2 Betrayal
'I was a star, no one had not heard of me, the Great and powerful, oh so amazing, sexy God of OMFG, kick ass, mother - fucking - RAY ZONE! The Coolest, the best - RAY - fucking - ZONE! Magazine, newspaper, websites, social media, news channels, books, games, ads, I was a legend and for good reasons I swear.
I played by the book, had friends, had a lover, things were great at one point but then things between us didn't work out, such as life I guess. I'm too busy anyway for relationships and the gig is for life!
Well it was- for life… it was… until that day…'
= That Day =
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Time: 2.54pm, 17/7/23,
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[Split World].
- An alternative world which is inhabited with monsters and other life forms unknown.
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"Ray! To your right!" With fast reaction, Ray turned his body around and sliced the frilled neck monkey apart in one swoop with a clean curve.
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[frilled neck monkey]
- A monkey that has a frilled neck like a frill neck lizard and is able to breathe under water. Still has all features like a monkey besides the neck.
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The phantom sword in his grip was like no other, forged by the best blacksmith in Tasmania and wielded by Ray Zone the number 1 swordsman in Australia.
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[Phantom sword]
- A plasma device that enhances a users magi ability.
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[Magi]
- Is a pure energy source that one can draw from the Split World or produced through ones body.
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"Damn, he's incredible!" Admired those who watched on as Ray sliced through seventeen Frilled neck monkeys at once this time. His swordsmanship so refined and smooth it looked as though Ray himself was the fake edit in the video.
"Oi! Keep focus! The boss is on it's way!" Just like before Ray didn't pay much attention to the others as he smiled at the small hover drone that followed them and broadcasted internationally. Absorbed by ego one of his mates snickered at his childness. Noticing his teammates snicker at him he shrugged back.
"What? I gotta have some fun, besides being in this world is a 50/50 on whether you survive or not" shaking his head at Ray's attitude he laughed once again.
"Ah Ray you're insane but I guess that's with most if not all Australian's right?" Smirking his way, the man knew that was his answer as Ray at top speed was suddenly behind him in a split second to cut down a Gorgle where it stood.
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[Gorgle]
- A orc/goblin mix breed.
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"I've got ya back Zivon" even though Ray was childish he was a team player and put others before himself no matter how big his ego got. Zivon knew this to be true, Ray grew up hard, Foster care since a baby, only to find out that his biological parents were apart of the Great Sorrow. Which was when the Split World merged with their reality, ultimately cutting the population in half. No one really knows where those people went regardless of all the study and conspiracy theories.
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Zivon Ivory
2nd worldwide, 1st in Russia,
best archer ever produced and made]
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The other team members were:
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Macey Stone
3rd worldwide,
1st in USA,
best Witch the world had ever seen since the 1600's]
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Arno Smith
4th worldwide,
1st in South Africa,
a mechanic extreme that could fire a shot of his phantom sniper from 5,540 yards away from the target]
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Isla Garcia
5th worldwide,
1st in Europe,
a deadly assassin able to cut down any and all their enemies]
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Reaching the last door in the chain field they all prepared.
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[chain field]
- is the room in which doors would open to reveal a field full of monsters inside. The world chain comes from the fact there are usually three rooms interconnected with each other; one main boss behind the last door]
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"Finally, if we kill this one Hong Kong can rest the night easy knowing no Flesh-cutter or Eelgrass Spider will be eating their loved ones" said Isla as they all looked at the large door in front of them. Ray who was in front of them all turned to them one last time- "We've got this guys, remember we are strong and we guide a new pathway for the future generations that will one day be doing the same as we are. Let's go and win this for another victory for mankind!"
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'That was my last victory speech, my last fight that shouldn't of been'
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"Why-…"
Spewing up blood and leaning forward in defeat as his teammates watched, Ray took his last breaths and final words
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"I- I… didn't d-deser-…"
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Once again words were stopped by more blood pouring out as one of them pushed Ray's own sword through him further.
"I'm sorry Ray but the higher ups became displeased with your actions- not to govern average human's the way they had planned too."
'That's right. Because I refused to follow the government's initiation of project 12… I was killed by my own teammates, with my own damn sword.'
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"I-I'll g-get ou f-or this! I'll m-mak-e yo- al -pay!"
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'I swore it, I would kill them all, not just because of project 12 but because I trusted them. The very teammates that I thought I could run wild and free with just like the good old times. They would die by my hands and I'd hold no sympathy or regrets for doing so'
"Is he dead?" Questioned Macey as Aron checked Ray's body for a pulse.
"Yeah he's gone, I also made sure to shoot that live broadcast drone during the fight with the boss to make it look like crossfire. Zivon you should be the one to discard the body, miners would find the body if left here."
Zivon not saying a word picked up Ray's body after pulling out his Phantom sword from his stomach. He didn't look at anyone as he discarded the body over the edge of the chain field.
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[The edge of a Chain field]
- An inter- dimensional gap between time space continuum. Anything that goes into the black void over the edges never returns according to research]
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"Macey clean it up." Aron said as Macey simply nodded and used an Incantation spell to use illusion magic that would remain until this Chain field closed. The spell made where Ray was look totally normal with not a spot of blood anywhere.
"I'll report to the high ups as soon as we are back within communication reach"
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'So that's how I died. Chucked off the edge of a chain field and left to fall down on what seemed like eternity into a void of nothingness.
It was weird to be honest, I was definitely dead but somehow saw myself in third person falling down?
Maybe this is what every person saw if they died in a chain field, who knew but I knew one thing.
Rage and a lot of it.
They had broken my trust,
Stolen my sword
And shoved it deep inside my stomach.
It wasn't the death I had expected,
Nor would have wanted.
And now betrayal knows my name,
Just as they will know of vengeance.
I knew I was dead, at least in that life but no one had really come back to tell people what was far beyond death in the Split World. No one, until me.'
