The Chilling Silence

== Description ==
How long has the games been going on? How many faces has attended the games, only to be murdered and slaughtered in cold blood? How did the assassin came to be in the first place? The Chilling Silence delves into the past, showing us a previous round of the game, and perhaps...some insight on the story behind the two game makes. This time, we meet new faces to fend against our victorious assassin. Rey is ready to slaughter.
== Author's Note ==
The previous installment of the series did no less than phenomenal, and we're extremely thankful for all the support you gave us. So when we started discussing adding on to the series, you guys were on board almost instantly. You basically motivated both me and Henriot to continue focusing on this project even when we thought it was best to move on. And for that, we say thank you. We also can say that you're finally getting what you want. Hope this meets your expectations. :) 
A thanks of appreciation. MPW, the guy that helped make GOTA and the banners for both stories, has left the series. Let's give him a big thank you for his effort on the banners.
== Characters (WIP) ==
Rey / The Assassin
Bella / 1963
Robloxian1662
WhoWatchesTheToaster
H950sm
ThatCatJizo
MinecraftBot3000
Keiren Parnell
TheMysteriousHood
FoxofJudyFoster
GlitchedCreepy
== Somewhere into the future... ==
"Hello Everyone! Welcome to the game! A death game!"
"Rey, you can't do this!"
"Oh I can. My game, my rules."
"Shit we got to lay low. NOW!"
"You assume Rey knows of this place?"
"He must."
"I spare no one."
"You lie."
"Last words, please."
It was over. All over. Or was it?
== Prologue ==
A few years before the games begun...
Two eighteen year olds walked through the crumbled abandoned buildings. It was a cursed site, one that told of a massacre long ago. The two shadows walked through, a girl and a boy. The girl was dressed in a fine metal suit, colored White and blue. She wielded a sword, floating next to her as if having a soul of its own. The boy had a suit colored red, black, and white, wielding a knife sharpened recently. The blade gleamed as the moon light shone down on it. 
They arrived to a building that was not destroyed and crumbled like the others were. Chattering and laughter could be heard inside it as fire gleamed through the windows. The girl stayed. She seemed slightly uncomfortable, and closed her eyes as a light breath was released from her throat. The boy went inside. 
The girl wished, for the millionth time, that she was deaf. The screams of people could be heard along with the sound of metal plunging into flesh. Thumps could be heard. The boy went out with a man whimpering man gripped in his hand, a blade to it's neck. He set him on his knees. Then he turned to the girl. 
"Kill him. Chop his head off." 
The girl tensed. The man fell down before her whimpering and sobbing. 
Another face, looking at her, whimpering, begging her for help.
"...can't."
"Very well then..." 
She closed her eyes. 
The sound of a body falling to the floor could be heard. She opened her eyes and saw the boy holding the man's head. He set it on a stick before walking off. The girl stared at it with a slight frown, wondering what kind of mess she had just gotten herself into. The young boy had just killed mercilessly, slaughtering through woman and children, executing the sick and elderly. And he was walking away as if nothing had happened. 
Would the old him have approved of this?...
She reassured herself that this was the right thing. After all, these people had murdered her family, his family, her dead friends' families. He had a reason to hate people. So did she. But she...her heart was softer. More weak, or as some would say, more empathetic. If only she knew that one day, she would have to make a even tougher decision than this. She slowly started pacing towards the boy, her steps automatically moving with the grace of a cat. And they both walked off, the crimson stains of blood still on their body. Leaving the bloody mess of corpses behind. 
==Chapter 1==
20 years later...
Rey scrambled around the room looking for his materials. Knives, parts of his armor. Bella stood by the door, an irritated expression on her face. Time was ticking. The contestants would arrive soon, and Rey was intended to meet them. She did not appreciate talking too much or even greeting people. 
"Hurry up."
Rey turned sharply and faced her, and with a low tone muttered with clenched teeth, "I'm trying."
"I can tell you’re not."
Rey let out a grunt of frustration as Bella let out a smirk. Rey finally found his belongings, and rushed to meet the contestants over.
The sound of vehicles arriving could already be heard. Rey let out a roar of frustration as he ran with all his force over there, muttering, "shit, shit, shit." Under his breath. Before leaving the building though, he shouted back to Bella, "Bella! The gate's not working again!" And a sigh could be heard as Bella mumbled, "Every year! I-" 
Rey ran out and slowly smiled. As most of the contestants, wide-eyed and slowly looking around trying to understand where they have been re-located. Rey slowly shouted out, and as they started following him inside he explained the next current events that will occur. They will head to their rooms, then have dinner. Then they will choose their weapon and soon start training. 
As they passed several rooms, the contestants went upstairs, led by a guard. Bella smirked as she sized them up. 
"Better than last year." She let out a quiet chuckle before leaving to her chambers. 
... 
Bella was in the dungeon, holding a Glock, Rey was infront of her, wielding a knife. They stood their ground. Rey held up his left hand, as if trying to show Bella to stop without saying a word. But Bella, being very determined held her ground. The fear- no, anticipation. The anticipation in Bella increased as she realized that instead of having the upper hand, she is putting herself closer to death. 
Can she really do this? Would she really do this? Should she stop herself before it happened? What did she want the outcome to be? To kill, or be kiilled? 
Maybe it was both a win-win situation for her regardless, 
"Bella," Rey finally managed to break up the silence. "Put, the gun down." 
She knew her hands were shivering. She was definitely going to miss if she keeps this up. 
Where was her bow and arrow? Where was her hunting rifle? Where was Sword? Why didn't she use them instead? 
Rey heard the sound of a gun being loaded and screamed with rage, "Bella, put the fucking gun down!" 
