Gore Fest

[Srgntcuddles]

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You are a contestant aboard the S.S.GF, a vast cruise ship meant to ferry the contestants of Gore Fest to Lachesis, a small port town on the middle island. Gore Fest takes place on the island of Atropos. There are three islands in all. North of Lachesis is the smallest island of Clotho, where the mansion of Ed Dynasty is located. Ed Dynasty is the owner of Dynasty
Industries, the ones who fund Gore Fest on the island of Atropos which is South of Lachesis. Atropos is a large island which contained the alleged utopia of the world; The city of Archteris. A vast metropolis covering most of the island. The city held several million people which all came ill to a mysterious disease one day. It killed everyone on the island for the most part...Though they didn't stay that way for long. The undead infested the city and island shortly after the incident. That's when Dynasty Industries moved in, creating a massive quarantine around the island. Nothing that went in would ever come out, and the virus that spread wasn't airborne so there was no risk of infection getting off the island. The quarantine was just insurance, and a way to keep contestants inside. Ten years in now one has ever been able to make it through Gore fest. Ed Dynasty got more and more rich as time progresses, feeding off the game he created. Gore Fest is known world wide, watched too. A new form of entertainment for those who don't try their luck at it.

All around the ship screens play the advertisement for Gore Fest. A picture of a zombie head appears in the center surrounded by blood behind it. "Gore Fest, Gore Fest, Gore Fest!" Every time it was said the zombie head shook and grew until it ceased saying it and went back to normal size. "Can you survive the it?! Can you last a whole month?!" The screen flashed with random footage from the past, various people mowing down a horde of zombies with large weaponry. The videos stopped when a crudely drawn sack of money fell from the top of the screen blanketing the screen with a shower of hundred dollar bills. "If you can win the game you get to claim the cash prize! A sum of TEN-MILLION DOLLARS!" The money was replaced yet again with the previous zombie. "TEN-MILLION DOLLARS!" The zombie did it's shake and then bit the screen to a close, ending the advertisement. Following the advertisement the loud speakers sounded. "Attention contestants. We shall be docking at Lachesis soon, ETA one hour. That is all."

[Srgntcuddles]

A weasel stood in a small cage, it was only a few square feet and about six feet high. He straight jacket was fastened and he was hunched over looking at the ground. A guard sitting on a wooden chair in front of him kicked the cage with his boot to try and startle him. It didn't work. The chains holding the cage down rattled when it was kicked. He was in what appeared to be a cargo room, surrounded by boxes and other things, the lighting in the whole room was fairly dim. "Hey, kid, you don't scare me! I don't think you're so tough." Nier said nothing and continued to stare at the ground. The guard stood up and got closer to him. "I don't see what's so special about you. Why a little squirt needs such tight security is beyond me." The guard grabbed clipboard hanging from the cage and began reading it. "Prisoner number 8924601...Name True Ho-" "That's not my name!" The guard was startled, enough to drop the clipboard at his sudden outburst. "Oh really? Do you not like your name? What're you gonna do it if I read it? Huh?" The weasel looked up at the guard, right into his eye with his. "I'll skin you alive." His voice darkened more than it already was as he glared at the guard. The eye patch over his right eye. The guard fell back his chair, a sudden fear shooting through him making him unable to stand. As the silence grew footsteps were heard coming towards them. Soon a man appeared, it was a wolf in a black suit. "Take him out, we've almost arrived." Nothing was said for a moment, the wolf looked back and forth at the two. He saw the guard scared and how the weasel was looking at him. "...You spoke to him, didn't you. There is a reason he is not to be spoken to. Nier is...Never mind it..." The wolf stepped up to the cage, breaking the line of sight between him and the guard. "Nier, you know why you're here, correct?" Nier looked up at him with a crooked smile on his face. "If I win, I go home." "More or less...Now will you behave if you are let out?" His smile turned to a devilish grin. "Yes." "Good...Now, guard, let him out." Shakily the guard stood up as the wolf stepped out of the way. He opened the cage, looking away from Nier's stare. He back up and the cage door creaked open, a second later Nier stepped out. The guard couldn't help but to look at his face, sure enough he was still staring. "Boo." The guard yelped and Nier walked off with the wolf following.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Lurch stood looking over the bow of the ship, eager for the competition. He ran his clawed hands through the crest on his head as his eyes scanned the area for the island they were heading for. The advertisements blaring on the ship just excited him even more, he could practically feel a metal bat in his claws, recalling how many skulls he'd made burst like a watermelon at the feeling. His hands clenched the bar that kept him from falling in the water as he took in a whiff of the sea breeze. It wouldn't be long before they arrived. He grinned, smelling blood in the distance. Wouldn't be long at all. He looked away from the water and back to the rest of the ship as he ruffled his wings confidently.

