K r y s i s

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Chapter Index

Prologue - Page 1
Chapter One - Page 1
Chapter Two - Page ?
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" Life’s a game but it’s not fair, I break the rules so I don’t care.
So I keep doing my own thing, walking tall against the rain.
Victory’s within the mile, almost there, don’t give up now.
Only thing that’s on my mind is who gon’ run this town tonight. "

PLOT
(Sorry it's so long, but I thought this might answer some questions that might arise if I didn't)
Krysis is about five kids who need a wish, and need it badly. Their homecity was being run to the ground by gangs, everyday their families hid from them. Everyday their family hid to survive, every day they scavanged for food. Together, their families combined together to try and fight and survive. The main five new each other well, brought close together because of these events. To be truthful, the whole city was in a crisis. But no one could leave, no one could enter. The gangs guarded the city, and they acted like dictators. But hope finally came about. There was a game called Krysis, a game in which the players would be sucked into the game and have to play it like it was reality. They, of course, would be given upgrades. Though, in this game, you could killed. And if you were, you're done for, in reality and in the virtual world. You can feel pain. You can get hurt. Everything that happens to you in the game will happen to you in real life. There are no second chances. Though, here's the deal. The ones who manage to win the game each earn two wishes per player. The game would take place in a city, brightly lit and happy looking. Except you'll find monsters at almost every corner. People who will kill others to get their wishes. The city has already began to turn into ruin because of the game. It's only a matter of time before it collapses. Your goal in the game is to make it through the city, to the highest building there. Once in, you will scale to the top. There, you will be faced with a main boss. Enemies you will face are things such as zombies, deformed and crazed people, monsters out of dreams... And of course other player teams. Yes, you are put into teams. Sometimes people who don't even know each other are put in the same team. Sometimes teams make alliances, making the team larger. But the job of the enemy teams is to kill you, and for them to get to their objective. Some teams don't even care about you, they'll keep trying to reach their objective. Others, others will try and kill you. The rush? Simply for the boss's amusement. You see, he controls all the monsters in the city, and he will use them to try and turn plays against one another. Another reason for rushing is that once boss is dead because of one team, it will take five days for him to respawn back in the game. But while he is dead, something else takes over controlling the monsters, probably a robotic construct made by him to make sure that everyone will face his monsters the same way if he had been there. So, in this, our main five will have to make their way to the building in which the boss resides, take him out and get their wishes, and save their home and families before their home city, and the virtual city are ruined completely, and their families and themselves cease to exist.

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Art and Fan-Art


None yet. I'll probably make some later. :3

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Reserved Spot

You know, in case I ever need it.

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Posting Open At This Point.

"We're gonna run this town tonight."

Prologue

The city fell silent once again as gunshots were fired into the air. From all over the city, you could see their fire. The destruction it can and will cause. The dark night sky was lit with explosions. Explosions from rockets, from missiles, from anything you could imagine. Though, the story doesn't start in the explosive-lit sky. It starts down in the streets of this terrible city, consumed by war between gangs, too strong and rouge for police and military to handle. A place where no one could enter the city, and where no one can leave...

Though a darkened, dirty alley way laid a clearing enclosed by walls. Here, four families had set up camp to shelter themselves from the gang wars, as many families did. All members of the four families were huddled together by a fire, created with the materials they scavenged, each one of them cowering under blankets. These four families were known as the Cross Family, the Castille Family, the Iliis Family, and Swatt Family. The Cross family was the only ones to have two children, while the rest had only one. In the Cross family, there was Jet and Naomi, both of them being fifteen. In the Castille family there was Cleo, at the age of sixteen. In the Iliis family there was Zero, who was fourteen. Then in the Swatt family there was Dave, who was sixteen. The rest of the families will go unnamed, as they are only called by the titles of 'Aunt', 'Uncle', 'Dad', 'Mom', and the like.

With darkened eyes, the father of Cleo looked at each of the members of their little Survival Circle. In a gruff voice, he said but a few words, but those few words worried everyone to the extreme. "It's been said the gangs are beginning to move near this area." With silent glances, it seems the message was clear. They needed to move yet again. Needed to move out of this area. Needed to move to safety. But it seemed those areas were lacking now, and as soon as the gang war started, those safe spots will disappear.

With a nervous tone, Zero looked around at his fellow scavengers and said a few words that made everyone around them scratch their heads, "Where are we going to go now?"

