What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they'd never believe you?
-Unknown
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I do not know how long I was out for, but I felt a sensation of someone’s finger poking at both my cheeks. Feeling irritated from the massive poking, I slowly opened my eyes and looked up to see two Japanese students staring curiously at me. The two got black hair and black eyes, a common trait for Japanese. At first, I thought they were enemy spies since a certain guild like to dressed up as Japanese students in a ‘Conquest’ event from a few years ago to which my guild almost lost. However, upon closer inspection their uniform I noticed the male student is wearing white collard t-shit, black pants and black loafers while the female student is wearing white collard t-shit, a patterned skirt and black loafers.
I got up from the floor. Wait. Floor? I could’ve sworn I was in an escape pod… How the hell did I… I quickly looked around and noticed that I am currently in a room with four evenly placed pillars supporting the ceiling. There is a door in the far left. When I looked down, I saw that I am standing on top of a weird large looking symbol. I glanced to my right and saw there were other folks standing in the same exact circle. Some were crying and some were trying to comfort those who cried.
I was able to conclude that this room wasn’t a dungeon nor a prison cell since it was spacious and the white robbed folks that surrounded us wasn’t armed minus the four knights and twenty maids standing behind what I assumed to be the person in charge. I could tell he was giving us time to pull ourselves together. I decided to run a full diagnostic test to see if I have anything abnormal. I pulled up my console by subconsciously saying, ‘Console Command’. I am quite amazed that I still retain control over my menu system. Normally from the fantasy books I’ve read during my free time, I thought getting whisked away to another world would result in either blessed with a status like menu or nothing at all.
[Console Command.
Input Command…
>>>Run Full Body Diagnostic
…….
>>>Running Full Body Scan.
>>Scanning Head…
>100%
>>Scanning Arms…
>100%
>>Scanning Torso…
>100%
>>Scanning Legs…
>100%
>>Completed.
Input Command…
>>>Run System Diagnostic
….
>>>Running System Diagnostic
>>Attempting Connection to Server…
>Failed.
>>Attempting Connection to Store Menu…
>Failed.
>>Attempting Connection to Message Menu…
>Failed.
>>Attempting Connection to Inventory Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Character Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Skill Menu…
>Success
>>Attempting Connection to Guild Menu…
>Failed.
>>Attempting Connection to Squad Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Command Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Crafting Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Music Player Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Weapon Skills Menu…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Heads Up Display…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Global Map…
>Failed.
>>Attempting Connection to Local Map…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Motion Tracker…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Compass…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Health and Armor…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Weapons and Weapon Skills…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Clip and Ammo Counter…
>Success.
>>Attempting Connection to Scanner
>Success.
>>>Running Non recognizable menu code
>>Decoding...
>Success
>>Adding Additional Character Menu into pre-existing Character Menu Window.
>Status Menu added.
>>Completed.
>>>All Systems Green.]
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“Everything is green. But what is with the additional character menu?”
I whispered to myself with relief. I’ve read too many novels to get an idea that the scenario I am currently in could only happen in fiction. Frankly... I am still grasping to the reality that I am no longer in cyberspace and must adapt constantly to survive until a way home can be found.
I glanced over my character status and immediately I saw I have two ‘Character Menus’. One is the one from my game world and the other one is titled, ‘Status Menu’. I decided to check the ‘Status Menu’ first.
[Name: Alpha
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Human(OtherWorlder)
Level: 1
Class: ???
HP: 1/1
MP: 1/1
Luck: 1
Willpower: 1
Strength: 1
Vitality: 1
Intelligence: 1
Dexterity: 1
Agility: 1]
Immediately I noticed a lot of irregularities. What the heck does the crossed-out numbers along with crossed out ‘Willpower’ and ‘Vitality’ even means? Heck even my level is crossed out along with question marks on my Class section.
“Is my status broken or glitched?”
I muttered to myself. My last stop was the ‘Titles’ section and to my amazement there were already titles in it.
[Titles:
Unique Hero (Title given to hero summoned under unique circumstances) -Unique-
Humanity’s Enemy (Your decision to side with mankind’s greatest threat which prolonged the war for another two years had earned you this title) -Unique-
Sin Bearer (Your decision to carry humanity’s sin earned you this title) -Unique-
???? (Requirement: Locate the original lost idol of Pandora)
???? (Meet ???)
???? (Requirement: R?b????)
???? (Start ??? ??????????)
Digital Human (Being summoned from a digital world, you retain your game characters' characteristics) -Legendary-
Arms Master (Summoned from a world of violence, you are a master of any weapons) -Legendary-
Millionaire (Your wealth was also transported along with you) - Common-
Mercenary (You came from a family that only have loyalty to money.) -Common-]
“Ooookayy…… more irregularities. Great.”
I sighed. I got the gist as to how I can get more titles but as for the question marked ones, I am puzzled. I can read some of the letters that could possibly hint the requirement of unlocking them, but they are jumbled up which makes it difficult to crack.
I opened my default character menu.
[Name: Alpha
Title: Commander (This title will boost the morale of your troops or ally when in combat)
Rank: Rookie
Faction: Unaffiliated
Guild: Eagle Federation
Job: Vessel
Achievement:
Economists: Credits income are doubled.
Steel Talons: Successfully established contact with a rogue Steel Talons commander to unlock their faction technology.
ZOCOM: Successfully established contact with a rogue ZOCOM commander to unlock this title and this faction technology.
The Ultimate Commando: Special title given to commanders who killed two enemy commandos simultaneously on the battlefield. Can request a tactical insertion of one Commando unit anywhere on the battlefield.
