"BEAM".
A RED LIGHT GLOWS THROUGH THE DARK CLOUDS.
The sound of engines roaring could be heard from the dark track.
"BEAM".
AN AMBER LIGHT GLOWS IN THE DARK SKY.
The engines roared louder as the racers fired them up, turning their head lamps on.
"BEAM"
A GREEN LIGHT STRIKES THE TRACK, BRIGHTENING UP THE WHOLE AREA.
"AND THE DEATH RACE BEGINS!"
...
A FEW MOMENTS EARLIER WITHIN THE COLLECTIONS LAYER OF THE CONSOLE.
"Alright, alright. Well played, you both got me perfectly.. WE...'LL PL...AY THE 3 WORLDS OF DO...OM then".
SAGE smiles on hearing that.
~{WELL, THAT WAS EASY}~
"GREEECH".
They teleport into a layer filled with shelves in every direction, shelves so high, their top can't be seen.
"Welcome to •COLLECTIONS•. TH...IS is where the starting point of every GAME WORLD is located". He says with his hand spread out, smiling broadly on his screen like face. Showing the green pixel lines spread across from left to right, forming a broad smile.
"We know... Just bring the cards already".
"DO YOU MI...ND? You're in THE CONSOLE, it's the story MO...DE intro so shush".
"Damn. I wonder if she will. Do you see her?"
"Hey... Why are you threatening me?"
~{LIKE I SAID.
I DON'T WANT HER KNOWING WHERE WE ARE.
SO NO,I DIDN'T CHECK AND DON'T WANNA POKE INTO THAT REALM}~
"Threatening you? Pfft. As if. You're literally as powerful if not more powerful than she is".
THE GOD OF GAMES twists his smile and raises his hand again. "Yea, yea. Still don't want her hands on my COLLECTIONS".
"FLAP... FLAP".
A deck of cards flies from the top of Fifty shelves away to their right and lands straight into his left hand.
A table appears in front of him and SAGE, in-between two shelves that are 500 FRIS apart, a similar distance between every shelf. A really well arranged layer. His GAMES kept in a perfect order in each row of shelves, spread across the infinite world of •COLLECTIONS•
He tosses the deck of cards into the air, above the table. They all land with their backs facing up. A Hundred cards, all containing a game. He calls them "CARD GAMES".
"Alright SA...GE. You go first"
SAGE picks a card, then a second card gets picked by THE GOD OF...
"LA...ST but the best GAMER amongst THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME". He picks a card and...
"FLAP..."
The remaining cards stacked themselves on top each other, floating above the table.
"THE FIRST SHALL BE THE LA...ST AND THE LA...ST THE FIRST". He. says as he drops his card on the table. THE GOD OF... drops his next, followed by SAGE.
"This is interesting. but I guess we'll be going IN...TO my CARD GAME first". He says as the all get sucked into his card, which had the drawing of 3 rugged cars and...
~{ALRIGHT.
LET ME QUICKLY EXPLAIN WHAT JUST HAPPENED BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
BEEN A WHILE SINCE I DID THIS.
ANYWAYS, FOR STARTERS.
WE'RE IN THE REALM OF THE GOD OF GAMES KNOWN AS THE CONSOLE.
WITHIN THIS REALM, THE MOMENT A GAME STARTS THERE'S NO ESCAPE, UNTIL YOU EITHER WIN THE GAME YOU'RE IN OR WIN THE GAME HE PUTS YOU IN.
WITHIN THE CONSOLE, ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DEEMED AS A GAME IS A GAME.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRAPPED HERE.
HE LITERALLY DEEMED THE ACT OF MY TRYING TO FINISH MY WORDS BY CUTTING HIS SHORT AFTER HE CUT MINE SHORT AS A GAME TO SEE WHO FINISHES THEIR SENTENCE FIRST.
WELL, THAT WAS HIS PASSIVE AND THE LAYER SAGE LANDED IN AT WORK.
NOW I WISH I HAD REALLY CHECKED WHO WE WERE ABOUT TO MEET FIRST.
DAMN. I JUST PLAYED MYSELF.
THE GOD OF GAMES HAS A PASSIVE WHICH TURNS EVERYTHING WITHIN IT'S RANGE INTO A GAME AND HE'LL ALWAYS WIN.
YOU SHOULD KNOW WHY.
THAT'S THE FIRST EFFECT. THE SECOND IS GIVING HIS OPPONENT A GAME FORM OR SKIN AND A LIFE BAR.
AND THE THIRD IS TOSSING YOU INTO THE CONSOLE WHERE YOU MUST PLAY A GAME AGAINST HIM.
LOOSE AND YOU DIE. WIN AND YOU DIE.
AFTER ALL THE FIRST SHALL BE THE LAST AND THE LAST SHALL BE THE FIRST.
I'M SURE YOU'RE CONFUSED.
BUT WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO REPLAY UNTIL HE'S TIRED, WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN, IF NOT SAGE WOULDN'T HAVE A MESSAGE FOR HIM.
SO, IF YOU CAN'T WIN NOR LOOSE, THEN HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ESCAPE.
NO, HOW IN THE NAME OF THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME DID SAGE LEAVE THIS REALM?
WELL, LET'S KEEP GOING AND FIND OUT HOW SAGE BROKE OUT OF THE PASSIVE •GAME OVER•
...
HMMM...
...
OH...
YEA, YEA. IT'S SAGE, OF COURSE IT DIDN'T WORK ON HIM.
THAT'S WHY THE GOD OF GAMES IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE HIM, COS' SAGE CAN PLAY WITH HIM UNTIL HE ACTUALLY GETS TIRED.
WHY?
EASY, BECAUSE NOBODY EVER WINS.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT IT THOUGH. 'CAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE GOD OF MESSAGES WITH A PASSIVE CAPABLE OF MAKING EVERY PASSIVE USELESS.
ANYWAYS... GAME OF CARDS?
YEA, THAT.
IT'S A DECK OF 100 CARDS FILLED WITH HUNDRED GAMES.
HE ONLY PULLS IT OUT WHENEVER HE WANTS TO PLAY WITH 3 GODS.
3 WORLDS OF DOOM. YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT. OH, YOU DID.
WELL, IT CREATES A 3 IN HUNDRED CHANCES TO PICK 3 CARDS CONTAINING THE 3 GAMES THAT HAVE "ESCAPE THE CONSOLE" ON THEM.
WELL GOOD LUCK PICKING THOSE 3. I MEANT GOOD LUCK WITH ALL 3 PLAYERS PICKING THOSE 3 CARDS.
AFTER THE CARDS ARE CHOSEN. JUST LIKE YOU SAW. EVERYONE IS SUCKED INTO THE FIRST OR SHOULD I SAY THE LAST CHOSEN CARD AND WILL BEGIN PLAYING THE GAME IN THE CARD WITH THEIR GAME FORMS.
OH YEAH, IF YOUR GAME FORM DIES. YOU DIE.
THE GAME FORM IS LITERALLY YOU BUT IN A FORM THAT CAN RUN SMOOTHLY WITHIN THE CONSOLE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
SHALL WE PRESS START THEN}~
"DOOM"
Few moments before the lights flash.
"WELLLLLLLLLL...COME... TO THE DEATH RACE!"