"HAHAHA! OKAY! Now that the little bits are done. Let's finally proceed to the first game! The culling! HAHAHA!"
"OKAY! Here are the rules for the first game!"
"You must be feeling lonely, right? RIGHT?!"
"Now for the first rule! In this thousand of participants including you, your soulmate—the one you're in love with in your past life—is here! WOOHH!! Isn't that great?! HAHAHA!"
"It just so happens that I LOOOVE seeing reunions of forbidden lovers reaching deep from their past lives. And of course, before anything and just so you know, your past live's sexuality, or gender as you might see fit, is actually the same as you have now. MEANING? YES! If you're a straight guy, then your soulmate is definitely a girl. And if you're a homo? Then, your soulmate is also a homo! Interesting isn't it? You thought the environment caused your gender? NO! It's predetermined in the time your soul was created many eons ago!"
"For the SECOND RULE, as you might guess, yes, you will KILL EACH OTHER! Oh, of course, not your soulmate. I mean, the first game will not end until there are only 250 of you left. So, from 1000, 750 of you will die."
"Well, it's kinda boring waiting for 750 people to die one by one, right? RIGHT?! So to make things exciting, when your soulmate dies, you also DIE! HAHAHAHA! Isn't that great?! The total murder count only needs to be 375, and we're done in the game."
"But you might be asking, 'how do I know if the other one is my soulmate?' EASY, you will feel yourself getting TotaLlY-ArOUseD~ when you're near them. HAHAHAH! That's just how it is. Being forbidden lovers made you so that when you finally meet them, the first thing that comes to mind is to make love with them~"
"For those very normal humans out there, you might think that you won't get any chance in hell to beat a humanoid Lion. But, don't worry, to make things fair, we'll perform equity. For the THIRD RULE! Everyone will receive an item which power is determined upon the weakness of the owner in comparison to the strongest. So, if you're the strongest here. Then, you might only get a pencil for your item. But, if you're the weakest, then you'll have something like a lightweight high-burst magical supernatural railgun. Or whatever you want to name something that's pretty good."
"And for the last rule. You have 2 minutes to look at your surroundings, and after the time is up, you can move your body and start the mayhem."
"OKAY, now that we're done on the rules, let's do the…" with a pause,
" -countdown-" Lost said with his voice sinking to add effects.
*2:00*
*1:59*
*1:20*
"AH! By the way, to avoid inactiveness in the game… Let's just say, that in the very first thirty minutes passing, and there is no murder count yet, then all of you will lose your chance and die immediately. That's all." Lost said indifferently, knowing that such a case will definitely not happen.
*1:00*
In the very east of the forest, a 30-year-old guy wearing a tight suit
"Haaaaaa...:" exhaled deeply.
"Just after a failed assassination mission, here I am again, trying to kill again. Can't I take a little break…" He looked at the huge hologram of the timer in the sky above the forest.
*0:30*
*0:15*
"I guess I can't."
"Might as well enjoy it. I've missed the scent of multiple fresh dead bodies falling in my wake… All my missions are for high-official assassination… Haaaaa"
*0:00*
*TUUUT!* A loud ringing reverberated across the forest signaling the start of the game.
In front of the assassin, Rico, an item suddenly materialized from light particles that seemed to gather. After about two seconds, it formed to be a simple kitchen knife, one that is only sharp enough to hardly slice cooked chicken, but not bleed the tongue when accidentally glided.
"Ugghh… I guess I'm one of the strongest here huh…"
"Can I even stab those fucked up machos with this? Ugghh… this will be slightly troublesome…"
Rico immediately jumped high and landed splendidly in a tree. Then, he leaped from tree to tree while casually looking at his surroundings.
After about 6 minutes, he stopped. Then he muttered,
"Shadow form"
*BOOOOM!!*
From where he stood, a huge explosion occur.
"Did I get him, nya? Hehe, nothing beats my eyes. My eyes that not only give me power but also added to my princely charm. Any girl will fall on their knees when they saw me in—
Suddenly, a humanoid figure emerged from his back and…
*wooosh~* A thin but deep cut in the cat man's throat is seen through the screens in the coliseum.
"WOOOHH!" The audience cheered for the first kill.
"That's too easy, cat boy~"
Rico jumped high again and landed on a nearby tree. Then, he looked up and saw a number floating in the sky.
*Total Dead Count: 2*
"I guess I got the first blood huh… No, second blood? Double kill? This is weird. Well… whatever…"