causing him to let go of him as he groaned in pain. “How dare you lie through your teeth and claim you’re my brother!”
Bringing each of their weapons, they went out of the room and decided to ride the elevator down to see what’s going on in the other floors. They paused and froze in their steps when the elevator door opened. The elevator walls and floors had been painted with blood. It won’t take a genius to be able to tell what transpired here. “The hunt has begun.” Yekaterina muttered in a low, breathy voice. The stench of blood is so strong as they stepped inside the elevator. Yekaterina pressed the ground floor and in just a matter of minutes, the elevator stopped and the doors ope
The sudden change was unprecedented, putting them all in a state of vulnerability. Yekaterina and her team had always played fair, not knowing the game beforehand except the previous game. Knowing beforehand is cheating and it’s like a drug that enabled them to relax and put their guard down. But just like a drug, once its effect wears off, you’re left with an anxiety you’re unable to handle. Your fears come back stronger and this time, you crave the relief and fake bliss that the drug has offered. That’s exactly wha
Tossing and groaning from the searing pain on his shoulder, Blaize woke up. He sat up in bed and looked down at his wounded arm, noticing that it looks like it’s getting an infection. He’s also coming down with a fever. He dreamt about the past again, just like every single time when he’s sick. It started when his grandfather passed away, leaving him with an information and a mission. To find and protect his twin brother. Yes, you got that right. Zayden Jaxen Flynn is Blaize’s twin brother. Gripping the folded picture
Blaize woke up from the aches of his body. Just like his normal day, he trained without any breaks. "You woke up already?" He saw his grandfather at the door of his room. "Come on, let's jog before the sun's up." "Grandpa, can I skip today?"
Instead of analysing what the game is all about, Yekaterina's group is amazed by the setting of the game, how prepared and detailed it is. If Jade didn’t tell them ahead of what this game is, they'll be all so busy finding and understanding the clues and the worst is there's chance that they will be eliminated. Contrary to their competitor for this game, the other group sealed their eyes on the balls. Examining what will be the best ball that they will choose to survive.