Not much is known about this world other than it is filled with more terror than any mind can imagine and horrific creatures that could drive a sane man mad. However, it also holds a powerful promise, for the more you delve into its dark abyss, the more powerful you become.

You are Marcus, a male human Monster Hunter in the world of Alarathos. You are the apprentice of the great Heroess Rania. You have trained your entire life to become a powerful warrior and to one day become a great hero like your master. You have learned to use the sword, bow and staff. You have come to Elympios to enter the local coliseum and fight for fame and glory.
Your adventure begins when you walk into the main stadium.
"I'm Marcus and I'm here to fight!" you say.

> You look around.
You are in a massive coliseum. The size of the stadium is equivalent to ten soccer fields. There is a row of metal gates near the top of the stadium that leads to the seats.

> You look at opponent.
You opponent is a huge, green beast. It looks like a giant cave troll, but much more muscular and taller. It stands on two feet like a human does, but its hands evolved into huge, horrible claws.

> You stab beast.
You charge your sword with dark lightning and stab the troll in the throat. You [DATA EXPUNGED] it.

> You say "yay"
You yell out in jubilation. Your master smiles and touches your shoulder.
"You have done well, Marcus," she says.
"Could have done it without you," a rough voice says.

> You look around to find source of voice.
You turn your head to the left and see a man in black coat, black trousers and black formal shoes, holding a silver sword with a dark cloud enveloping it. His face is stern, almost emotionless.

> You say "hello"
"Hello," you say. "I do not believe we have been introduced. I am Marcus, fresh off the ship from Delerg."
"I am Trelik," the man says.

> You say "What brings you here, trelik?"
"I came to see a fight," Trelik says.
"I didn't know there would be fights today," you say. "I wouldn't want to miss an important mission for the kingdom."

> You say "What do you want from me?"
"Nothing," Trelik says. "I'm just here to watch. But you, you're new here, right? You just arrived on the ship?"
"Yes," you say.
"Hmm."

> You say "Well, I must go now."
"Yes," Trelik says. "I must go as well. I came here to see a fight, and they still haven't started yet. I'm bored out of my mind up here."

> You leave stadium.
You walk out of the stadium, leaving Trelik to his boredom.

> You look around at the city.
Just outside the stadium is a large, stone plaza. To the left (your right) is a tall building made out of black stone, which contains a large statue of a warrior on horseback wielding a sword.

> You examine warrior statue.
Statue: A huge statue of a warrior, holding sword and horse, standing on horse. The statue is nearly life-sized, the warrior being around 15 feet tall, the horse around 10.

> You look around the plaza.
The statue depicts a warrior holding a sword in one hand and a horse combat stick in the other.

> You exit plaza.
To your left is a low stone wall, topped with barbed wire. The wire fence is electrified.
To your right are the tall buildings of the city, with small watchtowers at intervals along the top.

> You look for source of electricity.
You find the source of the power in the statues and notice that there are three buttons on the throne, atop which sits the statue.

> You read button labels.
The first button says "Light" and has a picture of an old-fashioned torch.
The second button says "Sound" and has a picture of a loudspeaker.
The third button says "Self Destruct"

> You go back to plaza.
You turn around and leave the statues to go back into the plaza.
You find a notice board with a list of jobs on it.

> You enter stadium.
You walk into a small, metal building and find yourself in a room with several doors and a few dozen ticketing booths. Between these are stands selling food and drink.

> You exit the stadium.
You find yourself in a dark stone corridor. Stone steps descend into darkness in front of you.
You chance down the stone steps into darkness.