[Self-sain]

Stuv gazed at the ground, as he thought of the mother land. Cold,limited vision, and no contact with anyone.This will be much of the same, except a whole lot easier, he will see his prey, and he shouldn't have to worry about freezing to death. He claws twitched in anticipation, he would never admit it to the family, but he loves the sight of blood, the warmth of the red liquid, is like a toxin to him. It just gets his cold heart going, as wine red seas of it fall around him, he couldn't help but smile.

[StalBlue]

Irvin leaned over the side of the ship. He felt like he was going to puke. He hated ships. Absolutely hated them. Hopefully he would vomit. That always made him feel better. He wondered if there would be trees on the island. He also wondered who else was there? Would any of them be willing to join the cause? Which were-- mid thought he puked. He felt much better. He supposed he may as well get a better look at the other contestants. He headed towards the bow, slowly.

[Armalite_]

Sam stood on the bow of the ship next to Lurch. The fox was bundled up like it was the dead of winter. He was shivering of course but he maintained his composure as he puffed on a cigarette and looked awesome with his Kanye West shutter shades. He couldn't take it anymore. This was no temperature for someone like him. If it wasn't for his red fur, he'd be bright purple and blue. He started hopping up and down like a boxer. He didn't know how that would help but he figured anything was better than standing there. "WHOA! It's COLD!" He exclaimed with a crazed smile at the beaded vulture standing ahead of him. He was getting all jittery again. He looked back and saw the panther approaching from the back. "Isn't it cold out here, buddy!? How do you do that!?" he asked, with his jagged razors chattering away in his mouth. 

[Srgntcuddles]

From the bow of the ship the three islands were in sight. Off to the left was Atropos, the city was visible, even from this distance the city was quite large. Immediately right of that was Lachesis, there was a port town there but it was hardly visible in comparison. Right again was another much smaller island which was Clotho, that island itself was barely visible. An announcement came over the intercom again. "Attention contestants, we will be arriving shortly. Be sure you are ready to depart. That is all." The ship had began to come alive with contestants coming out of their cabins, the three day voyage was nearing it's end and they were excited to finally be able to get to land once again. The deck was quickly becoming crowded, several hundred were out and about now. Many of them were crowding over to the bow to get a look at the islands. A dog walked up to the bow and put his foot on the railing and looked out to the islands. "Ah! I can't wait to get to land!" He exclaimed taking in a breath. "Whoa! What's up with the ships!?" As the cruised along they began to pass battle ships with various cannons and large guns on them. They also passed an aircraft carrier. A man in a business suit, top hat and cane suddenly stood near the dog. "Those are to prevent chance of infection. As well as to keep the contestants within the boundaries." The dog turned to look at the man not realizing he had shown up. "Where'd you come from? You weren't there a second ago." "I walked." "...Whatever...So what else do you know?" "I know the island of Atropos is where this whole thing will go down. Lachesis is where we are currently heading to dock before we are sent there. And there is Clotho, where the wealthy Ed Dynasty resides." "Who's that?" "He is the one who runs the show in short...He stays in his mansion there. Now if you look over there..." said the man pointing. The dog looked for at least a minute. "What...? I don't see anything." He turned back around and the man was gone.

Nier was a deck above standing on the railing over looking the deck with the wolf in his suit standing behind him. He looked down at Sam who was bouncing around. "Hey you! Fox! Stop your bouncing! It's annoying me!" he shouted.

[StalBlue]

"Hey, you! Weasel! Quit your shouting. Your voice hurts my ears. As for your question, Mr. Fox, born in France so I'm used to the cold," Irv said in his French accent walking over towards the group. "Merde, je baise la haine bateaux...," he swore, "We better get there soon. I'm tired of being on this boat."

