Chapter 1: What the hell is happening

“Hey, is that the gay guy they were talking about in bio?” The jock sitting almost right next to me whispered in his buddies’ ear. Apparently, I had earned a reputation, which is odd. It’s not like I have hooked up with anyone since coming to this college. Most likely my ex-roommate is being a dick again. I told him I was gay, not because I was hitting on him, but I wanted him to be comfortable. It’s not my fault he was a major homophobe and decided to make up a bunch of rumors about me.

I look over with a raised eyebrow and say, “you understand I’m gay and not deaf right?” He looked stunned that the gay guy can hear, how adorable. I focus back to the professor, trying to catch the last parts of the lecture so I am not completely lost for the next assignment due.

“Now folks your final drafts for this final are due on the 22nd. Do not be late handing in this assignment or you will not get credit. You are dismissed and I will see you after spring break,” Professor Bulk stated.

I hurriedly got up and left the classroom trying to avoid the annoying people that were bound to try and talk with me. It is usually the same conversation, “Yes, I am gay. No, I won’t be your token gay bf.” It is odd, it’s like they have never met a gay before and now one has appeared in the wild so they must catch it. As I step out of the building, I get greeted by the cool night air and the shine of the full moon glowing. Luckily, it’s pretty warm this time of year, so a light hoody and jeans are keeping me pretty warm. Taking a writing class this late is annoying, but it was all that would fit into my schedule. I look at my phone as I head towards my dorm room, its 8:03pm. I am late. but I should be able to get on for some games before I need to sleep.

“Oi! Jessie, can we talk for a second?” I hear shouted from behind me. I turn to look and it’s the 2 jocks from the class. I have no clue what their names were, but they are coming towards me, and I have no interest in talking to them or finding out what they want. I swear I have the worst luck. I am not ugly by any means, but I am a bit of a geeky type. My bestie called it ‘geek sheik’ which I find odd, but whatever. I am about 5’7”, no six pack, but more of a runners build, dark brown hair and light brown eyes. From my experiences, if they were interested in guys at all, it would not be me. So I just ignore them as I continue toward my dorm. There is no reason for me to deal with that kind of drama or be the subject of a hate crime.

5 minutes have passed as I’m hurriedly head toward my dorm room, and I don’t hear or see anyone. They must have given up on talking with me. “Why are people so weird sometimes,” I mutter under my breath. As I am walking, I see my dorm straight ahead just across the field and I am there. I cannot wait to continue my game!

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I suddenly hear a voice say, “you will do, I guess”. I turn to look for this voice, it sounded so odd I can barely describe it. My eyes fixate on the culprit, but I was not expecting to see a blue cloud of smoke. Wait is that a smile in the smoke? The entity said, “the mana has spoken, it’s time.”

“Time for what?” I thought.

The entity whispered, “Have fun in Eterna my adored.” The voice faded away as eerie as it came to be.

“Adored? Eterna? What is Eterna?” I yelled out. That was the last thing I heard as the blue smoke engulfs me. Everything goes black and I drift into unconsciousness.

“Ahhh” I scream as I jolt upwards, I start to pat myself down like I am on fire. “Why is there blue all around me!” I yell, as if there is someone there to hear me. All I can think is that I am about to be burned to death. “What the hell!” I say under my breath as I realize it’s not hot or fire. “What the hell is going on,” I said to myself. There is a deep blue smoke surrounding my body as if it’s a light coming from my aura. “Wait! Why am I glowing blue and what happened?” still talking to myself. At this time, I finally look around and realize that it is bright and sunny outside. I am clearly confused because I was just walking down the concrete walkway to my dorm room at night and now it is sunny. While extremely confused, I begin to look around and realize I am no longer around my campus but in a forest with vibrant trees and bushes. “When did the college get a forest?” I think to myself. Everything has a tint of blue similar to that of my skin and everything has a mystical feel to it; it is a vibrant mixture of colors, green, blue, purples and oranges. I have never seen plants these colors before in my life. I am not an outdoor kind of gay, so it makes sense that I do not recognize them. Once again to myself, “OK Jessie, you are not going crazy.” I smack my head trying to wake up from this dream or at least knock some sense into myself. “What is happening?” I stand up while thinking about my last conscious memories. “Did I go to a ragger or something? Was I drugged?” I think to myself, still confused. As I stand up the world wobbles a bit in my vision. “It could be a hangover but why am I in a forest?” I say under my breath while I try to catch my balance. I balance myself on a nearby tree when the last memory hits me. The smoke of blue that said, “have fun in Eterna my Adored”. As I scan my surroundings, I say to myself, “What is an Eterna and who’s an Adored?”

Welcome to the world of Eterna,

Adored slate screen initializing.

Enjoy.

Adored Slate Screen

Name: Jessie Anders

Level: 1

Race: Adored (unchangeable)

Class: Adored (Unchangeable)

Health: 100/100 (x)

Mana: 100/100 (x)

Stats:

Str: 10 (x) Int 10(x)

Char: 10 (x) Dex 10 (x)

Spir: 10 (x) Vit: 10 (x)

Spells/Skills

1) Barrier

2) Healing

3) Hand to hand combat

Traits:

Adored, Loved by mana, From another realm, geek

“WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!” I scream as I stare at the blue box that appeared before me.