Page 2 of The Hunt: Emerald

The crowd bows their heads. The Alphas snarl their devotions, and we Omegas… well, I don’t think anyone cares what the fuck we do. But I can’t help but send out silent words of hate to them and be glad they are not here for this Hunt. I hear when they disappear, the Hunt’s attendance lessens, but every few hundred years, or so they will pop back up and change things for the worse, making things even more savage than they already are. I pray to the Source that the Demon Kings remain wherever they are.

Rumors state they were recently born on one of the Earths inhabited by humans. I can only imagine the malice in them, being born into a world dominated by the beings the Demon Kings despise the most.Nothing but calamity, death, and destruction follow every time they return.

After seventy seconds of silence, the Administrator unrolls a scroll and his voice rings out:

“Hear the Seven Rules of the Hunt as ordered by our Kings!”

She reads them slow, each word heavy and a punch in the gut:

ANYTHING GOES.

Alphas may kill other Alphas or Omegas without penalty. Any Omega may kill an Alpha?—

She pauses reading the rules, a low humiliating chuckle on her lips, and the crowd laughs with her, as if stating how ridiculous the very line in the rule is, and of course she’s right… because that’s not how things normally go. But this time will be different…there has never been an Omega who has even killed an Alpha during the Hunt or won it, but I plan to change both those narratives.She clears her throat.

“Any who…” she continues on

All beings within the Hunt arena are able to kill and be killed. Bloodshed isexpected, encouraged, and honored. No grievance shall be heard for the dead.

OMEGAS ARECLAIMED BY RIGHT OF CAPTURE.

Any Omega caught may be used howevertheAlpha sees fit… body, bond, or otherwise. Consent is not required once captured. All acts are legal within the Hunt.

NO LEAVING THE GROUNDS.

All participants, whether Alpha or Omega, who cross beyond the Hunt’s designated boundaries, shall be executed. No exceptions.

THE HUNT LASTS SEVEN DAYS.

The Hunt begins at thefirst horn blast and endsat sunset on the seventh day, after the final horn. No Alpha may claim victory, no Omegamayclaim freedom, and no prizes will be awarded before theseventh day ends and the eighth horn blows.

If anAlpha delivers a live Omega to the checkpoint before sunset on the final day, they must remain inside the checkpoint with their claim until the Hunt ends to be declared victor.

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