It's 7:45 in the evening, if you look outside the window, you can only see the lights coming from the buildings and skyscrapers, cars' loud engines and the never ending chattering are the only sound you'll hear.
Another day of doing the same things over and over again. You will wake up in the morning, make preparations, go to school, suffer and go back home to rest. It feels so empty and boring...
Good thing, I have found the solution for that 7 years ago.
|| Flashback
I was sitting on the couch, watching television when my brother came from outside " Hikari! There are kids playing at the park, why don't you play with them? " he said trying to make me go outside.
" I don't want to, I'll just get tired and sweaty. Besides, I don't have any friends to play with. "
" I can't give up now! No matter what, I will save this world! " an average guy wearing an armor and holding a sword in the television said.
" You really love that show, dont you? Especially that guy. He have dead-fish eyes, stubborn and courageous, kinda resembles you actually. Do you want to be a hero like him? "
" Brother, can I really be a hero like that guy too? Even if I'm a girl? "
Placing his hand on my head, he said these words " I'm sure you can. It's okay to be different, because being different is what makes you special. Gender doesn't matter, as long as you believe in yourself, nothing can stop you." It made me really happy and confident. "Oh wait, I have something that you might like. " my brother said before going to his room. I heard several things clattered down the floor as if he's trying to find something.
I got curious and went to his room too. My brother's room was so messy, dirty clothes and crumpled papers scattered on the floor. Mom used to clean this room but she's gone now so it turned like this.
" Found it! Here, you can have this. " He gave me a small rectangular box labelled " Ayano Akio ", my brother's name. " Open it. " he said, I slowly opened the box and saw an old PSP ( PlayStation Portable ). There are few minor scratches on the screen, I turned it on to see if it still works and luckily, it still does.
" Play the third game on the menu. I'm sure you'll like it. " He said so excitedly. I selected and launched the game titled " Iroas ".
|| End of Flashback
Since that day, my whole perspective changed for good.
Or not. I stopped going to school that day too. I see no benefit for me to be in there anymore. I just locked myself in my room and played RPG games all day and all night.
No one's gonna scold me. I lived on my own now ever since... my brother died. But this is okay, because I'm free, just like what he wanted me to be. Right now, I'm browsing several sites that's currently discussing the official release of Untitled.
Untitled is the most awaited RPG of all time. The game is set on the region called Cytus. It's about a guy who search for his lost little sister that had been kidnapped by " Scardalfr" an organization which consist of different powerful species from different tribe, a human, an incubus, a wizard, a gigantic monster, and a skilled knight.
To save his little sister, he began his journey along with his trusted childhood friend, with the use of a legendary orb given by a mysterious sorceress. They search for people who have the potential to defeat Scardalfr and bring back the peace on their region.
The trailer is so powerful, the first time I watched it, I feel like it awakened something deep inside me. I don't know why but I feel like I need to play that game no matter what.
* bling *
I heard a sound coming from my laptop, I got a public message.
[] [] Attention! [] []
Good evening to all citizens. We sent this message to inform everyone that there will be a meteor shower at exact 8:00. Meteorologists claimed that this meteor shower can affect any technology you are currently using. To avoid any technical problems, after you finished reading this message, quickly turn off your appliances, lights and all gadgets especially your computers. That's all, thank you.
[] [] Sent 7:55pm [] []
" A meteor shower that can affect technologies especially computers? Sounds too hard to believe. " I said to myself. As we all know, the government like to spread non-sense things.
Going back on reading discussions, a comment caught my attention.
' Do you want to be a hero? Click this link. ' is what the comment said. Curiosity hits me so I clicked the link. I glanced at the time, it's already 7:59 pm. Less than a minute before the meteor shower.
The link got me into a page with a banner saying ' Welcome! '. I scrolled down and see stuffs like missions and quests. I scrolled down a little more but then something pop up.
[] [] Do you want to be a hero? [] []
[ Yes ] [ No ]
Of course I want to be a hero, but things like that only exist in fantasy, not in reality. I still clicked yes but suddenly the screen turned pitch black, as well as everything around me.
" What happened? A power shortage? " asking myself as I slowly making my way to the window to see what's happening. Once I reached the window, a blinding light filled my vision but after a second it revealed something amazing.
Hundreds or even thousands of meteors covered in bright green light filled the vast night sky, leaving faint green trails behind. I'm captivated by it's beauty.
