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GAME OF EXITS CHAPTER 16: THE HERO
About thirty minutes earlier…
“Congratulations on winning against five opponents! Wow. You defeated not just one, not two… but FIVE strong ex-players!” Victor tells Ryan. “I knew from the very start that Liezel couldn’t win against you in a one-on-one match. It was obvious. Now that you managed to exit the room, I guess you’re surprised that you’re in yet another room. But… this one is different. As you can see, there is a huge steel cage in front of you. All you have to do is get inside it and press one of the push buttons protruding from the floor. That simple….”
“Then?” Ryan asks.
“Then something will happen.”
“Like what? What if I don’t want to push any of those?”
“There’s no other way. You have to choose one. Or else, the EXIT door won’t open. And you can’t destroy it.”
“Let me guess. Those buttons will just make my situation worse….”
“No. Not really. Well… it depends on your point of view.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t worry. I will tell you what will happen if you press a button. It’s a good thing that you’re alone. If it happened that you were with other players, things might get really messy. But since you’re alone, you practically own that cage right now….”
“The buttons…. What will happen if I press one?”
“Listen very carefully. If you choose button ‘A’, the cage door will lock you up for six hours, but the good thing is… you will be sprayed with healing smoke. You’ll regain your strength and you’ll be as good as new. See that small spray tube at the top of the cage? That’s what I’m talking about. But remember: you’ll be locked up for six hours.”
“What about the second one?”
“Okay. If you press button ‘B’, you’ll be teleported to somewhere else near the castle. About 200 meters from the castle, actually. Sounds good right? But here’s the catch: You won’t be able to use your power anymore. Say goodbye to your precious glass. But try to look at the bright side. You will emerge near the castle. Then maybe you’ll need just a little effort and that’s it!”
“And the third one?”
“Oh. The third one is strange. If you press button ‘C’, you’ll be locked up for one hour only, and you’ll be sprayed with healing smoke. But your remaining time will be reduced by 12 hours, because a random player, excluding you, of course, will die after an hour. That unlucky player will freeze to death. Are you the kind of person who can sacrifice another person to get some advantage? I don’t know….”
“What about the last one?”
“Button ‘D’ is just a door opener. Nothing special. If you choose it, you...
“Congratulations on winning against five opponents! Wow. You defeated not just one, not two… but FIVE strong ex-players!” Victor tells Ryan. “I knew from the very start that Liezel couldn’t win against you in a one-on-one match. It was obvious. Now that you managed to exit the room, I guess you’re surprised that you’re in yet another room. But… this one is different. As you can see, there is a huge steel cage in front of you. All you have to do is get inside it and press one of the push buttons protruding from the floor. That simple….”
“Then?” Ryan asks.
“Then something will happen.”
“Like what? What if I don’t want to push any of those?”
“There’s no other way. You have to choose one. Or else, the EXIT door won’t open. And you can’t destroy it.”
“Let me guess. Those buttons will just make my situation worse….”
“No. Not really. Well… it depends on your point of view.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t worry. I will tell you what will happen if you press a button. It’s a good thing that you’re alone. If it happened that you were with other players, things might get really messy. But since you’re alone, you practically own that cage right now….”
“The buttons…. What will happen if I press one?”
“Listen very carefully. If you choose button ‘A’, the cage door will lock you up for six hours, but the good thing is… you will be sprayed with healing smoke. You’ll regain your strength and you’ll be as good as new. See that small spray tube at the top of the cage? That’s what I’m talking about. But remember: you’ll be locked up for six hours.”
“What about the second one?”
“Okay. If you press button ‘B’, you’ll be teleported to somewhere else near the castle. About 200 meters from the castle, actually. Sounds good right? But here’s the catch: You won’t be able to use your power anymore. Say goodbye to your precious glass. But try to look at the bright side. You will emerge near the castle. Then maybe you’ll need just a little effort and that’s it!”
“And the third one?”
“Oh. The third one is strange. If you press button ‘C’, you’ll be locked up for one hour only, and you’ll be sprayed with healing smoke. But your remaining time will be reduced by 12 hours, because a random player, excluding you, of course, will die after an hour. That unlucky player will freeze to death. Are you the kind of person who can sacrifice another person to get some advantage? I don’t know….”
“What about the last one?”
“Button ‘D’ is just a door opener. Nothing special. If you choose it, you...
