《The Vanquished Flame》 Prologue 1: The darkness was unending, no matter where he looked it was there. But where was there? He didn''t know. He felt like he should be worrying but couldn''t for the life of him remember why. He couldn''t even remember who he is, could he? Yes, he could he was called L-, l something. Leo, not that wasn''t it yet he knew he was close. Liam that was his name and with this new gained knowledge the fogginess pervading his brain began to disperse. With this he slowly could remember, remember it all. The feeling of disgust he felt when he saw the president sign away humanity, the joy he felt when his unit were off duty enjoying a drink in a bar, the grief at the death of his friends and fellow members of the unit and that he could remember the fear, the pure horrifying fear of something. What that something was he still couldn''t remember but even now the fear of it was effecting him. The erratic beating of his heart and the shaking of his hands were enough for him to know whatever it was, was enough to terrify a war veteran who had seen some scary ass sh-
Congratulations Human! For you areone of the 50 Humans that are the first Humans to enter "The Game". Survive, fight and entertain, as humans aren''t the only race in "The Game". But, no matter what, don''t fail. Because in here, failure means only death. But, succeed and you may once again taste freedom. Don''t disappoint. Everyone is watching.
At first Liam didn¡¯t react. He was just so stunned by the sudden appearance of the screen. Then it became clear that he was hallucinating, probably some sort of gas was causing it. There was no other real explanation. Yet is seemed just to realistic and right as he was about to try interacting with the glowing blue screen it disappeared. But in its place was another.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.
System Message:
Mind Transfer 100% Complete. Streaming Service Now Online. Your Viewers: 4
With the appearance of this, came back all of his memories. Especially where he was and how he got here. Being stormed by the Senate Guard, him and the others being cuffed and lead away after having killed two whole platoons of guards. Because of this the Senate decided to make an example of him and his squad mates by including them in the group of criminals being offered to the Draconic Empire as entertainment. This was obviously the entertainment, some sort of game, but what his role in it would be he doesn''t know.
System Message:
Do you wish to start solo or as a commander? Be advised because you are the first of your race in "The Game" if you choose solo you will be gifted with double character points. Whereas if you choose commander, your fate will be unknown, you will compete with the other representatives of your race as there is only limited slots for commanders. You may die, but triumph and you will reap benefits beyond comparison. It must also be noted that those starting as commanders have the highest chance of freedom. Which do you choose?
SoloCommander
From what Liam could remember this "Game" was all about entertainment, so naturally the system is trying to get everyone to pick commander as it carry¡¯s risk and will be more entertaining. But at the same time picking commander came with the most benefits and based on what the system said earlier failure would only lead to death, so the more benefits he got the harder it should be to fail. Either decision came with its own pros and cons, but Liam knew what he would choose. Prologue 2: For Liam it felt like there was really only one choice. Even though he knew it was what the System wanted, the benefits of starting as a commander were just too appealing. Especially as among the Humans he was probably one of the best at fighting. His ten years as a Staff Sergeant leading a special intelligence squad was proof he easily was among the top five percent when it came to close quarters combat and marksmanship, among many other things, his five years of training saw to that. As most of the other humans were criminals Liam couldn''t see himself having any problems with most of them. But he didn''t underestimate them, because humans are unpredictable. "System I choose to start as a commander." Liam announced aloud.
System Message:
You will be transported to the arena in 5 seconds 4 seconds 3 seconds 2 seconds 1 second
Next thing Liam knew the perpetual darkness he had been stuck in was gone, replaced with an arena that looked very similar to a recreation of an ancient amphitheatre he saw as a kid. Suddenly Liam realised he was not a lone, there was other humans here and every second more would appear. After a while Liam saw someone he knew, Oscar the Sergeant of his squad. Liam began to make a beeline towards him, along the way he could see some of his other squad mates who were also heading towards the centre of the arena where Oscar was currently standing.This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. A couple of minutes later everyone had gathered in the centre. Everyone was here except for Harry. They all began sharing and comparing the experiences so far when they were all interrupted by a huge glowing message in the centre of the arena.
Welcome to the Arena! There is currently 42 humans in the Arena. In exactly 5 minutes you will all participate in a series of 2 v 2 duels until only 10 humans remain. The rules for each round will be shown at the start. Good Luck. 5 minutes start now.
"Liam what do we do if we come up against each other?" asked Rory on behalf of the group. "I don¡¯t know what the rules are, but try surrendering to one of the others. If that doesn¡¯t work just knock each other out. If neither of these are allowed then I really don¡¯t know." Liam told the rest of the group in a concerned manner. "Also as long as it¡¯s not disallowed feel free to kill any of the other humans. Because remember all of them are guilty of murder or worse and the more of them gone, the higher our chances are of surviving. We could end up getting a reward for it as well." Oscar inputted into the conversation.
System Message:
5 minutes is up. The first round shall commence now. The rules are as listed below:
  1. The other duo must be defeated within 10 minutes or everyone dies.
  2. All fights are being streamed so if you perform especially well you will increase your following but may also gain additional rewards.
  3. There is no other rules, all methods of fighting are acceptable.
Let the first fight commence!