Gaderhael

He claimed that he was innocent. 

Grayson L. Riego, a man convicted for the murder he vowed he didn't commit is now sentenced to death.

With the world getting more united and closer than ever, technology flourished.
And with the boom of technology came the age of Deep Dive Virtual Reality (DDVR/VR).

Introduced in the year 2057, VR's popularity and importance were quickly realized by many.

From games where people could earn a living and mostly spend their time, to applications used for meetings instead of physically going to your office. Some even say that only one's imagination is the limitation of VR.

And it was because of one's imagination that even the execution of death row convicts has also transcended reality.

Hopeful Homicide. Introduced in the year 2058, is a Virtual Reality death game where death row convicts around the world are forced to play with the promise of freedom and help of giving the winners a fresh start. As well as "cleansing" their soul.

Now in its ninth year, Grayson L. Riego has no choice but to participate in this brutal death game.

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*Warning: This story includes extreme violence and gore. Proceed at your discretion.

*Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, events, and incidents are all fictional.

Hopeful Homicide

What is it going to be this time? I thought.

As the thundering noises end, the tower sends its compulsory gust of wind. The wind didn't move the sea of fog from above, but we could hear it pass as it informs us with its howl.

The wind ended. We braced ourselves with our combat knife on our dominant hand and a poison gas bomb on the other.

Still inside the maze made of potato-like walls, we stood at the intersection of the three paths and have someone watch over each of the paths to detect any possible threat.

Minutes passed since the end of the gust of wind, yet nothing seems to appear in front of us. But this doesn't mean that nothing is also happening to everyone else in this maze.

"W-what should we do? Should we just go now?" Siti said.

I was about to say that what I think is our best choice is to wait and see first. But, before I could speak, Amelka did. Her voice is a bit louder than usual.

Stared From Above