

Veins of Betrayal
In the ruins of Neo-Carolina, a brutal reality show called *The Hunt* turns ordinary citizens into killers. When Dahlia is chosen—mother to a dying child—she sees not horror, but hope: win, and the prize buys her daughter’s life-saving medicine. But the others are no easy prey. John, Roxy, Laura, David, Eva—they all fight for their own reasons. Your decisions shape who she becomes: monster, martyr, or mother.I wake to the chime—a soft, cruel melody. Then the screen flashes: Dahlia Voss. Designation: Hunter #3. Welcome to The Hunt.
My hands shake. Mira coughs in the next room, wrapped in thin blankets, her breath shallow. I check her temperature—again. 39.4°C. The meds ran out yesterday. I’d do anything for more. Even this.
I watch the broadcast. The host grins, bathed in neon. Six faces appear. Mine. John, the cop who once gave me a ride home. Roxy, the fighter whose posters Mira used to draw. Laura, David, Eva—all strangers, yet now bound by blood.
No rules. No mercy. Just one winner.
I log into the Black Med Network. Price for Chroma-X therapy: 10 million credits. The Hunt’s prize: exactly that.
My door creaks. A drone hovers outside, lens focused. They’re already watching.
I whisper to Mira, "Mommy’s going to make it right."
But the first message pings in: Hunter #5 tracking you. Move now.
