ログインFinally, for the first time since the hours they had entered the hotel, they were able to get out. To Elara, it was more of a relief. She was no longer thinking about the real world, instead, she was glad the game had ended and she was finally able to smell the outside air again. Her body felt weak from all the stress and trauma the game had caused her and she found a spot to sit and rest for a while as she watched the others standing separately and probably wondering what was next.Leo had helped Mira with Sam’s body and there had been a funeral. His body was sealed in a box and laid in an enclosed place in the hotel. Mira soon came to where Elara was and she stood by the side.“What will you do from now?” she asked.Elara turned her eyes to her, but she couldn’t give an answer to her question. it was more of like the reality she now had to face.“Where will you go from here?” Mira asked another question Elara couldn’t answer.“What about you?” Elara asked her.Mira paused and then r
The machine rotated to the direction of the third group and several spikes of crystal glass shot out. Elara could see from where she sat, flesh tearing apart and bodies being dismembered. It took all the will in her to look away and focus on the character she was playing.Soon, everything became quiet again and Mira spoke;“Sam is…was…he was my safe space. When I wanted to die, he taught me how to live and to make a worth for it. That was how I gathered the others and reassured them time and time again that today, it is us, but tomorrow, it could be someone we want to protect. But look what happened.” She raised her eyes to look at her. “There is no saving grace here. In the end, everyone is still selfish.”Elara knew this was the moment and she said to her, “Look at me. What would matter if I die? Is it knowing that there is one person who I consider the least to save me, or would I die knowing no one tried extending a helping hand?”“Nothing really matters, you know,” Mira said.“Is
Elara managed to convince Mira to join her group and she explained in details how they would act, to Leo.“You are so sure about this,” Leo said to her when she was done explaining his role. “What are you planning on doing with her?” he asked, referring to Mira.Elara looked towards Mira and said, “It’s best for the conversation to happen naturally. That way, her feelings will be into it.” She then moved her eyes to where Cipher is. He has Rue and Jax with him and was explaining their roles to them.“You’ve got this,” Leo tried cheering her up, at least, making sure she was least worried about anything. “So let’s go over it again. Once the game starts, I stay at the corner and watch you talk with Mira, then when I get the cue, I suddenly start coming over to you with the determination to kill and—”“I was here first. You can’t throw me out like that!” Commotion broke from the last group.Elara turned her attention to them and watched them argue, trying to decide who gets to complete t
Elara was lost of words. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing, but after now, things would start to take another shape. This is exactly what the game wants: to provide premium entertainment and fancy deaths. It means, to survive, one would have to be brutal, one would have to sacrifice so many things. In here, there are no rules for living, only rules for the game.Her stomach turned at the sight of blood and flesh sliced and it made her feel sick. No one should have to go through a thing like this. Mira didn’t deserve this, she thought as she watched her crouch next to Sam’s body, cradling him like a baby and sending him off. It was after he went still in her arms that she broke. She cried and hugged him tightly, like she had just lost someone precious to her.She moved her eyes and saw the guilty look on the other players faces. Without exempting herself, she knew they were all responsible. The adults are responsible for what had just happened. And despite herself, she couldn’t
Soon after the players all walked out and found out that someone had died, chaos broke out. Elara had made to find Cipher and question him, but something else caught her eyes almost immediately. She saw the rest of the players from the other teams whispering together and one drew out a knife and lunged forward. Elara’s eyes widened almost immediately and she tried to warn the blue-haired girl, but it would be too late to do that.The blue-haired girl caught her expression at the last minute and pulled her brows into a deep frown before hearing her name almost immediately.“Mira!”It was Sam, trying to warn her as he was suddenly being held back. She turned and grabbed the player who was about to attack her in sudden reflex before her eyes widen when she realized. She twisted his hand, making him scream out and she hit the knife away from his grip. She then shoved him to the ground and looked at the others.Everyone already gathered together now and Elara watched in horror as they all
[Players, you may now proceed to a door.]Cipher walked to a door and unlocked it with his key. Before stepping inside, he turned his head to look at the room Elara was entering and past her, he saw the blue-haired girl glaring at him. He gave a smirk and entered the room which closed back. He stopped and stared around the bright room with his hands in his pockets.The system voice came on. [Welcome player. You have received a pass in this game.]He scoffed and turned around. “That’s right,” he said. “I’m curious though,” he pulled his brows and looked up. “Is there any way I can see what the other players are up to?”[No. That is against the rule of the game, but if you keep insisting—]“No,” he laughed and shook his head. “Never mind.” He released a sigh and thought back on the elimination round where Elara had saved him. He hated how she made him feel confused about his feelings. He didn’t know either to hate her or just pretend to be angry.“She has no right. Why would she do that