A group of teens got together one night for a innocent night full of games. One of the teens brought a new game he/she had picked up today. It was a PC game that seemed to have appeared out of no where. There were no trailers online for it, no ads on TV saying it was coming out but suddenly it had appeared on the shelf. Mind it, the game was bought from the weird old game store down the street, the one with the creepy old man. The teens pushed this creepy thought aside though as they started the their computer and put the game inside.
A loading street came up with the title, in big bold letters it read “Underland, Walk Among Us.” Weird title but at least the graphics looked cool. The teens got themselves situated around the computer screen and pressed start. The screen flashed a few times before fading in to show a creepy man looking at them(Well I guess it was a man) The creature looking at them looked more like a werewolf type creature except his head appeared to be floating above his neck. He had blood red eyes but instead of pupils he had black spirals that seemed to look right through them. He had white X’s that crossed over both eyes and a red and black Mohawk that ran between a pair of black wolf like ears. The creepiest thing about his face was that he was split down the middle, his right side was black and his left side was white. It looked like two people had been morphed into one, which made the teens shiver.
As the creature smiled at them the screen zoomed out to show an even creepier body. His arms were broken into pieces, his shoulders connected to his body but his mid arms floated apart from it and his hands floated apart from the middle. His legs were disconnected at the knees so it looked like he was simply floating. He had a long rat like tail that was also broken up in to four different sections. Again he was split; half black half white with X’s running down both sides of him with the opposite color. This time as the teens stared at this weird man like creature he raised his arm and held out his hand to them.
“Do you wish to play a game?” A static filled voice echoed out through the system.
All the teens hesitated at first but then laughed it off, it was just a stupid horror game.
“Yea of course.” One teen said but was surprised when the game seemed to respond to just his voice and answered with a nod and another smile.
They didn’t have any microphone hooked up so they thought it was just a weird fluke but they were all shocked when the creature moved forward towards the screen. They only had time to blink before the screen flashed, blinding them as they felt a strange pull and the world started to spin. When they finally settled down enough to open their eyes they were shocked to find they were standing in front of the creepy creature. The only thing was now the 2D creep was down standing in front of them in a solid 3D form.
“So, you wish to play my game. Let me explain the rules, shall I?”
Sydney swallowed hard but found herself nodding slowly with the rest of the group. The strange wolf like creature slowly blinked his red spiral eyes before a large creepy, Cheshire like smile crossed his face.
“My game is simple,” He began slowly. “This is my world and you are the players, or pawns really. In my world I have a path that the players may follow, which will split into more paths along the way. Only one path will lead you to where you wish to go; home.” Jigsaw paused, casting his gaze across the rag-tag group of friends. He then lifted his head and a strange little dragon type creature appeared in a puff of smoke.
“Throughout my game, there will be creatures, such as this one. Some will be small, some will be large but each one will wish to kill you. If you defeat them or outsmart them, you shall move on. If you don’t then you will be dead, of course.”
The dragon in his hand opened his mouth to show 4 rows of sharp jagged teeth before lunging at the group, disappearing right in front of their faces.
“At the end of the game there is a gateway; it will take you home if you make it. OH, but on one condition; defeat the gate keeper at the end. He is quite hungry and very angry, he would love some human bones to munch down on.” Jigsaw stopped once more, this time taking a step towards the group.
He lifted his arms and suddenly out of thin air, one knife appeared in each players hand.
Sydney looked down in shock at the new weapon, slowly turning it over a few times before looking back up at the black and white beast.
“This will be your starting weapon, there will be more weapons along the way that you can find.” He added.
“So this will help us get past the first monsters we meet?” Sydney finally spoke up, causing Jigsaw to let out a raspy laugh.
“You’re foolish, that will merely help you get through the grass. The first monster will easily eat that knife and your hand.” Sydney shivered at the thought before tucking the knife into her pocket.
Just as she looked back up again she caught a flash of white in the bushes nearby but it disappeared to quickly for her to see what it was. Her eyes stayed trained there for a few more heartbeats before Jigsaw’s voice called her back.
“That is the only thing you need to know for now. Day and night will fall just like in your world, but I wouldn’t consider sleeping unless you really think you are safe.” Jigsaw laughed before turning on his heel.
“Good luck players, let the game begin.” With that he disappeared, leaving the group to stand there by themselves.
“Well…Shall we go then?” Sydney finally asked the rest of the group.
Yang heard the familiar sound of Jigsaw’s cocky voice, that’s what led her to the starting field. She felt her body transform from human to wolf as she grew closer to the group, allowing herself to crouch down and remain hidden in the bushes. She lowered her ears as she noticed the large group of players that stood facing the game maker. She hated seeing new players in the game, she wished people from that other world would stop buying the game.
“Humans in that world are so dumb.” She thought to herself as she listened to the rules, those that she had heard a million times before.
She couldn't even count on one hand how many players she had watched come through the gate, only to be slaughtered in an unfair battle against giant beasts. Her tail twitched as she thought back to the last group that had entered. They had only been young teens, one of them only 12 years of age. She had tried to help them but they feared her, just like the other monsters that lived her. Before she could even speak to help them they had taken off and been killed by one of the predators in the forest. Yang was never sure why she felt the urge to help the players, all they ever did was scream and run or call her a monster.
The white wolf let out a sigh as she watched each player receive a weapon, merely something to give them false hope.
“Foolish humans.” She huffed. “Just drop the knife and accept early fate, you won’t make it out of here alive.”
