As Lola approached the North parking lot, she could spot a middle aged Asian woman wearing a black and red dress with black stockings and black flats in the middle of the parking lot. The middle aged Asian woman saw Lola and pointed at her.

“You have my body! Give me back my body!” The woman shouted.

Lola approached the yelling woman and a nametag popped up on top of her head. The name tag read “Soul: Robert, Body: Mei”

“So you are Robert. I been in your body since the start of the game.” Lola said. “I’m trying to find my body. Have you seen a Hispanic woman in her 30s?”

“Yeah I saw your body earlier. Whoever was in your body was having their way with a man. Hehhe.” Robert laughed at Lola. “I must say being a woman is interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed this body by myself, but I want to go back to my own body. Even though this body is more fit and beautiful than mine, I prefer being me. I wish I could have stayed a few days in this body before going back to mine, but alas this macabre game only lasts for a few hours”

“I have an item that will swap the bodies of the people within an area. If you help me find the pervert in my body I’ll use it with you in the area, so that you have a chance at getting back your body.” Lola said.

“I haven’t even seen any items, but if what you say is true I’ll take that gamble, Lola.” Robert said. “Besides, if I don’t take this risk, who knows who’ll end up in my body when you use that item. Deal.”

Robert walked towards Lola and suddenly kissed her in the lips. Lola’s male body seemed to enjoy the kiss. She hugged Robert’s female body and both of them got lost in the kiss after a few moments both of them separated. Lola’s mind was confused; she didn’t know what to make of this, she desired to go further, she felt attracted to Robert in Mei’s body. She used to be a straight woman and now she was enjoying kissing other women, she needed to get her body back before her mind got further damaged.

“What was that for, Robert!?” Lola yelled at Robert.

“I just wanted to experience a kiss as a woman before going back to my male body Haha.” Robert said. “I would’ve wanted a sexual encounter, but we better get going inside the mall.”

They quickly got into the mall and as soon as they entered they started to snake around in order to not be noticed by other players. They went up the stairs to the second floor. As the approached the food court, they could hear people speaking, but couldn’t tell what they were saying.

“I can hear five different voices, which means the rest of the participants are in a group.” Robert said. “I’m amazed this body has such great hearing. I am going to miss some aspects of this body, such as this hearing.”

“So once we get close enough to them, I use the Swapping Bomb and cause everyone to randomly swap bodies with each other.” Lola said.

“No, we first kill two of the participants and then we use the Swapping Bomb. I saw you had a gun. I also have one.” Robert said. “If we can kill two participants there will be a greater chance we swap into our bodies.”

As they got in the food court area, Lola and Robert discovered the other 5 participants were on the first floor. The railings of the second floor was covered by advertising, so as long as they were crouching, Lola and Robert couldn’t not be spotted by the other participants. From within the gaps, Lola was able to spot her body wearing only underwear and high heels. She became angry, but didn't shout in order to catch them by surprise. Lola was able to see an Asian woman in her early 20s, a Caucasian woman in her late 20s, a good looking middle aged Arab man, and a fit looking Asian guy in his mid-20s. The group of five seem to be scanning the area. After seeing all of them Lola noticed that all of them were wearing only underwear.

“I am glad we managed to use our items to get these amazing bodies.” Lola’s body said. “Although this body belongs to my friend’s wife, I don’t care. After our orgy earlier I must say being a woman it’s great”

“That’s right, these bodies are ours now. We’ll soon claim these bodies when the game is over.” The Caucasian woman said. Then she approached Lola’s body and started kissing it deeply. “How about we all meetup in the mall in the real world.”

“That’s a nice plan, but first we have to make sure that the other two participants don’t interfere with us claiming these bodies.” The Arab man said. “We ran out of ammo killing the other ones and we used up the items securing these bodies.”

“They’re foolish for revealing their status like that and wearing almost nothing.” Robert whispered to Lola. “You seem quite composed after seeing and hearing what the person in your body has done. I managed to make their name tags appear for me. Someone named Edgar is in your body. The Asian guy was a woman and everyone else was a man, so only one stayed the same gender.”

“That bastard is using my body and he already had sex with it. I was right for never liking him.” Lola whispered. “How are we doing this? It will take a few moments for the people we shot to die.”

“I see, so you have killed in this game. Then tell how long does it take for some to die?” Robert asked.

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“If we shot them in the chest, a couple of seconds for them to die.” Lola replied.

“Here is the plan … from this floor I shot the Asian guy and you shot the Caucasian woman. Then we throw our guns towards them and jump to the first floor once those two die. Once those two die and we are on the first floor use the Swapping Bomb. Even if they are not dead after a couple of seconds from when we land, use the Swapping Bomb.” Robert explained. “We shoot when I say now.”

Lola and Robert continued to observe the group of five, they watched as they kissed each other and touched each other. Eventually Robert saw an opportunity and looked at Lola.

