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Battle Toran Royale
Chapter 1: The Beginning Of The End
It was a cold winter day when the flags of the Scarlet Moon Empire were finally burnt down, Emperor Barbarossa had lost the Toran Liberation War and the country was now officially free from the evil clutches of the Sorceress Windy, or at least, that's what they thought. Not long after the death of the Emperor Barbarossa, the famous strategist Mathiu died of his wounds.
3 months later…
Location: Toran Castle
Time: 13:00
"Hey! Give me a hand here, would you?" Ronnie Bell shouted from the docks carrying 10 boxes that were piled up neatly.
"Do it yourself! I'm busy here… I'm on an errand from my father" Sheena whined from the second floor where the shops were located. That was one of Sheena's mastermind lies to slack off, he was in fact ordered from Lepant to help Ronnie Bell but instead he was making up lies again to flirt with Jeane.
"So uh… I know this restaurant in Gregminister, how about we have dinner there tonight? Just me and… you" He whispered in her ear, trying to sound sexy in a very seductive manner.
"Why, I'd love to… Tee hee… Come pick me up later, ok?" She replied in a giggly manner, the image of the man she was talking to reflected in her eyes. Jeane flicked her hair back as she turned her back towards Sheena and made her way to one of the cupboards in the back of shop.
"Alright… I think I'll go take a nap first… I'm suddenly so… sleepy" Sheena yawned, his posture was already a little bit unstable, he seemed like he was about to fall any minute. His vision was getting blurrier by the minute as well, and without realizing it, he fell on the floor asleep.
3 hours later…
Location: Sakai Island
Time: 16:00
"Leave me alone… I want to sleep a bit more…" Sheena mumbled unconsciously, his arms attacking the thin air. Suddenly, he woke up. He felt as if he had been sleeping for years, his head hurt a bit and something had been attached around his neck. He quickly tried to feel what was on his neck, it was something metallic and it wouldn't come off. Suddenly, he realized that there were other people around him… He looked to the left, a familiar face and he looked to the right, familiar face. Everyone in the castle was someone whom he recognized. They all had the same collar on their necks, slowly one by one everyone started to become conscious. Even with all the movement, no one dared to say a word until Esmeralda finally busted out screaming.
"What is this!?! Where in the orchid's name are we?" screamed the narcissistic blonde at the top of her lungs. A few of the guys around her backed off as she stomped her way to what seemed like a window.
"Welcome, you fools!" A voice from the back of the room yelled. At the back of the room, stood an altar and from there emerged a familiar face that made some gasp and others stare in terror.
"Windy! It's impossible… di-didn't you…die?" gasped Cleo, her eyes fixed on the Sorceress and an feeling of terror passing through her mind. Slowly, Cleo slipped her hand into a small pocket by her hip and started shuffling through it. Suddenly, she realized that the thing she was looking for wasn't there.
"I've taken all of your weapons… It's useless. From here on, you'll all be listening to me… First of all, today's objective for the all of you is to kill each other, nothing is against the rules. You have 4 days to finish the game, only one person may survive. If you don't finish the game by then, all your collars will explode upon my command. The island itself is around 20km long and fully deserted, so there won't be anyone to disturb us. Every 6 hours I'll make a broadcast informing you of who has died and the danger zones. If you happen to run into a danger zone, the collars on your neck will explode. The collars are 100% waterproof and shockproof, monitors your pulse telling us of your location and whether your still alive or not, and if you happen to run into a danger zone your collar will explode and if you try to forcefully rip it off or leave the island it'll explode. Finally, there is a magic barrier around this island so no one is allowed to use runes, including myself. Of course though, I won't be participating in the game! Also, don't try to play any games with me now; otherwise I shall wreak havoc in all of Toran. Now, as I call your names before you leave… you'll all get a…" Windy suddenly stopped as she stared at someone amongst the Star of Destiny.
"So, I bought this expensive dress in Gregminister and it was perfect, and he asked me to Dinner and he was like, would you marry me, Oni-?" Onil was saying to Esmeralda but she was cut short by Windy.
"No talking when I'm talking!" Windy screamed as she threw something towards Onil. The gleaming object quickly flew past Tir, but he couldn't exactly identify the object, probably some harmless item. That's what he thought, until he turned around to see the dagger land on Onil's forehead. Onil was suddenly silenced, her eyes seemed as it was trying to locate where the dagger had landed before her whole body tilted backwards and finally it landed on the floor with a thunderous roar. Her body just laid there, pale and dead.
"Get the knife for me, Yuber!" Windy commanded as she ordered one of her companions to help her get the deadly item she had just thrown.
"Yes, Lady Windy…" Yuber said obliging to her command, slowly he walked next to Onil's body, with each step he took his armor clashed against the ground causing a metallic type of "Ching" sound. In a matter of seconds he was standing over her dead body, it looked as if his eyes were glaring right into the eyes of the deceased. Slowly, he placed his hands onto her forehead and violently grabbed and shook the dagger until it came out, causing more blood to squirt out from the forehead.
[Onil – Dead 106 to go]
Everyone stared in horror at the dead Onil's body; Esmeralda who was standing right next to her was even sweating. No one could believe what just happened, many of them didn't like Onil that much but they didn't expect such a thing to happen to her though. A small sound was about to escape Meg's mouth, but luckily Juppo covered his hand over her mouth so she wouldn't scream.
"Well now, as I said… as you leave this area, you'll all get a bag which contains a map, a flashlight, some food and water and a random weapon. Whichever weapon you get comes at random, so it's a matter of luck. Now, I'll call your name in order" with those words, Windy took out a few sheets of paper which contained the name and data of every star of destiny.
[The game begins… Location: Sakai Island – Building – F9 Time: 16:45]
To be continued in the next chapter...
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Well, there it is for now. I hope you all liked it. I should have a new chapter up by sometime soon. Sorry this is a little short
-Clear Water