Chapter 16 - Don't Stop

[The situation in Runner's Up just went from bad to worse...Not only is Nihonshu participating in a game he never played before but he is the only one that knows what to expect at Higher Palace.Information like that is very crucial for the Western Rebels.If Yoshio wants to save his mother,Nihonshu must survive the game...]

Rinku: ''This is bad guys...If we want to rescue Sabrina and Yoshio's mother,Nihonshu has to survive this game...The only problem is that he has never played this game before...''
''Guys..??''

Directly opposite from Yoshio and Tomoki was a woman who was so heavily intoxicated with alcohol that she was showing off her ankles

Yoshio and Tomoki: ''WHORE!!!!''

Rinku: ''I regret joining this gang...Ohhh Sabrina my love..I hope we shall rejoin in heaven cause with the way things are going..I just might be there sooner than you think''

Tomoki: ''Relax 'Black Eyes',Nihonshu got this.He will win this game and we will be good to go''

Rinku: ''Listen here 'Lousy Aim' I-''

James: ''SILENCE!!! The game is about to start"

Yoshio: ''About to start??What even is the rules??How do you play??''

James: ''The game is called 'Last Breath' It-''

Yoshio: ''Wait shouldn't you be explaining it to the audience so they know what it is''

James: ''Nah,don't bother.They just want to bet and have a show to watch.Anyway... where was I?Oh yes! The game is called 'Last Breath' and it is a very simple game.The rules are as follows...There are 20 hunters each on a horse.They have a flag attached to them.It is Nihonshu's job to chase down all the hunters and capture the flags before his time is up.If he fails to do so..The punishment is...Death!!''
''Nihonshu starts on his feet without a horse,he has 1 hour to capture all the flags.The hunters however have 2 choices...They can either run and hide in the buildings located in the arena or they can try and kill Nihonshu..''

Tomoki: ''Why is the game called 'Last Breath'...''

James: ''Why?? It's quite simple really...Nihonshu is not allowed to rest or stop moving until the timer runs out...''

Rinku: ''THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!! YOU CAN'T EXPECT HIM TO BE CONSTANTLY MOVING WITHOUT CATCHING A BREAK!! THAT'S UNFAIR!!''

James: ''LIFE'S UNFAIR SO DEAL WITH IT IMPERFECT VISION!!''
''Oh and one more thing while we are at it.If Nihonshu loses or dies...All of you dies...''

All 3 of the Western Rebels: ''WHAT!!''

''That's right folks...For just one person!! Get 3 other people killed for free!!THAT'S RIGHT FREE!!! Kill 1,get the other 3 dead as well!!''

[What in the blazers are you doing?]

''I felt lonely...I never had a chance to say something for so long...''

[Well the story isn't about you!! No one cares for you're dumbass]

''I see how it is...No respect :( .ME...THE AUTHOR...''

[JUST CONTINUE WITH THE STORY!!]

''KILL YOURSELF''

James: ''ALRIGHT EVERYBODY!! PLEASE PLACE YOUR BETS IF YOU THINK NIHONSHU WILL SURVIVE OR NOT!!!''

Yoshio: ''I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A BET'''

James: ''You?? Please...What could you possibly offer?''

Yoshio: ''It seems quite unfair that if Nihonshu dies,we die as well.Let's make a bet or wait better yet..Let's make a deal...If Nihonshu loses,you can have our lives BUT if Nihonshu wins,you have to give us back our weapons...''

James: ''That's it?? No freedom,no money?? You just want your weapons back?''

Yoshio: ''Well if we are going to play your games then we need to atleast have our weapons''

'The Dealer' was quite surprised by the offer Yoshio proposed but seeing how he had the advantage,he agreed to Yoshio's offer.James Thorne knew that this game was impossible to beat.For him it felt like the Western Rebels was walking right into his trap.

James: ''You got yourself a deal.'''

The game was about to start...The fate of the Western Rebels lives rest on the back of Nihonshu.He had no weapons,no horse and was low on energy.It was do or die...

The referee raised the pistol and BANG!! The game has begun,Nihonshu immediately started moving as he feared he would get shot even if he stood still for one second.About half of the hunters started to run towards him,firing bullets,aiming to kill him.Nihonshu moved across the buildings located in the centre of the arena so the bullets would not be able to hit him.He needed to get on a horse fast as he feared his stamina would not be able to last for another minute.Nihonshu wanted to grab one of the hunter's horse but it would be too difficult due to all of them running in a pack,there was no way for him to capture one flag.

Fate was not too kind to Nihonshu.He was unable to grab a horse for 30 minutes...Each time he tried to get close to a hunter,another hunter would shoot him out of the blue.Time was running out,Nihonshu had no stamina,no energy and no will power left.His vision was going blurry due to the lack of food and water.Unfortunately one of the hunters noticed this and used his rope to grab Nihonshu by the neck.Nihonshu was dragged across the whole arena by the neck.Hitting and destroying many objects along the way.

Yoshio: ''Damn...His neck must be made out of steel''

Nihosnhu knows if he tries to grab on to something,the force will cause the rope to tighten thus breaking his neck.He tries his hardest to dodge the bullets fired at him by the hunters.All hope seemed lost until....

*Light bulb above his head*

He pulls out a bottle of alcohol from his jacket.He smashes the bottle on the floor and with the broken glass piece he cuts the rope around his neck.He is free,he ends up grabbing onto the same rope and with all his strength left,he pulls down the hunter with the horse..He grabs the flag from the hunter and jumped onto the horse,ready to chase down the hunters.

Nihonshu: ''Thank God for Alcohol"

With only 20 minutes left,the remaining hunters start running away from him,trying to stop him at any means possible.Unfortunately for the them..It did not work.Nihonshu started chasing all of the hunters 1 by 1,capturing each flag until there was only one hunter left.There was 1 minute left and the last hunter was hiding in the arena.The seconds were going by fast,Nihonshu's time was limited.All of the Western Rebels lives were on the line...In this moment,Nihonshu remains calm and chooses not to panic as he believes that the more a person panics and overthinks,the more unclear his/her goal becomes.Nihonshu does laps around the whole arena,double checking,even triple checking to locate where the last hunter is.30 seconds left,dust particles all around the air,that's how much running Nihonshu did.The dust accumulation in the arena was so intense that suddenly out of the blue,the hunter sneezed...

Nihonshu immediately stopped and turned around,facing the direction of the hunter.His eyes locked on the hunter,Nihonshu charged at the hunter with all his speed.Only 10 seconds remaining,time was against Nihonshu.Will he be able to save the Western Rebels,is this the end for his life? Just when he felt hope again after 10 years...Was it all for nothing?

Nihonshu grabbed the rope attached to his horse and swung it in the direction of the hunter,wrapping around his neck,pulling him with such strength towards him that his neck broke.Nihonshu picked up the flag with 1 second left on the timer.The game was over.

[Nihonshu won]