Andron - The Black Labyrinth Page #2

chancellor Gordon.

No!

Wait!

I want to have a word with her.

I still haven't figured out

what you did to my system

or how you pulled it off.

Anita, I don't like traitors.

You're the traitor, Adam!

You betrayed the network!

Ah, betrayal is

such a subjective term.

Anyway, I'm glad you

have your memory back.

Tell me how you

inverted the process.

You know what, Adam?

Go f*** yourself!

Tell me why the others

are unstable.

You know I don't like secrets,

and you know how this will end.

Don't make me hurt you

more than necessary.

I'm sorry, Adam.

78 seconds to link up.

Okay.

We'll finish this later.

No. No.

No. No!

No! No!

These are the same symbols.

We saw them before, remember?

Yeah, on that wall.

So why is this on our neck?

There's 10 of them.

There's 10 of us.

There were 10 of us.

One each.

The contenders are engaged,

puzzle established.

Various elements

are being linked up.

Now let's see if they can figure

out how to put them all together.

As you know,

we're missing a contender,

but not to worry.

She'll be back.

Now is the time

for commemoration.

Unfortunately we've

already had our first fall,

killed by a coward

who deserves the same fate,

but that's not up to me.

Andron decides.

So honor to her.

Honor to her.

Honor to her!

Honor to her!

Honor to her!

Honor to her!

Honor to her!

Honor to her!

Honor to her.

Honor to her.

Honor to her.

Honor to her.

Honor to her!

Does this make any sense to you?

No.

Doesn't match yours.

It doesn't match yours either.

But even if we do

link it to one of us,

then what?

Freeze!

You're under arrest!

I was a cop.

Now I remember.

Before this, I was a cop.

I knew there was a reason

I didn't like you.

What kind of cop?

Network police.

The network?

The network,

the nine corporations.

After the big catastrophe,

the nine corporations

took over the planet...

25 years ago.

We don't know what caused it,

but it killed

over 9 billion people.

A handful of people

now own everything.

Everyone else is starving.

You have no idea

the things I had to do.

Slavery is legal in my world.

They're all slaves,

at least 2 billion of them.

So what year

do you think it is now?

Bullshit,

all of it.

So then why are we all here?

I don't know.

I was working a case.

This is yours.

Contender's DNA identified.

Realize the truth.

Hey.

What's wrong?

I... I...

Nothing.

We should go.

Finally.

I thought I was going to

have to hand-deliver it.

Betting's on the up.

Don't worry about that.

I'm not worried about it.

I want to get rid of it.

Let's liven things up a little.

Be careful.

Aren't you remembering yet?

Where'd she go?

She was right behind us.

Hey!

We're not safe out in

the open like this.

You okay?

I'll tell you later.

Let's get out of here!

Go, go, go, go!

That's my girl.

Corruption.

Sh*t.

Adora!

Get those pictures back now.

I can't.

They're off the grid.

Then get them back on the grid!

Whoa. Wha...

what happened to you?

Where... I'm fine.

No!

God damn it.

You have disappointed us, Adam.

Chancellor, I can explain.

We'll be back in a minute.

I just have to reset.

You know how vital the neural

connections are to us.

I do.

Have I ever failed you before?

Something is seriously

wrong with this game.

Betting's on the rise,

which is why we cannot tolerate

blackouts of any kind.

I understand the gravity

of the situation.

It's important you remedy things

before the situation

can get out of hand.

If you fail,

there will be dire consequences.

Excellency, this is not

my first redemption game,

and I still have a few

cards up my sleeve.

Connection restored.

Adora, I think it's time

to bring in the commander.

Very well.

No.

No.

No!

What have you done?

Why?

W-what did

I do to you?

Oh. I...

wait.

Who did you bet on?

You're not like them!

You don't understand!

Y-you'll never be

like them!

Don't you understand?

No. No, the network

is corrupt.

Join us. Save yourself.

Save all of...

no!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

He got the f***ing message.

H-how did you find me?

We got lucky.

And we heard you

through the ducts.

You're off-grid.

That's why they haven't

been able to locate you.

The grid?

Yeah. First, let me

handle the conditioning.

Then I'll explain everything.

That's my tunnel.

The conditioning occurs by

walking through that tunnel.

All the memories you had

before then are erased

and new memories inserted.

Wait. Slow down.

The conditioning?

Yeah, it adapts

the players' brains

to the logic of the game,

but I managed to program

a post-induced

mnemonic return.

In English, please.

Sorry. Sorry. You'll get

your memories back.

Thank god.

Don't be so sure.

So what is this?

All this is Andron,

the quest for the contenders.

This is all a f***ing game?

Worse.

Escape, and you live.

Don't, and you die.

Hold on. Where are the others?

Two are dead.

We all got separated.

Who died?

Guy with the glasses,

the woman, cop.

What, you knew her?

Yes.

So what she said is true,

about the network and

the nine corporations.

Yeah, yes.

And the slavery?

Yes.

Jesus.

We were all slaves.

Yeah.

I have always treated

you well, haven't I?

I...

Yes, chancellor Gordon.

I've always given you

everything you've ever needed.

Yes, you have.

Then explain why you did it.

Who did you bet on?

I have something

to take care of.

Then we'll talk.

So why are we here?

You volunteered

to win the freedom

for yourselves

and for those you love.

The winner can choose

another three people

of their choice.

But the memories we all have,

they're all from

different times.

That's because every season,

Andron changes era and setting,

but the virus I uploaded

corrupts the game's database.

You work here?

I was head of the medical

division until I met the cop.

She was investigating Adam.

Adam runs the quest.

What was he being

investigated for?

He was manipulating the results.

On who lives or dies?

Yes.

F*** this.

I'm outta here.

No. No, don't!

You have nanocameras

attached to your retina.

The network transmits the images

to viewers all over the world.

What do you mean,

"all over the world"?

Yes, the... the public,

the slaves,

they view this whole

experience through your eyes.

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

You do know

that chancellor Gordon

has always lied to you,

don't you,

and that all your memories

are just a long series

of fairy tales

and that he is responsible for

your parents dying in the pits?

But you can change things

if you wish.

You no longer

have to suffer under him.

You know what

I'm offering, don't you?

Revenge.

I would say freedom.

And thank you for providing me

with the chancellor's files.

Look, let's retrace your steps

and stay off the grid.

May I?

Duck!

Come on. Let's go.

You okay?

You okay?

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, look at me.

Hey, look at me.

Hey. Hey, it's over.

It's over.

Breathe. Breathe.

Breathe.

You all know him,

last year's winner.

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