[The_Author]

The night was still. Creatures were silent, trees didn't shake and shiver in the wind. It was as if the entire world was holding it's breath. That was the night that it arrived. He didn't wake anything. e didn't disturb anything. He just stood there. Stood in front of one house. But that stare must have had something odd about it, for it woke the occupant. And his life would be changed forever.
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V, the house owner rose from his bed. He didn't know why, he just did. His feet walked. He could stop them if he wanted to, but he didn't. Down the stairs and to the front door. He opened it, and there was a man there. Staring at him. Usually that was the kind of thing that would get you to stop walking, but he didn't. He didn't know why he was did it, he just did. And when the man explained his intentions, he thought they were mad. Any other time he would have said no. But he didn't. He didn't know why he agreed. He just did.

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The occupants of the town, who happened to all work for the same company awoke as normal. The brushed their teeth. They had a shower and had their breakfast. But there was something not right. Each of them knew it in the back of their minds. It was like when you go into a room and some thing's missing, but you can't quite put your finger on it. They got their mail and thought nothing of it as they opened their envelopes. Each letter was hand written and they all had the same message.

Greetings inhabitants of HDC,

In my journeys between the darkside and the netherworlds, I have chanced upon this little place and chosen it as the venue of my mission.

You all have been chosen to represent HDC in the first ever HDC BATTLE ROYALE. All of you have invitations in your hands, and those of you who choose to accept this prestigious challenge will be drafted in. My apprentice, __V__, will explain the rules if you choose to accept and also be your esteemed host through the Battle Royale, which will finish in crowning one of you as HDC Battle Royale King/Queen.

To accept, please simply leave this letter on your front door mat.

They all knew it was strange, but then again, they all liked the idea of something new. The town of HDC had become dull and lust less in the last few months and they all needed excitement. So, some of them decided to take up the challenge. They knew it was risky, but still, they couldn't stop themselves.
But as each laid it on their doormat, something incredible happened. But not the kind of incredible you get when you open the present you've been hinting at from christmas. The kind of incredible you get when someone's just stolen something out of your pocket without you knowing. It's terrible, but you have to admire it at the same time.

The second their letter hit their door mat, two men dressed entirely in black appeared from nowhere. They seemed to just jump from thin air. There were struggles with some, some were so shocked they stood their frozen, and others had been kind of expecting it. Either way, nobody got free of them. And one by one, more people turned up.

One of them, neverending woke up. He looked next to him and in some other, scrawny, torn up hammocks were murderdoll, The Mothman, Phalanx, ferretchucker, elvis_christ, Doc Faustus, Jenna26, fortunato and VampiricClown.
All fast asleep but the looked fit and well. They were in a small, dark room. The walls looked weak. They were covered in cobwebs, sheets of cloths, and pieces of metal. On one wall there was a shelf. It had a few pots and pans on it, a kettle, equipment to make a fire and eating utensils. None of them looked hygienic and he suspected they would break before long. In the centre of the back wall, there was a small fridge and a small cupboard. He looked in the cupboard and it was full of rice and pots of soup. In the fridge there were a few bottles of milk. He was regretting joining this thing already. He just hoped he see it to the end...