Prologue

"Master!!!"

I look at the three girls waving hands at me, calling my name repeatedly, and pull my steps. Behind me is Agnus holding June in his hand, followed by Dia and Alice.

I took a glance to the right and found Eve, Mercy, and Lilith in hiding.

"It's all right," Agnus's high-pitched voice calms me as I take June into my hands.

"Is everyone here?" I ask.

"Yes," June giggles, hugging me, "Everyone is here, Father."

"I see…" "I guess it's time then."

I keep June down and look at the portal, "Agnus, you sure it will work?"

"As long as you are the one to enter, it will work. It worked earlier, so why won't it now?"

"Okay then, take care of them until I, you get it, right?"

After receiving a nod from Agnus, I wave my hand and step into the portal. "Don't worry. I will always be with you."

"I know."

A distinct mechanical noise makes my head burst open until it halts.

"Long time no see, Creator."

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I was lying on a bed of soft grass, and its dry scent was all I could smell when I opened my eyes for the first time in Oasis, the world I spent years to perfect.

I had little idea of where I was, and all I last remembered was me glaring at the screen with swollen eyes and a cup of coffee in my hand.

I got up and tossed my shirt clean of the twigs and dirt, "Where am I?"

Looking around for a bit, I realized no one was nearby, "Did someone kidnap me?"

I took shelter under the shade of an apple tree from the intense heat and visited the earlier thought, "Why would anyone kidnap me though, and even if someone did plan to do so, did no one saw them or stopped them?"

I looked at myself- my clothes were not in proper shape but wearable, and I had no signs of injuries with some minor scratches.

"Why would anyone let me be here if they kidnapped me? It makes no sense!" I jolted up as my stomach grumbled.

I looked at the tree, "Green? Ugh!"

Sadly and fortunately enough, the apples weren't too high for me as I grabbed one with discontent.

"!!!"

"Sour!" I threw the apple after a bite and sat down, "Kidnapping is out of question, and where on earth am I?"

"My…" I got up and checked my pockets and every nook-cranny of my body, "Nothing? Did someone knowingly take them?"

I sighed, with no way to know where I was, I gave up and left the tree in search of anything but green, and soon enough, I saw a human settlement, a village.

I entered the village and looked around- all I could find was crippling walls and abandoned houses. 'Is there nobody around here?' I asked myself as I opened the door of the first house. "Hello? Is anyone in here?"

I heard no reply and entered without having a second thought.

"Just as I thought, it is empty, but-"

"The furniture- where the heck am I?"

It was dark inside, but I managed to look at the house, "Are the b-b-b-human remains? Don't tell me-" a chill ran behind my back as I heard a faint creak, "Is anyone there?"

"Hello?"

My feet didn't move. The fear petrified me- the fear that something dark was going in the village, and I was sure that I didn't want to be any part of it.

I jolted out of the house as fast as I couldn't dare to look back. "It's all a dream. It's all a dream. Nothing is going wrong here. Nothing."

Though I kept saying it, my heart knew otherwise that something was wrong, and it was at that moment I understood where I was.

[Elevated heart rate detected]

[Please calm down]

A familiar countdown began as the word came out of my mouth, "O-Oasis?"

The familiar-looking panel, the same voice. "Why am I in Oasis?"

I stopped and turned back and took a sigh of relief, "no one…"

[Conditions are now back to normal]

I looked at the panel and waved my hands- now that I knew I was in Oasis; I knew what to do next.

[Please create an ID to start your adventure]

"What happened that brought me here?" "Why am I not registered?"

I took a moment to catch my breath, "Is it not recognizing me? Did I even have a player's account?"

Speculations collided with one another in my mind, trying its best to find a reason, only to taste defeat. "Logout isn't here, so a bug. I will remember to fix it later."

"What village is this?" I looked around and found no notable features, "Where even am I in Oasis?"

While I was busy trying to find where I was, I heard a beep.

[Run]

[Run as fast as you can]

A chill went down my spine as the system rarely helped players, unless, "unless-" I bit my tongue as I saw the sky turn ominous green, "Lich Kaiser?"

A frail-looking skeletal figure stood on the far end of the village with a bony face and dripping jaw. "What is Kaiser doing here?"

Once again, my body petrified in fear as both our eyes met. "Oh! Fuck!"

[You are in Lich Kaiser's territory and are marked with his spell]

[Your class and race will change appropriately to that of the undead species]

"!!!"

Getting a hidden class was rare, and finding it along a racial change was like finding a diamond in the sand, but for those who made Oasis, I knew better. "Oh boy! Fuck!"

I jolted as fast as I could- faster than before towards the exit as I knew if I didn't run; I was getting into a huge mess.