Chapter 4: Cataclysm [1]
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I was on my way back to Myria city.
My home.
As I was looking out the window, my brows knitted as a reaction to the scenery above.
The colour of the sky was...strange.
Purple and yellow—a swirling of colours one usually did not see in the sky.
And yet I felt like I had seen this somewhere before.
'What's happening?' my otherwise sleeping inner self, asked.
—???????? ????????...
Jolted by the sudden sound, I glanced at my mobile device.
My eyes landed on the caller ID displaying the name 'Mother'.
An involuntary skip of heart followed suit as I was struck with a profound premonition of what was happening.
The once lively atmosphere in the train suddenly shifted into an eerie chill.
A stranger's voice broke through the silence with a haunting murmur, "Another disaster..."
His words trailed off, but their weight lingered in the air.
A flood of emotions surged through me as I apprehensively answered the phone, anxiously asking, "Are you alright?"
There was a nervous tremor in my mother's voice as she responded in a frantic tone ["Noah! Where are you?!"]
!!!
Just that much, a simple question. But that was all.
In that very moment, time froze for me, my heart ceased its rhythmic beat.
A rush of unexplainable emotions flooded my mind and my heart, drowning me in a profound sense of helplessness. The premonition of what was happening was growing at my core by the second, and all I could do was... nothing.
["I don't know what is happening, the building is trembling violently."] She gasped, her frantic footsteps audible through the speaker.
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—"We need to get out of here!"
—"Oh God! Oh lord, creator of heavens and the earth. Have mercy on my soul. "
Panic ensued as the passengers aboard the train succumbed to terror, filling the air with their cries.
With a choked voice, she continued, ["I called your sister, but she's not answering the phone. I don't know what's happening."]
My mother was choking. My mother, ???? ????????????. Not a single word of comfort left my mouth, I was petrified.
It was in that moment, amidst the chaos, that everything was abruptly engulfed by an intense, blinding flash of light.
The world around me transformed into a blinding expanse of white, and I felt my consciousness slipping away, gradually fading into the darkness.
My mouth opened, wanting to exhale 'ma', but nothing came out.
Thoughts echoed inside of me at that moment: 'Is this... the end?This is how I die? Meaninglessly?'
'Is this why I suffered, surviving all this years? Just to die like this?'
At the face of death, my fading consciousness began to fight back. But I was too weak to do anything.
The last thing I felt was rage.
Pure rage.
***
A world cloaked in shades dark.
The only source of light came piercing as green glow that emanated from the cracks in the ground. The Demon realm.
The atmosphere reeked of sulfur and decay, while the sky seethed with swirling storm.
Clouds of purple, charged with crackling bolts of amethyst lightning. ????????-??????—!!
In the heart of this place loomed an imposing palace—the palace of the Demon King.
It stood as a colossal erection crafted from black stone, appearing to writhe and contort in a macabre dance.
Inside its halls, various demons went about their work.
│ S t a t u s W i n d o w ?
└─────────────────┘
Name: Noah Grey
Age: 16 (+23?)(=39?)
Class: None
Rank: G-
PRIMARY STATS →
╭─────────────────────╮
│ Health: G- │ 100/ 100
│ Mana: G- │ 100/ 100
│ Strength: G- │ 100/ 100
│ Dexterity: F+
│ Intelligence: ???
│ Mana Capacity: │ 0
│
╰─────────────────────╯
SECONDARY STATS→
╭───────────────╮
│Armor: G- │ 1
│Resistance: G- │ 1
│Stamina: G-
│Charm: E-
│Durability: G- │ 1
│Flexibility: B
╰───────────────╯
SKILLS:
- None
RELICS:
-None
ART:
-None
Propensity: None
Achivments:
-None
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I was confused as the holographic window displayed my stats.
It showed my mana and status, but I didn't understand what it meant.
I rubbed my eyes and looked at the window again.
It was still there, hovering in front of me like a ghost.
'Am I having some sort of weird dream?'
'Did I left some VR game open?'
'And how the fuck did my home suddenly change like this?'
Questions flooded my mind as I tried to process what was happening.
As I tried to make sense of my situation, the Nano in my body greeted me.
[Good Morning, Master]
A mechincal tone. Before I could reply I remembered what happened.