What would it feel like if a world took a collective breath? What about if the entire world stopped breathing at the same time?
How many times had they watched this first round play out? How many times had they seen armies of tens of thousands completely wiped out in a matter of seconds?
The population of Earth had already taken an enormous dip. Due to the Trial, they lost vast swaths of the male population. In an instant, over half the men on Earth sentenced themselves to death just by clicking [Yes].
Women were luckier in this aspect, or at least more tempered with their actions. And yet, the Earth still lost over 30% of them in what felt like a flashing instant.
In that instant, no matter what happened, no matter what changed, the Earth lost half of its population.
But the Trial… the Trial had just been the beginning.