The Ghost Shepherd: Survival Games

Tesseract Slave Selection Camp. Planet Mir-33, year 3549 A.D, Andromeda Constellation. “Why am I naked KC?” “You are a slave and they need to inspect the goods, why else… you should thank Millie... she kept your virginity intact.  She zap the people that had funny ideas about a cavity search” A drop of sweat came down Sly’s forehead before saying, “Quit playing K.C. What really happened?” “I am telling you, those tentacle people have funny inclinations but don’t worry, you can shower with confidence just make sure you don’t drop the soap” (Sour Face) “Seriously K.C stop playing…” “Hahaha” Millie couldn’t contain her laughter.  “It is funny… because it is true... lol...you are welcome!” said Millie. Sly didn’t want to think about that kind of situation any more and decided to change the topic. “Last thing I remember I boarded the ship heading to our new assignment.  I went into hibernation and here I am, naked and being observed by a bunch of people.  I deserve an explanation” “Keep your panties on …  We were just joking... not".   “Damn it! What happened!!”  "By the way, that b***h Mother owes me money… they took all our gear.  Including the crotch rocket.  Bunch of Savages.  Do you remember what happened in planet Alpha?" "I do". "Good! that saves me some time.  After we solved the problem of prince Kratos and became a commander level being, Mother gave us the new assignment.  The assignment was to save operative Code Name: Joker. He is being held somewhere on planet Mir-33 and completing the mission will earn us 100,000,000 E.C.  You were so excited about the money that you jumped and said no problem… didn’t you do the money dance and started singing? "  Sly nodded and said “I remember… please go on” "I was reluctant to accept but you didn’t even asked me before you accepted” cough...cough (Bullshit) cough... cough “So... we boarded the ship provided to us by Eternal Darkness and we started the journey.  The attendant asked you if you prefer to go into hibernation since it would take about a year inside a Dark Hole in order to get to the destination and since she told you that by the time you woke up, you would be where you needed to be, you got into a capsule and went to sleep” “I had an amazing dream but you still have not explained to me … WHY AM I A SLAVE!!” “Shush … I am getting there” “Where was I?… Oh yeah… It all went south after we came out of the Black Hole.  Error, I should say that It went south for us but Mother’s plan worked out splendidly. Although I am not completely sure, I think it was her plan since we are on planet Mir-33 and we will be going to be participating in a survival game in some weird ruins. The problem is... we are starting as the lowest of the low ranking participants” “Mother... you damn traitor! She better pay for the psychological trauma… We should sent a few viruses her way, what do you think K.C.” said Sly “She is undefeated in that field. There is a competition to see who can crack her and the prize is still up for grabs 1 Trillion E.C.  Anyways… After we came out of the Black Hole, we were off the mark. We were supposed to pop up outside the nearest planet to Mir-33 where Eternal Darkness had some contacts but instead we ended up in an area ruled by space pirates.  You would think their spaceships were crappy since they are pirates but they had the top of the line battlecruiser ‘Seek and Destroy’ edition.  They attacked fast and we folded like paper.  They took the crew and anybody that was in the cryogenic state and sold us in the black market. The organization that runs these games is called Ouroboros and they are even more powerful than our own group, they paid so well that the pirates didn't kill you for the varanium of your nanotrons and just brought you here” “They threatened me with exploding your head if I didn’t collaborate. I had to tell them some of your powers and choose one to be your starting one and another one to be your ultimate or something like that, I am still waiting to read the rules of the game. All I know about it is from what Millie was able to find out, apparently you get to use more of your powers the further in the game you progress” Sneer… “Funny enough, they tried to control me with a virus but who am I if not the most advanced chip second only to Mother.  They did suppress your powers with that device around your neck, probably a new gadget front he Anti-Zero faction, I hate them but I can’t deny they got some cool stuff. Get this! You are worth 40 million E.C, We are the 10th highest”   "40 million E.C! Can we just change careers and become pirates?" While Sly was thinking about his bad luck, people were coming and going looking at the information being displayed besides his capsule and of 20 others.  There were robot maids with drinks that sparkle with different colors under the light.  The room was very modern but the decorations were inlaid with designs that Sly had never seen before, they looked ancient but at the same time very chic. The people moving around had an aura around them that said “I am rich, b***h!”.  It was clear that it was a VIP room.  The Information displayed beside Sly activated from time to time when people came closer. The device displayed a miniature version of him with his Double Edge Scythe on his hands.  The small Hologram performed an attack from time to time with a warrior yell. UUKHAI! UUKHAI! Statistics then follow  Human Race (DNA modified) Mid Range E.F.S fighter  Commander 1 Star Strength        10 Agility 20  Defense 35 Intelligence 30 Standard Chip Starting ability Ghost Walk: allows spurs of fast movement  Ultimate Blood Calamity: Area of Effect attack  The people took note of the numbers and moved down the row while enjoying appetizers and the sparkling drinks.  There were many conversations going on at the same time. “There is not much to look at, look at his stats... last season there were stronger slaves” “The defense is ok but look at that intelligence, he is probably as dumb as a rock” “He is too ugly for my taste… let’s look at the first place dear... you can afford it, can’t you?”   Sly who was awake could now hear all the comments, sometimes he was embarrassed, other times furious, and in some cases happy. So far however, he had not raised any interest from the people taking a look. If he wasn’t bought for the games, then he would have to work for the rest of his life mining planets for the organization.  The majority of the people seem to skip him in order to inspect the higher ranking slaves.  The most sought after one didn’t even have a price tag on it, he was supposed to be auctioned to the highest bidder.   Sly looked over and what he saw surprised him.  The first ranking slave was a human that didn’t seem to have a DNA modification and was fairly young. Underneath his smile, Sly could see traces that reminded him of Raol and the time he was almost eaten alive.  “A killer for sure,” thought Sly. Every single person that entered the VIP room stopped in front of his panel and lingered for a long time.  The panel was a piece of beauty, the weapons used by him were weird and they didn’t seem to be a weapon at all, just a bunch of rings that changed size and floated beside the Warrior. Name: Torch Human Race (DNA Modified) Long range E.F.S fighter Commander 3 Star Strength: 10 Agility: 40  Defense: 30 Intelligence: 100 Flame Tunnel: Allows the user to travel long distance in a flame state Flame Sphere: Creates large fireballs that damage enemies and explode on a large radius Gatling Gun:  Ultimate Ability: Fire a barrage of highly concentrated flame beams incinerating anything in its path.  “This is bullshit K.C. How are those little rings better than my scythe.  I don’t get it, I am the coolest here.  Look at that monster over there, with all those pustules on his body…. NASTY! He is ranked 5… COME ON!!” KAPPA! “See! He can’t even talk ...What the hell is kappa” “We are on a mission. It is better to have a low profile” said Millie. “Still what if nobody buys us?”  The face of Millie said it all, she never even considered the possibility, she was the one that suggested to K.C to downplay the stats during the inspection and in their opinion, Sly’s abilities should have called the attention of buyers in a positive way but they didn’t think to display more than one regular ability. “Well, let’s just wait”  Just when Millie said that, the whole room turned towards the door, there stood a young man followed by a beautiful woman with short hair and mechanized legs. “Are you sure about this Lulu?”