A Deadly Game

TRICKSTER smiled as he watched the life faded from the man’s eyes. Mortals were interesting, they were so weak and fragile, but yet they would fight like hell to live.

"TRICKSTER!" the god Ophieus boomed
That wiped the smile of his face.
"TRICKSTER!!"

Trickster quickly rushed to the throne room. The throne room, wasn’t really a room at all. It was this large platform with a roof, but with poles all around. It was shaped like a Greek temple.

There were no doors and the pillars were spaced far apart from each other. The spring breeze blew fallen leaves across the floor. Two torches of fire were on either side of the god’s throne.

Trickster walked up. He bowed so low, his hat almost touched the ground. "How may I serve thee?" he said.

"You can serve me by telling me why this mortal," Ohpieus waved his hand over one of the torches, making the man’s face appear in the glow of the fire. "is dead."

"Someone killed him?" he answered.
"Don’t be smart with me! I know you killed him, traces of your magic were found imprinted on his skin! You will not do this again or I will strip you of your powers and I will send you to live with the mortals. Understand!!"

"Of course my lord Ohpieus," Trickster responded through gritted teeth, "It won’t happen again,"
Trickster stalked out. He devised a plan. He could do it again, he just had to make sure that his magic wasn’t found on the victim. He would create something to do his work for him. He could start with the world-wide-web.

Katy switched on the computer. She would finally be able to that new chat-online website her friends were talking about now that she convinced her parents that it was safe. She started up her account.
YOU HAVE ONE NEW FRIEND REQUEST.
TRICKSTER-809
ACCEPT DECLINE
It said on the screen. She clicked accept. Chatting online was about getting to know new people anyway. So it was safe, no one could find out where she lived.

TRICKSTER-809: Hello

KATY-RULES: Hello

TRICKSTER-809: What is your name?

KATY-RULES: Katy

Was it okay to put her real name online, she was sure it was, because there had to be a million other Katys.

TRICKSTER-809 Hello Katy, my name is Trickster, would you like to play a game?

KATY-RULES: Sure. How do you play?

TRICKSTER-809: You will be mailed four wooden boxes. The four ghosts of the four elements will visit you and try to take your soul. You have to try to capture them in the boxes, just open the box when they come at you, and they will be trapped. Each time one of them is trapped, a piece of paper will appear in the box with a riddle written on it. Piece together the four riddles and solve the puzzle. If you fail to do this you will die. You have one week. Good luck. Your life depends on it.

Katy read this. Fear gripped her heart.

KATY-RULES: Who are you? What do you mean? This isn’t funny!

TRICKSTER-809 –Logged off.