PROLOGUE

Thump thump thump

My heart beats wildly in my chest as I dash madly through the darkness. The pain in my side is unbearable. Blood seeps from the gaping wound, staining my uniform with red. Clamping my left hand over the wound and holding the CZ 75 pistol with my right, I gasp for breath. Oh, God. What have I done? This fucking game...I hate it. I can't belive I just killed my friend in it. No no no no, hisses a tiny voice in my mind, he would have killed you too. There is no such thing as friends in this game. Only enemies. This is Battle Royale. Kill or be killed.

I can't help but wonder what Yankumi would say if she sees what we're doing to each other. I wonder if she'd be disgusted to know that her own students are playing this kind of game. I wonder...I wonder if she's still alive.

I'm exhausted, weakened by more than the blood loss. But fear and the instinct to survive kick in. I can't die. I can't die. I can't die. I keep running, adrenaline urging me to go on. I can't stop now. I have to run. Run as fast as the wind. Or they'll catch me. Then it's game over. I can't die. I can't die. I can't die.

If only to give me sense of safety, I grip the pistol tighter in my hand. Run faster damn it...faster! Suddenly, I trip over a rock and I lose my balance. Yelling, I fall over, landing on the muddy ground. Shit! As I lay sprawled on the dirt, a tiny movement catches my attention. What the hell was that? Frantically, I stand up and quickly look around at my surroundings. Again, I see something black from the corner of my eye. I gasp in horror. Was Death coming for me? Oh God, no! It can't end like this! Stop running. Fight back! Slipping my finger on the trigger, I raise my gun and blindly take aim.

BANG BANG BANG! I can't die. I can't die. I can't die. BANG BANG BANG! This can't be happening! I don't deserve to die! BANG BANG BANG! I made a promise, didn't I? BANG BANG BANG! So I can't...I can't...

"I CAN'T DIE!"

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG click click click click click click click...click....huh?

The last thing that I heard was a voice.

"Somewhere out there is a place where no one can hurt you anymore"

I smile. It's not too far now.

A/N: Well, there you go. This story idea has been fermenting in my mind for quite some time now. I'm worried that I might have bitten off more than I can chew, but I just can't get this fic out of my head. 3D has fewer students than the class in the original BR so hopefull, it will make it easier to give each character a background story...hopefully. The prologue was something that I had already written for another Battle Royale fic which I posted on another site. I just changed a few things to make it more fitting. I might not update this as often as I'd like since I'm totally OCD when it come to my stories and I'm almost never satisfied with what I write. (Hell, the first chapter has around 5 revisions at the moment). But a few reviews should keep me motivated.

And you might be wondering, "Who is speaking in the prologue?". Well, I'll leave that one up to your imagination...for now.