I had joined this party of three a few hours ago.
After being rescued by them just as I was about to get slaughtered by an ogre, the party leader offered me a spot on the team.
Why did he do that, you may ask.
Well, that is the only way to survive in this world.
Team up.
Get stronger.
Win at all costs...
Or "die".
Those are the golden mottos of the Colosseum.
The Colosseum, no one knows when it first appeared, but for as long as I could recall, it had always been there.
What it was exactly, nobody can comprehend.
Some say it is a survival game.
Others say it is an alternative universe.
And the remainder even believes it is the test of God.
But, undecided as they are, there is only one thing they know for sure.
To the people that know of its existence, the only way to get there is at night.
It begins with a message that shows up out of nowhere on their electronic devices during the day, and at night they are mysteriously transported to the Colosseum.
There is no escape.
Once you click "accept", you will automatically wake up there.
Even if you tried your best to stay awake, it was no use.
The strange powers of the Colosseum will always find its way.
No one knows the exact consequence of declining the invitation, but it is rumored that those who did disappeared...
And were found a few days later, dead.
Those who deleted the message, brushing it off as merely a "chain mail" prank, shared the same fate. So did the ones that dared to speak of this "game" in real life.
Accept, or die.
Those were the only options open.
You never knew when you could be summoned, so you can never let your guard down.
It is not a dream.
It is a waiting game, the waiting game of Death.
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The Colosseum isn't picky about its victims.
You can be any age, gender...it doesn't really matter.
You begin on Floor One, where you set your "avatar". Namely, your Colosseum profile.
There are three rules to obey during the creation.
One, you must use your real name.
Two, you must keep your current appearance.
Three, you must pick one from the five "classes" available. Warrior, archer, mage, cleric, or rogue.
It seems very game-like to most, but one must keep something in mind.
Failure to obey the rules of the Colosseum mean automatic "disqualification".
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Colosseum 72
Mystery / Thriller"No one knows when it first appeared, but for as long as I could recall, it had always been there." --- Across the globe, people were receiving a series of "chain mails" from an unknown source, asking them to participate in the "Colosseum". Those wh...
