I, Adam Foster was a young , 21 years old , unemployed man who was living a low-key life on his parents' money. As an antisocial being I always avoided crowded areas and even went to buy food and groceries at the most odd timings to avoid people.
I mostly lived on convenience store food and cans of beer, always playing games on my computer. My life was perfect, without any worries and all the time in my life was spent on playing RPGs. I couldn't have asked for more untill that day. The day when I suddenly felt my conscience fade while sipping on the can of beer I just bought.
I always borrowed money whenever my parents' weren't sending it to me. They wanted me to learn and I wanted to just be a Shut-in. One day when I was out at midnight to buy some snacks for my Japanese RPG marathon I got ambushed by some people.
At first I thought it was a Robbery and I just needed to hand them my money but little did I know that they needed the money but for a whole different reason.
I always told my friend David to make arrangements for borrowing money with the least interest. But maybe this time it backfired. The people who ambushed me took me to an old warehouse where
Mr. Kim was waiting for me. Yes, I took his money and assured him that he'll get it back by the end of the month.
Well, that's what I said but because my parents' weren't sending me money I was down broke and the deadline was of the past week.
He was amused as how I was buying the snacks from his money and asked me with a large grin on his face" Where's the money?". I was actually really scared as the only money I had left was what I spent on the snacks.
"What if I offer him the snacks! Will he let me go then ?"
I was speechless. As sweat was running down my spine he whispered something to the man on his right who looked at me with disgust. Mr. Kim then said me to leave as he was quite busy. He also added that "Remember the terms and conditions you agreed to when you took the money".
Of course, I had no idea what he was talking about because David was the one who arranged all the things for me.The probable cause I could think of was an increase in interest. As I reached my home and forgot everything . I submerged inside the game , snacking on the stuff I bought. It was subtle but it felt like my door opened. I ignored and continued on playing as I pleased.
Later when I almost reached the ending of the game I took the last sip of beer and then out of nowhere something hit the back of my head and the only words I heard before
I fainted was " It's time for you to pay with your body".
As I woke up I was in a blank white space with nothingness. I walked for a while when I saw an entity standing afar. I called out to reach it and ran towards it. When I saw it I was feeling blessed as it was a human, at least from my perspective.
Although it was hard to tell whether it was a boy or girl by it's appearance. Then it suddenly spoke" Do you know where you are?". I was confused already and immediately said "No". It smiled and said "You're about to enter afterlife".
Those words sounded really stupid at first but it said that I died because I was killed by some people who sold all my organs for money. I already knew the answer to who the people were, who could it be other than
Mr. Kim and his goons.
I was scared but was calm enough to ask" So , what's next ?". The being said that I'll be taken to the 'World After' and be given a position in that world based on what I did in the mortal realm.
I was sure i didn't do anything bad but I didn't do anything good either. I was not sure what that world would offer me. I summed up my courage and with all the uncertainty I answered that I wanted to enter the World After. As soon as I said that I lost myself as I fainted.
[WELCOME TO DURIELGA]
System requirements met:
STATUS WINDOW ACQUIRED
Adam was frightened and suprised at first when he saw a little screen kind of thing in front of him with this information written on it. But what was more surprising was that the stories and tales he heard about there being an afterlife was true. It was the truth that none of the people in his world knew.
As he was lost in thought he noticed that he was on a bed in an unfamiliar room. It had wooden flooring and a red, black carpet on the floor. It wasn't that fancy but felt more like the old times when royalty existed.
As Adam was pondering about the room , he heard a lovely voice of a lady who was knocking at the door saying" Adam, are you awake yet ?" he didn't even had a second thought and answered" Yes ". Adam was really confused and became more confused when he looked at himself in the mirror in his room.
He looked like he was a 15-16 years old teenage boy with brown hair and greenish blue eyes. He was quite slender and his clothes looked like they had been used for at least a year. The screen which was in front of him had disappeared and he was thinking about what information it had.
Suddenly the words 'Status Window' came to his mouth. The screen appeared again but with different information.
STATUS WINDOW [Active]
Name: Adam Foster
Age: 15
Skills: None
Mastery:None
NOTE: To obtain the information about yourself please finish the quest assigned to you.
Adam was now getting angry and irritated about how can do a quest he doesn't even know about. When suddenly he came to a conclusion that maybe he can see his quest on that screen if he triggers it by a keyword.
He thought for a while and said "Quest 1". Adam had said the right words.
Suddenly the screen came in front of his eyes.
[REQUIREMENTS MET]
Displaying quest panel
QUEST 1:
a.Talk to someone you know and get some information about this world.
b.Also find the guild hall and measure your power.
REWARDS:
Memories of this world.
STATUS WINDOW[ level 2]
Adam was now calm and collected, he knew what he had to do. It was just like he was playing an RPG. Although that was what he thought but real people are different from an RPG. The first person who came in his mind to know about himself and this World, was the girl with the sweet voice.