With the figure gone, I sat down, overstimulated to an unbearable degree.
Fuck
Fuck.
Fuck.
Where the fuck am I. What the fuck am I seeing. Is this because of that one time I took 30mg of Marijuanna? I must be shitting myself. This has to be a dream.
These thoughts raced through my head simultaneously, drowning out everything else. After a couple seconds, still terrified to hell, I slowed down my hyperventilating breathing, and cleared my thoughts.
Before every test I took in school, no matter for which subject, I had this ritual to thank, courtesy of my 8th grade science teacher, Mr. Gauth, for a clear and focused mind.
In through the nose slowly…
Hold for three seconds,
Push the air down to your stomach,
Out through the mouth quickly.
Once I was focused I then tried to address some of my unavoidable concerns.
Where am I? I’m way in over my head to answer this one. My best guess is some alien spaceship that teleported me or something.
What was that figure saying? Something about being teleported to Ortus, don’t know where that is, and about stats, classes, something from like DND?
What was that screen I saw with my name on it? It was what the figure was explaining. I think I got that much. Still I don’t know how to…
I looked up.
Oh wait, it’s still there.
KAI YU
| Level: |.| 1 |
| Species: Human |
| Trait: Masochist |
| Class: |
| Boons: |
| Skills: Swimming |*| 2 ' Meditation |.| 3 ' Focus |:| 9! |
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Strength: |.| 6
Agility: |.| 4
Endurance: |.| 7
Perception: |.| 6
Intellect: |.| 6
Willpower: |.| 7
Ok this looks just like an MMO. The stats I mainly get, but I can’t tell whether they’re lower or higher than average for now. I’m assuming I’m probably above average, but I could be completely off the mark. Also, what in the hell is my trait? I didn’t think I was into BDSM, guess it’s being forced upon me.There’s also different symbols next to my skills that I don’t understand.
“Jesus.” I sighed and leaned back against my arms. “I guess I just gotta wa-”
A blue screen suddenly appeared into my vision.
You will now be teleported to ORTUS. May fortune follow your steps. Stage 1 will commence shortly.
A couple seconds after the screen appeared, a blinding white light swallowed my sight and forced me to close my eyes.
Guess that answers the teleport question…
As the blinding light faded, I slowly reopened my eyes to the sight of four other humans standing around me, with the five of us making a circle. We were in a plain, with a running river nearby and lots of foreign wildlife crittering and chirping.
From what I could tell there was one indian and one caucasian dude, and one asian and one caucasian chick. The indian seemed like he was just in another normal day, nonchalant and slouched with hands in his pockets. The caucasian dude had a weary expression, although he was smiling warmly at us. The asian chick had an expression that seemed like she had experienced and lived through armageddon, sitting with arms around her knees, while the caucasian chick stared blankly into the others and me.
We all looked at each other in deafening silence for a minute, but then the Caucasian dude broke the silence by asking a question.
“Did you all also experience that blinding light and a blue figurine talking to you?”
“Yes.” Me and the Caucasian chick said simultaneously.
“Wow~ I didn’t expect all of you to speak fluent hindi!” The indian dude said.
I was extremely confused by that comet, “I’m not speaking hindi?”
The indian frowned. “Yes you are.”
The asian also frowned, “I’m hearing fluent mandarin?”
I processed the information quickly. “Maybe this blue screen is translating the languages we say and translating them in realtime to our native language and inputs that into our brains.”
“That would explain that.” The Caucasian dude said. “How about we introduce ourselves, since it seems we’re stuck with each other.”
All of us affirmed him with nods and “sure”s.
“Great! I’ll go first. My name is John Schwab, and I’m 35 years old. I work, or worked, in Tesla. However, I was originally born and raised in the U.K..”
I went next since I was closest to him.
“Hi, I’m Kai Yu, and I’m a high school senior attending Krawbroods. I’m 18 years old and I’m also from the USA, living in Michigan.”
The Caucasian chick went next.
“Hi everyone, my name is Richie Griffins, I’m 21 and in the process of getting my Bachelors of Psychology from Oxford University. I was born and raised in Texas, America though!” With that last statement, she winked at me.
The Indian and Chinese weren’t very talkative, but with our three pairs of eyes on them, the Indian finally spoke.
“Ok fine. I’m Arjun Patel from India. I’m 21 and aspiring to be India’s next Prime Minister.”
With that we all turned to look at the Chinese lady.
“Hi, I’m Song Maolei. I’m 32 from Beijing China, currently working as a waiter at Lao Pao, a local hotpot restaurant.”
John spoke up when Maolei finished, “Cool! With that-”
An abrupt screen silenced him.
Stage 1 will begin momentarily. You five will be given a selection of basic weapons. Soon after, [Animae] will begin to spawn. Steel yourselves: Humans. May fortune follow your footsteps.