1 Connected
#please bare with the cliche beginning xd#
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Mana... The so called source of everything
Ever since gates and monsters appeared, society was quickly plunged into great dismay and yet at the same time it was blessed with unimaginable wealth and new opportunities as everyone was suddenly gifted with the power to use mana in order to combat monsters for wealth and resources, science couldn't explain what it was nor could it mimic it as Mana was seemingly used with only the power of the human mind and its infinite imagination.
There is however a limiting factor to the use of Mana, 'hunters' named it the -limiter-, the only way to go beyond this limiter is to be lucky enough and get blessed by Mana itself 'or' through extremely fierce combat can one achieve an explosive burst in Mana power, though only a select few individuals have the balls and will of steel been able to attain such a power boost.
(I'm one of those crazy fuckers who seek death) he thought with a smirk
The man sat in the middle of a collapsed city, buildings have either been blasted to oblivion, or have been pulverized to dust by the sheer intensity of battles, the sky was painted in an ominous purple hue along with the sight of dragons flying in a V formation, much like birds.
Ever since the cataclysm happened years ago, humanity has been driven to near extinction as pockets of humanity have been struggling to close as much gates as possible but... Unfortunately it was a one sided war, many S rank hunters have either gone missing or killed in action. Not only that but gates just simply could not stop appearing as it swarmed entire countries to destruction.
*rumble* *crackle*
(...another gate)
The gate that has suddenly appeared before him stood quietly, it honestly felt like the gate was even staring right at him in the eyes as if it was trying to mock him and intimidate his sorry ass.
"one and.. two" he grunted as he took 2 steps to stand up
Despite being alone he proudly carried his sword as he did not hesitate to walk towards the giant gate in front of him.
(shit... here we go again)
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A giant decapitated head fell down to the ground followed by its entire building sized body, the sheer size of the fall generated earthquakes inside the even more bigger cave system.
*plop*
"phew..." he exclaimed with a tired expression
He made himself comfortable on top of the massive corpse. Normally after killing the boss and the rest of the monsters, the other teams collect the raw resources such as crystals and especially corpses as they can be used for making armor or weapons, unfortunately all of the sweet materials were left for nobody to take since humans were practically gone.
(....) he thought
To be honest my mind was completely blank and empty, I've cleared so many gates alone and for years at that... Or was it decades? Maybe forever... I don't even remember what year it is, 2022 or something?
(it's been forever since I've seen a living human... Let alone a single Mana presence that wasn't a monster... should... I end it here?) the man dreadfully thought to himself as he stared into the cave ceiling hundreds of meters above him
All of a sudden the entire cave system shook and crack, it felt as if the cave was an egg trying to hatch itself like a baby chicken. This was because gates would normally close in 5 hours or so, which was plenty of time to loot everything important inside the gate.
(5 hours? already?... I.. Don't feel like moving honestly)
He lied down, turning his body away from the exit as if his mind was trying to avoid it.
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
(...)
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
(i always wondered what would happen if you get stuck inside a gate while it's closing...)
The tremors grew stronger as giant pieces of rock from the cave snapped off and fell to the ground.
[WARNING THE GATE IS CLOSING PLEASE EXIT IMMEDIATELY]
[WARNING
[WAR
[WAR
[WAWAWAWAWAWAaWaa$$:D@$@&*uwu?/%&)*
"the hell?" he mumbled, with a visibly confused face
Since the limit for mana was imagination and the ability to control it, he decided to make a system based from the games he played in his teenage years. This way he was able to keep track of his progress, but he wasn't the one that was directly controlling what messages appear, it was much like dreaming, you're making the dream yourself and yet it felt as if it was all new to you and you just rolled with it without knowing anything.
"! My mana?" he yelled
Before he knew it, he suddenly fell off from the giant corpse due to the immense shaking.
"what the?! I can't fly! Where is my Mana?" he screamed
Is this how I die?... I wanted to blast my head with a Fireball and end myself with a blast but I didn't expect this to happen. Before I even had time to get mad..everything simply went dark.
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Flashes of his memories flew by his mind, however there was one particular memory he saw.
(... that fucker that appeared from that damned gate... I couldn't even begin to describe what it fucking looked like... It said some random shit I couldn't understand and before I knew it the internet went crazy as a large chunk of America was blasted into pieces, then that 'thing' disappearing... After that... many gates appeared.. and we got overwhelmed... and then... Aren't I supposed to be dead? Why am I still here thinking)
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(i can't feel anything.... Wait! I can move... Something! My toes!....) he thought as he felt his toes slowly wiggling
In a short while he worked up from his toes, his legs, his body and arms... Then finally his eyes.
(I'm still alive... I'm in a cave but it looks so small, I would probably have to bend down a little when I stand)
[Mana has been suddenly lost, unable to identify the cause]
[system rebooting.... Completed]
[level 1]
(my Mana is working again, but... It's not the same, could it be that I lost it when the gate was collapsing? ) he thought
Not long he ventured for a few minutes trying to find an exit.
"ah, light! Finally" he smiled as if Christmas was early for him
He jogged towards the exit, expecting the usual destroyed and barren landscape but he did not expect what was about to happen next.
"huh?"
The blue rays from the sky pierced his eyes that was only used to the gloomy colored sky, his eyes grew wide while it went into overdrive as it was trying to process such vibrant colors he hasn't seen in almost forever.
Clear ocean sky, snow white clouds, and a lush green forest that people could only see in paintings stood before him.
"what da fuck..."
[END]
#baka amog#