Perhaps she's too far gone to back down now. 
So she did not comply. She shut her eyes, and pressed the trigger. Before she knew it, she was suddenly pushed to the floor. 
She missed, Of course she did. 
Rey was now back in control, a foot crushing the bones in on her right hand that was holding the gun, a knife centimeters from her throat. Rey managed to grip the gun in his left hand, away from him. 
Why isn’t he cutting my throat yet? 
As he closely examined it, he let out a slow, displeased, laugh. "You, were going to kill me with this? Pfft, you. PATHETIC. LITTLE. SCUM." 
In a last ditched attempt, she knocked the knife out of his right hand. The knife flew out of Rey's grip and left a, bloody line on his left eye. He yelped and let out a blood-curling scream, before dropping to the floor. A hand curled around the left side of his face. Red liquid seeping through it. The blood was streaked on the walls that day. 
"...Rey? REY? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!"
Bella later had to spent a week in the dungeon. She was locked up in a room with not a single source of light, living with the bugs and mice. 
She wondered if this torture would ever end. She wondered if she'd ever kill Rey. She wondered when she can finally die. 
If only she knew that she would fulfill her wish 17 years later. 
... 
== Chapter 2 ==
"Excuse me! Sir!"
Rey suddenly was knocked into the real world as a flash back faded away from his mind. He looked at Jizo who with a stern look looked at him smirking.
"Could you tell me what exactly this is?"
Rey let out a quiet giggle, as he said, "Think the Hunger Games, but different."
"So we're killing each other?"
"No."
The next information that filled Jizo's head terrified him greatly. Plus, it was spoken very loud and the words were dragged out on purpose. 
"I'm going to be killing you." 
His smile was wider than it should've been able to go. Ah, he just loved the glint of fear in his prey's eyes before he went in for the kill.
He briefly wondered what Jizo would look like with a knife through his heart. 
"Now, my dear... Jizo, please go to the table. Enjoy it. After all, you don't have much time left to live."
As Jizo ran off, Rey followed behind him, taking slow strides towards the dining hall. The dining hall was full of commotion as people laughed, not realizing what gruesome fate awaits them in the near future. Only Jizo sat with his face carefully kept blank, hands trembling slightly as he took each bite.
Rey sat down and shouted, demanding everyone's attention. The commotion died down. Everyone turned to face Rey.
"Hello, everybody, and welcome to THE GAMES! I hope you have all read your instructions, blah blah blah. Let's cut to the chase. I want you to get up when I call you and sit back down when I call the next name."
The roll call started. Rey would say someone's names, explicitly state their powers, strengths, weaknesses, and often, a rude comment about the private information that was being shown to the world, and so on and so fourth. But something was stirring in Rey. 
The looks on their faces reminded him of his former friends and family before they died. Terrified. Scared. Helpless. 
Something... He hadn't felt in ages. He felt pity. Shame. For once, he was... Afraid. 
Later that night Rey sat in his dorm. Staring blankly at the floor. Rethinking his decisions, mistakes. His life. But he was interrupted with a loud thud down the hall; The contestant dorm's. He stood up, grabbing one of his knifes, and sprinted down the hall.
He was met with a crowd of the players huddled around Jizo and MinecraftBot beating each other up.
Bella was already in the room, watching them fight without any moves or indications that showed she was going to break them up.
"Dammit!" Jizo finally managed to gurgle after having his face punched several times. "Get this piece of shit off me!"
Rey grabbed MinecraftBot by the arms, knocking him out and dropping him to the floor. "What the hell happened here!?" He grabbed Jizo by the collar.
"We had an argument... he attacked me... I fought back..."
"He's telling the truth, you know," Bella added, smirking at the fiasco. 
Rey dropped Jizo to the floor kicking him. "SHOW'S OVER! Get your asses back in your rooms. You two stay here."
As soon as everyone retreated. Rey grabbed both by the end of their shirts and dragged them. Stuffing them in the dungeon. "Next time, behave better." He spat before leaving them be.
== Chapter 3 ==
Rey sat in his room waiting as Bella handed the weapons out and proceeded to introduce them to their training arena center. 
'Why? Where did it go wrong?' That question came back to him several times throughout the day. He didn't know why. He didn't know why this year of games was so... so... nostalgic. Memories flooded his mind. His family. His friends, especially one who he knew quite well. His best friend and mate Brady. Killed during the raid. His body still lies in the abandoned ruins, forever there.
He ddn't notice the slightly concerned glances Bella was sending him. 
Rey screamed. He banged the cabinet hard. Rage, fear, anger. It was all in him, it was all occuring at once. He let out a roar before dumping all materials on the floor. He now knew why he wanted to kill. The look in his 2 mismatched eyes gave it all away. Killing to him was like birds chirping peacefully in a tree. 
...
A little boy sat in the living room, enjoying a show. His mother happily glancing at him, a gentle smile creeping up her lips every time he caught her staring. She hummed as the rich aroma of the food she was making filled the air. His father was down in the basement fixing up his shotgun. Their hut was small. They weren't rich, but weren't poor. Their cozy home had any essential for survival. The boy laughed as a hilarious moment came up on the TV. He wasn't a weird kid, he liked being normal. He did well in school, and knew some very basic math, survival, and combat skills. 
His mother sat next to him, and he could smell a whiff of her famous Margaret Pie in the kitchen. "So, Rey. What's funny?" She smirked. To Rey his mother's smirk was like a heartwarming smile. 
"Nothing too much." He then proceeded to give his mother a 15 minute explanation of the episode.
But then the happiness ended with a loud bang, followed by screaming. 
...
