Breaking News: The Vanishing of International High Campus—Four Years Later, Questions Remain

Date: [January 13, 2020]

It has been four years since the shocking incident at International High Campus, where an entire class of newly enrolled students disappeared without a trace. To this day, no solid leads have surfaced, and the case remains one of the most baffling mysteries in modern history.

The incident occurred in the middle of the school year. Witnesses reported that the students had been attending classes as usual, showing no signs of distress or unusual behavior. However, one morning, they were simply gone. Their belongings remained untouched in their dorms, meals were left half-eaten in the cafeteria, and security footage revealed nothing but empty hallways during the time of their disappearance. Authorities combed through the school grounds and nearby areas, but no evidence of a struggle, forced entry, or escape was found.

Rumors spread like wildfire. Some claimed it was the work of a secret organization, others believed the students had been spirited away by something beyond human comprehension. A few surviving faculty members, shaken by the event, refused to speak publicly. The school, once known for its prestigious reputation, was shut down indefinitely.

Now, four years later, the case remains unsolved. Families of the missing still demand answers, but the silence surrounding the incident has only deepened. What really happened that night? And why did it seem like the world simply forgot about them?

As new developments arise, one question lingers: Will the truth ever come to light?

[ International High Campus ]

The international High Campus become opened again from the students with premises scores in their old schools. Even the incident was still remain unsolved, the students still choose the campus because of its better and great teaching abilities. One of those students who chose to study in the mysterious campus was Yuri Takaba a half japanese half Filipino who have a great scores when he was studying back to his old school. He was good at everything, studying, cooking, repairing, and even surviving in anything.

It was his first day of school, he was kinda nervous because his classmates is some peoples in different countries. He study over three months for the entrance exam. It was a exam usually before enrolling, but in this campus, they giving students some exam first before they start their school day. Yuri enter inside of a massive lobby, it wss full of students who's waiting for the door to open for them. There's different peoples, white, black, asians and others, they all look like going well together, but Yuri doesn't feel the same, he was nervous that they might avoid him for being different. He hopes that there's some fellow japanese or filipino around the lobby.

Suddenly, the screen on top of the door lit up. A smiling face appears on it, flickering. Everyone look at it, they all curious at what's happening, other thoughts that the principal will tell something first before they start, and it really is.

" Welcome students! I am your dear principal, and i would like to tell to you all that the entrance exam will start now, but its not the exam what you think. Its not a written one, but a practical one ",

" Oh! Sports? I'm good with that! ", a muscle head guy said.

" No no! Its not what you think, not a sport but a real practical exam...what i mean is, everyone of you must survive all the exam that we will throw for you all... whoever who can't pass all the exam will be eliminated...forever! ",

Everyone suddenly felt a nervousness and worrieness for their lives. Others start stepping back, but the door suddenly shut behind them, locking them all. They all start panicking trying to open the door, the principal suddenly access their devices.

" I will give all your devices some stats system that you can use to power up yourself, every pass you do willl add some points for all of you to level up, i know its kind a game for all of you, so probably others from all of you will be easily adapt to it, but for thise who aren't will be in disadvantage ",

Everyone was confused at what the principal was telling to them. They check their devices seeing a system like stats with their current strength, speed, durability, agility and intelligence. Yuri gets what the principal was telling to them, but it makes him worried because he remembers the incident four years ago in this campus. The students sudden disappearance without any traces around the campus.

" Well, stop talking now i know everyone of you will understand when you got there...so one thing i will tell you, survive until the last ",

The floor suddenly lit up, everyone start panicking again, trying to get out of the place. One by one, they all getting covered by a bright light, Yuri who witnesses all of their disappearance stood up shaking. The expression on his eyes show how scared is he, the fear of not dying.

" I understand what he was saying, if i'm not mistaking we will face a....dea— ",

Yuri disappear also, the loudly and lively lobby become silent, like nothing or no one is in there. In a white place, Yuri can't feel anything, he can't move his body, he can't hear anything, he suddenly woke up in a grassy place, surrounding by tree and rocks. He stand up, observing his surrounding.

" Where am i? What place is this? Am i dead? ",

Suddenly, a HUD appears infront of him. It written with something about the place where he at now.

[ Aragona Forest- a mystical forest full of monsters that wandering around. It was rich minerals sometimes they all scattered around the place, the Aragona forest was ruled by the Dark Mage: Elvena ]

" Aragona forest huh, it seems like i'm alone here...but where are the other students? ",

" You there! Are you also a student? ", a woman ask him from a bushes.

