The Victor's Cup - Chapter 4: Enter the Fray
A spotlight shone from the high ceiling of a circular metal room, casting a cone of light into its middle. In the circle of light, six metallic rings about an arm's length in diameter were arranged in a hexagon. In each ring stood a tithe, each of them...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 3: Showmanship
There was an air of tension and anticipation in the audience as they chattered amongst themselves. The three thousand furs were all seated in a huge auditorium filled with rows of plush velvet seats, but millions more were watching the live airing of...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 2: Preparations
Candles lit up the dark hallways of the Tithing' Villa, casting sombre shadows of potted plants and stone statues on the carpeted floor. When the six tithes first arrived at the villa, they were greeted with a garden in its courtyard. A long path led...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 1: The Tithing
Thousands of registration booths had been set up all across the nation of Osceus. These small booths are nothing more than thin plywood panels nailed together, forming a shelter over a machine with a digital display and a card slot. Almost all these...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 5: The Endgame (Mild Version)
A city stood in the middle of a barren desert. Skyscrapers loomed over the buildings below, casting long shadows over the apartment buildings and shopping malls below. Yet for a city that big it streets were glaringly lifeless, long driven away by the...
The Victor's Cup - Chapter 5: The Endgame
A city stood in the middle of a barren desert. Skyscrapers loomed over the buildings below, casting long shadows over the apartment buildings and shopping malls below. Yet for a city that big it streets were glaringly lifeless, long driven away by the...