c1 part1 (2/2)
“I will be Human please.”
Are you sure that you want to be Human?
As I nodded my head, a window appeared where I could change my hair colour, face and even tattoos. ‘Yup, without a doubt, changing everything is the best.’ While I don’t really want to say it, but I had a complex about my face.
Yeah, you heard right. At best, I gave a neat and tidy impression. At worst, a very dull impression. For example, even my homeroom teacher of 1 year said, ‘Oh, were you part of this cla.s.s?’ after seeing my face. As I think back to such time, it still causes tears to flow, but I will stop this story for now…… As I poignantly wiped the tears from my eyes.
I was thinking about even adding tattoos but thought I did enough change and press ‘Enter’. Then my apparent Guardian Deity spoke up again.
Your base appearance can change depending on your inclination and charm. Now, please enter a name for your character.
The dream from yesterday’s interview suddenly flashed in my mind. Hesitantly, I mumbled the name from my dream, “Jaiha.”
Your name is Jaiha?
I began to like it after hearing another person uttering that name. “Jaiha.”
Character creation has been completed. I will open the door to the new dimension.
Immediately the opening video began to spread and play right in front of me.
Three G.o.ddess floating on top of a gigantic continent. One of the G.o.ddess was in chains with her eyes closed, while the other two G.o.ddess each flared their black or white wings as they attacked each other.
The G.o.ddess of the Future, Raen. The Guardian of Light. As she held out her spear, lightning erupted from the sky. The Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and other great mult.i.tude of Races gave a great shout.
Seemingly hearing the outcry, the G.o.ddess with the black wings took out her bow and retaliated. The G.o.ddess of the Past, Erune. The Night Mother. The b.e.a.s.t.i.a.l Races, Dark Elves, Vampires and similar Races unsheathed their weapons.
The side of Light and Dark collided. The ground reverberated and the floor shook.
Over the gigantic continent, a river of wind was created and in that moment, the G.o.ddess wrapped in chains opened her eyes.
The G.o.ddess of Present, Elraen. The G.o.ddess without wings, her looks could be mistaken for a human.
Her ruby eyes were looking straight at me. I was frozen in place, captured by her eyes. Why did she…..? I shook my head.
‘This is the intro video. Only the intro video.’ I theorised that the program must have made the user automatically stare into her gaze. Her singing caused the wind to reverberate.
Twilight, The Sorrow that is Dusk. Dusklight, of that which left sketches of the destruction of the earth upon the sands. As the two G.o.ddesses of Light and Darkness became entwined, the two continents collided and became one. But the continent of the G.o.ddess of Present s.h.i.+fted further and further away.
As the opening video came to a close, a scary feeling came over my body, it felt like I was being sucked into a vacuum cleaner. Opening my eyes, I saw a field of green gra.s.s. To be more precise, I was falling toward the gra.s.s field!
BOOM! With the accompanying the sound, my b.u.m became stiff and dull with pain.
“Urg. Even the feeling of impact is transferred.” They say this is Virtual Reality, but at this point what was the difference with Reality? Back, during the keyboard and mouse days, I played the so-called cla.s.sic games, but I could have never fathomed that games could evolve this much. Though first things first, I should probably contact the person Yunhe introduced me to.
I think his ID was Nine….. Though even if I had his ID, I had no previous contact with him at all. As I was standing around aimlessly, ‘You have a message’ suddenly range in my ear. At the corner of my eyes, an envelope mark was blinking.
To: Jaiha
If you can tell me your location, I will seek you out immediately.
From: Me
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‘Did he know about my ID beforehand and was waiting for me?’ My antic.i.p.ation of meeting such kind person grew in my heart. Fortunately, the coordinate system worked similar to one of the cla.s.sic games. Somehow, after much fumbling around, I found my location and told the person and he replied he would come very soon. I checked out my bag and fiddled around with my map while waiting for said person.
Even though they said this was Virtual Reality, I was amazed how human the NPC was. The sky was devoid of any clouds and was the frustratingly clear day. Seoul was a constant grey overtone. The tuition fee for cram school suddenly crashed into my mind. If my father ever found out the truth, I realised, I would never live to see the sky again.
“Ahh! Stop! This stupid thought!” h.e.l.l, why do I always had to go negative on myself? Then, suddenly I heard a great ‘Kwaang!’ from one corner of the village. I shook myself off from my daydream and looked toward where the sound came from. At that moment, I froze.
Was that a humongous Bone Mammoth trampling on any beginners on it’s path? Aahhh!!! Shouts came from everywhere. As the Bone Mammoth looked at it’s surroundings with its blackish eyes, it stamped all over the 2 story inn.
Creeeek….
The inn’s roof collapsed and the people scattered, trying to escape. I was so surprised, I was breathing in short stops. A guard walking nearby unsheathed his sword and shouted, “Those evil Darksiders have invaded! Protect the village, fight! We will reward anyone who joins!” As the guard finished speaking, a message popped up in front of me.
