Word count: 2533
Chapter warnings: Mild language, gore, strong themes
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Just as they made it to the door (through Kris's path of destruction) the phone gave a little ring. The completion screen lit up, but it was abruptly changed as a different congratulatory message arose.
Fatality skip: Trial 79
"Another fatality skip?" Kyungsoo asked, concern evident on his face. "Is everyone here?" Doing a headcount, they looked around, finding that everyone was indeed still intact.
"See?" Kris pointed out. "This is proof that the stupid thing is glitching out. None of us are dead, and yet it's still skipping. As long as it's not causing any problems, let's just be happy and move on." He did have a point. They obviously weren't dead, so it had to have been a glitch.
"I guess..." Sehun said with some level of discomfort. "So I guess we just... Move on?" He asked. As everyone nodded in agreement, she did just that. The trial appeared, this time with new units... And penalties.
Trial 80: Choose a path.
Unit 1: Player Kris, Player Kai, Player Y/N, Player Baekhyun
Unit 2: Player Xiumin, Player Kyungsoo, Player Chanyeol, Player Sehun
Limited power: Xiumin, Kyungsoo
Drop-out Fee: Arm
"There's two limited powers from the same unit again." Kyungsoo said, pondering it. "It's probably another task of some difficulty then. It's getting harder."
"Yeah, no shit. Welcome to Earth." Kris mumbled, headed towards a door without consulting anyway. Looking at each other, her and Xiumin went their separate ways, now in different units. In a similar fashion to the previous set of trials, the door shut immediately behind them. Still in possession of Sehun's charger, she lit the way, leading them to an identical room as the first- thankfully with no dogs. In a different turn of events, though, there were several other unsettling objects.
Hanging on one wall, there was a large, comical wheel, covered in different colored bars. It ranged all the way from green to red, with every yellow and orange in between. It was mounted behind a glass case, but there was a button that would presumably cause it to spin. On the other wall, there was a metal helmet, wired into the wall. It wasn't as disturbingly scary as she would have expected for what she later figured out it was, but it was still bulky and unsettling. The app enlightened them.
Trial 81: The Electrocution Game
One player will wear the helmet, while another spins the wheel. The voltage administered by the device is dependent on the color landed on. The green slot will administer 5 volts, with the darkest orange reaching 50 volts. This trend is exempt at the red bar, which will administer 250 volts. Every player has to wear the helmet one time minimum, as well as press the button one time minimum.
Unit 1: Player Kris, Player Kai, Player Y/N, Player Baekhyun
Unit 2: Player Xiumin, Player Kyungsoo, Player Chanyeol, Player Sehun
Limited power: Xiumin, Kyungsoo
Drop-out Fee: Arm
"250 volts?" Kai asked incredulously. "That has to be lethal."
"I'm pretty sure even 50 could be lethal depending on your size." Kris agreed.
"There's only one circumstance of guaranteed death." Baekhyun said with a shrug. "I don't mind those odds."
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Hell and Back (EXO x Reader)
Horror(Warnings: Mild language, violence, death, intense themes) Your friends have been trying to form a boy band for ages. They're incredibly talented, but in a world where everyone's abilities can help them cheat their way to glory, they haven't been do...