MCV Guardian: Special title given to commanders who protect 150 friendly MCVs. Commanders can call in a backup MCV anywhere in the battlefield.
Super Weapon Fanatic: Construction timer for super weapons reduced by 15 minutes.
Support Power Addict: There is a 20% chance when using a support power ability, a complete reset will occur.
Natural Born Leader: Your presence will inspire courage to your troops and those around you. They will obey every order without hesitation and are resolved to fight to the last man. Should two persons holding the same title being nearby will send friendly troops into battle junkie mode.
Ghost: Footstep noise are completely reduced. Like a Grim Reaper, your opponents won’t expect you until their very last moment.
Melee Proficiency: Melee weapons are second nature to you.
Not Human: Being a summoned being from a digital world, you have better vitality and stamina. You can run longer on foot without being easily fatigued and critical wounds would not hamper your overall combat efficiency.
Commander of Another World: 50% Exp gain from enemy kills.
Last Stand: It’s nice to go out in style. Once downed, a random Super weapon will be called to your location and obliterate everything within targeted AO. Avoid this if you can.]
Hold up. What kinda of job is a ‘Vessel’? Ok. I see that I kept the achievements and the buffs. I let out a sigh of relief but immediately groaned when I saw all my hard-earned work to be kicked back down to rookie, I slammed my right fist down on the ground. In return I felt pain, a lot of pain.
“OW! This isn’t good… Everything has been reset. But I’ve still got the credits I’ve earned from the beginning when I created my online persona.”
My frustration drew the attention to a couple of folks that looked like they are still fighting in World War II. The first to come was Caucasian, probably an American…
“Soldier, you alright?” [???]
Yep definitely an American. Looking up to him I gave a thumbs up with my right hand that is still reeling in from the pain a few minutes ago.
“Here, let me help you up.” [???]
He said as he extended his hand out to which I grabbed in reply. After I was standing back up, he went back to the group where he came from. Seems aside from him, there is a Japanese soldier wearing the Imperial flag of Japan on his left arm and a German wearing the Nazi flag also on his left arm. The one thing the that I took notice with the American was that he was wearing the “Screaming Eagles” patch.
“Poor dude must have been caught up in the middle of his jump.”
I thought to myself.
“Dam, legit World War II soldiers in a fantasy world. That’s Radd.” [???]
The person who said that from behind me gave me a heart attack of the lifetime. I turned around and saw another soldier, however this one was wearing irregular uniform that does not match up to standard military regulation. He noticed my confused look and gave a chuckle.
“Yo, it’s cool. I’m not a legit soldier. I was playing an RTS game, went to bed and woke up here in my faction’s avatar. Looks sick no?” [???]
I can bunk him being a soldier off of my list since his way of talking doesn’t match with how regular soldiers talk. However, he nudged me in the shoulder and in a low whisper that no one else could hear.
“You also came from a game didn’t cha? I could tell because I have this handy detection window called “Pulse” that scans and displays everything... “
He paused for a moment.
“Hmm. May I ask what game you are from?” [???]
I gave it some thought since he is asking a basic question. I guess I could give him the name of the game, but I am not sure if he would recognize it though.
“I came from ‘New Frontier’. An open world Full Dive Real Time Strategy Tactical Shooter online game.”
He tilted his head sideways.
“Never heard of it and what the heck is ‘Full Dive’?” [???]
“You never heard of the game and the console? I mean its quite popular and almost everyone owns a ‘Full Dive’ device.”
He shook his head again.
“Yea never heard of it. Honestly, I don’t think such a device existed back in Earth Unless… We are talking about an alternate timeline where such technologies existed….” [???]
He scratched his chin
“Another couple of questions. Who won World War II? Who is the current President of the United States and what year?” [???]
This dude literally bombarded me with questions that everyone would know.
“The United States won World War II and following that war partook in the Republic of China civil war against the communist rebels. The civil war ended in 1949. As for the current President of the United States, it is President Ming Nobu. President Nobu was sworn into office in the year 2020 and is a huge advocate for the exploration of virtual space.”
The irregular soldier’s face became shocked as he heard something unbelievable.
“HOLD THE FUCK UP! NONE OF THAT EVER HAPPENED IN MY EARTH!” [???]
It was my turn to tilt my head sideways in confusion.
“Really? Then please do tell what had happened in your ‘Earth’.”
“The United States won World War II however they never sent troops in the Chinese Civil War between the Republic of China faction and the Communist Chinese. In fact, all they did was supply the RoC with weapons and supplies. Towards the end of the Civil War, the Republic of China lost badly and evacuated to Formosa. As for my current President of the United States, it is Donald Trump. Honestly, I hate that guy with all my guts. He prioritizes profits for his own ego.”
At the end of our brief timeline talk we were able to conclude that we both came from different versions of Earth. Which is amazing.
“My names Kane. Let’s talk more later since that important looking guy in the white outfit with that expensive looking staff is about to speak.”
He extended out his hand to me and I shook it with my right hand.
He waved off with his back turned at me and I refocused my view to what I suspect is the person in charge walking up to a makeshift podium. Giving one last reality check I face forward, resolved to use everything at my disposal to solve whatever issue we were summoned to deal with and go back home. Right on cue the person on the podium began to speak.
“Oh Heroes! Please help us to save this world that is plagued by the Demons and their Demon Kings.”
I was only able to listen up to his beginning speech when a massive headache hit me. I staggered backwards and knelt down. I placed my right hand on my forehead to make sure I wasn’t having a fever. Then suddenly I blacked out.