That was when it ended. That moment. Rey couldn't stop thinking about it. He hated it. A disgusted look overtook his face. Then, sadness. A tear rolled down his cheek. He wiped it off before anyone saw it. But it was too late.
"So, what happened to the nine years old kid claiming that he was a strong and independent male all the time?" Bella smiled teasingly, trying to get his mind off of what was probably the past.
"Me happened. Get out please."
"Haven't heard that word in years." Bella laughed again, seeming to be trying to redirect his attention get on his nerves.
Insticts suddenly kicked in as she cocked her head to the side. The skin of her left cheek was cut and dripping blood, the knife that caused it impaled deeply into the doorframe behind her. He had flung it and it had now gotten stuck to the edge of the door. "Woah! Fine, I'm leaving,” Bella's footsteps could be heard at the edge of the hall. At least she got his mind off of whatever he was thinking about. 
'Why did I spare her?' Rey pondered for several minutes. He couldn't get a proper reason, so he eventually gave up.
Then, he remembered that this was the night the games begin. He smirked. But that wouldn't be seen by anyone. After all, his helmet covered all his features. 
== Chapter 4 ==
Fox let out another whack at the log he was chopping with his ax. 3 hours had passed since the games began. He had decided to cooperate with Jizo, Glitched, and Robloxian. Currently, Jizo has been leading the group, and assigned him to get wood for their fire. He wasn't sure it was a good idea. But there's a Jizo here, you can't do anything with a Jizo! His face was stern, and a disgusted look while contemplating, staring at Jizo the entire time. Suddenly, Glitched took a seat near him.
"What's bothering you?"
"Jizo. It's like I'm some sort of kid! I am old enough to take care of myself! He's not my dad!"
"Well, at least you got something to do. I got nothing," She leaned back as if there was something to lean on and sighed. 
Fox took a deep breath, before handing her the log, "You can do it if you want."
She let out a laugh handing it back to him, “No thanks hon. Come on! You can do it."
Suddenly the two were interrupted. "Hey lovebirds! Go take your business somewhere else! I'm trying to work here!" Jizo shouted, his face red, holding a charred stick in one hand and a rock in the other.
The duo looked at each other until Fox replied, "Uhh... This isn't what you think it is..."
"Fine. At least help out and fetch some water for us. Creek's on the other side of this area."
The two kept sitting there while staring at Jizo. 
Jizo slowly faced them. He took a deep breath, and screamed, "I said, GET YOUR FUCKED UP ASSES OVER THERE AND GET ME SOME DAMNED WATER!"
The 2 scampered off, as Jizo stood there red faced. He was interrupted as Robloxian came up to him, "Hey. I heard shouting... Everything okay?"
Jizo stared at him with a stern look before replying "YES! Everything's okay! God."
Robloxian came closer, "You know Jizo, he could slaughter all of us quickly. It is not wise to be in such a large group."
"More protection, more safety."
"Let's not forget what happened to you and MCBot that night."
Jizo looked around as he licked his lips, admitting to Robloxians statement.
...
Glitched and Fox ran up the stream laughing, splashing each other with the crystal clear water that slowly rolled and rocked back and fourth gently. Suddenly, Fox paused. Glitched looked at him with a puzzled expression and quietly asked him as to what happened for him to stop. Fox pointed towards the hill leading to the cliff. A little creature, sort of like an Ocelot, came up to the two A chunk of it's thigh was missing. They looked up.
Laying in a path, were these little animals, all of them was missing a large chunk of their bodies. They all were dead, the one that came up to them lay at their feet....and took its last breath.
...
"Jizo! Jizo!"
"What is it now?"
Fox burst through the bushes panting for breath. "Jizo..."
"Did you get water?"
"No"
"Food?"
Fox shook his head.
"Did you get anything at all!?"
Glitched suddenly burst through the bushes with the creature in her arms.
"What the hell is that thing?" Jizo blurted out, taking a step back.
Robloxian stepped up, "That, is a type of Bobcat. Cool patterns..."
"Do I not need remind you? We are in a death game. Now, to work. Why does the Assassin-"
"Rey."
Jizo sighed and looked at Robloxian, "Yes, Rey, need to cut this animal up for food?!"
"Well if you didn't notice. These are not cut marks. They're bite marks."
Fox snorted, "Wow, Rey has a big mouth!" Both Glitched and Fox started to uncontrollably cackling at Fox's so called 'joke'.
"These were not made by Rey, no. This was from something else. Far bigger than a human."
...
"Okay. Everyone remember the plan?"
It had been around 30 minutes of discussion, and the group had agreed, that Jizo will climb to the cliff with his pick and try to discover something new. While the group spectate from their spot. Robloxian, luckily, had found a pair of working radios on his way back before hearing Jizo roar at Fox and Glitched. The pair had worked, and the 3 were in position. Jizo started making his way up to "Viewpoint Cliff" as they had called it, and he was not happy. His pick was in one hand, the radio in the other. 
"Okay. I'm almost there. And I see nothing. Except trees."
"Anybody?"
"No."
"Food?"
"No."
"What ab-"
"Fox, shut up."
As Jizo came closer he could see the faint outline of the entrance. He was surprised he had lasted this long. 5 hours in and he was hiking up a cruddy cliff looking for some sort of 'monster'. As he came up, the sun blared on his neck. His shirt was sweaty, his face red. Sweat drupped from his face. 
"Ugh. I needa crap."
A voice from the radio suddenly spoke, "We hear you Jizo."
Jizo let out an exaggerated grunt. "Well, I see nothing." A moment passed by. Then 2. "Hello?" No answer. "Is this damn thing working?" He shook it out of frustration. 
"Jizo. Behind you."
