Switched Worlds

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Dumating ang iba pa na ganoon ang puwesto namin. Him, caging me by the sink while we had a staring contest.

Kasama nila ang healer na magbabantay sa amin na siya ring magbibigay ulit ng paalala.

They all turned to look away at the sight, ears turning red.

What felt like forever was actually just a minute in here with Seth who was treating me like I did something wrong.

I didn't want to be the one to back down so I waited until he backed off himself which he did with the amount of time he stared at me. I sat on the single couch, opposite to him. The healer, Sir Max, faked a cough before he started to explain the game again.

"Only your consciousness will be transported in the dimension. In the span of three days and three nights, I will be supplying energy to your bodies so there is no need worrying. And the mechanics of the game. Kill as much as you can in the whole duration of the game, and protect the dame who will hold all the points you gather in killing. If you die, you will wake up from your sleep. If your dame dies, you all will, so protect her well. The team with the most points will be proclaimed as champions. You are prohibited in wearing any weapons." Itinaas ko ang kamay sa huling sinabi niya. Akala mo naman nasa klase kami at nagrerecite ako!

"Yes, Miss Aragon?"

"Can we wear these?" Kumunot ang noo nilang tumingin sa tassels na nasa lamesa.

"Well, it doesn't look like a weapon so I'd let you wear them for whatever purpose you have. You're weird." Mabilis na sagot nito at may pahabol pa sa huli.

Tinawanan ko lang ang huling sinabi nito.

"But I could use it as a weapon." I still insisted. I'm just checking.

"How so?"

"I could shove it to someone's mouth, choking him." I said, fluttering my eyes. They all looked at me as if I had an anomaly in my head.

Sir Max shook his head before continuing.

"All of your performances will be monitored by clairvoyants so we are able to watch all of you from the coliseum. Also, you will be transported at random places, separately. There are no other prohibitions in the game so that is it. I'll leave the next three minutes for you to prepare. I'll come inside to send you off."

Pagkatapos lumabas ng lalaki ay saka ako tumayo.

"Hide those and make sure not to lose it. That's our mark, I will be able to track you with that so it's possible that I find you first before any of you meet. Kapag nagkita ang kahit sino man sa inyo, ask each other's name. But don't give the right answer. For example, kapag nagkita tayo..." I said and pointed at Stanley na agad napatingin sa akin.

"What's your name?"

"Uh~ Stanley?"

"Wrong. Nakikinig ka ba? I told you to give me another name. That's basic information and an illusionist might know a little about the person he's copying so I suggest you say a different name. Who answers false is true, who answers true is false, that's how you battle an illusionist or any shape shifter that copies another person's appearance. Remember that."

"Wait. How are you going to find us with this?" Kyle asked and raised his tassel kaya napangiti ako. A tracker is possible in the digital world, and of course I can achieve that if I have control over space.

I marked these tassels with the most minimal light I have. Knowing that, I will be able to sense it and form a map in my head using my chosen magic. Kapag nakabuo ako ng mapa ay mas madali ko na silang mahahanap.

"My magic, duh!"

"What's your magic?" Tanong naman ng isa pa. Napakunot noo ako doon. Didn't I already tell them?