It's been 2 days since my mother and I, got into this shelter called "safety zone"
Apparently, a system pops up everytime a person enters. It seemed unbelievable but it was indeed true
In exchange for our safety, we gave them the food that we found and distributed them to everyone.
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Everytime I walked out of these walls, this pops up. It's the time limit of the safetyzone, showing how many people are inside
The food that we brought didn't last long, the good thing is. In this safety zone, there were buildings and apartments sorrounding us
The leader, uni. made sure to give us a home
It wasn't much, but it did protect us.
"Sage, what are you thinking so hard about?"
I turned my head to look at Desmond.
as I stayed here in this safety zone, I was able to bond with everyone
And the one I was closest too is Desmond, he's a really nice guy. Easy to cooperate with and he's understanding
Compare to nave, who is arrogant and only thinks of himself, he's the type to betray you for food.
I can understand his life is his first priority, But being rude to others wasn't an excuse for it.
"it's nothing."
I replied back, actually. That was a lie, I've been wondering when that foreshadow will happen as
It didn't gave me a specific time or date
Which is why, I'm scared to leave my mother alone.
But I left her in their hands, for now. Me and Desmond has been traveling, looking for potential survivors
Most of the black hole has been closed, there were few buildings left in the city. And we couldn't get a hold of the police
Our signal has also been cut off, making it harder for us to communicate.
"Let's go back, we've been searching for hours. And even if we do find survivors, can they benefit us? They'll probably be a burden
Just like the others. Eating our food and making us starve even more"
I turned to look back at nave, that arrogant brat.
It's not like he's done much either
"We're here to look for clothes, foods and necessities.
Locating for potential survivors can be a game changer, we'll never know if one them possesses medical skills. If any of us got hurt, we might need their help."
"For example, Damon."
He's a doctor and he's been a great help to us."
Desmond explained in a way to persuade nave, but in return nave just scoffed.
"Yeah, and out of all 80 survivors we only found 1 who's actually useful."
I rolled my eyes, basically. He's saying everyone is useless including his friends.
"Oh, because barely lifting a finger and being completely useless makes you the perfect critic?"
I said sarcastically
"The fuck did you say?"
Nave was enrage, his hand clenched into a fist, ready to strike.
I could see him holding himself back.
It was ridiculous how he criticizes other when he himself hasn't done much.
"Calm down, it's not the time to be arguing."
"You expect me to fucking calm down after she called me useless?!"
I tried to hide my laughter, as I turned to look at my sorroundings as if searching for something
Completely avoiding his gaze
It's not a lie, he has no right to be pissed.
Without a warning, my head started pounding
As if karma wanted to get me for what I said.
"Shit."
I grabbed onto my head
"sage, what's wrong?"
Desmond asked, worried.
It hurts..
my head...
Agh..
I groaned in pain
Memories came to mind, a bullet striking one of
The people I'm traveling with.
It was nave.
The throbbing headache went away, in my stead.
I pushed Desmond away and launched at nave
Pulling him to the ground
BANG!
The gunshot fire, missing naves head.
Shit, that was close as hell.
I looked up to see who shot the bullet
"Dylan..?"
I said in disbelief, still on top of nave.
It was my brother, I can't believe he's still alive.
But why would he strike a bullet on nave?
"sage, is that you..?"
Tears started to form in his eyes
"I-i thought you were dead, I. Can't believe you're still alive!"
He quickly ran towards me but was stop by the person on his side, pulling his shirt. He didn't let him get any closer to us
"G-get off of me!"
Nave said blushingly,
Oh right, I just save an ungrateful brats life and now I'm on top of him, damn. Why is he blushing when he almost died? I bet this guy has never touched a girl in his life.
I stood up and turned to look at Desmond who was sitting on the ground
"I'm fine"
He said in reassurance, it's like he read my mind.
"Why would you do that Dylan?
Why would you shoot him?"
I glared at him
What if he went for me and not Dylan first?
He would've killed his own sister by now.
"???: you aren't our target."
The woman beside him spoke and stood Infront of him, putting her hands on her hips. She looked intimidating
We can't fight them, we don't have any weapons with us.
Oh right, my brother served in the military.
That's probably where they got the weapons from.
But how were they able to come here? Was my brother looking for me and mother?
"just answer the question."
I said, as I gritted my teeth. There was no way my brother would shoot me, I'm his family and if he did. I would never forgive him.
"Sage, I really wasn't aiming for his head. I was aiming for his shoulder, but I messed up"
What...
How was that any better? It still wasn't the answer I was looking for
"You're the one Dylan is looking for, right?"
The girl exclaimed
" The person you are with right now, the guy Dylan almost shot in the head."
"we took him in our safety zone and in return of our favor he left with half of our supplies."
She pointed at him glaringly
Wait, does that mean there are other safety zones in here?
I knew nave was stupid but I didn't know it was to this extent. He should've Collab with them, the more the merrier.
"I heard you both arguing earlier, I'm guessing you hate him too. Why don't you come to our side instead?"
She smiled confidently, it seems she's confident that I'll come to their side but boy was she wrong.