Yang slowly cocked her head to the side to get a better view of Jigsaw but as she did she felt a branch snap beneath her feet. Even as she froze she caught the ever so tiny flick of Jigsaw’s eyes as he picked up the quiet sound. She growled softly to herself but wasted no time as she turned tail and bolted back into the shadows, only a bit of her white fur flashing before once again she was gone.
A loading street came up with the title, in big bold letters it read “Underland, Walk Among Us.” Weird title but at least the graphics looked cool. The teens got themselves situated around the computer screen and pressed start. The screen flashed a few times before fading in to show a creepy man looking at them(Well I guess it was a man) The creature looking at them looked more like a werewolf type creature except his head appeared to be floating above his neck. He had blood red eyes but instead of pupils he had black spirals that seemed to look right through them. He had white X’s that crossed over both eyes and a red and black Mohawk that ran between a pair of black wolf like ears. The creepiest thing about his face was that he was split down the middle, his right side was black and his left side was white. It looked like two people had been morphed into one, which made the teens shiver.
As the creature smiled at them the screen zoomed out to show an even creepier body. His arms were broken into pieces, his shoulders connected to his body but his mid arms floated apart from it and his hands floated apart from the middle. His legs were disconnected at the knees so it looked like he was simply floating. He had a long rat like tail that was also broken up in to four different sections. Again he was split; half black half white with X’s running down both sides of him with the opposite color. This time as the teens stared at this weird man like creature he raised his arm and held out his hand to them.
“Do you wish to play a game?” A static filled voice echoed out through the system.
All the teens hesitated at first but then laughed it off, it was just a stupid horror game.
“Yea of course.” One teen said but was surprised when the game seemed to respond to just his voice and answered with a nod and another smile.
They didn’t have any microphone hooked up so they thought it was just a weird fluke but they were all shocked when the creature moved forward towards the screen. They only had time to blink before the screen flashed, blinding them as they felt a strange pull and the world started to spin. When they finally settled down enough to open their eyes they were shocked to find they were standing in front of the creepy creature. The only thing was now the 2D creep was down standing in front of them in a solid 3D form.
“So, you wish to play my game. Let me explain the rules, shall I?”
Sydney swallowed hard but found herself nodding slowly with the rest of the group. The strange wolf like creature slowly blinked his red spiral eyes before a large creepy, Cheshire like smile crossed his face.
“My game is simple,” He began slowly. “This is my world and you are the players, or pawns really. In my world I have a path that the players may follow, which will split into more paths along the way. Only one path will lead you to where you wish to go; home.” Jigsaw paused, casting his gaze across the rag-tag group of friends. He then lifted his head and a strange little dragon type creature appeared in a puff of smoke.
“Throughout my game, there will be creatures, such as this one. Some will be small, some will be large but each one will wish to kill you. If you defeat them or outsmart them, you shall move on. If you don’t then you will be dead, of course.”
The dragon in his hand opened his mouth to show 4 rows of sharp jagged teeth before lunging at the group, disappearing right in front of their faces.
“At the end of the game there is a gateway; it will take you home if you make it. OH, but on one condition; defeat the gate keeper at the end. He is quite hungry and very angry, he would love some human bones to munch down on.” Jigsaw stopped once more, this time taking a step towards the group.
He lifted his arms and suddenly out of thin air, one knife appeared in each players hand.
Sydney looked down in shock at the new weapon, slowly turning it over a few times before looking back up at the black and white beast.
“This will be your starting weapon, there will be more weapons along the way that you can find.” He added.
“So this will help us get past the first monsters we meet?” Sydney finally spoke up, causing Jigsaw to let out a raspy laugh.
“You’re foolish, that will merely help you get through the grass. The first monster will easily eat that knife and your hand.” Sydney shivered at the thought before tucking the knife into her pocket.
Just as she looked back up again she caught a flash of white in the bushes nearby but it disappeared to quickly for her to see what it was. Her eyes stayed trained there for a few more heartbeats before Jigsaw’s voice called her back.
“That is the only thing you need to know for now. Day and night will fall just like in your world, but I wouldn’t consider sleeping unless you really think you are safe.” Jigsaw laughed before turning on his heel.
“Good luck players, let the game begin.” With that he disappeared, leaving the group to stand there by themselves.
“Well…Shall we go then?” Sydney finally asked the rest of the group.
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Yang heard the familiar sound of Jigsaw’s cocky voice, that’s what led her to the starting field. She felt her body transform from human to wolf as she grew closer to the group, allowing herself to crouch down and remain hidden in the bushes. She lowered her ears as she noticed the large group of players that stood facing the game maker. She hated seeing new players in the game, she wished people from that other world would stop buying the game.
“Humans in that world are so dumb.” She thought to herself as she listened to the rules, those that she had heard a million times before.
She couldn't even count on one hand how many players she had watched come through the gate, only to be slaughtered in an unfair battle against giant beasts. Her tail twitched as she thought back to the last group that had entered. They had only been young teens, one of them only 12 years of age. She had tried to help them but they feared her, just like the other monsters that lived her. Before she could even speak to help them they had taken off and been killed by one of the predators in the forest. Yang was never sure why she felt the urge to help the players, all they ever did was scream and run or call her a monster.
The white wolf let out a sigh as she watched each player receive a weapon, merely something to give them false hope.
“Foolish humans.” She huffed. “Just drop the knife and accept early fate, you won’t make it out of here alive.”
Yang slowly cocked her head to the side to get a better view of Jigsaw but as she did she felt a branch snap beneath her feet. Even as she froze she caught the ever so tiny flick of Jigsaw’s eyes as he picked up the quiet sound. She growled softly to herself but wasted no time as she turned tail and bolted back into the shadows, only a bit of her white fur flashing before once again she was gone.
