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Chapter 3 - Die Again

'It's a losing battle. Surrender, you get thrown into prison. Play unconscious, you get paired with a psycho,' Leon thought.

[ Trial Simulation will cost 10 Energy units ]

[ Will you start the simulation? ]

[Yes] [No]

'Do it.'

[ 10 Energy units consumed. ]

[ Starting Simulations... ]

[ Imperial Age 1109, 12 July: You regained consciousness inside a castle and noticed your class teacher fighting armoured people. ]

[ Students began waking. Some tried fighting. They were knocked out. When the armored men approached you, you lay back down. ]

[ Dignity is for the strong. You were locked in a cell with other classmates. ]

[ There were 13 of you in one prison cell. The walls were made of stone, the iron bars and walls had some sort of inscription. It wouldn't bend or break even with Esper ability. ]

[ Without making it obvious, you moved and made a position for yourself in the corner while classmates came up with different conspiracy theories. ]

[ At dawn, a man in fancy clothes appeared with his guards and dragged out 3 classmates. You were left among the 10 remaining students. ]

[ Soon after they left, a man in red cape appeared. He looked very angry and disappointed at the guards. Then he quickly stormed out with his soldiers. ]

[ 2 days later, the same thing happened, but this time all 10 of you were taken away by another group. ]

[ You were brought into a place like a coliseum. There were no spectators, but more than 50 people were in the arena. ]

[ Till now you didn't understand anything they had said. But suddenly, words were spoken inside your mind. ]

[ They were saying that your group of people are those deemed worthless. The leader here was called the Gladiator King. He was willing to take you under his wing, but only 5 of you. ]

[ He wants you all to prove your determination, if you are ready to spill blood. In other words, he was telling you to fight and kill each other. ]

[ One classmate got angry and retaliated. They threw a spear at him that would have almost killed him if he hadn't manifested his forcefield even one second late. ]

[ But they relentlessly attacked him until his shield was broken. His body had punctures all over it. Even when his body dropped on the ground lifeless, they stabbed him repeatedly as if to make sure he really was dead. ]

[ All of this happened way too fast for anyone else to react. ]

[ They told you guys to fight again, and this time it didn't look like an order , more like a threat. The number the leader is willing to take is only 4 now. ]

[ From the atmosphere, all students had decided to fight. And obviously, the first target was you an easy fight. ]

[ 4 classmates attacked you to take the kill. ]

[ You died. ]

[ The simulation has ended. ]

[ You died at the age of 17. ]

'Again.'

[ 10 Energy units consumed. ]

[ Starting Simulations... ]

[ Imperial Age 1109, 12 July: You regained consciousness inside a castle and noticed your class teacher fighting armoured people. ]

[ This time you decided to help. ]

[ You stood up with your resisting classmates. When a soldier tried to subdue you, you jumped at him. Startled, he miscalculated your strength and killed you on the spot. ]

[ You died. ]

[ The simulation has ended. ]

[ You died at the age of 17. ]

'Again.'

[ 10 Energy units consumed. ]

[ Starting Simulations... ]

[ Imperial Age 1109, 12 July: You regained consciousness inside a castle and noticed your class teacher fighting armoured people. ]

[ This time you decided to help. ]

[ You stood up with your resisting classmates. Instead of rushing, you decided to support other classmates. When one classmate was being overpowered, you punched the soldier with all your might. But unfortunately, it didn't even put a dent in his armour. ]

[ You quickly retreated back in cover behind the class teacher and used the strategy a few more times attack and retreat behind classmates or teacher. At this rate, you were more of a nuisance than any danger. ]

[ But in the end, the class teacher lost the battle, and they captured you. Annoyed soldiers locked you up in prison with the 12 who surrendered. ]

[ At dawn, 3 classmates were taken away by a person in fancy clothes. ]

[ 2 days later, all of you were dragged into the coliseum. By the Gladiator King's order, you were told to fight each other. ]

[ One classmate retaliated and was brutally killed on the spot. ]

[ They told you to fight again, but this time they were only willing to take 4 of you. You went ahead and quickly pulled out a spear from the dead classmate's body. ]

[ For some reason, the classmates still decided to gang up on you first. This time 5 people grouped up against you. ]

'Fuck! This is the power of love and friendship, which I obviously don't have.'

[ Before dying, you managed to put your spear inside one classmate's head and seriously injure another. ]

[ You died. ]

[ The simulation has ended. ]

[ You died at the age of 17. ]

'Escape is impossible. Surrender means becoming just another stepping stone for some scientific breakthrough about the human body. Or dying a "glorious" death like a gladiator. Fighting doesn't offer better odds either. I have no firepower, and my Esper ability is completely useless in combat.'

'Let's try fighting just one more time.'

[ 10 Energy units consumed. ]

[ Starting Simulations... ]

[ Imperial Age 1109, 12 July: You regained consciousness inside a castle and noticed your class teacher fighting armoured people. ]

[ You decided to help. ]

[ You stood up with your resisting classmates. Instead of rushing, you decided to support other classmates. When one classmate was being overpowered, you ran at full speed at the soldier from behind, making him fall on the ground. ]

[ Before he could get back up, you retreated and left the rest for classmates to handle. This way, you were a threat instead of a nuisance. You did this strategy a few more times. But eventually, the class teacher still lost when the reinforcements arrived. ]

[ As soon as she was defeated, you jumped out the window and landed on the balcony. Then jumped again, landing on the ground. Without looking back, you kept running toward the boundary wall. It was high, but you managed to topple over it. ]

[ But when you landed outside, you saw the man in the red cape was already waiting for you there. You were locked in a cell with Anna. ]

[ Before she could speak, you laid down on the bed and started sleeping. ]

[ When you woke up, you realized you were on the floor. And it was Anna who was sleeping in the bed. ]

[ On the 3rd day, Anna was acting different. You noticed how before she was so indifferent, but now she is a bit more emotional. Her behavior was also a bit different from the 1st and 2nd day. Each day she became more talkative and friendly. But today she is completely uneasy, unsettled. ]

[ At night, Anna asked if you were already asleep. You didn't respond. ]

[ Late at night, Anna slowly got down from the bed. She looked at you, who was unmoving, lying on the floor. She lifted her right hand, and her whole arm turned into a crimson blade. She slowly said, she was sorry and stabbed at you. ]

[ You moved away before she could react. You locked your legs around her neck and pinned her arm in a position you could easily break, yet you held back, choosing instead to suffocate her until she lost consciousness. ]

[ After a brief struggle, Anna fainted. ]

[ You finally let her go and sighed in relief. The effort left you breathless, so you leaned against the bed to recover. ]

[ Just when you thought you had survived, Anna stood up. ]

[ While you were still figuring out how to beg for your life, hoping she wouldn't kill you, Anna turned around. ]

[ But instead of what you expected, her eyes had turned a deep crimson, and her teeth had twisted into something monstrous. ]

[ This time Anna turned into a monster, chewed your organs, and ripped your guts out. ]

[ It was painful. ]

[ You died. ]

[ The simulation has ended. ]

[ You died at the age of 17. ]

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