Vera Cruze PoV
My name is Vera and if I should describe myself I would say I'm a normal 17 year old girl from Sweden. I prefer hanging out with my friends while discussing which boy in our school is the hottest.
But when I was sleeping comfortable in my king sized bed I was awakened by a annoying Mario *Ding* sound, my little brother Eric usually play those kind of things so of course I recognised the sound.
"Eric I've told you before, GET YOUR BLOODY ASS OUTSIDE MY ROOM!"
Waiting for the typical narcissistic answer I was kind of shocked to not receive any.
Turning face sideways my light brown hair block my view and I feel the taste of hair in mouth... like every morning.
Clearing my view I see something quite weird.. I'm usually not easily surprised but this one actually got to me.
'A hologram? Thought they haven't been released in the western yet.'
Congratulations citizen of Earth!
Your planet has been one of the 1000 lucky planets chosen to participate in the Ascension Games.
Teleporting of all life forms will commence in 2 minutes & 11 seconds. We strongly recommend the following:
Weapon
Sturdy Clothes
Tools (Especially which can start fire)
Electronics will NOT work.
Good luck surviving!
'Huh? Another game? And where's the sensors? Thought sensorless hologram was due to be released in another five years..'
Before I could figure out where the sensors were located a man in his pyjamas burst down my door.
"Vera! Get dressed somethings happening!"
Yeah, my calm quick-witted dad will know what's happening.
"Dad! Look you see this hologram? It doesn't have any sensors, did you or Eric set it up?"
"No Vera I can't see your hologram but in the center of my view I got one of my own. Same thing with your mom... This isn't something... which should exist. The hologram is visible even with closed eyes if you fo.. NO VERA STOP ASKING QUESTIONS GET DRESSED!"
Being a dadys girl I put on my skin tight jeans below my bed and a white t-shirt hanging on a hook beside my desk.
Opening my door I once again check the hologram. 59...58..56. I don't see why dad would be so hysterical over something like this? It's obviously some kind of prank... sigh.
*Bzzzzzz* *Bzzzzzz* *Bzzzzz*
Noticing my cell phone decorated with a small cute plushie ringing I'm once again reminded of my boyfriend and a sweet smile unconsciously forms on my face.
"Heellloo cutie pie here, why is my Honey boo calling at this time at night?"
But instead of Oscars usually happy go lucky voice a serious and darker voice answers.
"Hi Vera, good you're up, say, can you see a blue hologram in front of you?"
"Hey Oscar? Why the serious tone? And yeah I do how did you know?"
"Shit! Okay Vera listen closely. I don't think this is a joke, several of my friends also see them we're at a night club right now and it looka like everyone's staring into the air. Listen babe, do as the hologram says and find a knife. Love you."
*biiiiip* *biiiiip* *biiip*
While hearing the call ending I get a weird thought.
'Could this thing actually tell the truth?'
Once again looking att the hologram I see the timer ticking down 15...14...13...
Shaking my head to get myself together I immediately run towards the kitchen digging out the first knife I see. When suddenly I hear a car crashing outside and all of a sudden I feel my vision grow hazy until everything's completely black.
Moments after eveything grew black my vision gradually grew back. And suddenly I'm standing on a clearing with hundreds of peop.. no scratch that.. people as far as my eyes could see.
"Vera come here!"
Amids all confusion I here my dads voice from behind me. Turning around I see my family gathered as well as even more people many of which is holding a knife while some is in underwear. Further away I see massive trees surrounding the plain we're all gathered when suddenly a *Ding* is heard and everyone quiets.
Welcome dear competitor to the Ascension Games.
The Initial stage will start as soon as this notice have been acquired. We can update you that amongst the 17 billion people from earth 5 & a half billion has been terminated due to... unfortunate spawning positions.
You've been spawned in the western part of
Your chance of surviving the initial stage has been determined to be 14 %.
Notice:
This is not your world and as such no laws of nature (or any other law) from your previous world have been confirmed yet.
While everyone reads this new notice a low growl could be heard from the forest. Right after the initial growl several more echoed through the field. And then they came.
Black wolf like creatures over 5 m tall with dark mist dripping slowly from their pitch black fur. On top of the creature you could fainly see a figure, approximately human size maybe a little larger dressed in drags.
"I-is t-that o-o-orcs?"
I hear a man whispering to him self beside me.
Turning my gaze ones more to the black wolfs I see their gigantic mouths dripping with saliva and a cold chill passes through my body.
A few seconds pass in complete silence when suddenly.
"■•□~{[○♤♤○¡¤°●}●|!!!!!"
An incomprehensible scream comes from the now over 20 black wolf riders. And then it started. They charged.
Screams quickly replace the silence and people start running the opposite direction. Me included. Turning around while sprinting fear strikes my heart. Of the maybe 100 people separating me and the wolfs only less than 20 remain. Noticing my fathers gaze I turn to look at him fear in my eyes...
What met me was eyes full of resolution... almost guessing what my dads thinking I immediately whisper.
"No..."
Then he stops and a strong unyielding scream bursts forward.
"ERIC! TAKE CARE OF OUR LADIES, SELENE, VERA I LOVE YOU."
