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Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game Chapter 147
Perhaps it was the sudden rain storm that cut off their path to the triads, or maybe it was Corey's inability to sleep that caused him to agree to Yumiko's idea of a sleepover game. He really had his regrets the second she pulled out the animal onesies fro everyone to wear. Corey wished he could not only retract his words, but that he could retract himself. He probably should have said no when she cornered him and told him he was going to be her favorite panda. He also should have said no when she suckered him with some adorable antics into baking cookies. God-damn it he should have said no tany things, and yet he didn't. Corey found that he fell for the oldest trick in the book. And it was all due to Yumiko. She used a trick he never suspected. When it came to the cookies, she said she would bake them herself. Then Corey saw her almost cut herself so he had to offer her a hand. Then he discovered she couldn't do anything so he did it all by himself. The onesie was the worst. She
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game Chapter 148
Mikayla gathered a more cookies onto the plate before she told Corey the answer. "The king will fall, you're correct about that being the missing word. But the domino fell twenty years ago when it first appeared. Killing millions of people. The only person who survived went into it, and he never returned. The triads are uncharted lands, they appear in the sky unexpectedly and they're given names based on the stars around them at night. They form a triangle. Imagine three islands just appearing above your head out of nowhere, you would freak out too.""If the domino fell, then why is this one called a domino as well? Oh right the stars." She nodded. "Yep, some of them are given the same names. So if the king will fall, then that means we need to search the king first. Whenever they fall, they destroy things. They they remain unexplored because people are afraid. We need to wait for the news of the king's fall, before we do anything.""That sounds about right. But Is that where I'll fi
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game Chapter 149
Arriving at the triads would have been a good idea if they were on the undead Luna. Because the king's island hadn't fallen yet. By Mikayla's suggestion, they returned to her ship to watch it. Corey was taking notes of the triads and how the triangle they seemed to form something weird at the center. At first the thought they formed a triangle, but now that he could see the shapes from a farther point. He was seeing more than just a triangle. The land beneath the king was an evacuated city. They were prepared for any of the triads to drop, so the very second it appeared, the leaders started to clear their people. Corey drew a sketch of the triad, sketching the crown of the king. And the dominos. They just had to wait for the drop to happen. Corey sat on the deck for two days. Only stepping out to bathe, and use the bathroom. His breathing was laboured, and his eyes were tired. But he was determined to get the next clue by watching the king fall. Sketching some more, Corey received a
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game 150: i think I know him
"Welcome to the sentient ship. The king's triad. All life forms aboard this ship must be of the a specific sentinel, or else….." the robotic voice ends, and Corey drags Yumiko away from the screen. She had pushed something that he didn't see, he just hoped that the AI that spoke to her wouldn't report them or anything like that. Corey wanted to know so badly, why the entire ship looked like it had gone through war. The busted wires sparked, and sent little bits of raw electricity. Corey had to keep Yumiko away from touching them because she thought they were shiny. They heard a sound that made them stop. The sound of creature moving through the vents. Corey grabbed a small record player that he found on the floor, and pulled Yumiko into an empty room. Right before he heard metal on metal clanging. The sound came from the creature jumping out of the vents and Corey just knew it. He didn't need to be told. He pressed his back against the door, and NewAge was on full alert. The creatu
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game 151: Restoring toby
There were a few situations where Corey's head has frozen because he couldn't process what he was seeing and this was undoubtedly one of them. Corey stepped towards the creature, not believing it could be his friend. But it had his friends eyes. And Corey had a really good memory. Every detailed piece of a person was stored in his brain like a catalog. He remembered the eyes, but the rest was definitely sentient. Which meant Toby no longer existed. There was no way Erogo would have such incompetent people. How can you fail at the simplest of jobs? Reprogramming a brain. In the human terms they called it manipulation. Corey took another step and the sentient backed up. That got his attention. Maybe he was wrong and the creature could actually had Toby's mindset. That would mean the woman on the recorder failed at deleting his emotions. The creature turned, and lumbered off. Corey was left standing, watching the empty trail. "We should continue moving." He said, not wasting any tim
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game 152: Crash
Toby talked while Corey led them in a search to find the exit. The ship wasn't as busted as you'd think. It looked that way for the most part but the further they were, the cleaner it got. Corey felt no matter how smart he was, Erogo would always have some mystery that he couldn't explain. For example the triads. What was their purpose? Why kill millions of humans? What is the point?Corey wanted to figure that out. But each thought weighed on his brain. Giving him a migraine instead of answers. Blowing out a small gust of air he finally asked Toby to explain what happened. The tale didn't explain or clear any of the confusion. "I was playing that new game. The lock keeper, I'm not sure if you heard about it or not before you died but there were rumors circulating it. Still, it was a popular game and I wanted to be a part of the hype. I wanted to be able to gain some money streaming a game play of it. I should have learned from all the dead people and bad reputation that it had. Mos
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game Chapter 153
Toby could list one very striking thing about Corey that made him believe he was BG every time he saw it. Without thinking, Corey would turn into a blank canvas. It was disturbing. When the ship started and he felt them ascend he was terrified, he wanted to run away as quick as he could but he held the seat belt hoping it wouldn't just snap and send hi. To his death. His eyes managed to turn to Corey the second an AI announced that the ship was descending. He freaked. So we're several others. Corey looked empty. Like the thought of death and falling didn't startle anything in his chest which was even more worrisome. Toby had to wonder if the gamer was insane. Then he recalled a horror game they'd played together. How everyone screamed when they got scared. He watched Corey's character as he was approached by the demon lady. BG's mic was on but toby didn't hear a scream. In fact, Corey made a little sound that was close to a yawn. Fitting his expression into that yawn was the final
Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game 154: Worry
Erogo took a step out into the sun, watching the empty water below. He had spent years orchestrating the perfect plan. The perfect plan, he repeated to himself. Now that plan stood at a chance of being ruined and he was angry. Every day Corey felt still had the ability to breathe Erogo wanted to go directly to him and just kill him. That was all he could think about. Anger was his only motivation. What used to be bliss, what kind of fuckin god loses to a mortal? He kept throwing that question to himself. He had calculated everything. Every single detail. He'd searched up how the most players won the game, and yet somehow he lost. That was what worried him.Corey had done it effortlessly. He'd done it without even knowing. While the kid might believe that he was nothing special, Erogo would beg to differ. He had bamboozled the smartest, the strongest, you name it. He'd always won each challenge. But Corey broke that streak and now the doubt had entered his mind. He just needed a sec
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