" Eh!? Ow, a fellow student...yeah i'm a student too ",

" Mhm, good to hear what section are you? ",

" Section? Oh! If i'm right my section are...Class A-01 ",

When the woman hears it, she suddenly pull out a blade out of nowhere, and try to cut Yuri in the face. Luckily he dodges it, but he got cut slightly on the cheek, he roll away and look back at the woman.

" Woah woah! Why are you attacking me!? ",

" Because all the sections are fighting to survive! Don't you supposed to know that!? That's the first exam! ",

The woman didn't waste anytime and lunged forward again, but a arrow flew towards her, almost stabbing the woman. It came from the tree besides them, a man holding a enchanted bow that pointing at the woman. The woman click her tongue, and run away from Yuri, he was relieved that he was finally safe from someone who want to kill him.

" You're Yuri right? Looks like there's a bit late for your situation, but glad you came since we need to move now with our section ",

" I don't know what's happening actually, why are we all fighting? ",

" Principal told us to fight the other sections to survive in this place, we need our section to reach the end of the forest since the next exam will happen there, if our section are not complete, we can't proceed to the next exam. Few days later, the star class successfully make out to the next exam...there's ten class in our campus, only the star section is the first one to passed, so to catch up to them, we need to get out of this place immediately ",

" That's kind a confusing but i understand ",

" Anyway what class are you? There's a class in our phone...check it if you still not know your class ",

Yuri didn't waste any time, and took out his phone. He check his phone to see what class he was, it was Necromancer—a dark mage that can revives dead creatures and turn them into its pawn and army—, Yuri show it to the man and he suddenly felt worried. His expression suddenly change and look away from the phone. The other students in Class A-01 arrives too, seeing the two of them in the middle of the grassy place.

" Jason, what's up? Is that the last one we looking for? ",

Jason's expression was kinda different than earlier. He pulled everyone away from Yuri, and talk to them for a moment. It makes Yuri worried a little, he look back at his phone and on his class.

" Yuri, uhm...we need to tell you something ",

" Huh? What is it? ",

" Well, you see...we are worried for your class, Necromancer is one of the dark and very weak class in any videogames, that's why...uhm, we thought that you might get in our way because of how weak your class is, so...yeah, we need to abandoned and kick you out of the section ",

" W-wait! Why? I mean there's nothing to do with my class, if its a weak one, i can turn it into a powerful one...you guys need to trust me ",

" I'm sorry Yuri, but we really can't be with you ",

" Please! I thought a section should be completed before entering at the next exam? ",

" Yeah, it requires...but you see, there's an option in our phones that we can kick some classmates if we don't like them or if they did something bad for the group ",

" You've got to be kidding! What will happen to me here!? I can't just survive here alone! Please, let me in! ",

" I'm sorry Yuri, but if i'm right...the principal will eliminate you for sure...so goodbye bro ",

" STOP MESSING WITH ME— ",

The ground lit up once again, the bright light is covering Yuri's body. On his fear, he tries to get away from the light, but it was following him whenever he go. The students look away, felt guilty by there decisions, Yuri's eyes was full of rage, feeling betrayed by his own fellow classmates. Within a second, Yuri disappear from the world like he didn't exist there.

[ Yuri Takaba is Eliminated ]

" Keke~! How's the feeling of betrayal? ",

[ It hurts a lot ]

" Is the pain stabbing you in the chest? ",

[ Yes, it is ]

" Do you want to get revenge? ",

[ No, i want them to know that they all wrong for abandoning me ]

[ For not trusting me ]

" Keke~! I like your idea kid, i'll let you play one more time...but can you do it alone? ",

[ I can ]

" Well then, goodluck kid ",

The clouds start forming in the center of the forest, everyone was surprised at the sudden change of the weather. The cloud suddenly release a loud massive lightning that strike the tempme in the middle of the forest. The lightning causes a shockwave that blown the wind away from the place. In the lightning, someone appears there, kneeling and emitting a slight aura behind it. The man was non other than, Yuri Takaba who came back from the game. His eyes was full of rage and anger, he stood up observing his surrounding.

" So i really came back, that's great i guess...",

Suddenly, a horde of goblins appears in the shadow. They all bloodlusted, and craving from fresh meat, their holding some dangerous weapons that can kill anyone easily. Yuri who didn't flinch a little because of anger inside of him, he took out his phone but it was not on his pocket anymore. An HUD appears infront of him, and it has all of his status.

" I have 30 free points? Is it because of that man? Whatever, i will spend all of this in my strength ",

[ Strength — +30 ]

" I got some rewards too, i'll open one first and then i'll fight them now ",

[ Reward — Skill: Aura Coating ]

" Interesting skill, let me see what can it do ",

Yuri didn't waste anything and lunged forward towards the huge horde.