The Slider Kael'ite had already been announced by the electronic monotoned voice. That mechanical echo resembled that of the Humani, or their voice changeibg masks. Anyhow, this annoyance troubled Kael'ite, he was unsure of what would happen next. 

He stood on the platform down the right hall he was instructed to go down. For a second, he just stood there, staring at the guard eyeing his every move. But during that time, there was absolute silence, no dialogue at all between the two races. Suddenly, the ground underneath the Slider opened. Reacting to the sudden pothole, Kael'ite jumped to the side, evading the drop. "Into the hole prisoner!" The Humani yelled fiercely with his gun pointed at Kael'ite. 

The Slider had his hands raised as he was targeted by the loaded rifle. "Please..." Was all he managed to say as he slowly walked towards the intended drop. Then without further ado, he jumped down, landing on his two feet very gently. Once the Humani system recognized his arrival, it instructed Kael'ite to arm himself and proceed to a nearby platform after choosing weapons from a rack. 

Before moving towards the weapons rack, he looked around at the other species already on their own platforms. All were different with unique qualities. The unfortunate truth was that this little meet-together made Kael'ite very wary. In his home planet there had been rumors of these Humani and their games. All over the universe the stories spread of the bringers-of-death. These Humani were like a plague, spreading uncontrollably and destroying everything in their path. But in addition to all that, it was said they held tournaments out of pure delight. They entertained their race by watching interracial fights to the death - horrific. 

Therefore, having some knowledge of his whereabouts, Kael'ite believed he had the upper hand. But there was one problem, he refused to kill. Fortunately for him, his own personal weapons hung in that rack. As he strapped on his sheaths, he eyed all the contestants yet again. Each of them seemed to have a specific weapon that resembled their racial attributes. That revealed that the weapons weren't at random, but placed within the rack according to the member of the Ludus.

After preparing himself, he sat on the platform he was assigned and meditated - clearing his mind and preparing for what was coming.