[Self-sain]

Stuv didn't like to be in tight places, he went to the back of the boat, where it was less crowded as he awaited to dock.

[Armalite_]

Sam ignored Nier's complaint. He kept up his bouncing while the bow became more and more crowded. He spotteded a large shaggy looking dog. Sam's eyes wandered back and fourth before he walked over to the giant contestant. He didn't get his attention, instead he went around behind him and mixed in with the crowd and pushed right up against him. "HEY! Cut it out, punk!" The dog shouted, unable to turn around from all the people. Sam was basically hugging him for warmth. "Hehehehehehe sorry, bud. Can't go nowhere now." He continued to take drags from his cigarette before flicking it in an unknown direction.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Lurch had backed up over the bar that kept them from falling in the water, standing on the edge opposite where he was. He was not one for crowds, especially with the hustle and bustle of everyone coming out on deck. He simply watched. If there was one thing he was good at, it was watching others, and one thing he knew for sure was that the weasel was easily irritated. It would most likely be his downfall if he was a hot head. The fox, he supposed was a little more optimistic about the whole ordeal. Unenthusiastically, he spoke, "Fox, you do realize, only one of us can leave this place alive.. If that's even possible. What is the point in forming bonds when out there you'd be just as quick to blow that panther's head off? There's no point in speaking." He leaned backward, still holding onto the railing, idly.

[Srgntcuddles]

Nier scowled at the panther when he shouted back at him. The wolf sighed again, slowly reaching into his pocket. Nier jumped from the balcony doing a front flip into a drop kick onto the panther's head. However the wolf had grabbed a small remote-like device from his pocket and pressed a button before the attack was finished. It sent a jolt of electricity through Nier's body disrupting his attack and causing him to just land on the panther. The crowd backed up at the spectacle forming a circle around the two. "(Censored) Jerry! (Censored x 3) I wasn't gonna hurt him!" The wolf too jumped from the balcony and picked Nier up by the scruff of his neck. Nier was practically growling as the two stared at each other. "I think you've had enough free time, Nier...I think it would be best to let out True." "What?! No way! Don't bring out that little fairy!! No!" Jerry reached towards Nier's eye patch and switched it over to the left eye uncovering the right one. "YAAAAY! Thank you, Jerry! You're the BEST! Haha!" Nier's voice had gotten much higher pitched, that now of a young kid. "True, do you think you can behave?" "Mhmm!" True said with an assuring nod. Jerry set True down and unbuckled his straight jacket allowing him to move his arms. He began to stretch happily when he stopped and turned to the panther. "Hey, you okay? He didn't hurt you did he?"

[Self-sain]

Growing impatient, he started to walk about the boat. Something caught his eye as he walked to and from, a weasel soaring through the air, and then landing on a panthers head, if that wasn't strange rough, the creature flipped it scripts. "I guess you have to be some kind of crazy to participate in some kind of even like this." Stub was stilled bored, but was growing quite restless, deiced just to gaze at the approaching islands.

[StalBlue]

Irv got up. He had had weasels do some rather strange things to him in his day but THAT was definitely a first. "Non. I'm fine. Merci," he said, brushing himself off.  Irv gathered from the comments made that the weasel had some sort of split-personality disorder. Irv wondered, out of morbid curiosity, what would happen if the eye-patch that the wolf seemed to use to control the personality shifts was removed. Something for a later date, he decided. For now, time to get on this personality's good side in case that psycho came back out. Who knows? Maybe this personality has some sway with the other. "I'm Irvin, by the way. I figure if I'm going to be kicked in the head, I may as well introduce myself first," he said, offering his paw to the weasel.

[Armalite_]

Sam scanned aross the deck over heads to find and look at Lurch and smiled. "Hehehehehe gives me something to do. Three days on this thing, you might as well see some faces."  He lit up another cigarette and hiked up the zipper on his coat. He figured he'd try his chances at this sorta thing. Sam never won anything in his entire life. Going into Gore Fest wasn't a very optimistic moment in his life. He was almost certain he would be killed and he'd already come to terms with it. This was his suicide mission for redemption. He lifted his Shutter Shades and stared up into the light. "I'm coming home, boys." He laughed.