Twisted Choice

Yuxi stared at her group, not at all satisfied. These were the handpicked members of the Drunken Stars party and Miss Valkyrie's trusted, but she did not think they lived up to their potential.

For one, all of them ignored her. This was the first disqualifying quality. The second was their arrogance and belief that all of them were better.

[Welcome to my dungeon.]

A voice welcomed them, but it felt less welcome and more of a threat. The rest of the members stopped talking and turned toward the giant door.

[I am the dungeon master. This will be your first trial. Behind this door is an arena with five monsters, which all of you can defeat. However, the last person to defeat their opponent shall remain and fight against a monster that is far stronger than them.]

"This is madness," muttered a girl in their group. She was the daughter of a noble who served the House of Helnes, a mage. "That means that we need to sacrifice one of us to suffer."