Jizo slowly turned. A massive bear stood behind Jizo. And moments before, as Robloxian observed the mountain, it looked as though it was millions of years old. Vines had overtook the entire place. 
Jizo screamed, dropping his pick as his legs stumbled around. As the vines took grasp of it, he slipped and fell. Robloxian and Fox jumped as Glitched shrieked. Jizo was hanging off a cliff, held by nothing except a vine. His radio slipped and fell towards the bottom of the cliff, shattering. The Bear's slobber landed on Jizo's face. 
Then, it started trying to pull him in. 
Jizo screamed. Glitched covered her eyes. Fox hugged Glitched. Robloxian stared wide-eyed as mother nature took over. 
The jaws of the bear were getting closer. Jizo shut his eyes, and prayed for the best.
Suddenly, the bear fell with a thud. Jizo realized it was....dead? A knife was stabbed into its neck, protruding thick red blood.
A character overlooked at Jizo at the very edge.
"That one of ours?" Fox exclaimed, overjoyed that Jizo had lived.
"No."
The two turned to Robloxian.
But only one word came from Robloxians mouth. "Run."
== Chapter 5 ==
"Jizo is it; right?" An uncontrollable metallic laughter could be heard.
Rey stood there. One knife in his hand facing downwards, the other curled up into a fist. He stood there, with Jizo hanging off the edge. Rey looked down with hate, but his expression could not be seen with his helmet covering his scarred face.
"You know, Jizo; the urge to kill you is getting stronger every moment. So let's get this over with." Another fit of uncontrollable hollering followed.
"Oh no you don't." Jizo whispered, using his teeth to slowly break the vine. He gurgled and spat at Rey. Rey looked down. The forest went silent. "Asshole." With those words Jizo let go. He fell. A yell could be heard from both Glitched and Rey. Glitched losing her friend, while Rey not receiving the kill he wanted. 
Suddenly Glitched was grabbed by the arm and pulled. "Let's go!" Fox started to run again, trying to catch up to Roblox with Glitched close behind. 
Rey could be heard above in the trees, jumping from branch to branch. Then, Glitched scream and fell. Fox stopped to face the beast while Robloxian kept on running. 
"Keep running Robloxian! Save yourself!" 
Rey snickered, "Finally! Someone worthy to kill." 
Fox kept both his hands on the ax, gripping it as tightly as possible, "You scum." 
He lurched at Rey, but Rey was swift and blocked the attack with a knife. 
"You deserve to die, you killed my friends!" Fox screamed, blocking Reys attacks with the axes handle. Rey then proceeded to leap over Fox, trying to fool him and strike him from the back. But all went wrong. Fox ducked the attack and then proceeded to beat Reys head with the ax. Rey grunted before feeling the extreme pain. Fox had stabbed him in the back. Rey roared, chocking Fox and throwing him against a trunk of a tree. Fox grunted as his ax flew the other way. He then proceeded to dodge the knives Rey flung. Rey then jumped onto him, and Fox was met with a blade to his throat. 
"You... Will... Never take me." 
With those words Fox went silent. 
Hidden among the trees, a camera glints under the light. Bella watched with boredom at the whole fiasco from the control room, yawning. 
“I doubt this year will be too different from the last.” 
...
People screamed. Bodies dropped. 6 year old Rey, sat on the couch. A frightened expression was on his face. His mother screamed as his father dropped to the floor; dead. She grabbed him; and ran. Gunshots blasted, the raiders went through. Bullets flew through the town. Rey didn't understand what was happening, but with all the screaming and death, tears automatically trailed down his face. His mother opened a hatch. It was around half a meter wide, seeming not too heavy, Rey used the hatch all the time when the village kids gathered to play hide and seek. 
His mother left him there, in the hole. "Mom?"
"It's going to be okay."
"What's happening?"
"Goodbye Rey."
That was the last time Rey saw his mother. He sat in silence, in the dark. He could hear people screaming, fighting, and death. He tried to be quiet, but he couldn't hold himself, he started crying, pouring his eyes out; though, he didn’t dare make a sound. He didn't know at the time, but he was lucky. If he had began to wail, he would've been killed. Luckily, the fighting soon stopped. His village had been raided. 
He sat in silence for what seemed like ages. That is, until the hatch creaked. A familiar face looked down at his, the rays sun shining into the darkness, lighting everything up. A golden hue enveloped the figure for a few moments. For a second Rey thought it was going to be it, this is where he's going to die, until he realized who it was. It was a girl, equipped with a bow and arrow. A bit younger than him, by a few months. She went to his kindergarten class, and lived a few houses away from him. He couldn't remember her name for a few moments. Then, it hit him as he got a good look at her face.
Her name was Bella.
== Chapter 6 ==
"Oh holy crud," Robloxian ran, his sword equipped in his right arm. He tried breathing quietly, but it was nearly impossible. 
Lucky for him, he had discovered a pipe, leading into what he believed were the sewers. He expected a regular sewer, but instead found himself in the dark; there was a disgusting stench, as if something had died. He couldn't see well. Shapes of people could be seen laying in the water. Not moving. 
He couldn't see well though, and as he walked deeper, the light fainted more and more, until complete darkness overtook him. His breath intensified as did the beating of his heart. He began feeling cold. He touched the walls, slimy, sticky. By now he was utterly lost. He fell to the ground. The air was thick and moist here, ane it was hard to breathe. 
Then, he heard footsteps and the sound of water being disturbed. He finally had hope. But the realization came to him- he was blind in a sewer. Injured and tired of running. It could be anyone. Bit he did certainly hope it wasn’t Rey. 
His hopes failed. His instincts came in quick, and he managed to block an attack that would've left him dead. He turned around to face the beast. In the dark, he couldn't see well. The assassin made almost no sound. He could only see the outline of his enemy. 