“NOW!” Robert said.

Both Lola and Robert got out of their hiding spot and quickly aimed at the chest of their target. They pulled the triggers and the bullets came flying out of the guns. The bullets followed the trajectory straight into their target’s chest. The Asian man and the Caucasian woman both let out a scream and fell to the ground. The other 3 individuals looked from where they heard the gunshot coming from. Then Lola and Robert threw their guns towards the group and jumped towards the first floor close to the others. Right as she landed she hit her, Lola felt an intense pain and felt she was losing consciousness. Lola tried her best to look at her surroundings and noticed that the Asian man and the Caucasian woman were turning into particles and Edgar in her body was about to grab the gun. Lola took out the Swapping Bomb and threw it into the ground. The Swapping Bomb exploded and it engulfed everyone. When Lola regained consciousness, she noticed she was a woman once again, but she felt different. She quickly opened her status window.

* Soul: Lola Jimenez

* Body: Aria Hashimoto

* Armor: Lingerie, High Heels

* Weapon: None

* Item: Swapping Mallet

* Participants: 5/15

“Thanks, Lola … good … luck!” Robert’s body said before it started turning into particles. After those parting words Lola concluded that Robert managed to get his body back. She also noticed that Mei’s body also turned into particles.

“This sucks! I really wanted to be an Asian chick!” Lola’s body said while pointing a gun directly at her. Lola also noticed the Arab man pointing the gun towards her. Lola felt panicked if one of them shot her, she would lose her body. “I should just kill you right now!.”

“Wait! Let’s find another item to swap bodies. You have the body I wanted plus we have guns, we can keep her in check.” Edgar in the Arab man’s body said. “I much rather have that body than this one.”

Lola took out the Swapping Mallet and started to run towards her body, but she was shot. Lola felt her consciousness starting to fade. Edgar was within striking distance, so she whacked him with the Swapping Mallet. Next thing Lola knew she was a man once again and holding a gun. Lola pointed her gun at her body and her body pointed a gun at her. After staring at her body a name tag appeared above her body’s head that read “Soul: Amin, Body: Lola.”

“So this body belongs to you, Lola?” Amin said in a provocative tone. “You already lost your body. You can’t run anywhere or I’ll shoot you, kill you, and win the game. Or you shoot me, I die in this body and I get to keep it.”

Loa felt cornered. She had lost her body no matter what she did. Tears started rolling down her cheeks thinking about her children and her husband. She began to sob.

“Why is this happening to me?” Lola sobbed. “What did I do to deserve this? Why was I dragged to this game?”

As she cried she kept her gun pointed. Eventually Lola’s mind wandered to the demon Maxt and decided to take a gamble. She pulled the trigger and shot her body multiple times. Amin in her body screamed.

“HAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU BITCH JUST LOST YOUR BODY!!” Amin yelled as he turned into particles.

Lola checked her status window one more time.

* Soul: Lola Jimenez

* Body: Mohamed Qaasim

* Armor: Boxers, socks

* Weapon: Handgun(1/10)

* Item: None

* Participants: 1/15

“It looks like we have a winner.” Lola could hear Maxt’s voice in her head. “Congratulations Lola! You did an excellent job and for keeping me entertained I have a reward for you. I bet you will be satisfied. This is my farewell.”

A window popped up in front of Lola.

* PLEASE CHOOSE THE BODY YOU WISH TO KEEP. THE PERSON THAT DIED IN THAT BODY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BODY YOU ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING.

Lola scrolled through the list of bodies until she saw her body. She touched her name.

* YOU HAVE SELECTED THE BODY OF LOLA. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT THIS BODY?(Y/N)

Lola clicked on the yes option and she started to slowly lose consciousness. After what felt like a few seconds Lola opened her eyes. She noticed it was daytime and she was in her room. She quickly ran towards a mirror, saw her reflection, and hugged herself.

“Thank God!” Lola said. “That was just a nightmare. Nothing really happened.”

Lola walked towards the living room where she saw her husband on the phone. He then put down the phone and looked confused.

“This is weird, Lola.” Lola’s husband, Juan, said. “I made plans with Edgar yesterday. I just called him and he told me he doesn’t know who I am and to not contact him again.”

Lola felt a sense of relief wash over her after hearing her husband. Lola now understood that it wasn’t just a nightmare, but a real game with real consequences. She didn’t want to think what would have happened had her bet of winning the game had not worked. She walked towards her husband and hugged him.

“Juan, I love you so much.” Lola said in an affectionate tone. “You and the kids are the best that happened to me. I love you all so much.”

“This is fantastic, so entertaining!!” Maxt said to himself as he observed Lola and the other participants. “Only 2 people got their bodies back. This first game was a success. Many more of these Swap Royale games are to come to these mortals. HAHAHAHAHA!!”

THE END