▁in ▁love , ▁even ▁as ▁they ▁realize ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁End er ' s ▁Game ▁( short ▁story ) ▁▁ ▁This ▁story ▁begins ▁as ▁End er ▁is ▁made ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Dragon ▁Army ▁at ▁Battle ▁School , ▁an ▁institution ▁designed ▁to ▁make ▁young ▁children ▁into ▁military ▁command ers ▁against ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁enemy . ▁Arm ies ▁are ▁groups ▁of ▁students ▁that ▁fight ▁mock ▁batt les ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁Room , ▁a ▁null ▁gravity ▁environment , ▁and ▁are ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁" to ons ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁End er ' s ▁genius ▁in ▁leadership , ▁Dragon ▁Army ▁domin ates ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁nin ete enth ▁consecutive ▁victory , ▁End er ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁his ▁Army ▁is ▁being ▁broken ▁up ▁and ▁his ▁to on ▁leaders ▁made ▁command ers ▁in ▁their ▁turn , ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁transferred ▁to ▁Command ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁stage ▁of ▁his ▁education . ▁ ▁Here , ▁veter an ▁Maz er ▁R ack ham ▁tut ors ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁space ▁battle ▁sim ulator . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁to on ▁leaders ▁serve ▁under ▁him ▁once ▁more . ▁ ▁Once ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁sim ulator , ▁they ▁fight ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁what ▁Maz er ▁tells ▁them ▁are ▁mock ▁batt les ▁against ▁a ▁computer - control led ▁enemy . ▁ ▁End er ' s ▁team ▁wins ▁again ▁and ▁again , ▁finally ▁destroy ing ▁a ▁planet ▁that ▁the ▁enemy ▁fleet ▁seems