"You know; Robloxian... You will die. Everyone you love will die. Oh wait," He snickered. "They're already dead." 
Robloxian rushed towards Rey with gritted teeth. He heard flesh being impaled. He heard a wheeze; he had gotten his target. He heard a thud; he had achieved his mission! He was going to give the final blow, when something... interrupted him. The second wheeze was behind him. With a suspicion he crouched down to feel the body. It was cold, that wasn't Rey. It was one of the murdered folk. 
He then felt extreme pain, in his chest. He felt some sticky dripping down. But he knew what his next action will be, Rey might've checked him, but Robloxian was laying down the checkmate. 
"Goodbye, Rey." He stabbed the sword into a small rock- one that's going to start a chain reaction that's going to collapse the supporting of this whole sewer system. 
Rey looked down at him. "You fool." 
But Robloxian had no more words. Rey began his run; the sewers toppled fast. Or, at least...the South Side. Luckily for him, he knew this sewer like the back of his hand. There was another exit closer to him. He turned the corner and tried to run as fast as he could through the slim hallway. He barged straight out of it before it completely collapsed. 
With a moment of breath, "Dammit Bella. I told you to fix this area." He muttered. He could almost hear the familiar chuckle; see the insufferable smirk that must be on her face at the moment. Shaking his head, he started proceeding to return to the task at hand- satisfying his thirst for blood. 
== Chapter 7 ==
"Woah."
"What?"
"You felt that?"
"Yes, now get up Hood, we need to continue our search for a way outta here." H950sm squinted his eyes as the sun shined down. They were in a very exposed area, though it was one of the areas that had the most materials. The sun blared down, and only now he realized how hot the weather was. He was sweating and really wished they would go back into the forest, or; better yet, the rain could start. He realized though, that the forest was probably where most people were. He assumed that was where Rey was.
"Hood, hurry up."
"Why? it's pretty nice here."
"Oh yeah!? Might as well settle down here and tell Rey you're his neighbor!"
Hood snorted. "I mean, before we go. Check the cabin while I get all these herbs."
"Sure! But by the time I get back, you better be ready!"
Hood snorted and stood up, taking a long sigh. He scanned his surroundings, expecting to find something unusual. But all seemed well. Birds were chirping, and it was still hot. Ugh, he hated it. Why did he ever come? Could've continued trying to 'bunker' away with the rest of his group. Oh well. When this was over he could get back and continue the operations.
"Hey H950, how's is going?!"
"Good! Come take a look at this, seems to be some sort of skeleton!"
Hood opened the door with a heavy look. Something was wrong. H950 was crouched near the skeleton, examining it with great interest. But unlike Hood, he paid no attention to the surroundings. "Look! A chainsaw as well! We could use this against Rey!"
But Hood had other concerns, "Wait, don't move. Listen. The birds aren't singing anymore."
They could hear a shuffle near the side of the cabin. Hood didn't move, but did readjust his grip on his bow while H950 trembled in fear. The walking could be heard, and then stopped right near the door. Everything was silent. Hoods heart clenched in fear as he tried not to move. H950 laughed, before letting a sigh of relief. But it wasn't over.
The door was blown open, and Hood proceedeed to load up his bow but was kicked in the stomach and flew to the side of the cabin instead. H950 dropped everything and ran out as Hood and Rey proceeded to fight. 
Hood got up and leaned against the wall as Rey picked the chainsaw up, "See this Hood? This was used on my people." Rey spat. "Now it will be used on you!"
Hood covered his face as the now roaring chainsaw proceeded to rip his body apart bit by bit. He screamed as his guts flew out and dropped to the floor. All went silent then.
H950 ran through the woods, desperate to get away, tripping over branches and roots carefully and strategically laid everywhere among the everlasting maze of trees. Sweat ran down his face, his heart beating faster than ever before. His clothes were ragged and a bloody scar running down his left leg after they were attacked. He found himself taking shelter in an abandoned locker room. It looked like an abandoned mental asylum for him. Everything was tossed around, glass shattered among the floor, vines hanging and dried blood painted among the floors and walls. He prayed that this wasn't the blood of his friends, and hoping that they were still somewhere out there, alive. But he knew. He knew, after seeing the horrors of the assassin, that they weren't.
Out of nowhere, footsteps interrupted his thoughts. He panicked as quietly as he could, trying to search around the area for a hiding place. The steps only got closer and louder, which made it harder for H950. Eventually, he had found an unlocked locker. It seemed big enough to hide in, so he tiptoed towards it. He slid in and shut the door. He felt secure until he could feel a certain breath go down his shoulder. It suddenly felt crowded in there, as he was being pushed up against the door. He begins to worry, especially when he hears these words come from behind him;
"I found you," the voice whispered. A metal demonic-like laugh followed.
Suddenly, he was forcefully pushed out of the locker, landing harshly on the steel floor. And when he looked back to the locker, there he was before him. The person he was running from.
Rey. 
With an evil expression covered by his helmet, he drew a knife from his back. The blade was sharpened from top to bottom, blood already on it. He could see that Rey was willing to use it on him.
Suddenly; the assassin lends out a hand for him.
"Come on." Rey insisted.
Regretfully, he takes the hand and lifts up. The assassin pats him on the shoulder, saying.
"Don't feel too bad kid... You tried your hardest." He said, beginning to tighten the grip on H950's shoulder.
From there, everything went in slow motion for H950 as he was held tight by the killer. Right in front of him, he sees the blade coming right at him. It only got closer and closer, until the pain settled in. The blade was now deep in his stomach, and almost out his back. He could only scream in pain as the blade only descended deeper and deeper inside. The assassin then rips the blade forcefully out of his stomach and lets go of the grip. In result, he falls to the floor. With his hand covering the entire wound and his right hand up against another locker; he began pleading for mercy.
