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 Siti's agreement, we didn't dither around and proceeded to the path to our right in a great hurry.

I was running the fastest I could when I realized that both Siti and I are still bound by my indestructible rope. It made me take a glance at her. I expected that she was athletic just based on her figure. Still, I thought she would have a bit of a hard time matching my pace, but she didn't.

As we run, I kept glancing above, observing the cherry bombs dangling on the dark green vines. Almost all of them reached their maximum size. Knowing that they could drop at any second and surround us, I felt shivers go down my spine. Although both Siti and I are breathing as heavily as a person could, we didn't lessen our speed.

The end of the path is visible when all of a sudden, a cherry bomb fell at exactly the last step leading to the area that appears wide.

Safe Place