{panting}, {panting}
The air around me is suffocating and my hearing is like static, I have no idea what is happening and the sac over my head isn't helping...I could remember moving on a slow pace and the dirty floor I would see from time to time....Its like some kind of sleeping gas they used on us.
When my body had calmed down and the static hearing had gone; voices of echo and applaud was heard all around me, spiraling me into confusion.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!.....[AS THE CLAPPING GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER]
My head was being pulled back and the sac was roughly removed from my face making me gasp for air and the blinding lights causes me to squint. My eyes widen at the congregation and the amount of them with masks on their faces; It amuses me that many people are involved in this freak off trafficking show. I looked to my side and saw the weirdos that were in my cell, the bisecting guy was sending bloodlust to the audience, siren girl sat like a dog and made siren noises, the kimono freak was gritting his teeth and the pretty drool face was trembling at the unwanted attention (It looked like she could use a hug),then this guy that was wrapped in bandages all over his body, I could not even make out his face( I'm not sure if he was in my cell) .
It was really irritating that they were cheering us on when they know damn well how twisted this is. Large projectors of our faces was displayed and I was trying to make out the numbers, values and -"Those are bets" the boy covered in bandages said with a raspy voice as he looked at the values; I paused to look at him realizing how gruesome these adults are,..." b-bets? they placed bets on us?".. he didn't respond and I look at the numbers below us;
Held name: Kagasu kima Age: 16yrs Mental status: Good Health status: Very good Worth 20 million yen [BISECTING BOY]-Subject 0169
Held name: Masume Asune Age: 15yrs Health status: Good Mental status: Poor Worth 1million yen [SIREN GIRL]- Subject 00176
Held name: Nazumoto Chitsuri Age: 14yrs Health status: Excellent Mental status: Bad Worth 30million yen [KIMONO FREAK]- Subject 03001
Held name: Jang Suwoo Age: 17 yrs Mental status: Very Good Health status: Bad Worth 5million yen [BANDAGE BOY]- Subject 0221
Held name: Hanami Koyu Age: 15yrs Health status: Average Mental status: Poor Worth 17million yen [DROOL FACE]- Subject 00012
Held name: Izami Shozai Age: 15yrs Health status: Excellent Mental status: Very good Worth 100thousand yen Subject- 0647
(Oi!!! why is my worth the lowest!!!??)....despite the situation I felt inferior to the other psykids.
{Izami refers to crazy teens at psykids}[1]
Not knowing the deal with this gambling game..I glance towards the edges of the stadium and armed men are at every exit daring us to escape with their taser rods.
Just then the stadium got quiet and everyone in the congregation was looking up ….what got their attention? My eyes kept wandering till I saw someone that wasn't the masked man but a rather odd frail old woman with ghost skin and wearing a fine silk yukata...…..what was odd is that she is not wearing a mask.....could she be the leader or a powerful individual?. A moment passed and the Masked man came beside her and held out his hand declaring this," Zone 4 stage 3 is about to commerce!, and we have the cellmates from cell infinity with us today....their opponents will later be revealed in the show,...….(opponents? we are facing off more deranged teens?!) …allow me to introduce them as you place more bets on each subject, first is;.....(he started calling us by subject as the crowd make their final bets on us)
Once the masked man has finished introducing us he took a bow then stepped back for the frail dwarf woman to announce her part and I swear she has not blinked once, she begins to say the rules of the game and my stomach tightens.
" One cell must defeat the other in a game called RiddleRevenge [then a projected AI simulator appeared above us] It is quite simple, a group of six subjects will be playing against another ....and a subject representing the cells' king will be chosen by his subjects decision; Each subject including the king start with 20 points; the kings role is to ask riddles with given answers to the opposing cell, Once a king asks a riddle....they can ask any subject of the opposing cell to answer but if a king asks a king then its the kings' choice to assign any of his subjects to answer the riddle.
..."failure in answering the riddle will result to a penalty and a timeout of about 2 minutes....the king can't choose a timeout subject to answer riddles unless his time is up...resulting in negative 2points of the subject but fail again when chosen and your negative points increase by 2. A king is immune to the penalty or timeout but their points can reduce.....if the king cannot think of a riddle (the AI button is always there)...a subject cannot answer a riddle more than two times simultaneously.......The battle consist of 10-15 rounds or my mood then at the end of it all, the cell with the lowest score looses and will be held back.
With that we all were just confused and trying to take this information in ....(with that I noticed the psykids are not freaking out or going feral even the siren girl stopped making noises but she has switched to roadkill position)....bisecting boy loosing it barked at the masked man, " YOU BITCHES MUST BE HAVING FUN!!, I DON'T UNDERSTAND SHII WHAT'S HAPPENING BUT LET ME OUT OF THIS SHITHOLE OR I'LL REALLY HAND IT TO YUH, HUH!!".....(the crowd erupted in laughter and I begin to question if they are even real)
The masked man then clapped loudly signaling the end of the explanation but the crowd began to murmur some even grumbling, I was hearing comments like,
" looks like they made a run on our money"
"Well since when were these games this complicated"
"They should have put their IQ numbers dammit"
The masked man added that talking to your cellmates during riddle revenge is prohibited; ... "You have 10 minutes to decide your king, Oh! looks like cell Quantum the opposing cell has finally arrived....let's welcome them!!"...six other teens came at one of the exits of the stadium where the armed men made way.
(Only their health and mental status was displayed on the projectors and the Masked man started saying;)
"Ok now! let the planning stage of the Riddle Revenge begin at {5.}.....
As I observe our opponents I noticed something strange about them,
{4}!.....
Their demeanor and body language is too relaxed and nothing is coming as a shock for them, especially the bald guy with lifeless green eyes.
{3}!....
There's something the masked man was saying about being held back if a cell loose,
{2}!...…
Could it be that they lost this stage before?,
{1}!...….
CLANKKKK!!!!!!!...…..
[1] Izami refers to crazy teens at psykids