"PLEASE! DON'T KILL ME! HAVE MERCY!" He cried; hoping to survive.
"Sorry kid, rules are rules. I find you, you don't get away safely. It's the end. I don't hand mercy out like a birthday present, and never will. It doesn't help either that in my 20 years of this path I chose, I never once spared a victim. Not for mercy, not for passion. You, my friend? You're no different from the rest of them. Just another victim..." Rey truthfully answered, feeling slightly calmer than when he was with Hood.
As the information filled H950's ears, he began to give up hope. Was he going to die right in front of this monster? Being a mess of maroon scattered among the tiled floor? Is there any chance of redemption at this point? He, unfortunately found that answer out too soon. Exactly right in front of Rey, the man die of blood loss.
"Damn, what a pathetic person. That was almost to easy" Rey laughed, before heading out.
== Chapter 8 ==
"...why..."
"I'm sorry. I need that crystal, which in turn needed a sacrifice. Don't worry, you won’t die alone."
A girl lay broken in a six meter deep pit, which was slowly lowering itself towards spikes that will impale the sacrifice. In this situation, it's Bella. Rey stood above, waiting for her to die. For the bridge to reveal itself so that he could acquire what he always wanted; the end off suffering. His parents. But first, a sacrifice had to be made. 
Her pure black eyes stared at him, lifeless. He still recalled seeing some light in them when she first rescued him from the hole. Now...it's a pure abyss. It's quite unsettling, to a certain degree, even after all the things he had done. Soon, he heard a grunt of pain and flesh ripping. The bridge appeared. He walked across it; below, he could see her mangled dead body impaled by several spikes. Some went through her eyes, some through her brain, a particularly large one through the chest and stomach. It was, perhaps, a fitting way for her to die; her corpse like qualities while she was still living passed on to her actual dead body. Moving his attention to the object of power in front of him, he slowly grabbed the blood-red crystal, the faint light illuminated it. He stroke it, feeling the smooth surface. Then brought back by reality, the 19 year old Rey began walking back, not giving Bella a second thought. 
But it wasn't over.
Bella woke up in a dark area, somewhere wet. The water surrounding her was around several centimeters high. Agonizing pain overtook her. She realized that several parts of her was missing or impaled. It hurts to breath, and she wasn’t sure how she was functioning. She could see nothing except a faint blue light in the distance. Bella contemplated just lying down and accepting death for a while; there was nothing she could live for anyways. Not after...not after that. 
Where did that boy with the bright smile and shimmering eyes go? 
... 
She started slowly stagger towards the blue light. As she walked up to it, she could make out several figures sitting in massive thrones. Four creatures, sat around a blue crystal. They almost looked...demonic. 
She raised an eyebrow. They seemed to be expecting her. 
She stood there before these three figures in their thrones. They had tan masks, with holes, and empty eye sockets that were almost as dark as her own void like eyes. They wore fine suits and the two of them on the sides had claws on their hands. 
"Bella... " The voice echoes throughout the area even though there were no walls. Only gates with the blue light, surrounded by darkness. "You have met a terrible death...Only to end up here...You will receive something...And return to the mortal world...to rid the Earth of the evil...Rey and his apprentice.... Rodenveyk. Good luck Bella, this isn't the last time you will see of us..."
Kill...Rey? And his apprentice?
Well. Rodenveyk would be an easy target...if she managed to kill Rey first. 
She thought about it for a while. She knew that Rey is far different from the one she's met a long time ago, despite what she wants to tell herself. Would his old self have approved of his actions? 
...even through the minimal time he has spent observing Rey during their childhood, she can tell that he had dreams that made him stand out from others, ones of justice and and heroism. She remembered seeing him practice when everyone else was taking a break. She remembered how he would be the first to stand up when bullying happened around the village. She remembered once knowing a boy who smiled without insanity and bloodlust. 
But that boy died a long time ago. So why is she trying to trick herself into believing he can still be saved? That the omnicidal megalomaniac that now inhabit that empty shell still has an ounce of his old self in him? 
Did that even matter to her at this point? 
What would his old self do if he knew that he was going to become this type of person? 
Definitely not apporval. She snickered emptily to herself. 
Well, if she knew that she was going to become what she is now when she was younger, she would’ve killed herself before it can happen. 
...wait.
....
...
...perhaps killing him would be the right decision. 
She pressed her lips into a thin line.
Now, if only someone would give her the bravery to do It...
She looks questioningly at the demons that is sitting there in silence. She hesitantly nodded. 
“...no promises,” She added as an afterthought. 
A light feeling enveloped her as she fainted...
== Chapter 9 ==
MCBot3000 toppled to the floor, "Ah, I- will never forget how cool water is."
He dunked himself back into the stream. Toaster sat in a tree, his legs dangling carelessly. But his vision and hearing were on max power. He didn't know when they could be ambushed, and Keiren left to get some food. He hoped that he would make it, unsure whether to be freaking out or not. This was their second day out in this massive area. The sun was blazing, and he wished to join MCBot in the water, but he couldn't be let off guard. He had to stay and keep on watch. 
There was one problem; they hadn't seen anyone on over 5 hours. And, while they were exploring the several abandoned and demolished cabins, he had discovered an old journal. Half of it was missing, but he read it anyways. It was a teenage girls journal. This used to be a village, one famous for producing different types of materials. Most people were farmers. No blacksmiths, nor anything else, but a few hunters with average gear. There were a few researchers who studied the surrounding area. The owner of the journal wanted to be one. He had learned that this area was infested with Ocelots. Finishing the journal, he snapped it shut, and slowly closed his eyes while rubbing his forehead, trying to process the new found info. He was interrupted though by a high piercing shriek. 
