"Can you get me something to drink before you get back?"
"Sure, I'll be back shortly. I love you, Saira."
"Love you too. Be cautious, Jack."
"Will do, bye." Hanging up, I start merging into the exit lane when I feel a jolt and hear a bang. Everything becomes fuzzy as my head smashes into the steering wheel, just to be throttled back as the airbag expands. I was driving, and then, I think, someone hit me. I can't breathe, and I want to go home to Saira.
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*Honk honk* Looking behind me, there's a car coming towards me. I scream as I throw myself out of the way, narrowly escaping being crushed by the tires.
"What just happened? Where did my car go? I was driving then- and then someone hit me. Did I get thrown out of the car? I don't see a wreck anywhere, ugh." Quickly grabbing my head in pain at the headache. I made it worse with my rushed movements. "Okay, first things first, I need to get home." Looking around, I start walking towards the exit.
A few minutes later, while in an Uber, everything stops, turning white and black, while blue text sears itself into my vision.
[System initialization message]
[Congratulations Galaxy 213 “Milky Way” for discovering Magic, as a galaxy with life the system has been initialized to stop you from all being destroyed and torn apart by overflowing mana, this will be accomplished by turning said mana into monsters, materials, dimensions, ect, planets with sentient life forms will be given a week before monsters start to spawn outside of dungeons, so please familiarize yourself with the system.]
[New spell: (basic)time travel]
[Time travel: you travel through time, you now never have an excuse to be late, or as to why you were late before, remember that time in 3rd grade you skipped class? You can fix that now and cause the apocalypse all over again!
Effect: Teleport to any moment in time that you remember, doesn't affect your position relative to your perception
Cost: 0mp]
[New achievement: Hello world]
[Hello world: You cast your first spell, nice, maybe now you can fight a dragon? I mean, maybe if its parents are dead and it's still in an egg.
Effects: +.5 casting speed, +5 xp]
[New achievement: Bringer of magic]
[Magic bringer: well you are a special one aren't you, not only did you do magic, you did it in a world without mana! How'd you do that?
Effects: -10% mana cost(spells), +25% xp gain(achievements), +62(50+25%) xp]
[World announcement: Ajax Alkawn has gained the achievement Bringer of Magic for bringing magic to this galaxy.]
[Status:Ajax Alkawn]
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[Status] HP:5/5 MP: 5/5 effects: confusion, fear
[Bringer of magic] [Hello world]
[(Basic)Time travel 1/5]
[None]
When color returned, and time started again, I heard "Are you seeing this, sir?" from the driver as he pulled over, shaking and as scared as I was.
"I am, what's going on? I'm so confused, what's happening?! I need to get home to my sister! Please keep driving, hurry up!"
I would, but look at the road, utter chaos! You best walk. I am walking too. I need to check on my daughter. Stay safe, Jack."
Watching as he dashes off, I sigh before following his lead, racing home.
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While running home, I got a new pop-up. No moment-free effect this time. It was just text searing itself into my vision.
[New skill: Running]
[You can run, must say you continue to surprise me, I didn;t expect that from you.
Effect: -5% stamina consumption(running) +5 speed(running)]
I instantly noticed the effects, breathing a tad easier. I was running a bit faster. With me running easier, I pushed myself to run even faster.
[New subskill: sprint]
[You can run fast, or are you falling? I can’t tell.
Effect: +5% speed(running) +5% stamina consumption(running)]
Now, running even faster, I can start to see my home down the street. The first thing I noticed would be the broken window as dread builds in my heart. The second is my dog, Bae, whining while someone is yelling. The third is following the sound up the stairs. There, I see Bae in front of my sister's room. Meanwhile, my sister is crying inside.
"Where is he? Where did your brother go Saria?!"
"I don't know, leave me alone!"
"There's no way you don't know. You will tell me right now!"
Hearing my neighbor yelling inside, I half bash the door down and tackle her to the ground.
"Calm down! Leave my sister alone! What is wrong with you?!"
"Get off me and explain yourself! What did you do to the world?! Why am I now a bloody elf!"
"How would I know! Okay, look, you wait outside." I said while shoving them out the door. Turning to my sister, I ask. "Are you okay?"
"Uh yeah- what happened? One moment, you are getting ready to go to the store, then the next, you disappear."
"I uh, I think I time traveled while on the free-way and had to Uber home? And it brought magic into the world?"
"Wait, the words weren't fake?! I thought I was seeing things! What are we going to do, Jake!"
"I don't know! All I can do is control time and make the magic appear sooner! Can you do anything?"
"I uh can teleport, I think? I don't know. It said something about an innate spell getting detected and told me I could manipulate space. Is this real? I'm scared."
Moving over to hug her, I barely whisper, "It's going to be okay, trust me. As long as we are there for each other, all we need is to figure this out, okay? So how about we get Ms Robert and Bae? Then we can figure out what's needed next, okay?"
"Okay."
Opening the door, we find Bae but not Ms Robert. "Probably for the best, but I wonder why she left?" Scratching Bae, I check her ears out of habit and notice a green tint to her fur. "Another for the list of mysteries, I guess."