"Are you finally here?" Casey asks, a smile already forming on her face. "We can choose the two mains and then we'll see from there."
"As it's Keelian and Leonardo's celebration, we should let them take the lead." Jean states and his boyfriend Josh plants a kiss on his forehead.
"Sounds fair to me. What about you Jess?" Casey nods towards my sister who sulks but agrees nonetheless.
"Okay. Here we go." I press the start button of the console and the name appears instantly.
Welcome to Prehalia. A dystopian world where everyone has nine lives. Try not to lose a life or you'll fall victim to the system: you'll be moved to a lower rank, which means a poorer city and more obstacles to overcome! The game ends when the last player loses all of their lives. It's as simple and as hard as that. Are you ready for your own adventure?
"Of course I am." I whisper and the screen changes.
CHOOSE CHARACTER: MAIN FEMALE
CHOOSE NAME: Keelian Samuels
CHOOSE AGE: Eighteen
STARTING LEVEL: Pretorium
STRONG SIDES: Good aim, great at making friends, a lot of money
WEAK SIDES: Lots of enemies, a crazy mother
"Sounds about right." I snicker at my own joke that I know nobody will get. "Let's go."
I give the controller to Leonardo and wink at him. "Your turn."
He does as he's told gladly.
CHOOSE CHARACTER: MAIN MALE
CHOOSE NAME: Leonardo Sanchez
CHOOSE AGE: Seventeen
STARTING LEVEL: Pretorium
STRONG SIDES: Has Keelian's love, determined, good-looking
WEAK SIDES: Loves Keelian, lots of secrets, traumatic experiences
"Your turn Jessica."
CHOOSE CHARACTER: SECONDARY FEMALE
CHOOSE NAME: Jessica Samuels
CHOOSE AGE: Sixteen
STARTING LEVEL: Pretorium
STRONG SIDES: Money, has Keelian's trust
WEAK SIDES: Envious, crazy
"Hey, I don't like mine. Shall we swap, Casey?"
"No way, Jess. I hate your character."
"Ugh."
"While you two are arguing, I'll do mine."
CHOOSE CHARACTER: SECONDARY MALE
CHOOSE NAME: Jean-Jacques
CHOOSE AGE: Twenty-one
STARTING LEVEL: Pretorium
STRONG SIDES: Always right, good leader
WEAK SIDES: Sickness, secrets
"Hey, one of my weak sides matches yours, Leo!"
"The only difference is that I'm not a lying ass when I type in my info. Since when is your full name Jean-Jacques? And since when are you twenty-one? I'm pretty sure we're twins."
"Shush, let me enjoy my moment of glory."
"Whatever, dude, you make it obvious who's the better twin."
"Hey!"
"Give me this thing. I want to play, too."
CHOOSE CHARACTER: FEMALE
CHOOSE NAME: Casey Lind
CHOOSE AGE: Eighteen
STARTING LEVEL: Pretorium
STRONG SIDES: Pretty, many friends
WEAK SIDES: Dumb
"Hey, Jess. I rethink my decision from earlier. Let me play the secondary female."
"There's no way that's happening, now that I remember yours is the dumb one. No. Way."
"Please, Jess! Think about that time I dragged your arse home after you drank so much that-"
"Come on, just press play, Keely."
"Alright, alright. Here we go."
"To future and beyond!"
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Prehalia's Demons(Completed) I #Wattys2019
FantasyIN THE COUNTRY OF PREHALIA everybody has a place but the choice does not belong to us. We are born with nine lives and each one we lose indicates that we are to be pushed down the societal hierarchy until there's nowhere to go anymore... I, Keelian...
