The Game of Daniel

2.0 Revelations in Pixeland!

I remember waking up in a fever sweat the day the games started. It wasn’t like the nights before of excitement and intrigue but a feeling of utter sickness. I knew David would be up early checking his gear and grabbing the first plate in the breakfast line. For some reason this morning I felt dread running through my body as if it were some sort of warning system. As I pulled the sweaty white shirt I wore to bed off and slipped on my haptic suit I heard a voice echoing in my head. The voice was inaudible at first but tuned itself. “Can you hear me,Daniel?” the voice rang around my brain. It was inside my head and actually sounded like another human rather than the voices I often have heard in my head. This was not my inner brain tricking me but someone communicating to me. And fancy it that the voice be female. “Daniel, I only have a brief point to give you a message! We need you to wake up. This world you believe is real, is false. The game goes much deeper than you know. I am losing transmission….”. The voice faded out and I was left with a feeling I had never felt before. What did she mean by this world being fake? These questions would need more time to answer because the 10 minute alarm was blaring which meant for all of us to meet in the grand hall. I made it there with 1 minute to spare as I and the other straggler made their way hall.

I was walking over to David and Kara when I saw a skinny man I had not seen before approach the stage. “Hello there gamers! As of this morning I am the new CEO of Damascus Games! Elijah Mann suffered a mental breakdown last night and was admitted to a discreet hospital run by the company. My name is Samil Ryuu and I hail from Japan. You may call me Sam. The games will not end and in fact I have added some things to make it more interesting. Now please head to your briefing rooms where packets will be handed to you. And please hold nothing back in the games. Only one will win!”

His voice echoed in the room as people began to mutter to each other on why Elijah Mann had cracked. This upset most of us because he is the reason we were here. Not some guy who weaseled his way into becoming CEO of the biggest game company in the world. Then the thought of what the woman said came into mind. If this is all fake could it be a hint from the game that we have been in the game since we arrived? I guess I will continue to ponder this. Now its time to make it to briefing. Time to start the game!