Of course, no one knew this answer. All the family knew was that they had to get out of there and fast, before the gangs began to set fire to this part of the city like they had so many other areas. In silence, except for some sighs, everyone got up and began to pack their things. They knew the drill. They only packed the things they needed to survive. Some clothes, water, food. Clothes, if you could call them that. What they wore was mostly ripped by now. It was too dangerous to have a home here, a home where you could always store as many things as you wanted. So they had to make due with what they had.

As they got up, Dave, the eldest child tied with Cleo, noticed something on the ground. It was golden, but yet it was paper. He could make out some words, and what he read had made him gasp aloud. As he looked up, everyone could see the bright, hopefully glimmer in his eyes, the smile spread across his face. Hope. It was something they hadn't known for a long time, and when they saw him with that hopeful face, they all wondered what it could be that would give him hope in a place such as this. Dave showed everyone the paper, and coughed into his hand before reading it aloud to everyone.

"Attention to all!
I like to go by Ace, but if you wish you can call me Mr. Spades, or even Ace of Spades. I am here to offer all of you a chance to get the things you desire most. Freedom, money, peace in your area, power, whatever it is your heart desires. This chance will give you the chance to get two wishes per person, if you win. I say per person because you will all be selected into teams. Now, onto the details on this little chance, and how exactly you can win.

I am hosting a game, one of which you can enter a virtual world. While in the game, it will become your reality. It will become your reality. You can be hurt, you can be killed, but the reward it worth it, wouldn't you say? You will be placed in a city, a well-lit, happy looking city. Except it will probably be falling in ruins by the time you have been there a good amount of time. You will face monsters and other competitors for the prize, but don't worry, even if someone wins, then you will still have a chance with a five day delay, to make everything fair. This game will end once the city in the game turns to ruins, all people still there will be teleported back to their homes and back to their miserable lives. Those who die before this happen will remain dead, and their families will be informed and the body will be transported to them. Everything that happens to you in game will effect you in the outside world, so caution to those who desire to enter. The age limit is 12-20. Reasons are currently confidential. Aw, heck. There isn't a reason! It's just to make things more interesting.

Competitors will be given a guide on how to beat the game, but it will not tell you everything.
Competitors wishing to enter will go to the sewers, no matter where you live, and say "I wish to enter Krysis!" Then, the rest will be handled by yours truly. As you may have guessed from the previous sentence, this game is called Krysis. Remember the name well, as it may be your savior, or it may be your end. You have been warned. Enter at your own risk. You will be provided with upgrades and weapons to assist you. There are no second chances in this game. Healing will be taken care of by Med Kits, so won't have to worry about wounds unless they are on a huge scale. A huge scale injury, like lost limbs, will be handled with robotics. Be warned, robotic treatment may be difficult to find.

If you have questions, don't.

Krysis Host, Ace of Spades."

Slowly, everyone in the family looked at one another. Some of them looked hopeful, others looked scared. Who wouldn't be scared? If they accepted, they would basically be sending their children on suicide mission. But one by one, the children rose up. Dave, then Cleo, then Zero, then Jet, and then finally Naomi. Jet stepped up, and with a sigh, she looked at everyone around her. "I'm up to going to that game. Think about it. If we won, we could be able to save our families. Save this city. We could wish the gangs away!" She said aloud. Jet was quite the inspirational speaker, and soon, all of the others began to agree.

Her sister walked beside jet, and Naomi, with pure confidence in herself and her comrades, said, "I'll go too. Will anyone else?"

One after the other, Dave, Cleo, and Zero all said yes. It was decided then. They were going to fight for their lives. They were going to try and go on a seemingly impossible mission to save their city and their families. They were going to Krysis.

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Ooh, this sounds cool! Me need MORE!

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Really?
Thank you so much!

I'll probably get Chapter One up tomorrow, seeing I have to leave for a little while and I have school and all. xD

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"I am the mastermind."

Chapter One

It didn't take the five long to find a hole that entered into the sewer. They each climbed down slowly, and blindly. It was pitch dark down there, and they could hear the smelly fluid in their flowing next to them. "Ew, it smells in here!" Naomi explained, pinching her nose with her fingers to cover her nose from the smells. Truly, it was disgusting, and if you knew what flew in the water down there, you would understand.

With a deep breath, Cleo walked in front of the others by feeling the wall to make sure she didn't run into anything. Remembering back to what Dave had read, she repeated the words that the one known as Ace of Spades had told them to announce if they wished to enter. "We wish to enter Krysis!"

With those words, a bright white flash appeared in the pitch-black tunnel of the sewer, and they all shielded their eyes to protect them against the harsh and sudden lighting. There were some shrieks and gasps because of it, but as soon as the light faded away, and they lifted their arms down, a new scene opened up in front of them. They were inside a perfect looking building, the walls, floor, and ceiling a perfectly colored grey and white array of metal tiles. It felt like they were trapped in some iron death trap.

