Location: Floor 61 Battlefield
Players: @iamwolv3rin3 and Padme
Padme had always believed they stood the best chance of getting out of this game if they stayed in a group; she believed in the guilds, believed that all of their power together was worth far more than any one alone, no matter how good they might be. When they fought together, they were stronger together, when they leaned on one another, they could stand twice as long. But there was always the other side of the coin: when one fell, the rest could go tumbling down like Dominos.
The last thing Padme saw of the battle was Luna’s shadow disappearing above her; she hadn’t had the time or the luxury to watch what happened next, to see if the knife found its mark, but she knew it would. She had to trust Luna. Her job was to focus on making sure there was a way down. It took all her magic bar to keep a vine that big up in the air, to keep it steady, so when the raptors arrived, they already had the advantage. When the big guy, roaring in agony, swiped out with a tail as thick as two men and five times as long, it caught her around the middle and sent her flying.
Everything after was a blur. Later, she’d only remember the loud crunch as her head hit root, remembered visions of green and red, remember the hissing--the raptors chatting over their meal. She didn’t feel the bites, didn’t feel much of anything, only that the blood beneath her head was cool and the air was hot and muggy, and there was something coming near. Something human. Another player.
She tried to wave them away, to tell them to run, but the words wouldn’t leave her lips, and her arms wouldn’t move. They were getting closer and closer to becoming dessert, and she couldn’t do anything to stop them.