He jumped up, grabbing his sword, but also toppling down the tree. 
”Ah! My ass! Hey, MCBot! Get up and lets go! Such a moron." 
MCBot sat up giggling, "The sun is going to kill me!" He stood upm trying to gain balance as the sun had affected him. Or at least, that's what he thought. 
The two went deeper and deeper into the woods, only arriving to see Keiren and Rey dueling. Keiren used his trident to block Rey's attacks, but sadly wasn't very successful. MCBot loaded up his bow, and Rey felt an arrow whiz by. He turned to MCBot and growled, but he was only met with pain. Keiren had tried to stab him, but the armor was too tough. It hadn't pierced Rey but dented his armor, causing it to slightly scrape his skin. Rey screamed before stabbing Keiren into the neck as blood erupted from the wound. Keiren groaned as the knife was removed before toppling, dead. 
... 
"Rey!" 
The rain poured harder than ever before. Thunder and lightning filled the world of silence. Rey stood there, his back facing Bella. Her sword was unsheathed. Rey held the blood-shot crystal, his right hand tightened around one of his knives. 
"Rey! Stop! I know this isn't the path you want to take!" 
"How... Are you...?" 
"You don't need an answer Rey!" She screamed through the deafening rain. "Just stop. This isn't what your old self would've wanted...and I bet you don't want this, either." 
"It's too late Bella! This is my path! I will be remembered by it! You're just trying to ruin me!" He spat. 
"Your heart has certainly turned black. So...so why...." A single trail of tear fell from the eye that wasn't pierced as her hands gripped the place where her heart used to be. Her teeth was gritted tightly together, her entire body trembling, "...you defect!" 
"Enough!" Rey menacingly turned to her. "It's time for you to die." 
Rey finally unsheathed his knife and was met with Bella's sword. She stood her ground as their blades clashed together time and time again, the slices swifter than the winds itself. Unfortunately for Rey, despite his strength, when it came to speed- Bella turned out to be the faster one. 
Suddenly, Rey lost his grip- and the crystal was met with a loud crack. 
"No!" Rey screamed out of frustration. "This was my chance to see my family!" 
"Both of us know it will only bring more destruction, pain and suffering, Rey. There was proof; I had seen in with my own eyes..." Bella muttered, closing her eyes. Did he seriously think that such a powerful artifact only required a sacrifice to use? Or did grief and misery blind his eyes...? 
He slumped to the floor, a tear trickling down. But he was then brought back to reality as the anger fueled him. 
He roared, "You! You will die! Scum!" 
... 
"Go! Toaster! I will hold him! Find the survivors!" 
MCBot landed on the floor, a bow in one hand, and arrow in the other. 
"MCBot is it right?" Rey chuckled. 
... 
Rey ran to Bella, kicking her in the stomach. She blocked the hit and swung her sword at his neck, but stopping millimetres from actually hitting him. Her pupils seems to be unfocused. This is taking a lot of toll on her already damaged body. Rey took advantage of this and bashed down on her arm. Her sword flew out of her hand and landed around 3 meters away. She toppled to the floor. The lightning struck a building causing part to collapse. 
"R-rey...." she coughed out, her lips twisting into a self-deprecating smile. In the end, it turns out that she wasn't nearly as determined as she thought. 
Rey sighed, "I'll spare you. But next time..." He chuckled. "Next time, you die." 
... 
Toaster ran, as he heard Rey roar before MCBot's screamed. After several minutes of running, he stopped near a certain pond. It was murky and the bottom couldn't be seen. But what he had noticed was blood spots, leading to a groaning Fox. 
"Oh my god. Fox!" He crouched near him. "What happened?" 
"S- Sacrifice." Fox managed to sputter. "I stabbed myself to make Rey frustrated." He chuckled before choking out blood. "Stupid, right?" 
"Come on, get up, we can still get out." 
"N- No. My time is over, I know one person who's alive though." He turned his head. "I saw her head up that hill." He pointed. 
"Go. Save her." He spat more blood. "Go..." 
"Dammit Fox." Toaster stood up. "Dammit! You could've died at any time, but you decide to die now! You already held through for two days! Two days! And you immedw die after I come and see you?!" 
Toaster let out a loud sigh before seeing who Fox was referring to. 
== Chapter 10 ==
“Glitched!” Toaster ran up to her gasping for breath as she turned around, carefully predicting who it was.
“Isn’t your name Toaster?”
“Well, yes. Either way, back on track, you have to come with me. Fox said to find you in this area.”
She shrieked, “Oh my god! Where is he!? Is he okay!?”
Toaster let out a sigh, and gazed at the floor. “He passed away just before I found you.”
Tears rolled down her eyes. Toaster became stiff, having slight anxiety issues. “Um, listen. After all this maybe I can give you Doc Sloan’s number, he can help you with your grievances…”
Seeming to be of no help at all, he groaned, wanting to bang his head against a tree. But, he couldn’t stray off the situation at hand, so he scouted their surroundings. Behind him were the hills where Fox lay, not a breath to give. In front of them laid a massive forest. On the left was a wall. The wall is what interested him, the thing tht sparked an idea. While Glitched was quietly sobbing, he realized that over the years thick vines had overtook the walls surrounding the arena. Assuming they were steady enough to escape, he gestured to Glitched to follow him. She stood up and wiped the tears off, following Toaster.
“Glitched, duck!”
A knife flew through the air. They stood up and saw the monster that had wiped out their friends; Rey. 
