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GAME OF EXITS CHAPTER 12: THE LONE KING
“Daddy! I want chocolate ice cream. And lollipop. And… cake. And balloons….”
“Of course! For my one and only princess. The cutest and the brightest in the whole world. How about… a new doll? You want a new doll?”
“Yeeees! And… and a teddy bear. Fluffy teddy bear! When are you coming home from work?”
“Soon. Very soon. Big teddy bear? Larger than my princess? Fluffier than cotton candy?”
“Yeeeees! I love you Daddy!”
“I love you more. Please give the phone to Mommy. I’ll tell her I love her….”
Ryan’s eyes become teary as memories of his seven-year-old daughter and dazzling wife keep on flaring in his mind. Ryan can almost feel his daughter’s soft, warm embrace and his wife’s sweet kisses and gentle touch, giving him a sharp pain in the chest, thinking that his princess and queen can possibly lose their king.
“…I love you too Hon…. I have a surprise for you tonight.”
“Really? I love surprises! Your surprises.”
“Of course, you do.”
“I wish I could go home right now….”
A teardrop falls onto the floor.
“Damn that video….” Ryan leans against the red door and wipes his eyes with his right hand. His white polo, white slacks and white leather shoes are now darkened with grime and stained with droplets of his own blood. He stares at the five persons standing at the EXIT door, stoic and cold. From a distance of about 17 meters, they stare back at him creepily under the bright fluorescent bulb as though they were robots programmed to torment the first person they see. Ednelle’s hands and arms suddenly glow like lava, and both of Marco’s arms turn into razor-sharp double-edged swords. With one gesture, Liezel creates red smoke on the floor, encircling her and her allies.
Wasting no time, Ryan encloses his opponents in a large glass prism and constricts it in an attempt to crush everyone inside. The prism, however, turns into maroon dust as soon as Ednelle touches it. Without delay, Marco darts toward Ryan, his sharp arms slightly raised, ready to slice anything blocking his way. Ednelle bolts behind Marco, her arms positioned to make more dust. Adding to the assault, Eduard turns into a spiked steel boulder, rolls, and accelerates toward Ryan. Liezel and Ralph remain standing close to each other at the door. Using her right palm, Liezel draws a circle in the air more than half her size, producing a hovering yellow ring of smoke, like a hula-hoop. The ring follows her attacking allies, hovering near them.
Upon seeing the barrage of threats, Ryan produces a thick glass wall, dividing the room into two. Unsatisfied, he encloses himself in a pyramidal glass cage with spikes on the outside walls, resembling a deformed gigantic sea urchin. Marco continues running, undeterred, and cleanly slices the wall into several pieces as if it were gelatin. Ednelle annihilates the first defense by touching the glass wall, instantly pulverizing it. Edward overtakes his two allies and rams himself against Ryan’s final defense, spikes versus spikes, almost shattering Ryan’s fortress. Ryan knows that he will face his doom if he does nothing sensible, so he produces lots of pointed glass on the ceiling like stalactites and immediately sends them raining on the three attackers. Liezel is quick enough to send her smoke ring just above Marco, and all the pointed glass that go through it instantly vanish, leaving Marco without a scratch. Ednelle quickly protects her head with her arms, but the attack lacerates her back. Still discontented, Ryan produces a glass log in front of his fortress. It quickly grows longer, pushing Eduard away and sending him rolling back across the room, finally banging against the wall near the EXIT door like a billiard ball struck by a large cue stick....
“Of course! For my one and only princess. The cutest and the brightest in the whole world. How about… a new doll? You want a new doll?”
“Yeeees! And… and a teddy bear. Fluffy teddy bear! When are you coming home from work?”
“Soon. Very soon. Big teddy bear? Larger than my princess? Fluffier than cotton candy?”
“Yeeeees! I love you Daddy!”
“I love you more. Please give the phone to Mommy. I’ll tell her I love her….”
Ryan’s eyes become teary as memories of his seven-year-old daughter and dazzling wife keep on flaring in his mind. Ryan can almost feel his daughter’s soft, warm embrace and his wife’s sweet kisses and gentle touch, giving him a sharp pain in the chest, thinking that his princess and queen can possibly lose their king.
“…I love you too Hon…. I have a surprise for you tonight.”
“Really? I love surprises! Your surprises.”
“Of course, you do.”
“I wish I could go home right now….”
A teardrop falls onto the floor.
“Damn that video….” Ryan leans against the red door and wipes his eyes with his right hand. His white polo, white slacks and white leather shoes are now darkened with grime and stained with droplets of his own blood. He stares at the five persons standing at the EXIT door, stoic and cold. From a distance of about 17 meters, they stare back at him creepily under the bright fluorescent bulb as though they were robots programmed to torment the first person they see. Ednelle’s hands and arms suddenly glow like lava, and both of Marco’s arms turn into razor-sharp double-edged swords. With one gesture, Liezel creates red smoke on the floor, encircling her and her allies.
Wasting no time, Ryan encloses his opponents in a large glass prism and constricts it in an attempt to crush everyone inside. The prism, however, turns into maroon dust as soon as Ednelle touches it. Without delay, Marco darts toward Ryan, his sharp arms slightly raised, ready to slice anything blocking his way. Ednelle bolts behind Marco, her arms positioned to make more dust. Adding to the assault, Eduard turns into a spiked steel boulder, rolls, and accelerates toward Ryan. Liezel and Ralph remain standing close to each other at the door. Using her right palm, Liezel draws a circle in the air more than half her size, producing a hovering yellow ring of smoke, like a hula-hoop. The ring follows her attacking allies, hovering near them.
Upon seeing the barrage of threats, Ryan produces a thick glass wall, dividing the room into two. Unsatisfied, he encloses himself in a pyramidal glass cage with spikes on the outside walls, resembling a deformed gigantic sea urchin. Marco continues running, undeterred, and cleanly slices the wall into several pieces as if it were gelatin. Ednelle annihilates the first defense by touching the glass wall, instantly pulverizing it. Edward overtakes his two allies and rams himself against Ryan’s final defense, spikes versus spikes, almost shattering Ryan’s fortress. Ryan knows that he will face his doom if he does nothing sensible, so he produces lots of pointed glass on the ceiling like stalactites and immediately sends them raining on the three attackers. Liezel is quick enough to send her smoke ring just above Marco, and all the pointed glass that go through it instantly vanish, leaving Marco without a scratch. Ednelle quickly protects her head with her arms, but the attack lacerates her back. Still discontented, Ryan produces a glass log in front of his fortress. It quickly grows longer, pushing Eduard away and sending him rolling back across the room, finally banging against the wall near the EXIT door like a billiard ball struck by a large cue stick....