Suddenly, they noticed they were not alone. There was several groups of people, and they guessed those would be their fellow competitors. As they walked to join the others, a figure appeared over the railing located above them. It was a strain to see who it was, and all they could see was a pure pitch-black figure with white hair moving about like flames, and white ghoul-like eyes staring down at them. The figure appeared to be wearing a trench coat, but it was hard to tell as it seemed he was covered in complete darkness, except for his eyes and flaming white hair. He looked... inhuman. With a booming, yet cruel sounding voice, he began his speech.

"I'm guessing each and every one of you have gotten my little advertisement about my game, seeing you've managed to make your way here. Each one of you want something. Freedom, peace, power..."

When he mentioned power, a group of boys snapped cruelly at the man, but their eyes were glinting with greed and hunger.

"And I am here to give it to you. But you must earn it. You know what will happen, you know that in this game you will effect your reality as well. I will give you your upgrades shortly. For know, I guess I should further explain the rules of this game, and introduce myself. As some of you might have guessed, I am Ace of Spades. Fear the name children, remember it will, it could very well save your life. Onto the game, I should specify our few rules. Rule one. Once entering the game, you are not allowed to leave. Rule Two. There are no other rules. I notice some of you looking worried as I continued, and I must make my point to you that you should be. You can die in this game. And the person next to you can very well be the one to do the deed. Now, onto the details of the game. I mentioned a guide, which was a lie to give you security. I can sense some of you glaring. Ha ha, that's right! HATE ME! It will only drive you forward to complete the game when you find out it's secrets further on. For now, you must find the tallest building, go there, defeat the boss, and get your wishes. Oh, but it won't be so easy for you to get there. I know some of you are thinking it will be easy. But this city is like a magician, it always has tricks up its sleeves... Please, proceed to the room on your right and you will be transported into the game."

So, this man was Ace of Spades? You could tell on the five's faces that they expected him to be... well... human. But as they looked around, to their surprise, not all the competitors looked human. One even had a tail. With some of them twitching, some of them shaking, some with their heads high, all the competitors entered the room in which Ace of Spades instructed them to go to. Upon entering, they took immediate notice that there were capsules. A sign said to enter them, and so they all did, with time of course.

When the five entered, a screen popped up, asking them to choose two upgrades from a long list of things, and it also stated that along their time in the game, they will gain more upgrades. To start off with, Jet chose the ability to transform into a shadow-covered Raven who could transform into weapons to help her teammates and the ability to see heat-signatures. Naomi chose the ability to be able to absorb rock and make her body the substance and the ability of being able to levitate objects with a combination of her mind and hands. Dave chose the ability to make weapons out of light energy and the ability of being able to create a force-field around himself and a few others. Cleo chose the ability to control the water and the ability of transformation into a tiger. Zero chose the ability to be able to emit super sonic screeches and the ability to make technological advances with his mind.

With their abilities, they were teleported into the game. With a blinding light, they felt themselves being changed, their bodies going from real to virtual. As the light faded, they found themselves looking a bit different. They still looked real, but their looks had changed some.

Zero had short black hair, a grey backpack with green cyber lines across it with spider like legs that kept it on his back by gripping his shoulders, a scanner-like eye piece, and black pants laced with green on the sides, and a black sleeveless shirt. He had a pair of black gothic boots on as well. This was differing from his dark brown hair and normally ragged clothes, as they all had. He had kept his normal green eyes.

Cleo kept her semi-short and semi-long honey-blonde hair. Her eye color had changed to golden, and she sported a white and golden pants and t-shirt with tiger-like designs on them. Her pants were baggy, and seem to be tucked into her new white boots. Behind her, sticking out of a whole in her pants, was a white and golden-stripped tiger tail, tiger ears following the same design on her head. On her head also laid a pair of white goggles, and on her face black whiskers.

Dave kept his icy blue eyes, and his normally short black hair that covered part of his eyes was changed to a pure white color. He wore a blue, black, and white colored shirt and pants, both of them which snugged tightly to his skin. On his face, he wore a black "ninja mask" as some would call it. On his back was an empty sword holster, and on his feet were simple black blue-laced combat boots.

Naomi's normally light brown hair was changed to a light-darkened blue, and her eyes changed to a lighter blue. Her hair was long, and was curly going down. She sported a orange and yellow-orange colored outfit, it working like Cleo's except without the stripe design, and looking more like a Kung Fu uniform. On her back was a normal orange cape with a yellow-orange inside, torn and filled with holes near the bottom.

