Underneath the crescent moon of the bustling midnight, precisely within an apartment of an opened window, sounds of clicking could be heard almost instantly.
Click... Click... Click!
Andrea, the male figure with a weary golden eye that had black circles underneath them was ferociously typing like a madman… Almost like his fingers could be seen around the keyboards but moving too fast to be seen.
Andre let out a sigh as the light from the computer's screen slapped his face. He sips a cup of coffee and grimaces.
"Assh.. so bitter"
Overall, Andre resembles someone who will die sooner or later. It doesn't matter though, because he was going to die sooner than expected.
He owed the biggest mob god in town a million dollars, and the one way Andrea earned a few dollars was by creating game content and game characters, but Andrea knew he couldn't pay all that debt. And he wasn't planning on that.
Beside him was a container that read -[Do not consume, dangerous to human health]. He was planning on ending his life and thinking he would reunite in the game he was currently creating.
After a few clicks, he sighs and unseals the container, pouring two white pills into his palm. However, his thoughts were redirected when the light bulb abruptly switched off and turned back on.
Perplexed, he pondered on the topic if there could be some technical issues. However, his thought was reshuffled when the whole city went blank.. It was like a blackout.
As of now, the source of light in the room was the crescent moonlight and the computer's screen, but as Andrea stood up, the screen of the computer went blank too.
"no, no no, no, damnit.. What the hell is going on now", Andrea sauntered to look outside the window.
"Damn fuck, the kingpin is going to have my head hanging"
"Great, that dagger is worth millions of times and dollars… What the fuck do i-"
Confirming he wasn't the only one experiencing this blackout or technical issue. And as if his eyes were deceiving him, he saw a purple glowing circle with two triangles facing opposite directions underneath a man's footwear.
"What. In. The. World. Is going on", muttered Andrea, as if counting his words.
At this point, the glowing purple circle was now appearing almost around the city, which caused screams and the ones standing in the circle couldn't move an inch.
When Andre unveiled the window blind completely, he saw skeletal hands holding the human's leg and sinking the human underneath the surface.
Unknown to Andrea, the same purple glowing circle materialized underneath his footwear and he realized it was when the hands of the skeleton touched his leg.
"Oh shit", yelled Andrea.
He abruptly picked up the nearby object, he used his lamp and smashed it against the skeleton's hands, but to no avail, the grip of the skeleton remained relentlessly.
"Do you know who you're fucking messing with", yelled Andre, but nothing was happening, all he could do was glare at the horrific event as he began sinking into an endless abyss.
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As his whole structure penetrated underground, Andrea found himself falling endlessly and aimlessly into darkness. Although he couldn't see anyone else, he could somehow tell he wasn't alone in the endless fall.
He could hear the screams of other unseen individuals but a bit far down. "Where in the mercury am I falling to?", gritting his teeth, he muttered.
And abruptly, he came in contact with light only to see himself sitting on top of green grass and dressed up in black sleeves that had a white tiger roaring and black trousers matching his black boots.
Still seated on the green grass and perplexed, he realizes he wasn't the only one here and dressed up like he was. Everyone shared the same facade. And that was confusion.
Andrea stood up and scrutinized his environment. He and the others were surrounded by trees and the climate here was somehow dull. Overall, it seemed they were in some sort of battleground since where they were was cleared of grass.
"This isn't what I was expecting... It has to be a dream, pinch me Andrea pinch me", muttered Andrea, and simultaneously was startled by a female.
"I could punch you if you want", voiced a girl capable of causing nations to go to war because of her elegant beauty alone.
"I'm Alexa, what's yours?"
Andrea glanced at her stretched-out palm and gave her what she wanted. "I'm Andrea."
However, all that was moved aside when an abrupt glow appeared, and as it dimmed, an angel adorned in a white gown and having two pairs of silver feathers could be seen.
"Is that an Angel? My God, it's an angel. Is she here to save us?"
Andrea knew too well, judging by how the angel was smiling at them like some sort of entertainment plus meat, it didn't seem like she was there to help.
"Oh dear, so these are the humans in the new black tiger guild? So you're categorized in my region.. It doesn't matter, now, now, so who wants to know why you've been summoned here?"
The angel asked a question but no one raised their hands or responded, making her look like a fool in the presence of little mortals. The first person her eyes fell on was a slender, weak male.
She points her fingers at him while grinning devilishly, a red beam escapes her fingertip and the head of the human is blown up to shredder and blood.
"If I hear any form of noise, you'll all be killed. Now let's go again. Who wants to know why you've been summoned here?"
This time, they raised their hands, even shivering and praying not to get killed like the last one.
"Okay, okay, since y'all are so curious to know, I'll tell you because of your curious minds, you see."
She stares at them with a death glare that could murder you in your sleep, her palm covering her left eye like some sort of maniac, a succubus demon angel.
The words that escaped her lips caused shock in most of the humans there, including Andrea.
"You see, the earth is about to be destroyed, and some humans have been summoned to the trials of the gods to defend their race.. You're not the only race in the otherworld.. But it seems in my region you're all humans, pity"
'When she talks about region, isn't she trying to say we're not the only one summoned here but there are different regions also known as guilds that are under the guidance of another angel', thought Andrea.
The angel gives the demeanor of a maniac again, she chortles and comments "But y'all here won't survive the first trial... it's about to begin, only those who complete the task will be taken to the lobby session and get the real instructions."
She smirked as countless purple dark portals materialized and surrounded all the humans, just like the trees were surrounding them, the portals were also surrounding them from within these dark portals.
Demon goblins began pouring out, harmed with different weapons as they stared at the frightened humans like meats and pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
"Complete your quest, and you'll survive to meet the next trial after the lobby"
"Now players, prove yourself, for the frenzy has begun"
As she clarified, short-sized daggers materialized in front of the black tiger region as well as the quest interface that displayed what they would be doing to survive and have the lobby option.
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-[Name: Andrea Thomas] -[Region: Black Tiger Guild] | -[Specific Skill: Non obtained]
-[Trial Quest: Survive till time runs out]
-[Time: 01 hour 0 Minutes 0 seconds}
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