Barely five minutes of relaxing had passed before a screen appeared, confirming that what I had experienced wasn’t just a fever dream.

Mission Available:

Retrieve [Architects Core Fragment] from Planet [Gibrides] Realm [Abbamos]

When ready, return to Atlas

One thing you may have noticed is that it’s never really the happy content people who go on dangerous adventures, unless there’s something to do with the fate of the world resting in their hands. And I am no exception. While perhaps not the most adventurous of people, I am definitely within the group that would jump at the chance to escape my dreary existence. As such it should be no surprise my first thought wasn’t ‘what is going on’ but rather ‘great let me get a bag together.’

Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

And so, I did. I packed miscellaneous stuff I thought I might need, such as a swiss army knife, a regular knife, about five days worth of food, spare clothes. The essentials. All of it I place in a hiking bag I got for a birthday once.

With very little tethering me to this world, I initiate the shift to the Atlas pocket universe. Upon arrival I notice a pulse coming from one of the holographic orbs above the central cylinder. I move closer, and as I do the word [Abbamos] appears above it. Below it is [Tier 1; Rank 6].

Before I could investigate further, another screen blocked my vision.

Initiate Mission?

Yes

No

Although I don’t understand how to interact with these screens other than ignoring them until they disappear, saying “yes” out loud seems to get the point across, as next thing I know the hologram zooms in to the [Abbamos] orb, showing what looks like a two-armed galaxy. It doesn’t stop there, and soon another orb comes into focus. Hovering above it is the word [Gibroides].

Exit when ready