Jet's normally neutral brown hair was turned into a hot pink color, and it seemed to go up in a spiked up motion*. On her head she also sported a pair of goggles, but the color of the lenses was clear to see through. She wore a black fleece jacket, where it's hood spread out to be a panda head, white over all composure suddenly changing from the normal black, with black ears at the top of it. Her shirt was simply black with a pink peace sign on it. Her pants were like Zero's except laced with pink, and she sported black boots with hot pink laces.

As they all looked at each other's appearances, they blinked, as if wondering they were with the right people. But when they realized them themselves had changed as well, they had already heard an explosion near where they were. With a heavy sigh, Dave said a few simple words that were very true. "Well, looks like the games have began..."

(*For those of you who are confused, Jet's hairstyle is like the one of my other character here.)
((Sorry for long chapter, I realized I forgot to describe them, so I guessed I would change their appearances when they entered the game and tell you what they used to look like.))

[like a king.]

Oh my.

This is amazing. I couldn't stop reading, it was so entertaining. I could picture everything like a movie, or a bunch of pictures, in my hear so clearly, I swear everything was happening right in front of me.

Please, more!

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Thank you so much!
The next one should be up later on today, or very soon.

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"Monsters"

Chapter Two

It wasn't long after they entered Krysis that they got attacked by a monster. It was huge, and they weren't sure if they had the skills to take it down. Well, that was until they remembered they had powers with them now to aid them. Powers which they didn't know how to use... So as soon as the lumbering beat came along, covered in shadows like Ace of Spades had been, they panicked and ran as fast as the could, but the best chased after them, dog-like in it's structure, it's nashing teeth getting closer each time.

Zero turned around and saw the monster get closer and closer, and he screamed. Waves of super-sonic power released from his mouth, and knocked the beast back a few yards. Blinking, he and the others stood their and realized that their powers might have easier access then they first imagined. Dave imagined a sword in his hand, and it became real, forming an icy-blue glowing color to it. Jet thought about ravens, how to be one, and found herself to be one. Naomi smashed her fists into the ground, and the next thing she knew it seemed her whole being was rock. Cleo thought about tigers and finally transformed into a white one with golden stripes, but soon decided it wouldn't do good against the beast and transformed back.

With no water sources, Jet came over to her and imagined herself to be a sword, and she was. The sword was pure black, as her raven form was, and Cleo bent over and picked it up. All five, now aware on how to use some of their powers, prepared for battle.

The beast growled and snarled, and it charged them.

Quickly, they all scattered, not even being touched. Dave brought up his sword and threw it at the beast, it landing in it's rump. With an angered and pained yowl, it turned around and brought it's paw down on him. He would have been crushed if he hadn't put his arms up in a protective mode and created a force-field around himself.

As soon as that happened, the rest of the four charged, using their powers [or Cleo using Jet for that matter] and charged the beast. With the combined forces, it easily fell, but when it was defeated it burst into ashes. The four stood for a while, blinking at what had happened. Time slowed down, and they heard another beast near. Bigger and stronger then the one that had just been defeated by them. Jet, had turned back to human, stood by Cleo, pulling her goggles over her eyes. With a sudden flash, her eyes turned bright orange, and she could see the heat signatures of everything around them.

She saw the creature who had made the noise, and it seemed to be two buildings away from them. "Come on guys, let's try and avoid fighting and get to the tower as soon as possible."

"But where is it?" The question from Naomi made everything scratch their heads.

At that moment, Cleo stepped up and said a few simple words. "Well then, lets go find it!"

With that, the five began to walk away, ignoring the rumbling of the beast a little while away. Jet still had her heat-signature goggles on, and she could see another pair of them. Five in all. Must have been another group of competitors. Flashing warning to her friends, they decided to go the other direction.

"Wait, guys. It's getting dark, we should find a place to sleep. We should also find a good place to see if we can see the building from here," The voice of Dave stopped them all in their tracks. He was right, they needed to find a place to rest, or they wouldn't have enough energy to keep going the next morning.

Quickly choosing a building, they climbed their way up to the roof and looked over to see if they could spot the building, and they did. Except is was halfway across the city, too far for them to reach with just a couple of days on foot. With a sigh, they all knew that they had a long journey ahead of them, and laid down on the hard cement of the roof and fell asleep quickly, ready for the next day.

((Short and fast paced chapter, yes, I know. I meant it to be so.
It's really just here to hint you to some new baddies, and to introduce you to a type of monster they will meet more often.))