As soon as i read that message i was transported to dark place. I couldn’t see anything or move my body, but I could think, so hopefully, my brain was still working. All I could see was the message in front of me. Considering my limited education, the fact that I could understand what was written was beyond my comprehension.

System Message

Welcome to the Multiverse.

Planet-F87321 has been integrated into the System.

The planet has been saturated with energy and resources to provide a sufficient challenge to the Original Inhabitants. Eligible Beings will be given a one-time introduction lasting for 1 month; the rest will be transported to safe zones.

You have 1 year to claim the planet as your own.

It mentioned an introduction lasting a month, which I understood was 30 days, and something about having a year for our planet. Thinking about the planet was overwhelming, considering I had never traveled outside my town, let alone the whole state. I wondered how long it would take to travel the entire state on foot. It would be faster in those cars the foreigners had—big metal blocks traveling on the roads. Not that I had any privilege of being anywhere near those.

Before I could ponder further, another message appeared.

System Message

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All children below 16 years of age will be transferred to a safe zone for 1 month.

Human qualified.

Please choose your safe zone:

* Mountain

* Forest

* Sea

* City

I had never seen mountains or the sea in my life, so I knew I would choose one of those. As far as I understood, the sea was basically water for thousands of miles. Considering I didn’t know how to swim, I decided to go with mountains.

As soon as I selected it, I felt like I was moving very fast, but considering my lack of senses, I wasn’t really sure. I was back in my body almost immediately and found myself standing in a cave. It wasn’t very large, around 15 feet wide and 30 feet long. At the end, I could see a door with faint light coming from the ceiling. I looked up and saw a lamp-like thing floating in the air, with nothing above or below it to support it. Well, if I could travel instantly from one place to another, a floating light wasn’t that big of a deal.

I walked to the cave opening. Sunlight streamed in, indicating it was the next day. I looked down and immediately stepped back, falling on my ass. We were so high above the ground. The highest I had ever been was on a tree or my one-floor house. As soon as I remembered that, the memories of the previous day came flooding back. Tears started flowing, and I was furious with myself for forgetting. I didn’t know what was happening everywhere, but one thing I knew was my family was dead—my friends, my mother, everyone. And I forgot about them.

I punched the cave wall so hard that blood started flowing from my knuckles. The pain was a reminder, and I punched the wall three more times. Both my knuckles were bloody, but I didn’t care. I was beating myself up for forgetting. It must have had something to do with the system. Was it messing with my brain? I no longer knew what to think of the situation. I just sat there, thinking about my family and the hatred I felt for the people who committed the massacre. I vowed to get revenge for them. I didn’t know how or when, but it would happen.

After maybe an hour, I stood up. I needed to get to know my new reality. I looked towards the door. It was around 8 feet high and 5 feet wide, with gold designs on the metal and different colored gems embedded in it. Without wasting any more time, I put my hand on the knob and opened the door.