1 Welcome! (2/2)

Dorian sighed and said ”Alright.” Gabby giggled and said ”And that is the best bro EVER!!”

Dorian rolled his eyes and closed the door, leaving her to her fans. He was actually glad she had asked him to do something, he didn't want to go back to his room and do nothing.

Unfortunately, he was a little too quick and only earned ten more minutes before he came back to his boring room, where he finished his boring day.

After dinner, that evening, Dorian immediately fell asleep, unaware of what was waiting for him.

…

Dorian woke up, but found out he wasn't in his room. He wondered whether he was in a dream like last night, but the instant he thought about it, he realized he wasn't.

Dorian intended to observe his surroundings, but before he could his vision suddenly darkened and lines of words appeared, accompanied by a robotic voice:

[Creating an ID...]

[Please choose an username.]

Dorian couldn't understand what was happening, was he really not dreaming? He wanted to pinch himself, but found himself unable to move. With nothing else to do, he focused on the words. He found them very game like, but what username could he choose?

After thinking for a few seconds, he finally chose one, and as he wondered how he would input the name, another row appeared, along with the voice.

[From now on you will appear as Boring Guy.]

[Welcome to the Dreamland!]

[The rules are simple. From now on, every time you fall asleep, you will spend a month in the Dreamland. If you survive, your reward is waking up for one week.]

[But that is only if you survive.]

What the hell? Dorian's attention couldn't get off the 'if you survive'. Was he actually in danger? Wasn't he in a dream?

New rows of words appeared:

[You are in a dream, you are in Dreamland. But if you die in Dreamland, then your heart will stop beating and you will die.]

Dorian felt some fear, but strangely he could also feel some excitement within him. Wasn't that the chance he was waiting for? To get out of his boring life? Dorian didn't really know how, but he asked what he was supposed to do in this Dreamland.

[Great question, Boring Guy! You will be sent to different Dream Worlds where you will be tasked with a mission which you may complete on your own or in group. Succeed the mission, and you will be rewarded with Dream Points. Fail the mission, and you will be punished.]

Dorian found this Dreamland to be quite similar to a game in how it worked. He now wondered about the Dream Coins' use.

[Dream Coins may be used to trade with other Dreamers or the System to buy equipment, skills and abilities.]

Dorian smirked as his game impression grew stronger and stronger.

[In those worlds you need to fight for your life. Enough chit chat, now is time for your first Dream World. Good luck.]

All the previous lines of text disappeared, new ones appeared, but the same voice said:

[Boring Guy: First Dream World.]

[Generating the world…]

[Mode: Solo]

[Background: Your home was destroyed by the war and you now have to survive in a dark city filled with scums and lowlifes.]

[Mission: Survive for a month.]

[First World entry, 500 DC offered. Because this is your first world, you may exceptionally open the shop before entering the world.]