In Game: Survive or Be Killed

4: OUTSIDE OF THE PALACE'S WALL

The place was filled with a thick smoke covering your eye sight. Because of the smoke, it will hard for you to breathe. Ashtria covered her nose while walking and passing through the people. This place were for commoners where only poor people live. 

"Mom, I'm so hungry!"

"What is that! I give you a lot of money just so you can join that game and at least have some food and this what you give to me!? Your body with a broken leg!?"

"Hey! That's enough y'all are so noisy, go to sleep don't you see that I am working!?"

People are screaming and yelling towards each other. Blaming and killing people in secret to rob their money because in killing and torturing people are now legal. Ashtria saw too many people suffering and most of them are now lying down on the ground with their dead body. This place was called the Triadrial Kingdom, the place next to the kingdom where Ashtria live. 

The country where she was born has changed a lot, in their history books it was called the country P which is now called the "Archains Countrial" where the people living here were called "Archainians". When the Archains Countrial first joined in a game which is commonly called ‘In Game’ is a poor country but because of Ashtria’s grandpa's grandpa, and the other people who won the International Game, the Archain Countrial is currently in the Top 6 as the strongest country in the world.

This country also had six palaces. Formerly ruled by her dad is called the “Creshtian Kingdom” other people living here are prosperous because of her dad’s help. Next to it is the "Triadrial Kingdom" as to what she can see, the king and queen of this palace did not even have a little concern about their citizens. 

As she walked, there she saw a small hotel and is enough for her money to spend the night here. She went inside and walk towards the woman she saw who's been standing looking at her. 

"One room," Ashtria said to the woman in front of her. 

The woman raised an eyebrow at her, she also looked at her from head to toe. Ashtria took a bag containing gold and silver that her dada had given her before she leave at their nipa house. Ashtria dropped six pieces of silver. 

" Four silver more," She spoke after taking the six silver that Ashtria had given. Ashtria blinked and took out four pieces of silver and then the woman gave her room number and its key.

"Do you have any clothes there?" Ashtria asked as she look around. The woman left and after a few minutes she was now carrying  bag loaded of clothes. 

"Eighteen silver," the woman said and put the cloth at the table. Ashtria’s eyes widen as she heard what the woman has said to her. She dropped eighteen pieces of silver and then immediately took the cloth and left.

She was going upstairs when she saw a woman being beaten by men. She wanted to help her but she would also be in danger so she just kept going upstairs and look for her room. While walking, she saw someone taller than her but thinner guy looking for something.

"What are you doing?" Ashtria ask him making the guy startled and looked away.

"N-nothing, sorry," he stammered and immediately jump at the window to escape. Ashtria watched him leave and  saw that he was holding a red dagger. Ashtria just shrugged her shoulders and continued walking.

Ashtria finally saw her room and immediately enter. She look around at the small room and saw that there was a little comfort room inside. She decided to take a bath and after that she got dress. 

The cloth that the woman gave her earlier was color black. It was a sleeveless shirt and black shorts with a pouch where she could put the gun. She set the shoe aside and started to lie down.

She looked around once more at her room and saw a dagger pouch so she took it and put the dagger there that she had taken earlier from a man. She put it on the table and jump at the bed. 

While looking at the ceiling and thinking about something, she suddenly felt her body was tired and both her eyes are now starting to close until she fell asleep. 

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The next morning, she woke up early to travel again. She wear her cloak again to hide her identity because someone might knew about her at the Triadrial Palace, she need to be careful. 

"This is the key," Ashtria said and gave her the key. The woman first look at her with a deep gaze and later on she took the key and put it on the drawer. 

Before could Ashtria take a step, the woman speak suddenly which made herself turn around and look at her confusedly. 

"If you want to go far away, don't just leave alone. Have someone you can trust and rely on. It's dangerous to go outside especially if you don't have any experience in fighting, the life outside is much more dangerous than you imagine,” the woman stated which made Ashtria confused. How does this woman knew that she is not that have much experience about fighting? Ashtria just shook her head and didn’t bother what the woman has said to her. 

She left the small hotel and continue to walk. Just the same as yesterday, people are screaming, shouting, yelling and blaming. Kids are already know how to hurt others physically, there are people stealing money. 

“This kingdom sure is chaotic,” Ashtria murmured to herself. As she walk, she suddenly heard someone speaking and mentioned her name. She quickly hide from the walls and tried to hear what the people says. 

The new king of her former kingdom already take an action to catch her. She needed to get out of the Triadrial Kingdom before could these guys found her here, she didn’t think that the new king’s underlings are faster than she thought. Maybe it is because they track her down here using their advance technologies. 

She slowly leave away from the place. While she was walking, she heard someone screaming and yelling for help. She took a glance on them and there she saw big men kicking and punching two people. Even though there are people are passing by, they didn’t even tried to help the two.