Story Reader / Collab / Blazing Simulacrum / Story
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She's now only seven squares away from the finish line.
DEAD MASTER follows closely behind, yet she's still one round away from catching up.
If all goes well, she'll reach the finish line first, ensuring that the black side won't lose by having all its pieces eliminated early.
The real test comes next, when she has to simultaneously confront both DEAD MASTER and the "Knight" from the white side.
Companions...
She recalls the image of a white-haired girl carrying an odachi, someone who, for some reason, hasn't joined the game since entering the castle.
Now's not the time to think about that...
Her dice lights up, rolling a "6".
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She looks at the number silently for a long while, her expression somewhat resigned.
Such bad luck...
She was so close, just a single point away.
With a sigh, she takes a step forward.
Her footsteps echo down the long corridor, the finish line in sight, but she is forced to stop just short of it.
And just as she steps on the final square...
A white halo spreads from beneath her feet, plunging everything around into darkness.
She's triggered an "event."
The card showing a castle flips, revealing the image of two crossed black swords.
It's a "battle."
She steadies her breath, hand resting on the long sword at her waist.
This is...
An endless wilderness under a leaden sky.
This is the "battlefield."
Countless figures emerge in the distance, surrounding her.
They are her "enemies."
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Here is where her "conflict" begins.