Then he turned around heading towards the grotesque wolfs with a baseball bat in hand. People hearing and seeing my father also understands what has to be done to get the rest of their families to safety and about 80 + people head back charging towards the 20 + wolfs.
What met them was catastrophe. The bats and crowbars which met the legs of the gigantic wolfs.. melted on touch. And despair replaced the previous resolute looks in their eyes.
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Eric starts pushing me and mom towards the direction people are fleeing. Tears falling uncontrollably down his cheeks.
"R-run please.. r-run.."
Taking a last look towards our dad fighting to keep the monsters from getting to us, we once again pick up our pace.
Continuing to run my mom, Eric, me and maybe a hundred plus people encounters a river. Without thinking we jump in half of us gets swept away by the force of flowing water while the rest makes it to the other side.
"Huff huff.. Vera, Eric are you alright?"
Hearing my mom in front of me I immediately answer.
"Yes mom we are fine right Eric?"
Turning around all that I can see is flowing water..
"Eric?"
Mom hearing me immediately turns around panic replacing the previous grief on her face.
"Eric? ERIC??? ERIC?!"
Tears start surfacing when I discover what happened..
"I s-should've hold on to *sniff* him bet.."
Before finishing a slap meets my face.
"M-mom?"
I say crying from the pain in my heart.
"YOU'RE A DISGRACE OF A SISTER HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE LOOKED AFTER YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER?!" She says with pure hatred on her face.
"I-i..."
*slap*...
"Disgusting."
While looking down at the grass beneath me grief, panic and sorrow well up inside me and my vision blurs from all the tears falling.
"Well well what do we have here?"
Hearing a male voice from the direction of my mother I'm to sad to comprehend what was being said.
"Oy, oy Boss did you see that bitch just slapped her daughter hahahaha!"
"Hahahah yeah ey mrs child abuser can't you give her to us instead? We'll make sure she gets... punished." 'Boss' say with a creepy smile.
Without the chance to answer screams once again fill the air.
Turning around forcing my crying to stop I see them an uncountable amount of the black wolf riders suddenly comes from the forest edge on this side of the river, all of which are without a wolf.
"Shit I knew it, it's fucking orcs."
One of the men besides me say.
Seeing the seemingly 2 m tall pig like humans with leather clothing slashing and killing all men while incapacitating and capturing the women a shudder run down my spine.
People once again start running but somehow I know we're not going to make it.
After running for about a minute 40 + had fallen to the orcs, my position is luckily or unluckily in on of the front rows.
Suddenly a man in front of us starts hacking and incapacitating the women besides him. While still running, looking back I see the orcs stopping to capture and... tear of their clothes. Noticing the erektion in the lower part of the pig like creatures I immediately turn back forward not daring to look at my upcoming fate.
The man seemingly crazy starts attacking everyone and everything, the men besides us starts helping by tripping women and children.
When the man saw me a lustfull face replaced his previous crazy expression. Turning his gaze towards my mom he once again slash.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!"
My moms blood curling scream echoes into the darkest corner of my sanity, stopping to help my mom a hand suddenly envelopes my waist.
"Oh no honey, you're coming with me."
Being lifted away I see the orcs tearing of my moms clothes and without warning starts penetrating her. My moms screams is the last thing I hear before my brain forces me unconscious.
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Waking up I'm greeted by several notices.
Good job surviving the initial stage our dearest competitor!
Amongst the citizens of Earth approximately 2 billion now remain.
Amongst the 1000 planets there are approximately 5 trillion now remaining.
After evaluating your performance during the initial stage you have been bestoved the title(s):
Lone Survivor
A Devils Beauty
Calamity escapee
Next stage will start in 29 Days 23 Hours & 59 minutes.
Good luck surviving!
Title(s)Name:Lone SurvivorRank:2Description:
Being the last survivor of the Cruze family has granted you the title "Lone Survivor".
When people with kind hearts see you, there's a chance they take pity on you.
Title(s)Name:A Devils BeautyRank:3Description:
Even in calamity and despair your beauty and only your beauty saved you from certain death.
+ Increase in beauty (Men & Females of all races perceive you as more beautiful.)
Can be evolved.
Title(s)Name:Calamity escapeeRank:1Description:
For escaping a calamity you've gained an increase in luck.
Reading through the notices I laugh? While tears flow down my cheeks.
'Isn't this too cruel?'
Trying to sit up I suddenly notice my legs and hands are tied. Observing my surroundings I see the men from earlier lying dead beside me. It's already dark but I still feel the heat from the burned-out fireplace in front of me.
After further inspection I can see a boy my age on the other side, it's dark so I can't see his feature more than his blonde hair and red clothes. But seeing him being curled up and the sound of crying makes me think he's not dangerous.
After trying to free myself from the ropes for about 30 minutes I feel fatigue pass me like a wave. Not physical fatigue but mental.
I once again lay down, before falling a sleep one thought only cross my mind.
'What now?'
Falling Snow: yepp, I decided to make a chapter introducing Vera, I originally planned making it half Vera half Snow but after writing for a while I decided to make it all Vera. Tell me what you think. Otherwise I just might kill her off next chapter... good night everybody!