4 in the afternoon, year Unknown...
Upon searching, I found no clues of Earthling activities. From houses, roads to transportation, it feels like im back to 1800s. Majority of the houses dissapeared when I was delivered into this world, but thankfully our house was still here, and that was... A fkng Barn.
I tried searching for my neighbors and I found my friend,
"Jordi!"
"Hey Marco, how's it going?"
"(What?)"
What's the meaning of this? Just this morning, they were like playing videogames. But now, he's acting like he didn't even know what a cellphone is.
"Did you feel like... Something's been off today? You know... Dragons?"
"Nothing... You mean about the dragon attack earlier? Isn't that common these days after the Pandraconium started?"
"(The fuck...?)"
—
"No, this isn't happening! There's no way he would forget how we used to live back then!"
While walking into a forest with a crazed expression in my face, I convinced myself that what's happening today was only a dream.
"But wait... If this was ever a dream... Isn't better to look for Vlera first? I mean, from the way she rescued me, she looks like she's been trained for years! And not only that, she looked more gorgeous in her suit, it's not everyday you see your childhood friend dressed like that!"
But nahh, not only that the roads have changed, their house was so far from mine to start with!
...
*Crow noises*
"Still, nothing."
After I explored the place, there's still nothing I was familiar of, other than old houses and my friends with different memories, everything have changed.
After I barely made it to the Barn after being lost, I fixed my bed using hay and took a rest. I was close from falling asleep, but then a random braincell told me one thing that took my sleepy head away.
"Is this really a dream?"
...
"NOW WE WILL TEST THAT OUT!"
Thanks for my actions earlier, I found myself a cliff to jump off.
Soothing winds, and pumping heart. After I take a look where im gonna fall, I took a deep breath to realize that I'm actually attempting to suicide.
"Woah ho ho, am I that crazy? Chill down... Have I even tried to pinch myself before I got to this place?"
Until my body have finally worked properly. Upon realizing it, I felt really dumb to even walk my out here in the middle of the night, what if I died? Will it hurt? Can I wake myself up by doing that? Heh, good thing this was only a dream, HAHAHA!
Wait... Is this really a dream?
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
"Ayo, now that was unexpected."
The feeling of your balls being numb is what I felt after I jumped off the cliff. I even re-thinked of my life choices as I fell down a 3 hundred meter cliff, but it was useless. I did nothing but to expect my death 10 seconds later.
"Those who should be feared of is those who's screws are loose. Teacher, I'm starting to understand what you mean."
A random girl swiftly travels in the woods as she rushes to get closer to me, and a second later,
She catched me. As the moon shines its beauty in the dark night, is the girl and me who took the spotlight as she saved me from falling.
"After I saved your life earlier, your answer was to suicide? How funny."
It was Vlera.
If you think this is your ordinary romance novel, then trash that because the tables have turned. Wait, Vlera, NO!
After the moment she catched me, she immediately broke the mood by letting go of me and letting me fall in the ground
"Ugh... So this wasn't a dream after all..."
After I get rid of the branches that was stucked in my clothes, Vlera came to me acting serious.
"What's your point of doing such a thing?"
"Huh? W-what do you mean?"
"You, jumping off a cliff, commiting suicide?"
"Uh... Bec-because..."
"Answer."
After I set up a choice of 1 to 5 of what will I answer, I said this.
"BECAUSE I WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THIS IS A DREAM OR NOT!"
My voiced echoed in the middle of the forest which made Vlera confused.
"(Wow, so this boy is weirder than I expected) Dream? What do you mean? You're not on a dream..."
"Yeah! Maybe I figured it out in a better way if you found me earlier before I jumped the cliff!"
"Well I guess it's not my fault if you want to jump a cliff with that kind of reason!"
"*Urk!*"
Now this is unexpected, even if their memories were different, the way they act is still the same, thus, I asked her,
"Why are you in this forest anyway?"
"Oh? Actually, I was here to invade your place to kidnap you, but since you were here, standing, I guess I wont be using this bomb anymore."
"A bomb?!"
"Yeah, my teacher told me that you were dangerous so my teacher lent me some of her tools. But from your image right now, you're not that dangerous at all."
"Of course, because I'm not made to be dangerous!"
"Then will you join me?"
"Join to what?"
"It's kinda confidential so its illegal to talk about this in public."
"But we're in the middle of nowhere for anyone to even accidentally hear about it."
"Oh yeah? Will you think you'd be able to move after I tell you, You're That Kind Of Person That Would Save Us From Utter Destruction?"
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"I told you before..."
"Huh?"
After she told me that 'thing', it took me 10 minutes to regain my functionality. As Vlera's assistance, she lift me from her back as we dived deeper into the forest which I just noticed right now.
"Finally, we could continue our conversation."
"Uh... Where are we?"
"I also don't know but this is the map my Teacher told me to follow."
"You sure are dependent of your teacher."
"Yeah, sort of, but forget about her. It's been a while since we met yet I still haven't asked for your name."
Wait, what is it again? Did she just... Asked for my name?! Vlera, we even have our report at school tomorrow!
"Huh? You didn't know my name?"
"Why? Do you remember the time I asked for your name?"
"... No?"
"Exactly. I'll go first, my name's Vlera Lurious, quite a tongue-twister if you ask me. How about yours?"
"Uh... Marco. Marco Clompus."
"There, atleast we could call ourselves friends from now on."
Out of topic it is, our conversation finally ends. As we all know, an adventure is meaningless without communication so i find a topic, and when i finally know what to say...
"Ah, you know-"
—
*Ba-dump*
*Ba-dump*
*Ba-dump*
A large entity suddenly appeared and punched us that leads for the loss of my consciousness. As my vision went dark, the word "Marco" from Vlera's mouth went weaker and weaker until i heard a voice no more.
I woke up, not in a hospital, but in My Bed, Wearing a Uniform...
— End of Chapter 2