The Broken Prince - Chapter 100

I the walked outside and sat on the soft couch where Pearl was sitting. They all looked at me with an expression similar to what they gave me a moment ago.

“Your majesty, how are you so flawless? I feel like it is our responsibility to ensure that you get of there unscratched because just look at how your skin is fair as the highest graded pearl and it also looks baby smooth.” I just laughed and was about to answer when someone came to the room and spoke.

“It’s time now, victors.” We all looked up and saw that the receptionist was peeking her head through the door. Suddenly, my heart then started to beat faster and I feel like I have said this a lot of time but despite my self reassurance, I still am nervous.

“Please follow me. I will lead you to the teleporting chambers where an instructor will explain the rules to you all.” She spoke once again as she opened the door widely and motioned her hands that we should go out now. Taking a deep breath in, I stood up and walked out of the door. The others then soon followed.. At this point, we were no longer talking and was just comforting ourselves. I recalled nothing as we ventured to where the teleporting chambers were as my ears were ringing and my eyes were hazy. Everything was unclear and then my words hit me. The things I said back then. It would be embarrassing if I did none of those. What will I become? Nothing but a laughing stock. Oh imagine the news and the words of the people.

“Your majesty?” I turned my head to where the sound came from and saw that Pearl was calling me. My gaze then flew to where the others were and they were on this sort of huge and clear capsule. It was the teleporting chamber. It was glowing bright lights on the side and there was machine in the center of the room where we were in which I assume is going. I did recall saying that the dome will not be inside the grounds of the academia thus there were no further enhancement of security in the grounds.

“Are you alright your majesty?” Pearl asked me. I smiled at her forcefully and just said yes. The operator then accompanied me to my capsule. I stepped into it and then the door was closed. The operator went back to the control panel but I remembered something thus I waved at him to which he noticed immediately.

“I think that an instructor should brief us first with the rules?” I stated.

“Your majesty, the instructor is in the dome and will be giving you the instructions there. There might have been a misunderstanding bet you and the receptionist.” The operator spoke clearly with confidence and a warm smile. I just nodded at him signaling that I understand.

“I will be transporting you all to the dome and it will only take few seconds. Once the process has started, do not open the capsule and just stay put. Once you arrive at the destination, you will feel slightly dizzy and nauseous but that will go away in just a few moment of rest. Then you will face the instructor and will be led to a tunnel which will lead to the spot where you will begin inside the dome. I wish all of you luck and may the strongest team of heir wins.” The operator spoke and soon as he was done, I heard a vibrating sound as the capsule started to glow. It was not to the point where it could be blinding as it only seems like only the outside part of the capsule was glowing.

We waited for a few seconds and as soon as the glowing effect from the capsule stopped glowing then further on vanished, we were in another place and a single man was standing there, waiting for our arrival. The capsule’s door opened automatically and it seems as if we were pressurized inside for as soon as we stepped outside, I felt a little bit lighter that how I felt previously while in that capsule. Then the nauseous feeling started to take effect on me and felt that my stomach was churning around. Good thing that I did not have breakfast or I’d be puking all of what I would have eaten out. Come to think of it, I think none of us did had breakfast. And even if I did forgot, Nate would have been there to remind me but as of today, he didn’t. How odd.

After a few seconds the feeling went away and we were good as we were before, aside from the excessive overthinking and craziness working into my head, other than those, I think I am completely fine.

“Greetings victors. It is great to see you for the first time your majesty and always been a pleasure to see you guys back. I will be explaining the rules for this years clash event and let me tell you that there has been changes in the system.” The announcer’s voice echoed throughout the whole space in this wide and gray room.

“First, the basics as to where the rule states that everyone is permitted to use their full strength and both of their magical and physical ability inside the dome. Secon, ones caught by an enemy, you are given the chance to escape and turn the situation around with a clash but once you are defeated, eviction will be sanctified upon you and your colleagues will have to either leave you behind or fight for you. Everyone can go to their highest extent but you need to remember the golden rule that, one must not kill his fellow for as one might dig their grave if they did so. Now these are the new rule, if a group is not moving within a specific time, a beacon will light upon their current location for a three minutes and this beacon will be visible to your enemies thus they can have the chance to track you down so it’s best if you keep changing places for a period of time.”

“Next is if the group is judged and perceived by the audience to be playing it safe, a toxic fog will be released on their current location and once one comes in contact with this, you will feel a burning sensation on your skin and the part of your body where that skin is will be paralyzed for a moment. This will occur every hour but will stop once the team has started to attack the opposing team. This will only happen though if within a day, no teams has have attacked or find the other teams.”

“Now on to the changes in the system, the dome will have all kinds of terrains and they will be changing within a certain period of time which you are to figure out on your own. There will also be tasks for the groups to perform where these tasks gives a certain reward. Upon winning the task, the reward shall be endowed to the winner who might be fleeing away from the other groups. The last new thing about the system is when a group do not use their rewards and has accumulated enough since there are only a number of these tasks, the one who has won the greater number of this tasks will be able to exchange it into points that can immediately eliminate a certain member from a certain group. It is only applicable one time only but such advantage may secure your spot to a better seat in reaching that winning trophy.”

“Lastly, I give you the usual reminder. Once you step into that dome, you are no longer able to go out and even if you do so voluntarily, you will only be able to do so if you surrender to the enemy you face with the sufficient amount of damage dealt to you so you must understand that you will be hurt in there and might come out half alive and still had no grasp of that ever so elusive trophy. Do not worry, once you get injured from a clash and still managed to escape, sponsors will be sending you remedies and maybe even food as to speaking of which, you have not had your breakfast today as you will be having them in there and it will not be served to you on a plate. These food will vary upon what environment is the dome in. You have to hunt to eat and trust me, you do not want to go in in a clash without some food in you. That is all and I wish you guys the best of luck. Now if you may, please follow me as I will be escorting you now to your starting point in the dome.” The instructor spoke and the only thing I could say was;

“This is it.”