"Time to leave."
Danzy, who had secluded himself after arriving at dorm, was woken up by the bed alarm-which he had set the moment he arrived inside room.
"I've taken enough rest now, even if I come across some cognitive draining things, I won't burn out entirely."
Recalling the incident of meeting with Mark, Danzy uttred.
He was all ready to leave.
He had worn a cloak, taken more than enough rest, and had overcome trivial and negative thoughts. Everything was ready.
Danzy put his both hands inside pockets, on left side pocket slate was stored and in another crystal was kept.
Crystal didn't have any use there, but his heart raced to have this with him. Maybe a reminder of his success in the first evaluation.
***
Danzy left dorm, he had hooded his head, even though he hadn't left dorm boundaries.
It was a norm along with a bunch of others.
Like talking and greetings were avoided inside dorms- which contradicted the fact that Outpost unit promoted conversions between youngsters.
He was heading towards the east side of the city.
Place where all transportation centers of this city were present.
If someone wanted to travel outside of city, it was the only place.
Structure of the city was simple.
Dorm was settled at north side, behind which shelters were stationed.
Plaza was sharing center with households. Behind plaza- plaza residency area. Behind which Oasis was present. Which shared borders with Ophion Gate.
And towards east transportation system was present. And as for west, it was where Plaza extended.
City inside was hollow.
Paved paths and juggernaut architectures covered entire hollow body of city while main zones were stationed at boundries.
Large hollow space inside was end result of it which was also a reson why Danzy couldn't spot many people, it wasn't because there weren't many people, it was because city was too big and main zones were on border of city while inside was hollow.
Danzy noticed structures after structures inside city, but didn't mind much to give them better look.
He was trying his best, not to process anything.
Danzy was now at east side of city.
He could notice that because patterns on path he had walked and patters forward were different. It was also a sign of changing Zones.
He started heading forward on this new path. Here there weren't any structures on sidelines neither anything could be clearly seen due to fog.
After passing few hundred steps , except for path everything was foggish and voidal.
Dense purple fog and black Zemee on side of path.
Scary, terrifying, grotesque!!
Danzy's heart was shaken as he noticed emptiness. If not for fog blocking his vision beyond hundred feets, he would've been burn out due to gazing such lengths and fear he would've felt.
"Maybe.. maybe … maybe this is a reason why they've created and are creating those structures. Deviating our focus from such terrifying sights of nature. Everything here is empty I can't even differentiate if my eyes are open or not.
If not for this path which doesn't blend with ground I would not have been able to walk any further."
Danzy tried to calm himself, but it was not working. Fear inside him was intensifying. Every step he took made harder to walk further.
Even his consciousness was fading as he was walking, cognitive abilities weren't degrade if he took any topic he could think on it normally as if he was in his dorm room. But his mind was somewhere in dire situation.
"With this speed it will took me another 5 hours to reach there, If I choose to think about any topic- my cognition will burn out after half hour!!.
I'll need to overcome this. Somehow."
"should I try stablise with rest?- No, if it took me more than a day I'll lose this evaluation chance, and with current situation it won't take less than a week with bed rest." He said out aloud.
Damn, what situation is this? I could clearly see everything or atleast this path, I could walk, could process but still this emptiness and feeling of I'm losing consciousness.
"No. No.. NOO!! I'll need to speak, even if to myself I'll need to murmure something otherwise I won't even know when I'm falling." He said out aloud.
"6 steps I took six steps, Seventh, eighth. Why?,
why I'm walking? I could head back." A strong desire to back down hit him.
"Yes, I should head back, I'm not doing this for myself, I'm doing because I was told to do. I don't desire to walk on such idoitc frenzy path."
Damn, words coming out of my mouth are logical but not practical, why it's feel like I'm different person when I speak with mouth. When I just think like this it feels much more appealing to me. And also it will help me stay awake for awhile than when I speak.
"Damn, when I open my mouth I uttred illogical things, when I think I'm thinking of for how long will I stay awake ? I'm not falling!!! I'll cover this distance!!"
3 additional steps were taken.
"With such speed, I'm doomed to faint within few meters." A fear struck on him.
"I.. I… I'm doing this becau.. because I don't have anything else to do."
If I don't do this then I'll be thrown out of city, a place similar to this but without even this path. If I don't then how will I receive method to accumulate Remee after 20%. Since after 20% natural Remee accumulation will stop.
If I don't walk, then I won't be able to achieve power like that person I mate inside Oasis.
If I don't walk then I'll have to wear this cloak, although I don't mind it but still I don't want to wear it because of some reasons.
Danzy gave hope to himself, even if superficial still any hope is better than having none in this dire situation.
Danzy had walked for 3 more minutes because of his new hope to achieve power. Adding with previous 2 minutes which he'd covered while thinking and speaking.
"1 more step, 1 more 1.." Danzy gave himself a hope to reach somewhere, but it appeared impossible to reach there with such condition he was in.
Danzy covered 30 additional steps.
Danzy taken another step, his heart was calm now, fear inside him fainted. As if he had overcame platue.
Looking at surroundings which he'd avoided the moment he'd glanced it once, didn't haunt him now. Or atleast didn't scared him enough to faint if he glare at it for some moments.
Great!! I've overcome this!! Now.. now I can reach there before fainting. Maybe this was one of challenge to attend second evaluation.
Danzy walked for another 2 hours. Suddenly his ring blinked.
What happend?
He observed ring, it showed a number. 25%
"Did my remee reached 25%." Danzy confused, wondered.
Two hours of journey was remaining. He was in nearly worn out condition when his Remee was increased. He was rejoiced.
In such joy Danzy walked for another hour.
Only an hour was remaining.
Quite good, that I have not given up, if I had then I would not have accumulate Remee in such short time.
25% it looks fake. Maybe as told this ring may have been affected by surrounding. Still it has increased. If not for 8% then 4%?? Yes. It should be 4%!!
An half hour of journey was remaining, Danzy could vaguely notice some structures.
As he was walking a question hit him.
" Why am I walking ?"
A question which struck him few hours ago when he noticed emptiness for first time.
But this time, it was a question which had been tried to answerd by those hopes of him. Like a bunch of keys trying to unlock a lock which has same colour but not keyhole.
A emptiness stuck him again. All things started to happen again. This time he couldn't even process what was happening.
What happend to me again? Damn !!! .. I'm so close, in just moments I'll be there. I'll reach!!!
One more step, one more step.
He tried previous method but didn't work.
If previous question was a kid then this time it was when it reaches adulthood or even old-age.
Emptiness stuck him, he lost hope to walk, a fragile artificial hope he had given to himself was vanished.
"No point in walking further. Where can I even go by walking?" He uttered.
Only half an hour of distance was remaining, if he could force himself like before then it will be a piece of cake to conquer this distance. But he was tired now. Tired to walk. Tired even to think.
Damn, few more moments of walking and I'm reaching there. Evaluation, future. All will go in vain if I don't walk now. I've done so much I'll need to walk.
I will walk!! I will walk.
Danzy took a step.
His ring blinked- Purple, white, purple, white
Rings of ting hit his head.
Danzy fainted.
—
Tlick.
After birth, till a 20% accumulation of Remee it doesn't need any external support. Even if they just sit it will reach 20%. But after that it's not applicable.
Time is not similar for accumulation of this 20%. Which is what differentiate normal and exceptions (along with some other things)