Paintball Media Magazine April 2021 April 2021 | Page 26

Photo by John Amodea
The newest addition to the Bones and Ashes players party was an instant hit , literally and metaphorically . Men and women of all ages took their chance to grab that elusive ball , evade the enemy barrage and fire that guided rubber missile right to the enemy face just to hear a very specific sound , a sound that childhood nightmares are made of in the school gymnasium . After the dodgeball war the players jumped at the chance to give their side an advantage . Earlier in the evening some special glowing vials were “ strategically ” placed around the field for players to locate , whichever team to locate the most was given side choice and some pregame points . After all the excitement of seeing paintball family , in what seems like forever , and the on-field chaos , players stole away for some muchneeded rest . A good night ’ s sleep is just what they will need because their chaos was just beginning !
Day one started off on a brisk North Carolina morning with an electric , heavy atmosphere , players were very aware of how many showed up to fight . As the combatants were readying themselves for battle the anticipation weighed heavy on their shoulders . Ceres Metals , Corean Consortium were in a land grab for precious materials , they were ready to stack as many bodies as they could to attain their goal and assert their dominance , both knowing that
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