A Raging Fire (abandoned)

Chapter 2 - Impossible trial

Third person's POV :
We find ourself in a grey room seemingly out of the world and multiple persons standing in the center including Okami.
An old man standing on a podium suddenly appeared and said a few words that seemed familiar to all of them with a devilish smile.
"Welcome to all of you candidates..for it is time for the trial"

Okami's POV :
Some minutes before :
I woke up in a grey room and scanned my surrounding seeing other people standing up and waiting, I tried remembering what happened but my memory was hazy I wonder why is there a podium ?
I got up and started observing everyone there was ten persons in the room each of them had rugged clothes some signs of malnutritions but refined muscles, I assume they lived an hard life.

Third persons POV:
Back to the present:
A white haired kid suddenly shouted what we were all thinking.
"WHERE ARE WE, WHY ARE WE HERE AND WHO ARE YOU !?"
The old man chuckled seemingly amused and responded as if it was evident.
"Where we are doesn't matter, you are all here to pass a trial that will decide which one of you will receive amazing power than can change your life and as for who I am.." His eyes suddenly started glowing as his teeth grew sharper and ears longer.
"I am someone who can grant you any wish you desire" he said waving his hand in the hair making appear floating bills, food and gold.
"You were all choosed for a very unique reason and anyone who rejects my offer will die in the next seconds."
The old man then walked down the podium touching a woman's forehead before she exploded blood splashing everywhere before it stopped in the air and merged into the word TEAMS.
"You will all form teams of two the winners will have the power to fight against gods like superman, you will appear in random parts of the place if you have a mark of the same colors on your forehead your in the same team..Oh and don't forget This is a death game everything is allowed !" He finished laughing and stretching his arms out.

Okami kept his calm not feeling anything and merely thinking about his situation.
'Do I really want to participate ? I don't care about this power..but otherwise I die do i care about dying..?' He looked down at his hand freezing before flinching something changing in his eyes and body stance as a smile appeared on his face.
'But I can kill people without worrying about anyth-' his thinking were cut off and he stumbled shocked by his own thoughts before the old man suddenly screamed.
"IT MAY BEGIN"
Everyone in the room suddenly disappeared leaving the old man smiling creepily and sitting down.

Unknown forest :
Midnight :
Okami fell from the sky landing harshly on the ground and groaned standing back up before observing his surrounding.
'So this is the place' he thought 'My priorities are weapons..and an hiding spot they're probably going to rush at each others and I'll just wait until its finished'
With that he started walking through the forest and kneeled near a tree ripping a sharp bark off it.
"This will do" he mumbled before getting up and freezing hearing the sound of steps behind him.
He turned around roaring swinging his bark and immediately got punched in the face disorienting him making him fall down on the ground letting go of his weapon.
"Fucking weakling" the stranger said before taking out a pocket knife and walking closer to Okami, Okami tried to crawl away and grabbing his fallen weapon before being pulled by the leg toward the unknown enemy.
He automatically faked unconsciousness from years of practice by faking sleep when bored at school.
"There nice and easy" said the man leaning towatd Okami ready to slit his throat before getting stabbed in the shoulder by Okami's bark.
'I-I missed !?' Okami thought stressed fearing for his life for the first time trying to get away while the man was screaming in pain before ripping the bark out holding his wounded shoulder.
"YOU FUCKING BRA-" he couldn't finish the sentence as someone cut his throat open with an hunting knife letting him fall down before stepping over his body revealing himself