[System Initialization 0%]
"I must be seeing things..."
[System Initialization 35%]
"That crystal must have been some kind of crystallized hallucinogenic. How else can I explain a floating blue box getting in my face in the middle of a forest..."
[System Initialization 68%]
"That would also explain why I was so determined to research it..."
[System Initialization 83%]
"How would I explain my arm or migraine?"
[System Initialization 99%]
"Huh, this sucks. I don't know where I am, I am clearly hallucinating, and some how got injured fighting in a way clearly not possible."
[System Initialization Complete.]
[Say or think status to continue.]
"Nope, this is not happening I am definitely not tempted by this possibility..."
"...Status..."
[Name: Ishmael White]
[Species: Human]
[Titles: Void Walker, First Kill, World Traveler, Oblivion Touched]
[Class: None] [Subclass: None]
[Level: 0] [Exp: 0/100]
[Hp: 46/60(-14)] [Mp: 143/190(-47)]
[Strength: 7]
[Stamina: 8]
[Constitution: 6]
[Dexterity: 8]
[Intelligence: 32]
[Wisdom: 19]
[Luck: 4]
[Traits: None]
[Status effects: Bleeding, Mana poisoning]
"...Wow, that is insulting and not very comforting..."
Startled out of my thoughts I watched as a man appeared out of nowhere. "Impressive, you come out of my domain untouched." As he said each word, the world trembled and every instinct inside of me shrank back into the depths of my mind as if trying to hide. The being continued, "You seek answers till there is nothing you don't understand." He then produced a black orb and tossed it in front of me. "The path you walk is a road to OBLIVION and I OBLIVION will guide you." When I touched the orb, a new screen appeared.
[Quest: Road to OBLIVION]
[Do you wish to accept? ]
[Yes] [No (DEATH)]
[Warning upon selecting No OBLIVION shall consume you.]
When I looked back to where OBLIVION was, he had vanished but there carved straight through the tree was a single sentence "Choose Wisely."
After getting over the initial shock of the visit I looked back over to the quest screen.
"I am so screwed right now."
---Meanwhile---
The CONCEPTS watched as Ishmael selected yes and began his transformation into OBLIVION's herald.
CREATION: "We have our work cut out for us."
LIFE: "Yes we do. The merging of the two worlds into a frontier world is a large task."
DEATH: "At least with the SYSTEM we can prepare them. Only around 3.7% of both world's sentient population would survive the creation of their frontier world. After that it would be a feast for OBLIVION, not to mention that he now has a herald to control his forces. We could potentially lose the entire sector."
ORDER: "The SYSTEM is currently evaluating how much we can influence the conflict."
[SYSTEM ANOUNCEMENT]
[Due to OBLIVION ascertaining the location of the planets Earth and Eltaria The five CONCEPTS: CREATION, LIFE, DEATH, ORDER, and CAOS will be allowed to establish a three month Tutorial for the sentient population, and will be tasked with merging the afore mentioned planets into a frontier world]
[OBLIVION will be allowed to appoint Ishmael White as his herald and receive one month to train the herald]
[End of SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT]
CAOS: "This is going to be fun."
ORDER: "Brother, you know the consequences of losing a frontier world. This is not a game, every world lost to OBLIVION is billions of lives lost permanently. No souls for DEATH's afterlife to collect, no conflict, no order, and all progression is lost. OBLIVION does not rule he consumes."
CREATION: "Stop arguing, we all know what is at stake here so let's get to work."
---On Earth---
Billions were startled as a blue screen appeared in front of them, millions suffered from accidents caused by the distraction and hundreds of thousands more were put on death's door. But no matter where they were, what they were doing, or how they reacted there was a general consensus that their lives were forever changed.
[SYSTEM ANOUNCEMENT]
[Welcome to the SYSTEM humans of Earth, due to the forces of OBLIVION finding your planet your integration to the SYSTEM has been accelerated. Normally the SYSTEM would wait till the level of mana in the world has reached a certain point or your military's strength reached the surrounding sector's standard. But due to unusual circumstances it has been deemed necessary to merge your world with another world in the same sector with similar circumstances. Additionally due to a herald of OBLIVION being born and trained it has been deemed that a Tutorial to speed up your introduction to the SYSTEM. Warning: this tutorial will only last 3 months and will put the pressure it deems necessary on individuals deemed to have talent. You have been warned.]
[This concludes the SYSTEM ANOUNCEMENT]
At the moment every human had read and understood the message the Tutorial, later to be called the 'Cataclysm', had officially started.