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

With two different monsters that could end our lives, we became more worried and nervous as we decide what to do.

I turned to Urick. He's pulled by the menacing stare of the potato wall monster.

"Urick," I said. He shook his head like a bobblehead figurine before looking at me as he hear me call his name.

"Do you think you can reach that monster with a bomb?"

Urick peeked at the blue plant monster that has shards of ice on its body. Slowly, he tilted his head downward towards his own feet.

"Yeah... I think I can make it. I need to have proper momentum though."

There are three choices we could take. One is to blindly run towards the right turn filled with the sea of fog and see what's in store for us. There is also the possibility of the plant monster turning and hitting us from behind.

Three Choices