A Quest has Appeared.
[Protect the Village!]
Difficulty: Very Difficult
The Darkness has invaded even South Field, the furthest point from the war zone. While strange that the Darkness has visited this far, teach them the strength of justice to these atrocious and cruel evildoers. Help the guards in the attack!
Reward: Fame 200; s.h.i.+ning Guardsman's Sword
Death will result in Quest Failure.
“Wow,” exuberant sounds was heard everywhere. I didn’t know much but this, ‘s.h.i.+ning Guardsman’s Sword’ must be a really good item - as everything was written in white, but that specific item was in blue. I could see the sparkles in the eyes of the beginners near me as they began to take out their weapons. Among them, were some that looked like they were quite a high level.
Without a doubt, as the number increases the more courage that seems to be generated that even I found myself taking out my beginner short sword. At that moment, the huge Bone Mammoth looked in my direction. From its empty eye socket, I could see a glowing red, gloomy eye. Silent danger. But everyone’s eye was clouded to the promise of the rewards.
The Paladin who look like he had some levels shouted, “Chaaarrrggge!” With loud cries, everyone ran toward the Bone Mammoth. The archers rained down arrows, Shamans summon Water Elementals. The beginners who couldn’t do anything like me just slashed our short swords zealously.
I saw at that moment. There was someone riding atop the Bone Mammoth. A man wearing a robe upside down spoke in a loud voice, “Is Jaiha-nim here?!?” The shout was accompanied simultaneously with the Bone Mammoth’s trumpeting and it’s trunk swinging left and right.
Every time the trunk swayed, a person was flung like a tennis ball. As if something was wrong, the man on top of the Bone Mammoth gave out a yell. As he yelled, skewers made of bones erupted from the ground.
Yaarg! People yelled out as they died. Then the man on the Bone Mammoth cried out cheerfully. “Is Jaiha-nim here?”
Fear of one’s life, something I have never experienced in Real Life, I experienced it for the first time here. The surroundings were trampled into devastation as the Bone Mammoth ran like a bull.
Looking on the village that was soon to be a ruin, I squeaked out like a mosquito, “......... That’s me. ”
That man looked at me and spoke, “I can’t here yoou~” Speaking like that, he pointed with his finger, indicating a place. ‘Bank’ was written at that place. From the tip of his finger, a dark aura bloomed and fired off like a bullet.
Kwaang!!!
The black aura ripped through the roof. The Bone Mammoth ran energetically toward the bank. As the bank collapsed, the employees cried out in panic as they escaped. The man picked up the money piece by piece and put it in his sack as he shouted, “Jaiha-nim, where are you!”
Right then and there, I woke up to the epiphany that something seriously wrong was happening. With fear swallowing me whole, I tried to press the logout b.u.t.ton when the man s.n.a.t.c.hed me by the scruff.
You cannot log out during battle. Please move to a safe zone.
Wha~ What! I can’t log out? I was just s.n.a.t.c.hed from the scruff of my neck! I should be allowed to log out from something so insignificant, right? The man looking at my struggle just smiled.
“Ah, well met. I haven’t been inside the Light’s Camp for some time that I got lost.”
“What do you mean you got lost! You destroyed everything in your path!.....” Was stuck in my throat and wouldn’t come out. That was because the face hidden underneath the robe was revealed.
‘Cor, a corpse?’ The face was not one that belong to a living. A corpse that walked and talked, I could feel my skin crawl.
The man, no, I mean the man corpse laughed with his blood red eyes. “Ah, if only I found the place sooner, I would have been here faster. It’s quite unfortunate.” Seems like he already forgot to say ‘I can’t here yoou~’ and going off to empty the bank.
This was just not it. So I swung my arm as I tried to escape from the man’s hand. “My apologies. But, but I think you were misinformed……., Uwah!” Despite my protest, the man didn’t even budge as he lifted me up and settled me on top of the Bone Mammoth. ‘What kind of person has this much strength!’
The man spoke, “Let’s go! Dumbo!” This moment reminded me of Disney’s, ‘Baby Elephant Dumbo.’ The timing was exquisite as the Bone Mammoth lifted it’s heavy body.
Kuuuuuu! Giving off a sound that caused gooseb.u.mps, it began to run. The man spoke again. “I heard about your situation from Yunhe. From now on please believe in me, and only me. I shall make you into the greatest man among men. Like me!”
‘What do you mean greatest like you!’ Was the scream that I held back with all my might.
The Mammoth built of only bones continued to run. Toward the sunset. “Ohohohoho!” The man gave a strange laugh.
‘I think…… I need to call Yunhe.’ Without a doubt, this was the moment that the game became twisted beyond belief.
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