[The Gate Master]

Rayne laughed to herself at the ease of her question and shouted out the answer. There was a moment of silence, then, the familiar sound of the gates opening. She smiled and ran straight through Red 2, landing in the blue realm.

"YES!"

She cheers as she looks around the new realm. Meanwhile...

Papillon Noir, knowing the correct answer, looks down at poor Freak, who appears to have gone mad with the stress and sliced open his own wrists. She turns shouts out her answer and it echoes through the great halls, then, the gates open. She lifts up her sleeve to show lots of letters and numbers carved into it with rough, red lines connecting them. She squints at them, then her eyes widen with delight. She turns to the gates.

There's a sharp sound, like a whip cracking, and at the other end of the large, blue hall, Rayne appears. She takes in her surroundings and cheers for a moment, then she spots Papillon Noir ahead of her.

"Hey! Papillon Noir, isn't it?" Says Rayne.

"See you later, babe! I'm leaving here...for good!" Replies Papillon Noir.

Rayne stares at her, confused, then she realizes what Papillon Noir means and runs towards her. Papillon Noir turns and rushes to the gates. Rayne is faster, however, and soon catches Papillon Noir. After a small struggle, Papillon Noir kicks at Rayne and manages to get back up. She dies into gate one, Rayne following her. Papillon Noir shoots through the gate but Rayne only meets a brick wall. She curses, too late.

Papillon Noir lands roughly in the orange realm, and after a short moment where she takes in her surroundings, her face lights up. Roshiq is sitting in the corner, mumbling, apparently oblivious to his surroundings. The large ball of energy appears in front of Papillon Noir. She stares at it, mesmerized, then, with her eyes shut, she jumps in, and proceeds to disintegrate.

All of the walls of all of the gates rumble deeply.

"Three of the Three...now is time."

Neverending closes his eyes and winces.

"I was getting there..."

He walks calmly to the middle of the room and looks up. Sure enough, the great glass ball falls from the ceiling, crushing him underneath it. Elsewhere, Chronogrl looks around with wide eyes.

"No...NO! It was gonna be me! No!"

The sound of the deep voice rings out in the realms again.

"Say hello to our new guests...throw open the doors!"

Throughout all of the realms, the doors are thrown open. Green smoke floods in and all of the flames go out, plunging each room into darkness. Then...the scuttling. The sound of the creatures of unimaginable horror, scuttling through the rooms. Their breathing is heavy and as they open and close their mouths, a sickly squelching sound is made. They reach their prey...certain contestants are screaming, others begging. Others appear to not care. But eventually, they all make the same sound. Screams...

Elsewhere is a space outside of reality but still in existence...

Papillon Noir is slowly reconstituted. She is in a world of colors. It is black, but everywhere around her are swirling colors. Some flashing by, some lingering. There doesn't seem to be an up or down, a ground or the sky, yet she remains in the same spot. She looks beside her and sees Bwind22 and Scouse Mac. They see her too. She tries to speak to them but for some reason, no sound comes out. There is a very bright flash, then a large eye appears in front of them. It blinks and as it does, the iris changes from red to yellow. The familiar voice rumbles through the strange place.

"Welcome, survivors of the realms. Now, the real challenge starts..."








The three survivors, you will all now be sent a PM to make sure that you know the new situation. The next challenge will be tougher than anything from the realms, so be ready. It will be posted on Wednesday along with all of the new rules.