In a class there was a girl telling stories of a place with no name, all her classmates had gathered around listening attentively to her every word, she had a strange way of saying things she made so interesting that they captivated everyone listening
It didn't matter what she was talking about it was like her every word was spell, a spell cast to mesmerize everyone around her and her name was Kimiko Sano
Kimiko had long dark blue silky hair which looked good with scarlet colored eyes and she was small compared to children her age. On a particular Wednesday like any other it was when she first told us a story about the place
We were all gathered around her because she always told stories to the class whenever we had free time the when finished telling the story of that day she said cheerfully with her beautiful voice
" have you ever imagined if reality was like a game, imagine if you could level up, power up, gain skills and achievements and if it all gave you the ability create and destroy anything at will, what would you do with that kind of power "
Everyone in class started to mumbling then one person from the background shouted " save the world " everyone looked at him and at it was Asahi, he was a person who was nice and helped everyone he could. Asahi was our class's vice president
" I like the way you think vice president but hold that thought, for now let me tell you guys about the place " the moment she said the place the class became quiet and everyone looked at her with eyes filled with curiosity
" It's a amazing place, a place where all of fiction can be made real and all that is real can be made fictional, when you are in that place no laws or rules apply in that places anyone capable of defying logic and the very fabric of reality and the best part of it is that no act is bad " she said with a smile
Some of them were lost midway of the story because they couldn't understand most of it yet they could help but be captivated so one boy asked " I don't get most of what you just said but if you take me to that place can I have the power you just talked about "
Then she responded " well yeah that's true but unless you are invited getting there is impossible and the first rule is that you don't get to find the place but it finds you " everyone was surprised by what said but they were even more curious so they asked her a lot questions
One girl asked a question saying " what makes the place to invite a person " and then Kimiko answered " well if you meet all the minimum requirements the place is sure to invite you "
Another one asked " what do you do when you get there " then she said calmly " well there is just a series of tests and if you survive you'll be moved to next phase " she paused and took a deep breath
Then she continued explaining, " They just recently introduced a new system which allows people to find the place but they also increased the difficulty of the tests but the first is the easiest test "
Max got curious so he asked the question everyone wanted to ask " what's the first test about " then she became flustered and looked embarrassed
Then she answered " w-w-well I shouldn't say but since it's you who is asking I'll tell you.... The first test is plane and simple you just have to find the place " everyone started looking at other and talking amongst themselves about how they try to find the place with no name
At that time whenever I was listening to her stories about the place it made me think she was a crazy girl with attention issues, No one would have expected the world to turn into some rpg
The words Aimi said started to echo through my head
Who told you it's just a dream, is it not suppose to be a dream? Aimi!..... Can you hear me tell me what going on
I got lost in my own train of thoughts that I stopped walking so Rika asked me " Rick are you alright " then I answered in a unsure tone " yeah... I'm alright let's keep going " Rika stared at me for a few seconds then she said " alright if you so but if feel like anything is out place tell me " I nodded in response
" I see you must have missed me Mister don't worry I've been watching you " Aimi said directly in my head it was like how I hear the voice in my mind but only with her voice. To not look crazy or suspicious I used my inside voice to talk her while in the dream
" What did you mean earlier, is this not a dream? " I asked Aimi then she said " tell me Misterrr what do you think dreams are? " I stopped to think about it but before I could answer she changed the question to another " I know asking a question that complex would require long answer let me just get to the important part. Do dreams affect reality? "
" No I don't think so, even if they can I've never seen it happen before " when I answered her question I heard a slight chuckle " that's right dreams don't affect reality unless we are dealing with abnormal situations, so tell mister what is your reality right now "
The moment she asked me the question I started to understand what she was talking about " I see how interesting, dreams can't affect reality but since this dream is my reality it will be just as real " I said then Aimi said " you got that right, I am not allow to be here so you won't hear from me in a while. Byeeeee mister "
Aimi's voice disappeared from my mind and we had been walking for while with no results the bunch of trees looked small for the outside but we had walked for minutes without getting anywhere
