I woke up to a bright light. I sat up and looked around. I was in a large dome-like room like the voice on the television said there really were thirty-three people here including myself. There were ten doors inside the dome-like room with two guards at each door holding guns. There were sixteen girls and seventeen boys. They were all keeping their distance from each other out of fear that the murderer might be next to them. Davon came up from behind me and tapped me on the shoulder.
"Hey, do you know what is going on", he asked.
I shook my head. Davon sat next to me. After a while Carey finally woke up.
"Where are we now?" he asked.
"I don't know", I replied.
He sat down next to me. After a while one of the guys got impatient and marched up to one of the guards
"let me go", he spat at the guard
"Sit down", the guard said unfazed.
"Do you know who my daddy is? My daddy is the mayor of this town, you'll be finished when I tell him what you have done to me", the guy said.
"Sit down, I am not going to tell you again", the guard said.
"No, you can't make me", the guy said.
The guard looked at him, lifted his gun and shot him in the head. He fell down. Blood starts oozing from his head. The guard lowered his gun. The room broke out in hysterical screaming. I threw up. My body was trembling. I didn't understand how someone could kill someone so cold-heartedly. Carey covered my eyes and told me that it was alright but even though he was trying to reassure me he was just as scared as anyone else. I removed his hand from my eyes and thanked him. After the room calmed down we heard a voice echoing through the dome-like room, sure enough it was the same voice that was on the television.
"Oh wow, the game hasn't even started and I got to see that level of entertainment already. I can't wait to see what you guys will do next", said the voice.
A girl stepped forward. The girl had dark brown hair, black eyes and a lip piercing. She also had a really strong figure.
"Since you can see us I assume you can hear us, right", the girl asked.
Science filled the room.
Yes, that's right, may I ask what your name is? ", the voice asked.
" Rafael", she replied.
“What a beautiful name you have there Rafael”, the voice responded.
"Since I told you my name it's only polite If you tell us yours",she said.
It stayed silent for a second until a booming laughter filled the room.
"In all my time doing this I have never ever met anyone as bold as you but because you asked so nicely I will tell you", the voice said.
"I actually don’t have a birth name so everyone just calls me T", the voice said.
The girl looked stunned.
“Is there a reason why they call you ‘T’ ?” Rafael asked.
A booming laughter fills the dome again.
“No, there is really no meaning behind my name, they just picked a random letter and started calling me that”, T replied.
“Have you got any more questions? I shall grant you two more”, T said.
"Hey Theo is it, if we find and kill the murderer will you let us leave? " Rafael asked.
"Of course, I am a man of my word", T said.
"Okay then, what will happen if we don't find and kill the murderer?"Rafael asked.
Silence once again fills the room.
" Well everyone will die but the murderer will leave", T said.
"How do we know if we are killing an innocent person not the murderer?" Rafael asked.
"You don't, that's the fun of it. If you want to survive, kill everyone who isn't you. Good luck, trust me you're going to need it", T said.
A little while after the last announcement, shelves started coming out from the ground. The shelves were filled with different types of weapons from swords to spears and maces. There were long range weapons like arrows and even shields for defenses. Everyone backed away from the weapons. They were trying to figure out who was the murderer. After a while a boy went up to the weapons and picked up a spear. Everybody was staring daggers at him. After a few seconds a skimpy boy walked up to the guy holding the spear.
"Hey, I think you should put the spear back, we are trying to figure out who the murderer is", the skimpy boy said quite nervously.
"And who the hell are you to tell me what to do?", the guy with the spear said.
"I am not trying to tell you what to do, it was just a suggestion", the skimpy boy replied.
The boy with the spear sighed.
"Okay, I'll put the spear back", the boy with the spear said in a demeaning tone.
"Oh, thank you", the skimpy boy replied.
As the skimpy boy turned around the boy with the spear smiled and shoved the spear right through his heart. A bunch of girls started screaming as the boys backed away. I wanted to scream but my throat went numb. The skimpy boy started coughing blood as the guy pulled the spear out of his body. The boy fell to the ground where blood proceeds to seep out from his body. The guy dropped the spear and looked around.