" I wish fantasy exist in reality... " wishing for the impossible I suddenly felt dizzy. So I decided to sleep.
|| 7:28 am
I'm sleeping peacefully when a loud explosion from the bathroom woke me up. I headed quickly to the bathroom to see what is it.
I opened the door and saw a little girl pouring some kind of liquid on the bathtub. Now the bathtub looks like a big cauldron filled with green, sticky and disgusting substance. EURGH!
" W-What are you doing?! Who are you?!"
But there's no response. " Hey! I said-- " I got cut off by another loud crash downstairs.
I rushed to the kitchen but fell on my butt when a monstrous bird landed in front of me.
" What the hell... " this bird, no, this is no longer a bird, this monster in front of me have a large beak, sharp claws, wide wings with feathers of steel. Something you can only see in movies.
' What in the world's happening here?! First, a creepy girl in the bathroom then a monstrous bird, what's next?! ' I thought to myself as I gather all my courage to run away from that scary monster. Only to get blocked with a wide sword pointed at my face.
" You! " said a girl with blonde long hair tied up in a ponytail, wearing gold armor and wielding a gold broadsword. I just stand there, I can't even move an inch. I'm afraid that if I move, my life will end in an instant.
" State your name and what organization you are from! " she shouted, still pointing her sword at me.
" I-Im A-Ayano Hikari and I-I dont know what you're talking about! "
I quickly made my way to my mini library then locked the door and yes, I have a mini library. This house is not mine actually, it's my grandfather's. The house have 2 floors, the kitchen, living room and mini library are located on the floor while the bathroom and bedrooms are on the second floor. But this is no time to be saying all of this.
I lean on the wall and sighs.
" Seriously, I almost get killed back there... "
" A-aahnn... "
What is that? A moan? Some kind of strange creature like that monstrous bird? I followed the sound and it led me to the last row of bookshelves. There I saw a girl with horns and huge badonkers ( boobs ) , on the floor along with the books that scattered around her and a book in her p-pu-- between her thighs.
' WHAT THE HELL?! ' wanting to ignore, I can't help but to stare at this breathtaking scenery in front of me right now ' WHAT ARE YOU DOING HIKARI?! THIS IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! ' I thought trying to stop myself from thinking of indecent things.
" Excuse me..C-can you help me get up? " the girl asked. Looking up to me with her teary bright red eyes.
' Should I help her or not? What if she's planning something mischevious? I mean, look at those horns and those crazy badonkers, she almost looks like a succubus. '
" Nghnn.. please " she moaned.
A strange switch somewhere inside me flipped on.
" Y-Yes! " I reached out my hand to help her get up ' GAH!! MY SELF BETRAYED ME! '
" MITSUKI! HOLD THAT PERSON! " I looked back and saw the girl in armor destroyed the door and pointed her sword on me. Again.
" What-- " before I can say anything, something wrapped around me, then everything became pitch black.
It feels cold, I opened my eyes but saw nothing, just the never ending darkness. I tried to move but I can't. Then I heard a familiar voice.
" Brother! Is that you?! "
A familiar white figure appeared in front of me and started walking away.
" No! Don't leave me! " I shouted as loud as I can but the figure just continue walking away from me.
" Brother! " I reached out my hand and then...
" She's awake. " said the girl wearing a witch hat to the girl in armor.
So it's just a dream... Wait, that's not the problem here! My hands are tied and all my things are broken! Even my precious television! ( it's my grandfather's though. )
" Excuse me but this is my---!! "
" Silence! " said the girl in armor after she threw her broadsword but luckily I'm able to dodged it and it hit the wall behind me. " You still haven't told us what organization you are from! " she pulled her sword leaving a huge crack on the wall.
" I-I told you, I don't know what you're talking about! I only know that this is my house and you're tress..passing... "
" This strange-looking place is your house? " she asked.
" Strange looking place? This house is just normal in this era...wait... " thinking about what she said, something came to mind. ' This girl is wearing an armor, wielding a large sword...she almost looks like...No, that's impossible..But I need to ask '
" Are you Haruka the royal knight of Cytus? "
" How did you know who I am, are you a member of Scardalfr?! " she shouted, the others looked at our direction.
After hearing the word Scardalfr, everything finally makes sense. These people, are from the game Untitled, Haruka the Royal Knight, Iori the Witch, Miyu the Monster and Mitsuki the Succubus! But how is that even possible?! It's too hard to believe! What could have made them appear here in real...life...
' I wish fantasy exist in reality... ' the words I said last night echoed in my mind. So it's all my fault... What should I do now?