" I know your lover is on their side, but don't come to them sage. You're the most helpful and important person in our safety zone, you can even replace our leader"
Desmond stepped in front, blocking me from the girls sight.
Of course he's going to block me, he's tall as hell.
Wait...
LOVER?!
What is he talking about?
I don't have a lover...
Oh....
I guess he thought that my brother was my lover, this is so embarrassing...
"Actually he's no-"
"Sage! They're just strangers, we're family..."
Fucked, didn't Dylan hear what Desmond said?
What a way to interrupt me.
"You're married?"
"Desmond turned his head to look at me"
Seriously?
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"No.. I'm too young for tha-"
Before I could finish I was once again interrupted
"T-thanks for saving my life sage."
This fucking jerk, I saved him and he interrupts me?
I clutch my fist, my blood was boiling. I swear to God, if I get interrupted again..
"I am no-"
Suddenly, my head started throbbing once again.
What a way to ruin my day
"A-agh..."
Blood was dripping down my nose, shit. Why is this happening to me?
My mind was going blank, my eyes forcing themselves to shut down. I could hear the voice of Desmond and my brother
"Sage, Are you okay?!"
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[ Congratulations, You have been chosen. ]
[ As an SS-class guide! ]
{ Name: Sage Sullivan }
Age: 24 years old
Gender: F
Class: SS-GUIDE
Strength: 10 (E)
Luck: 25 (C)
Stamina: 47 (S)
Mana: 76 (SS)
Charisma: 28 (C)
Special abilities: precognition, status appraisal
{Titles: ??? }
What the, what the hell is that?
Thud thud thud
My footsteps were echoing, as I slowly come closer to what was Infront of me.
"Age... Gender, what..?"
I tried touching the unknown white window that resembled a status window from a video game, it looked transparent.
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
What the fuck..? Eternal sleep?
It's been years since I've played video games with status windows, because I've been busy with my life Why is this appearing?
Wait, does this mean that I'm dreaming?
"HELLO!"
"ANYONE THERE?!"
I screamed as loud as I can, till I realized
Everything in here was white.
It's like I'm in an asylum
I looked around, and started running as fast as I can. But there was nothing, it was empty. I keep coming back to where the status window was
It's like a loop in those horror movies
I needed to wake up, if I don't. I might become sleeping beauty...
But how...?
How am I supposed to wake up?
If my life ends here then I might actually die, but this is just a dream right? I'll wake up right?
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.......
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A few minutes has past
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 15:24 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
As if to warn me, the count down has gone down.
It feels like I've been here for an eternity
I tried every possible way, I tried to bite my arms
But I couldn't because I'm in a dream.
I also tried banging my head on floor, but as if to mess with me. My head went through the floor
And I fell down for about a minute and I fell on top of the status window.
No matter how I think about, there was no way I can wake up.
I ended up trying to gauge my eyes out, and eating my fingers but they regenerated
I looked at the status window. Completely giving up
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 14:46 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 14:45 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 14:44 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
I watched in anticipation
.......
.......
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 10:14 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
"ARE TOU GOING TO PUT ME TO SLEEP?!"
I screamed
Tears forming my eyes
"I... I love you mom, brother"
"I-i wish you both a happy life and Ngh..."
"Please live a happy life..."
I sat down, hugging my knees
Spending most of my time crying
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.......
Wait...
Why did I never think of that?
I stood up.
I started walking towards the status window.
If this doesn't work out, I might really die. Please work, I'll never curse again. I'll even love my brother and mother more and take care of them
I'll be good to myself and eat daily instead of skipping breakfast, please just please let this work out...
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 4:32 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
I clutched my fist before hitting the status window.
THUMP THUMP THUMP
CRACK
It was shattering...
Is it working? Oh thank you thank you thank you!
[You have been tasked with a mission.]
{ Wake up.}
Penalty: Eternal sleep
Difficulty: E
Time limit: 20 minutes ( 4:03 minutes left)
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
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"AGHH!"
I gasped, holding on to the blanket covering me.
My forehead was sweating like crazy, it was hot.
Dammit.
It's hot as hell
I looked around
"Where am I?"
The bed was comfy, the pillow protecting my head was soft and fluffy.
The bed was large, king size I may say. It felt like I was on paradise
Was all of that black hole thing just a dream?
But so, I don't remember having a king size bed...
Oh shit
It's not a dream.
Oh right, I remember. I almost died
Right after I mentioned the dream, the status window pop up again. As if waiting for me to remember
[You have successfully completed your mission]
{ Wake up.}
Rewards: 10,000 coins
3+ strength
1+ luck
1+Revival attribute
5+ charisma
2+ Speed potion
{Name: Sage Sullivan }
Age: 24 years old
Gender: F
Class: SS-GUIDE
Strength: 13 (D)
Luck: 26 (C)
Stamina: 47 (S)
Mana: 76 (SS)
Charisma: 33 (B)
Special abilities: precognition, status appraisal
{Titles: ???}
Attributes:
1+ revival
Inventory:
1+ SS- speed potion
1+ A- speed potion
Coins: 10,000 coins
So it really was true...
Oh my god, I can't believe I almost went into an eternal sleep....
(End of chapter)