"Hey, why are you backing away? I promise I am not the murderer, the only reason I killed him was because he was acting suspicious", the guy said.
He slowly tried to approach us but we backed away.
"I promise I am not the murderer ", he said. "But if you are going to treat me like one I'll kill you all".
The guy started to run towards a girl in the corner but then all of a sudden Rafael ran up behind him with a mace and hit him on the back of his head. His head went flying from his body and hit the wall. Silence filled the room.
"Is this guy the murderer?" an out of breath Rafael asked.
Silence once again fills the room before the voice starts laughing.
"Yes that guy is a murderer but not the one you are looking for", T said.
An alarm starts going off.
"And there is the alarm ladies and gentlemen", T said.
A part of the dome-like room opens. On the outside there are a bunch of abandoned buildings, cars and there is even a derailed train.
"Those weapons you have been avoiding I recommend that you take one, I have also apparently forgot to mention that other than the murder you'll have to worry about all sorts of gruesome beasts", T said.
"Also one more thing, you can try to run but believe me you won't get far, so if you want to leave then find and kill the murder. Good luck", T said.
We all looked at each other. One by one they each grabbed a weapon and ran in a random direction. They repeated it until we were the only ones left.
"So Leaha, what weapon are you going to pick?"Davon asked me.
"Umm, I'll pick the sword since I know how to use one", I replied.
Davon and Carey looked at me bewildered at what I just told them. I picked up the sword and looked at them.
"What?" I asked.
"You know how to use a sword? Since when and why didn't you tell me?" Carey asked.
Looked at them.
"You're joking right", I said.
"Why would we joke about that?" Davon said.
"I told you both multiple times, I have been taking kendo classes since I was four, Davon you even came with me to a class before", I replied.
"Oh", Both Davon and Carey said.
"We must have forgotten", Carey said.
"How could you forget I literally talk about it every single day", I replied.
"I mean, we probably forgot because every time you talk about yourself you always get a bit sidetracked so it's kinda hard to keep track of everything going on in your life", Davon said.
"What are you talking about I never get sidetracked", I said
"You do all the time, like one minute you could be talking about your kendo classes then the next minute you'll start talking about what you are having for dinner", Carey said.
"Wow, it's nice to know you feel that way but we really need to focus, hurry up and pick a weapon", I said.
"Okay, I took fencing lessons for three years so I guess I'll pick a spear", Carey said.
He picked up the spear.
"You are joking right?" I asked.
"It's just like fencing", Carey said
"It really isn't", I told him
"Sure, you're just jealous aren't you", Carey said.
I stared daggers at Carey before turning to Davon.
"What weapon are you going to pick Davon?" I asked.
"Well, since everyone got a weapon and I am not really skilled in anything I will carry the shield", Davon said.
"Okay, let's go", I said.
As we were about to leave I spotted Rafael sitting in the corner of my eye. I had an idea.
"Hey, I think we should let Rafael join us", I told them.
"Are you crazy, what if she is the murderer", Carey said.
"I don't think she is, I am going to go talk to her", I said.
"Leaha", Davon and Carey both called out.
I ignored them both and walked up to Rafael. I crouched down to her level.
"Hey Rafael, do you want to join us on the hunt to find the murderer?" I asked.
She looked at me.
"How do you know that I am not the murderer, you just saw me kill someone in cold blood" she said.
"I don't think you are, plus if you were the murderer wouldn't you let the guy with the spear kill all of us then kill him but instead you saved us", I said.
"Okay but how do I know you’re not the murderer yourself?" she asked.
"You don't but you are going to have to take my word for it", I told her.
She looked at me for a second before replying,
"Okay, that's good enough for me", she said.
I stood up and helped her up. She grabbed her mace and followed me. We walked up to the boys.
"Welcome our new member to the epic group", I said.
They all looked at me in disbelief.
"The epic group", Carey said.
"I will leave this group if that's what we are calling ourselves", Rafael said.
"Okay, it's a working process alright", I said.
"Let us leave, please", Davon said.
We all looked at each other before leaving the dome. The light from the sun blinded me. As we were leaving the dome it finally occurred to me that this wasn't a game but one hundred percent reality.
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