Matthew 8 votes
Dewi 9 votes
*DEWI IS ELIMINATED.
Matthew and Dewi stood erect and unmoving, each with a prideful face, each confident he was the victor.
A tall dark woman ascends the podium. ‘Voting for round 1 has ended,’ she announces. A sheet of paper is presented to her. The two competitors take in a deep breath, their chests expanding.
‘The victor is,’ she pauses, consulting the sheet again, ‘Matthew, with 8 votes. Dewi is eliminated.’
Dewi eyes widened as his competitor breathed out a sigh of relief. Matthew was escorted away from the floor. ‘No!” he started. ‘No! There’s gotta be some sort of mistake! I can’t have been eliminated over—’ he points at Matthew accusingly, ‘that!’
The woman turned to her side and retrieved a long polished black pipe. Her fingers reached into the neckline of her dress and pulled out a small silver dart. Dewi’s eyes fell onto the dart. ‘No, please,’ he pleaded. ‘I don’t wanna die. I don’t—’
He gasped, hands grasping at his neck. The top of a small dart could be seen protruding from his neck. Dewi emitted a series of gargled, choking sounds as he clawed at his own throat. Then, seconds later, he collapsed backward, eyes rolling upward.
The woman gave a bored wave to the side. Two suited men appeared and began to drag Dewi’s dead body away.