“Hey Glitched, mind if we exchange the sword and crossbow?”
Glitched tossed the sword to him and Toaster threw the other one back. He then proceeded to stand in front of Glitched, defending her.
“I pity you.”
Rey rushed at Toaster  grabbing him by the waist and throwing him to the other side of Glitched. He turned to face him but was met with Glitched jumping on him trying to sink his teeth in. She was only met with a throw and a snarky remark.
“Get off of me; girl,” Rey snickered, and turned his attention back to Toaster.
Every second that passed the monster was getting closer and closer, the sword was far off, and the knives were ready. He proceeded to start running at him when he felt sharp pain in his back. His pupils widened as he looked up, his heartbeat increased. His breath stopped for a mid second. Then he hollered. Looking back at what had happened. An arrow.
“You pathetic creature. You wanted to kill me with this!?” He proceeded to laugh and turned to her.
He was met with another arrow to the right shoulder. He grunted and his hand released the grip on the knife. He was then met with another one to the left bottom side of his body. He dropped to the knees and sputtered blood. He let out another groan. Glitched walked up to him, the crossbow equipped in her hands.
He chuckled, “You ain’t going to do it. Your heart is too light.”
She loaded the crossbow up, “Maybe I will.”
“Mmm, I doubt that.” He sputtered more blood before proceeding. “Eventually, you’re going to have to do the right thing an-”
He then felt his body release. An arrow was in his heart. “Damn, you really know the blank spots.”
He drops to the floor, dead. Glitched ran up to Toaster who was standing here astounded.
“Impressive.”
But, why wasn’t the other person doing anything?....what was her name again? B...Belle? Bella?
Eh, whatever.
“So, we getting out or what?” She smiled.
“Right. So we climb that wall and… hope we survive the jump.”
“Wow, that’s risky.”
“It is, but it’s our only chance.”
They proceeded to walk over to the wall, when Toaster screamed and fell to the floor. Behind him... was Rey. His body was full of scars and blood. Any normal person would be dead! Yet, he was there, as lively as when a teenager gets his own car. Glitched sprinted towards the wall and began climbing. Her limbs hurt, but she continued, determined to get out.
Rey looked up and began scaling it as well, already completing more progress than she did. But while climbing, she managed to load up the crossbow again and shot it directly at Rey. It landed in his shoulder as he fell forty meters down, landing with an oomph....But he seemed okay. Frustrated but in perfect shape. Glitched kept climbing and reached the top- then, she jumped. 
Rey screamed and dropped to the floor, punching the ground.
His radio suddenly crackled and Bella’s voice came in, “So,” she laughed. “That went well.”
His face became so red it was more redder than a tomato, “Shut the fuck up, Bella!”
But he heard more laughter on the other end. With a sigh, he stood up. The games had ended as soon as they had begun. Hopefully next year will be longer…
== Epilogue ==
=== 16 Years Later ===
The rubble. The silence. Several cars drove over. Men rushed out of them equipped with heavy weapons. Out comes an important person; the manager of this operation. He scouted the massive amount of rubble which used to once be the arena. 
“Find her! He will soon be here.”
But soon was an understatement. He came almost instantly. Massive wings took up the sun’s light. He landed almost gracefully, and his wings retracted along with his helmet. He took slow steps towards the man running the operation. He could smell fear.
“Did you find it?”
“We need more time…” He dared not to look directly at him.
“Well… report to me after I return. I need to visit an old friend.”
“You sure he’s your friend?”
“I saved him, he better be.”
…
A man sat in his apartment eating popcorn and watching tv. The world has crumbled, the government has corrupted. Outlaws ruled. It was a dark time. He heard a knock. 
“Come- in.”
In came the same winged man. He slowly strode towards the man owning the apartment.
“What do you wish, Rodenveyk?” 
He chuckled, taking a looks at the man’s pictures hanging on the wall.
“I know you’ve been sending letters to other survivors.”
“Like what?” he spat. 
“Mmm, Glitched,” He raised a letter. “Ooh, Frown. Nice lad. Must be a pity for you to know they’re dead.”
The man’s heart beat increased. Rodenveyk put his hand on the desk, before turning it over in rage. 
“Where is she?! Where the hell is she!?”
“Wh- Who?”
“Oh you know better than to cross me, after all I did save you from that fire. M. P. W.”
MPW took a step back as Rodenveyk advanced. “You will never strike fear in me. You are like those villians that try to be better than the original.”
Rodenveyk roared, grabbing him by the throat and pinning him against a wall. “You pathetic creep. If you won’t help me, I’ll find her myself.”
He ripped out MPW’s eye, before impaling him and hearing his screeches. 
MPW then with his last breath spitted out,“You. Will. Fail. I already contacted her and the police.”
“Well then, I’ll deal with them.” Rodenveyk broke the window, and slid outside, hearing the loud sirens. He hung onto the wall blending in, ready for his kills.
== The End ==
Thank you for all those that helped make this project. I am grateful to say that after so many hours and over half a year of production, this has turned out better than I expected. Obviously lets give the creator of this page MPW a round of applause. This wouldn’t be here without him. Now being the rightful owner of this, I am not sure if there will be collaborations with us anymore, and the next installment will be the last of the trilogy and series. If you don’t understand the story, I recommend reading Games of the Assassin for the full story. But, I hope you enjoyed this, and check out other pastas if you wish. ~ Henriot5
One more final thanks to:
MinecraftPastaWriter
Bella’s Sword (Also the Editor)
Robloxian1662
WhoWatchesTheToaster
H950sm
ThatCatJizo
MinecraftBot3000
Kerien Parnell
TheMysteriousHood
FoxofJudyFoster
GlitchedCreepy
… And you for reading.
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