" Hey answer my ques-- "
I stand up, looked at them seriously and said " I'm sorry, it's all my fault. "
" What are you talking about? " the pink-haired witch Iori asked.
" This is not your world. " I said bluntly. " The truth is you're from an RPG called Untitled. Last night, I kinda wish for you guys to be in here, but not really, I mean I didn't expect for you guys to be here. "
Iori raised her hand " Wait wait wait! I have a question! "
" Uh yes, what is it? "
" What's an RPG? " she asked tilting her head and it looks like the other girls are confused too.
" RPG stands for Role-playing Games. It's a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making of character development. " I said, holding my tablet and reading it on mikipedia while my hands are tied.
The monstrous bird transformed back to her original form. Miyu, a green-haired little girl with dragon claws, bat wings, lizard tail and bear feet.
Even if she looks like that, she's still cute.
" What is that thing? " she looks at my tablet.
" This is uhm... my tablet. "
" What's a tablet? " she asked again.
" A device. "
" For what? " and again.
I'm about to answer her again but Haruka shouted
" STOP ASKING!!! "
With that instant, the little girl transformed into a yellow cat then jumped on my head. " Miss Lady Knight is scary. "
" Please continue. " said Iori.
" So...just as I said, you're from a game, my favorite game to be exact. I'm not sure of the reason why you guys got transferred here, maybe because of the meteor, but one thing is for sure, this is not your world. "
" I still don't understand... " Iori looked down. " If we're from a game then that means... "
" That means we're not real. " Haruka continues.
That's not what I meant but if you look at it that way, I guess she's right.
" Or this person is trying to fool us! " shouting, Haruka once again, pointed her sword at me.
" I-Im not trying to fool you! Here, look at this! " I quickly tap on my tablet, it's really hard though.
I showed them their picture on Untitled's game cover which is also my wallpaper.
" Looks like she's saying the truth. " the white-haired Mitsuki said looking at Haruka.
" Excuse me... " They all looked at me with confused look. " Can you untie me now? It's hard to hold my tablet like this. " I asked politely and smiled at them.
" No. " Haruka said. " I still don't trust you. "
" Then tell me what should I do for you to trust me."
" Tell me everything you know about us. " she looked at me seriously.
" Okay. " I said then cleared my throat " First of all, Iori the witch! You're the childhood friend of the player. "
" That's true, I'm the reliable friend of Player-kun. " she said proudly. She's like the common type of heroine, kind, cute and cheerful.
" Though, you're clumsy and have a fetish on slimy things. "
" Ack--! " her expression turned into someone being stabbed.
" Oh and you have a green pet slime named Goo. "
" Yes, I have. Here. " she gets a bottle of green liquid and pour it on the floor.
The liquid started to move and take form into a cute green slime ( [] ~ [] )
After seeing Goo, Miyu jumped down and poked the slime with her paw.
" Next is, the monster girl Miyu. She is the last boss on Yami Dungeon. "
" Yes, that's true nya~ "
" Next is you, the succubus girl, Mitsuki. " as I look at her, I can't help but to stare on her sexy figure. Especially on her * censored *
" Y-You're the 7th boss on Yami Dungeon. You use your charm to s-seduce your enemy "
" That's true but.... " she looked down at her chest and tried to hide them " I-It's not that I'm seducing them on purpose, it's a passive skill! " she said blushing intensely. I want to have a nosebleed right now, but that is something that only happens in anime.
" Uh yes, I'm sorry. " I said. " Last is Haruka, the Royal Knight. " I looked at Haruka. " You're a short-tempered knight. "
" What?! " she shouted. This girl really like to shout. Maybe I shouldn't have said it like that, she looks like someone who's ready to kill right now.
" B-But! You're kind and have a strong sense of justice, you're willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of others and I think you're really beautiful.. " I looked away, slightly blushing at my own words. Why did I said that, anyways?
I looked and saw her face turning red " F-Flattery won't get you anywhere. " Now that I got a good look at her, she's really pretty. She just need to be a little more girly. ( says the one who's not acting like a girl at all )
" I already told everything I know, can you untie me now? " I asked again.
" No, I still need to make sure you're not a member of Scardalfr. " Haruka said while looking at me from head to toe. " Mitsuki, come here. " Mitsuki walks towards us. " Yes? "
" Strip her. " Haruka ordered.
" What?! Why?! " Mitsuki and I said at the same time.
To be continued~