Till Death Do Them Apart

CHAPTER 3

As everyone left their own way, Niki, Stef, and Aaron headed towards the school buildings, specifically the gym salon first.
While walking through the hidden, but still easy to find path, the boy read through their sent message over and over again, trying to memorise the information countable.

Hello, dear participants! We have sent you a message regardless the first round's rules and instructions! Please read carefully for your own benefit!

In teams or individually, you will be assigned to find as many as possible "flags". Those flags are scattered all around you!
Each one you find may be different than the other and each will have a certain level of easiness to pass!
There are a total of 4 colours:
Red - as the hardest to find, red flags give 50 points to their founder!
Blue - blue flags are more frequent than the red ones but aren't any easier to find! They give 30 points to their founder!
Green - green flags are second most common, you may find them pretty easily around the schools and forests! They give 10 points to their founder!
White - white flags are most likely the first ones you'll find, as the most common and largest in numbers, they will give 5 points to their founder!

Now, dear participants! You will also be given a new feature on your phones and cards: that's the sharing points app! This way you can transfer as many points as you want to your teammates or friends!
Don't forget to use it wisely though, the ones with littlest points will lose.
Your estimated time for completion will be shown on your devices!
Have a great time!

It was....a lot, he had to admit, but he was also greatful it wasn't some crappy explanation like the first time he woke up. The dark and rot smelling hallway compared to the halfly burned nature was not of much difference, maybe the forest was less creepier but it still made his hairs go up when walking through some parts.

The wind hushed louder in Aaron's ears, a signal they were nearer the end of the forest, where the school gym was. The widely opened doors were already so close, their rusty hinges creaking from afar.

Alas they finally passed the last large tree, showing them the bright blue sky above, clouds nowhere to be seen, the sun bringing warmth in their skin.
The three stopped to inspect their surroundings before making their way to the salon.
And god, was it a view.
Glass everywhere, bricks thrown at random places, large piles of rocks on the ground while the walls continued to crumble more and more.
It was of no question that this building wouldn't hold out much longer in its current state.

"Woah this place's bigger than I thought"
Aaron muttered, stepping in while observing the ceiling, half of it was gone. He didn't know how something so big got blasted away. Maybe a bomb? But a bomb would do more damage than that, surely.

"And in a worse state than before"
Niki said from beside him, barging in as if the floor wasn't about to break underneath her. The boy felt somewhat concerned about her reckless actions but quickly brushed it off as Stef spoke, still at the door.

"Everyone woke up around here"
She said, trailing a finger on the hinges, the rust leaving a mark on her finger tip.
"Well except you, Kiyo, Uncle, and Yato"

"Yeah"
Aaron agreed, the other finally deciding to enter the salon and run off towards the marron haired girl.

"Anyway, Niki"
She started.

"Hm?"

"Why'd you want us to come here?"

"Oh"
Putting a hand over her chin, Niki furrowed her eyebrows. Contemplating her answer.

"Weeeell, at first I wanted to confirm the things Kiyo and Aaron saw"
She chirped out, arm falling to grip a nearby rock.

"What?"
Aaron caught up to them, now joining their started conversation.