The doors of the elevator open up, leaving a large corridor with some creatures, sometimes tall sometimes little. They all wear the same uniform but what differ is the armor and weapon. I guess each races have weapons in common of their own tribes and history. Like the shark-dog person, some have very different weapons or armor, not made from steel or leather but straight out of a fantasy book.

I take a step in the very large room and inspect what is all about here.

[Your next trial begin in 30 minutes, please finish preparation and go back to your designated elevator to go.]

Okay now there is a timer, i mustn't take all my time or I would be late. I don't want to know what happen to those who doesn't go those events.

I try to see if there is some humans with whom I could communicate and learn more about this place and those trials. Sadly we are thousands in here and none of them are humans.

From the language the creatures or would i say persons use, I wouldn't try and communicate with them. The same thing with the shark-dog would happen. I visit the place, from time to time there is stall market held by fighters like me. I should buy something to replenish my health if i get in danger, like a potion or a plant.

There is a stall nearby with lots of bottles exposed on a napkin on the ground. The liquid inside sometimes seems fishy but it really resembles the one in the game I play. The person holding this little market is what's closed to a fly on Earth. It's just much bigger, can communicate and is covered by thorns. By his waist there is a sickle attached by a piece of rope. He notices I'm interested by his product and show me a board with something written in a language I still don't understand.

I try to explain to him I would need one and I manage to make him understand I have 5 Rediriums. From the moment he catch up what I say he shoo me like he didn't want me to make him loses his time. I guess it wasn't in my price range.

I arrive near the end of the long corridor and the same message appear but the timer went down drastically. I really lost time by trying to communicate with him.

[Your next trial begin in 15 minutes, please finish preparation and go back to your designated elevator to go.]

I need to hurry to find something if I don't want to go inside the arena empty-handed. Just as I though this I see a human with a market on the ground. The man is in his late 50, not shaved and long dirty hairs. As soon as I notice him I run to him and start talking.

--- Hi! Finally a human being here, my name is Jean and you what is yours?

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The man look at me like he wasn't surprised, he must have met numerous human here.

--- Kermir na poti leri?

And again someone I can't understand and doesn't understand me too. I abandon the idea to have a nice little chat and I don't want to lose more time. The convenient thing is that the sign next to his stall use the numbers on Earth. It says 5 with the Redirium symbol next to it.

The bad thing about his stall is that all the objects are wrapped in a brown piece of clothe so I can't see what's inside. I'll have to pick based on the shape of the objects. As I take a closer look I see one with a round shape, another with a knife shape and lastly one that have the shape of a bottle.

I grab my 5 and only Rediriums from my window and give it to the old man while pointing at the bottle. He takes the Redirium like his life depends on it and give me the bottle. He then do me a sign like to go away.

[Your next trial begin in 5 minutes, please finish preparation and go back to your designated elevator to go.]

I don't have much time left so i run as fast as I can to reach the elevator. I'll read about this bottle when I will be in the elevator. I ran as fast as I could but I bump into a person. It is very tall, approximately 2,50m. It has blue skin with a very long sword attached to his clothe. His armor is a white piece of clothes with armor made of unknown materials.

--- Excuses me I was in a hurry.

The blue person lift his hand, here it comes just like the shark-dog I'll get a slap. I close my eyes as strong as I can but the gentle giant put his hand on my shoulder and tap two time just to reassure me. I smile at him back and continue running.

--- Sorry again!

Finally I've reached my elevator. The doors open and I'm now inside.It automatically began to go down after the doors closed.

The first thing I do is to unwrapped the bottle from its piece of clothe. The bottle has a weird shape, it is still made of transparent glass but the inside is what worry me: the liquid is pure yellow. Maybe Health potion are this color?

I place it in my inventory and investigate what is this mysterious liquid.

[Name: Bottle of Grign' urine Rank: Common

Description: Grign' are very common creatures that live through multiple universes. They are really ugly and if not under control the population can double each week. Their urine stink from miles around but some creatures are really fond of this smell. If you stain a piece of your cloth with it, it will stink for months even if you wash it everyday.]

Oh great I just had to get a bottle of pee. My luck statistic being 1 wasn't a lie. If I see this merchant again I will have two words with him. I will still keep it, the description show it can be useful in some occasions.

It's been at least ten minutes and the elevator is still going down. The more we go down the more I'm stressed and scared with lots of questions that run through my head. Will I be able to survive? Will I fight other persons imprisoned like me or monsters?

The elevator pass a cap where it now reveal the arena with rows of hundreds of thousands of people. They are like on Earth, but none are humans and they also don't have the grey uniform. I start to understand I have to fight for the pleasure of those people.

The arena is a giant forest with tall trees that can reach a good height. On top of the forest there is a floating screen revealing the contenders identity and statistics. We are more than a hundred to go in the arena. The elevator reached its destination. The doors open revealing a dark and unwelcoming forest.

This is my debut as a fighter.