Chapter 2
Death.
It came and took almost 2,000 players, two-thousand human lives. The time which it took for those players to meet their demise: less than a month.
Yet, since this death game began, on November 6, and almost a month later, there is a light of hope.
Today, December 3, news that a group was forming to challenge the first floor boss was confirmed. It was supposed to be a meeting to gather as much players as possible to challenge the unthinkable, what players never thought would reached: the boss room of the first floor.
Everyone was scared, and it was understandable. More than Sixty players, sixty lives taken each day; it was too much for anyone to take. And because of this, few players had been clearing the labyrinth on this floor; but even that didn't stop us, as even though we didn't have much, we worked our hearts out to find a single passage, and to which I contributed.
If we had more helping hands, this would be much easier!
But all of that didn't stop an elite party from finding the boss room. The twenty floor labyrinth was massive, so it was quite a surprise that they found it so soon. And that was good, because for all we know, we might still be stuck fighting and mapping.
But now, it was time to ban together to defeat this monster and prove that this game isn't unbeatable.
The leader of the clearing party and the man that banded us together was named [Diabel] . A strong looking player, dark purple hair and a self-proclaimed role of knight, he took the initiative to gather the game´s strongest players for the coming battle. Showing apparent leadership, he spoke throughout the meeting as everyone nodded in response.
The briefing had gone smooth, not many players showed up, as expected, but they would have to do. As everyone knows about the possibility of obliteration; it took much bravery to just be here, in this meeting. But in spite of all this, there was a cheerful atmosphere and an unrivaled approval to storm the monster keeping us from taking the first steps toward exiting the game.
But, like many other things, it can't all go so smooth. Almost at the end, a rough male player stormed the meeting and began shouting nonsense about [Beta Testers]. With pointy-pin like hair, apparent attitude and wearing plated armor, he gave an aura of greed.
With him shouting, it sort of looked like not many people liked these "Beta Testers", from what I could hear. I knew what they were, and I really didn't care about them. To me, they are real life persons trapped in this game, just like everyone else.
Up to this point, I´d been sitting there, nodding at the facts placed before us. But just as the mysterious player spoke his opinions; the ruckus became louder, stirring up doubts about whether this so called "Beta Testers" were "bad" people.
He announced himself as [Kibaou].
Why are they being like this? Why treat them like some kind of murders? They are just like everyone else here!
I still couldn't understand.
It was then when all of a sudden it all came to a stop. A tall dark figure stood up and began speaking on behalf of these "unfair levelers". A battle axe wielder, he gently announced his name and began calming everyone down.
His name: [Agil].
"Ughh!"
I was surprised. Genuinely and unmistakably surprised.
It was not because of what he saying, but at his appearance. Not a single person that I have seen so far had his type of complexion.
His dark, chocolate colored skin was overwhelmingly distinct from the rest of the people gathered here. He was probably the only one here with distinct facial hair in form of a small goatee and bald head.
Giving his speech, it was impossible to not hear him out, as his massive and bulky presence and deep voice were quite impressive.
As I sat there, with my face covered and as far from the front as possible, I snickered because I hadn't even noticed him.
"…Ha, guess I'm not the only one"