" There weren't this many trees when we were outside that it feels like we walking in cycles. I mean it's big enough to be called a forest! " Max said as he shouted the last word and made it echoed through giving a the idea of how big the forest was
The echoes stopped and Rika started writing something on the ground with a stick, so Max and I stopped to see what she was doing " This forest is starting to creep me out and I think the sun is about to set " Max smuggled
Rika stopped writing and pointed towards two trees " do you guys think you can on the top of these tree to get a clear picture of how big the forest is " Max smiled in response and I sighed " how boring, let's go Max it's our turn "
We slightly bend our legs and got in jumping position " what are you guys doing we don't have all day you know " Rika said while looking at us in disapproval
Wow this is new, if I remember correctly Max is a black belt in Martial arts and he taught taught me how to parkour to this should be fun
" Relax just watch as we get some practice in, Rick let's go and we'll play it safe this time " Max said as lifted up two fingers then he counted down, the moment he reached one he said " This is the special move we have been working on we call it chain reaction "
We dashed towards each other I jumped above Max and he sled below me I landed on the bark of the tree started running on the tree horizontally and Max did the same, I took three steps then I jumped towards the trees Max was on and he only took two horizontal step before jumping towards the tree I was on
we both jumped the opposite directions in aim of creating a zigzag in our movements and at each moment we met midair we attacked each other while going up without losing momentum but it was more like one had to attack first and the other had to dodge we memorized each other movements so we knew what other would at each turn
Upon seeing how we moved Rika was amazed and it like her eyes were glowing from seeing a beautiful scenery because the sun was setting and we were in the middle of trees it was the perfect combination of light and dark which made the scenery and our special move breath taking
After a amazing display we reached the trees of the trees, " wow that was amazing you guys " Rika said. After I got to the top I tried to see how big the forest was only to surprised
How interesting, we have been walking for about thirty to forty minutes but this place isn't even that big something feels off, I wonder what is going on
" Rick what the hell is going here, you can't tell me the place we spent hours walking in is this small " Max was dumbfounded by the situation because from the top the tree we see the edge of the forest pretty close by
" It hasn't been that long, I am sure only a couple of minutes have passed " I said then then Max said " well it felt like hours, anyways let's go tell Rika I'm sure she'll figure it out " we both nodded to each other then we jumped
The way we jumped off the trees it was like we were falling and at the moment of landing we put in a little energy so got down safely " The thing you did was amazing but now you were just being reckless, so what did you see ? " Rika asked
" Let's go home we'll talk on the way it will be really dark soon " I said as I put my hands in the pockets of my hoody then we began walking Max put his at the back of his and then he said " honestly it's really annoying we wasted all that time all for nothing, you see Rika this place isn't that big, it's either something strange is going on or someone to trying to pull a bad joke "
" What do you mean? " Rika asked, then I explain what we saw " well when got up we could see the other side of the park and the end of forest really close but we had been walking and we didn't get out I think we shouldn't get too involved in this " I said then out now a event notification popped up
[ You the triggered the quest " A place with no name " ]
What the..... I knew there was something weird going so this is what is affecting my dream
[ Event b & c
The Nightmare
Requirements: Escape the dream
Event details:find and clear the quest " A place with no name how you clear it depends on you " ???????????????,??????????????,???????????????????,???????,???????????
Rewards: 300
Upon failure: erasure from existence
Time: depends on you ]
How interesting so the more I progress towards what they've prepared for me the more I'll get to complete this special event
When I was thinking Rika was calling out to me " Rick..... Rick " after she called my name for a few times I finally heard her and looked at her " you have a different vibe about you today and I'm worried you are not feeling we really should go home "
Max smiled then he said " yeah we should get going but I think this something worth exploring so let's find out more in the future ", I nodded because I agreed
Max always wanted to seek excitement because he thought of his life as boring and the more challenging something was the curious and interested he would be. His reason was that he didn't want to be bored.
We all agreed that going home was the right choice and my friends were starting to worry about me " we will discuss about this place later just get some rest when you get home and please stay " Rika said with a smile which made me feel warm and then she started thinking about what happened on that day
I wonder what's wrong with Rick I'm worried and I hope he will be alright, where did Kimiko disappeared to and what's up that forest, well one thing is clear there are a lot of unknowns so it's not safe to proceed recklessly.