Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:08:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: Abra Cadabra <abracadabra923@yahoo.com>
Subject: the torture games part 15

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Markings appeared on the ground. Four of them. In a square, about half a
football field from each other. The three others were released from their
position and I got up.

"Now that we've seen them cooperate so wonderfully, let's get back to
having the players compete directly. Once they have taken position, I'll
raise the walls."

Whatever that meant, it was assuredly bad for us. Lacking a choice in the
matter we all made our way towards one marking each. They were footprints
and as I stepped into mine I was glued to the ground. Business as usual. We
were all facing into the imaginary square, towards the center. I readied
myself, just in case it was a race to the middle.

"In order to win, the player has to be the last man standing. Taking
another player out requires to pain them green, for which these orbs are
required."

A green sphere the size of an orange appeared in front of each of us and
vanished again.

"When it hits a target at high speed it teleports that target to a random,
new spot. Once a target has been beaten twice, a third hit takes him out of
the game. We start once the walls are up."

From the stone ground walls of black, solid stone emerged. It was a maze,
or a labyrinth, growing almost to the ceiling. It was dim with light only
coming from above. My feet detached from the markings.

I stumbled forward in the maze and came to a high fire, obscuring an
alcove. Set into the wall next to it was a stone board with three tall,
identical urns. There was a stone tablet in front of each. One showing a
black orb, one a white orb and one both kinds.

"You may pick one urn," the game master's voice whispered in my ear, "to
see what kind is inside. Only one. Your task is to label all urns
correctly. Right now, all labels are wrong."

I shivered at the sound of the voice and started to think. If all labels
were wrong right now...

I rose to my toe tips and reached into the urn labeled with both types of
orbs. I got a black one. Confidently I put the black sign in front of it
and switched the two remaining ones.

The flames died down, letting me into the alcove. Three green orbs hovered
at eye level. I plucked them out of the air and marched farther into the
maze.

I took a left turn and another left, then a right. The next obstacle was a
set of runes in the floor. If I wanted to pass I'd have to figure out which
ones I could safely step on.

There was movement behind me. I whipped around and saw Igor. He held a
single orb and was stumped for a second, not having expected me.

We threw simultaneously. Each of us hadn't aimed well in our panic but the
orbs exploded on the ground with huge splatters, containing more color than
physically possible. We were both sprayed with green droplets and the world
shifted around me in a nausea inducing fashion.

I was in a new corridor, looking like all the other ones. With one orb in
each hand I walked along the path.

Strained noises came from around a corner. I slowed my steps and peaked. It
was Kang, trying to escape the trap he had triggered. His arms were raised
with chains holding his wrists. He was spread eagle in the middle of my way
and his back was turned to me.

He even had green color on him already. I threw an orb and he vanished. At
least I had helped him out of the trap.

I was careful to jump over the trigger plate as I walked past so I wouldn't
be ensnared as well.

After a little more walking, always looking out for traps, I happened upon
Sven, who stood with his back to me next to a fire alcove.

I walked closer and slammed the last orb his way. It hit him in the
shoulder blades and the boy fell forward with a startled scream as he
vanished.

Stepping up to the alcove, I hoped to solve the puzzle Sven had been
looking at, since I was out of ammunition. There was an empty vat and one
filled with a white goo – most likely cum. I shivered and hoped I
wouldn't have to put my hands in it.

"Exactly four units need to go into the empty tub." The game master was
whispering again. "Not more, not less. And it needs to go in all at once."

Two containers of different sizes appeared. One was labeled five, one was
labeled three. There were no graduation marks on the out- or inside. How
was I going to get four units then?

After a moment's consideration I figured out a plan. I held the five-cup
into the vat and filled it to the brim. Now I had five units. Pouring
everything into the three-cup that would fit left me with two units
exactly. I emptied the three-cup into the cum vat and poured the two units
into it.

Then I filled the five-cup again and poured cum from it into the three-cup,
which could only take one more unit.

This left me with precisely four units in the five-cup which I poured into
the empty tub. The alcove opened up for me and I reloaded with the three
green orbs there.

By my count Sven had taken at least one hit, Igor also one, Kang two and
myself one.

I walked by another alcove, thinking I couldn't carry six orbs without
dropping one. So I didn't bother with it and tried to spot movements or
hear sounds.

It payed off when I heard the frustrated noise of Sven struggling. Closing
in on his location, I readied an orb. It turned out, the boy had his back
to me again, stuck on the floor which seemed to have become extremely
sticky under his feet.

I aimed and he notice me. He had orbs, too.

We threw at the same time and I jumped behind the corner. It was too late,
though, and color splashed onto me. I was whisked away and reappeared in a
random new part of the maze.

By coincidence, Sven reappeared right next to me. I could have touched him
if I had wanted. Instead, I smacked an orb in his face and he felt
backwards, vanishing again. He was out of the game.

The place I had teleported to was a dead end. The only way out was to get
across a chasm I couldn't possibly jump. Next to it was an arrangement on a
stone bench. I saw twelve identical crystals and a scale. Before the game
master could whisper anything, Igor rounded the corner on the opposite side
of the chasm.

I threw my last orb and tried to dodge back into the corridor. I was hit by
green drops anyway.

The teleport brought me outside the maze and right next to Igor and Sven.

The walls sank into the ground.

"Kang has won the Battle Maze taking two hits. Sven was eliminated first.
Solved fire-alcove puzzles are as follows. Igor two, Nathan two, Sven one,
Kang zero. We'll be back after these messages from our sponsors."

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