On the third round of competition, only about 1/5 survived.
Others forfeited or are either dead.
Jyn holographic body appear amongst the players.
[Congratulations players for surviving the third round of competition. The first three players who defeat the mole will be given the Uno reverse card, its a one use item so use it wisely]
Jyn wave her hand, her holographic figure dissapearing.
The players have a solemn expression.
On the six team, there are only three players remaining while some only have one sole player remaining.
Strength is not what it all required for the competition but also a flexible brain.
The fourth round of competition will be held two days later and it make the remaining players worry and petrified.
They are not fill with energy as they first were when the competition began, but, determination was written on their face.
They have reached this far, they cannot give up.
**
The fourth round, the fifth round, the sixth round, the competition goes on...
It was getting harder and harder, most times, it was almost impossible to turn the fate.
There were card or device, a one use item for every round cleared.
There are ten round of competition that was to be held.
The players have reached as far as the ninth round.
There are only 24 players remaining.
From ten of thousands of players, only twenty four remain on the ninth round.
There was a solemn atmosphere around the players. The atmosphere was tense. But, the strong determination and the will to survive the round was written on their face.
[We have reached this far...
After completing this round, there is only the last round that one must survived to take home the most coveted, the treasure SSS grade Mecha]
The players eye lit up. Hope and preserverance was on their heart.
[By the way, what was your experience of those past competition? I bet the players must have fun playing the games]
The players remain quiet.
The expression they gave towards Jyn was not good.
Its hard to have a good feelings towards the person who let them fight through those hellish 'games'.
Her bright smile was particularly piercing.
But, the players cannot blame her as they are already informed of such. Didn't they still participate willingly and willfully for the treasured prize?
[This round of competition is called dreamscape]
Jyn smile, the method of giving hint have already been nil since the seventh round. The players have to figure out the hint themselves.
[I wish you good luck!]
The players one by one enter the door where the inside was pitch black, as if it was an endless abyss, giving them a chill down their spine.
Except for the race who don't have a spine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
**
This competition is not about fighting the monster, obtaining, solving puzzle...
It was a mental game.
A game that evoke the deepest fear of the players.
It was a game where their deepest fear came to life. Came into existence.
It was a nasty game.
Jyn smilingly watch the players struggling with their nightmare.
The Race that live all year round on Lava was at the bottom of the deep dark sea.
He was entangling with the Gigantic Leviathan.
His ankle was grab, the tentacles wrapping around him.
Suffocation and helplessness. That was what he was most terrified of.
He was pulled towards the dark bottomless ocean.
Helplessness, suffocation, despair...
That was all he felt at the moment.
Hope and determination was wane out at the collosal strength of the Leviathan.
'Is he going to die?'
He really is unwilling...
'If only he have some means to survive... Like... Like... Like what?'
'Like...'
At the times like this, he seem to remember that card and bar that help him survive through the games.
'Yes, the card!'
Uno reverse Card!
He quickly activated the card.
The card reverse their position, he became the gigantic size of Leviathan, the Leviathan shrink at the size of his previous self.
The man pinch the Leviathan to death.
He heave a relief sigh.
He need to swin towards the surface. He cannot hold his breath any longer..
He swim upwards.
'What if this place became a bottomlessas as well as surfaceless Abyssal Ocean?'
The man shake his head, there cannot be such place, that kind of nightmarish place.
The man swim for a long time but he still could not swim towards the surface. Even a speck of light was not perceived by him even after swimming at his rapid speed ann sfter such an extensive time.
'What if another monster came to attack him?'
As he was thinking of those, countless sea monster came towards him.
A thought and imagination are never a factor that could be measured or control.
Even if one have a clear image of their imagination and their thought relatively stable.
But one can never say about the subconcious mind that seem to think on its own as if it was another entire entity.
Every scenario and thought the man could think of came true.
He later finally was able to figure out that this place is a conjecture of his own thought and nightmare.
After figuring out, he wrap himself in a bubble that have a gas suitable to breath in.
He conceive a powerful weapon to fight the monsters.
But, his imagination could not keep up with his immediate subconcious thought.
**
Jyn shake her head at the struggling man.
Even she could not fight against her subconciousness.
Instead, it would be better to search or thought of a way to escape the imagination conceive world as quickly as possible.
Jyn turn towards Sabnock.
This lass is not that powerful, he must be the weakest amongst the other surviving players.
But...
He is smart and resourceful.
Jyn watch how Sabnock eyes lit up.
It seems he figure out a way to leave the imagintion world.
After Sabnock, a holy race female appear. Jyn quickly change to another channel.
The more she look, the more she feel it was 'her'.
Better not scare the heart, she should not look into her matter too much. She need a peace of mind to live a healthy long life.
**
The next channel present Jyn a male who have a white hair, a deep set of blue eyes. He have an aura that was hard to ignore.
He has a charismatic and heroicness about him.
If onne said he is the protagonist of a novel, she will not doubt it.
He gave off that feeling as if he is the darling of the world.
This person also caught Jyn attention as he have a calm expression throughout the competition.
Not perturbed by whatever the games shove to him.
He was able to calmly solve and survive the games.
Apart from that holy race girl, the person from the mechanic race and also sabnock who time to time could claim some card. He was the last one who unwaveringly could always attain a card.
His luck was also extremely good as if he is sorrounded with immense positive energy.
When scrolling through the comment, Jyn find out that he was a famous person. A Mithioga race and a well-known figure for his strength and heroicness.
He is charismatic, so, he obviously charm countless races.
But.....
He is not that appealing to Jyn.
His family Ari is more pleasing to the eyes than him.
And Jyn does not bother asking about the 'protagonist' to Ari who was a Mithioga race.
One does not ask about another male to their boyfriend.
**
At this competition.
Only Seven could solve the dreamscape.
The remaining are rank according to the time they survived their nightmare.
At the end of the game, one player who solve the dreamscape quite fast open his mouth and mumble towards the camera drone.
"God Of Maker, this is Grill, Lord Silver Knight. May I meet you in person"
He bow his head in a polite gesture.
Jyn glancing at the screen spit out her tea.
The heck!
As expected.
The thing that was nagging on her mind but she forcefully ignore seem to be true. It was not just her oversensitive conjecture.
The hell!
Jyn started to have a complicated expression.
Ari worriedly gaze at her.
"A'Jyn.."
"I'm fine, I'm fine, just thought of something embarrasing" she wave her hand in a dismissive way.
Jyn hurriedly call Eira and instruct her to bring the man name Grill.
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Cosmos Owl:
There was an internet shutdown at the city I am residing.
Sorry for updating late.
Life without internet, it was a hellish experience. I don't want to go through that experience ever again.
Imma got high as hell. I'm a little bit unholy, So what? So is everyone else. - Miley Cyrus (Unholy)> This song have stuck on mind for the past few days.