Entertain the Gods

Cassius then looked around as he saw a student start to strangle another, which caused a domino effect. Cassius began running, but then was tackled to the ground by another student. Cassius guarded his neck as he tried protecting his neck, as the student above then turned to punching Cassius. Cassius's breath started to become unsteady as he tried to get a sense of what he can do at that moment.

"CASSIUS!!! LIVE!!! THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH!!! YOU NEED TO LIVE!!! IT HAS TO BE EITHER YOU OR ME WHO SAVES YOUR SISTER!!!" Shouted Cassius dad over the phone until it suddenly his voice cut off.

Cassius's eyes widened as he feared the worst for his father. He then pushed then student off of him and then realized he had a pencil in his pocket. He pulls the pencil out, and proceeds to desperately stab the student. His hand began to be stained by the blood of the student beneath him, but then suddenly a screen appeared in front of him.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

[Player has killed another Player.]

[Player has received 500 Fame.]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Cassius got up and checked his phone. He saw the call was still going, but he couldn't hear his dad.

"Dad! DAD!!!!" Shouted Cassius as he hoped for a response.

The call was then ended from his dad's side. Cassius's hands shook as he tried controlling his temper.

Cassius then took his bag and phone, along with the items of the student he killed and decided to look for a place to camp out.

(Damn it! DAMN IT!!! He can't die! NO, HE COULDN'T DIE!!!)

Cassius sprinted through the halls of the college, but looked for an empty class room to stay in, but notice the numerous number of students attacking one another. Cassius then ran past the Students and found an empty classroom, and immediately slammed the doors shut behind him.

(Block the damn doors!)

Cassius then pushed a desk in front of the door as he made sure that he was secure inside the classroom. After putting up a couple of chairs and knocking down an entire shelf above the door he finally calmed down and laid on the floor as he took everything in.

"This is is seriously then end…" Uttered Cassius as he felt his eyes become watery. "Damn it…"

Cassius then wiped the tears of his face and laid there on the floor. Cassius then pulled out his phone once again and tried calling Sophia. The phone continued to ring as it attempted to call Sophia.

"Please answer…" Pleaded Cassius to himself.

"Sorry then number your trying to…" repeated the phone until it was cut off by Cassius ending the call.

"Damn it… Why didn't I just go with her! FUCK!!!" Shouted Cassius as his tears raged.

Cassius just continued to lay on the ground of the empty lecture hall as he heard the pleas of people asking to be let in. Cassius's facial expression paused as he remained in a state of constant grief.

(I'm sorry Sophia… I'm sorry dad… I'm sorry Nia… I'm sorry I couldn't be there.)

Cassius shut his eyes as he hoped that he was dreaming. He tried sleeping, but he continued to toss and turn as he failed to shut his brain off. One million thoughts were going through his head as he could only lie there and wait for someone to end his life.

"I'm going to die…" Said Cassius to himself. "I'm going to die. Someone is going to eventually come and kill me…"

Strangely, his heart started to slow down at the thought of him dying.

"I'm going to lose my life."

"Just because some crazy person killed someone"

"My dad died because someone killed someone…"

"I couldn't save Nia because someone murder…"

"Someone killed Sophia… Murderer…"

"Kill… or be killed…"

Cassius looked up as he finally accepted what happened to him.

"I understand now… I understand the message… We humans are horrible…" Said Cassius as he sat up. "Our lives are pure entertainment for Gods."

Cassius then stood up and opened his arms, "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT!!! YOU WANT ME TO CRY!!! YOU WANT US TO KILL EACH OTHER!!! YOU WANT ME TO BECOME INSANE!!! LOOK AT ME!!! YOU'VE WON!!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT!!! I'VE LOST!!! I'VE LOST!!! WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE LEFT TO ENTERTAIN YOU!!!"

A screen appeared that triggered Cassius.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

[You have amused the Gods. Player has received 1500 Fame from God Chaos.]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Cassius falls to his knees as he looks at the ceiling with crazed face. As he looks up his smile soon turns to pure laughter, "SO YOU GUYS WANT A SHOW!!! FINE!!! I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOW!!! JUST SHOW ME HOW TO SURVIVE AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN YOU UNTIL THE END!!!"

Two new screens appear.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

[The Gods have their attention on you.]

[God Thanatos advices you to check the app on your phone.]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Cassius looks confused until he turns his phone on and sees an app on his phone.

[Player's Gift]

Cassius opens the app and sees a photo of himself and sees stats next to him.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

[Player: Cassius Lee]

[Class: Levelist]

[Level: 1]

[Health: 10/10]

[Mana: 10/10]

[Strength] [1]

[Defense] [1]

[Speed] [1]

[Mana] [1]

[Sense] [1]

[Fame: 2,500]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

"Seriously… that's it. My stats aren't that impressive. Well I am only level one." Said Cassius. "Fame. This is the second time seeing this. What the hell is it?"

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

[God Hermes suggests that you look at the Second World Manual.]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Cassius then scrolls but sees nothing else, but his stats, until suddenly he realizes there is a book symbol at the top left corner. Cassius presses the book and sees a manual detailing him everything a basic player should know. Cassius scrolls around and see the option, Simplified and taps it. Cassius then sees the manual summarize itself.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

|10 Basic Rules to Survive the Second World|

[1. All players have access to the commands [Stats], [Shop], and [Inventory].]

[2. Players will receive Fame through actions.]

[3. Fame can be used in the shop to buy items ranging from food to Weapons.]

[4. Players can accidentally trigger a hidden event that will force everyone in the area to kill one another until only one stands.]

[5. Players will only have information on their own class. God do not ban swapping information on classes.]

[6. If a quest has a time limit and the players fail to complete, players involved will immediately die.]

[7. Stats, skills, items, and additional classes can be obtained through special quests.]

[8. All crime from the old world is legal and will not be punishable.]

[9. Gods can favor players, remember your jobs as players is to entertain the Gods.]

[10. All players have one life. Make it count, and survive the Second World.]

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————