The mountains were beautiful this time of year. I loved seeing the trees in all their golden autumn splendor. It was chilly but worth it. Moving past my camper van I head to the hammock I have strung up between two trees. Swaying in my hammock while reading a good book was my favorite way to pass the hours. A whine at my feet, let me know that Max my fluffy, loving Akita, was not going to leave me alone unless he could join me. He was a white and black color and absolutely massive. He made a good deterrent and guard dog. Looking down at him, I started to respond to his insistence that he join me when …
System Message:
Welcome HomoSapiens to the System
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What!?
System message: Welcome earthlings! Earth(Dirt) has finally reached the appropriate mana saturation to support the system. The system is here to help you survive the apocalypse. Praise the system!
Praise!! Ya that’s not happening! What’s going on? Am I going insane??? Max whines as I sit up and swing my feet to the ground. The blue box that had appeared with the words followed my line of sight. I had tried to swipe it away with my hands but nothing worked. Not even closing my eyes got rid of the box. Unsure what is going on, I grab Max’s collar as I start to stand up to get to my home on wheels. What…
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System message:
Earthlings know that this message is real and not a gimmick! Rejoice for now you can grow strong and SURVIVE! The coming apocalypse….processing…. processing…
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Apocalypse? I desperately wanted to dismiss the words in front of me. They made no sense and I struggled to see my way to my travel trailer. I was filled with confusion and frustration. I didn’t believe that this was really happening. I felt like I must be dreaming or fell and hit my head somehow and was hallucinating. Nothing else made sense.
What was mana? Why did it exist? Why was it saturating the Earth? Not that I believed there was such a thing as mana!!?!
I made it to the door of my trailer. I wrenched open the screen door while I tried to see through or even around the stupid blue box in my vision. THAT WASN’T GOING AWAY!!!
Okay! I need to calm down. I try to take a couple deep breaths, but then…
System
This is not a hoax!! Mana has reached a level dangerous enough to spontaneously cause explosions and animal mutations. It is imperative you accept the help of this system to gain control of ambient mana to prevent implosions. The secondary benefit is even more vital…
SHUT UP!!! I scream at the sky. Why won’t this go away!!! It just won’t stop and Max is whining at my feet concerned due to the erratic behavior I am exhibiting. Once again I attempt multiple deep breaths to calm down so I could think more clearly…