The Game-The Forsaken Four

The Game

The world had never heard of The Game before now.

It started in an ordinary school, on what should have been an ordinary day. Anastasia, James, Charlie, and Alfie-four teenagers who had spent years navigating high school -had no idea they were about to be ripped from their lives.

Until the alarms blared.

An invisible forcefield crackled to life around the school, shimmering with an unnatural glow. No one could leave or enter. No one could even call for help. Every signal was cut. Every exit blocked.

Then they arrived.

Men in black suits and featureless masks stormed classrooms, forcing students and teachers into the field. They moved in perfect synchronization, armed, silent, unstoppable. Students screamed. Teachers demanded answers. But before panic could consume them, the screen appeared.

Towering over the field, the massive monitor flickered to life, and a masked figure appeared. No eyes, no mouth-just an expressionless face of metal and shadow. Then, he laughed.

Loud. Manic. Amused.

"Ah, what a beautiful day for history to be made! Welcome, dear children, to the very first Reaping of The Game!"

One bowl was carried out.

No one understood. Not at first. Then the names were drawn.

James Carter.
Charlie Cole.
Alfie Browne.
Anastasia Miller

"Let the fun begin."