End//Memory

Chapter 1: Remember

[ Where am I? Did I die in the crash? Oh well.. ]

I looked around, my vision was hazy. I gave my eyes a gentle rub and looked around. I was laying on a haystack which seemed to be the only thing that was in this enclosed room I was in. I jumped up to my feet and slowly pushed the wooden door open, the intense sunlight smacked my face. I slowly inched towards the gap the door has left. I stepped out, where was I? It was HUGE. Where could I possibly be? I scanned my surroundings, only being able to see nothing but vast greenery. I was in a daze. 

  Suddenly, an image appeared in front of me. It seemed like a video game menu. Was I dreaming? I tried slapping myself in the face, brutally. I let out a cry. It was not a dream, I've been transported into another world, I've only seen that happening in the movies but now, it was my turn. The menu displayed 3 icons, one which looked like a bag, another one had 3 bars with different colours and the last icon had an image of a sword. I tried pressing on the bag icon, it opened up another menu with the enormous, bold heading "Inventory" There was an endless list of items and a search bar. I couldn't possibly sort all of these out, it was too much.  

  I opened up the icon with the sword image next, it was the same header with the same font, but this time reading "Skills". Oh hell, I had a seemingly endless list of skills which I could upgrade with "Skill points". I peeked up to the top and I saw the amount of skill points I had, "99999+". I felt like a cheater in a game. So, I quickly opened up the final icon, it was what I expected. My stats. Well, it wasn't really a surprise when I saw that I had maxed stats for everything. I really wanted to find out where I was though.

I opened up my skills and skimmed through it briefly, one of them caught my attention. [Teleport: Teleport to any place your mind imagines] I selected it, nothing happened. I tried messing around with the buttons but still, there was nothing. I tried one last method, I shouted "TELEPORT" at the top of my lungs. As I shouted, I imagined the image of a town with people, in an instant, I was brought to it. I ended up in a bustling district with many people wearing weird-looking clothes, like a fantasy movie.

Two men approached me, they looked like the kind of guards you see in those fantasy movies, dressed in heavy, shining metallic armour and a sword sheathed on the sides. "Where did you come from?" They hollered at me, in a demanding voice, hands clutched on the grip of the sword ready to unleash it at me anytime. I was in a state of confusion.

The next moment, before I heard or saw anything, I was in a dark room, with no lighting or any ventilation. Feeling anxious, I knocked on the rust-covered door, demanding my release. One of the men which I had saw earlier, opened the door and sneered at me, "If you want to get out, you'll need to give me 1000 Rel, or else you'll stay here until your death." I agreed to it immediately, because well, at the top of the menu, I had an unlimited amount of Rel, which I guessed was their currency.

This guy must be a corrupt official who extorts travelers for their money. I withdrew 2000 Rel from my balance and handed it over to him, demanding information for double the amount of money, his face light up with greed, agreeing to my conditions. After a long chat, I finally understood the world that I have stepped into. It was a world of chaos, countries tried to gain power by invading territories. The particular country that I have stepped into was known as the land of Arkos, it was a country situated on the central of the earth, it controls many territories and lead a terrifying amount of troops.

After a long day, I withdrew myself into a room of an inn down the corner of the streets. I messed around with my skills, trying to find useful combat skills which I could actually use. I stumbled upon a very interesting one. [Analyse: Scans the stats of a target instantly]. I opened up a map icon that I discovered earlier and muttered "Analyse". Sure enough, the marker of a person I was looking at displayed his levels, magic power and health. It was an amazing skill.

[ Day 1, Country of Arkos ]