55 Chapter 9: Semi-finals

The rest finished, and it was time start again.

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I was transported to another room. It was a mixture of patterns from dark blue to black. There're four people inside this game out of the possible 6. None of them is in the same area as me. The room I in was shading in dark colour, it was a cube, and it seems like I was at the bottom of it. The blue patterns were like plants climbing up a wall while the black in the back just breaks in parts and flips over in certain areas.

Blocks of the ground began to rise and fall towards me. I jumped up and again on the top of the moving ground. I heard a small sound coming from the top. I lifted my head only to see a sky of arrows coming towards me. I turned my head right to another sound like a lifting of a switch. It was a huge red block that lighted up in the distance. As the arrows got closer, my hand reached forth to grab one most above me. I turned and lifted my hands up to avoid the arrow's tip. My fourth to the third finger was between the wooden stick in a straight position. My fourth finger pushed forwards while my third pushed back, changing the direction of the arrow tip. My risk turned to the left, swinging the arrow around to knock the surrounding arrows away from me. The arrow spin wasn't as strong, pushing the surrounding arrows away so slightly to avoid any important injuries. Part of the leg was scratched, but it wasn't essential. The red cube in the distance began to fade, and I threw the arrow I have on me towards it. It hit and became purple. An arrow shot from the sides and another red cube appears while the other purple cube remained. I grabbed the arrow from the sides and threw towards the red cube. It shines purple and stays. Another arrow fired from the right, and another red cube rises, waited for it to disappear to see the results… Nothing happened, and the red cube disappeared. I continued to catch and throw the arrow. I would miss sometimes but time passes for another 5 minutes like this.

The cube was hit with a shake. I lost my balance for little as a lack of arrows came my way. The shake hit again, but nothing happened. The purple cubes are half halved all over the air. The cube shakes again for the purple cubes to fall. They were large. I had no means of escape. I tried to run and looked for a place where when it falls it will not hit. I was slow, and it was already on top of me. The air pushed and countdown by the falling cube was like the wilds in a seas storm. I could feel the presence of the cube. The mind was wrapping around my hair like no other. It is strong like it was pulling it away in the opposite direction. The cube came closer. When in a darkened room, the shadow can be imagined by force alone.

I kept running. My legs won't stop and my arms were swinging. My torso was pushed forwards, and my legs kicked backward.

-Was hitting those cubes a mistake?

-No

The cube passed through me and landed on the ground. I paused and turned my head back; I was inside already. An edge of the cube inside the ground. When it hit, the force it had before is magnificently lessened. It began to sink like the floor itself was quicksand. I stayed still to get a hold of what's going on. I looked around, and the purple cubes that were dropping down were sinking into the ground next to me. The top was getting closer to me until it fully sinks down to be on the same level as the floor. The cube was seen as a square on the floor. I was on one, and it covered a good 50% of the ground with another half covered by the original dark blue and black patterning.

A single message pop out from the sides calling this stage a part 2 where the purple flooring are the places where you can stand and outside of it if you touch the original patterns, it's a loss. The remaining four players will be sent to battle. Each of the players has their flooring and places where they can't touch. The places that can be seen as out zones can maybe be step by your opponent. From your view, you can see your own and those out and in zones only apply to you. Your in or out zones can't be seen by other people besides yourself, and there are of the same rules. There's pop out disc areas and areas of special item like; gun, shield, time bomb or swords. You may collect more than a one of the same item. The item storage will be unlimited. The item collected will be shown on your left. Time to survive is 30 minutes, though if there are more than three people, the game will continue. Player contact is allowed. Team up is permitted. Betrayal is permitted. Little girls are more than welcome.

-Ah, I see why the author was going to jail now

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In a sudden, the other three players showed up in the room with each in different corners. The countdown begins in the middle top of the cube as a slash of fireworks spell out the words 'Start.'