1 Chapter 1: A Dream?

I woke up at the sound of my alarm clock set on my phone. I checked the time and saw it was at 10:24 am. I guess I slept late and that's why I didn't woke up at 5 am, which is my initial alarm time.

I look above me and found my cat gone. He's name is Denver, 4 years old this year. Then I look beside me and also found my other kitty named Draven, also gone from my side. I just recently adopted him this month of November.

I look at my surroundings and realize something different. Weird, I was sure it was November 2018 that I adopted Draven, which is about 8 years ago. So, how come my mind tells me I just recently adopted him? And Denver should be around 12 years old. Did I hit my head?

I sat up in my bed and took a long look around my room.

I saw my old lava lamp at the bedside table along with a broken clock and my candlelight holder. I look to my right and notice a laundry basket at the end of the bed. Then I look further and notice a recliner sofa along with a fridge, cat tree, portable heater and what seems like a tv attached to the wall. On the other corner was 5 bowls, 2of them with dry food and the other two empty which I remember is for wet food. The last bowl contained water for the cats. Further ahead near the window, seems like my two old litter scoopfree box for cats. Behind one of the litter box was 2 cases of cardboard box which looks like the container for the litter crystals to put into the litter box.

This scene confuses me as it looks familiar and yet strange at the same time.

Am I dreaming? Dreaming about my old room from 8 years ago?

I tried to stand from my bed and noticed a faux rug fur along with a slipper neatly placed on the floor. This time I freeze.

The slipper was from 8 years ago and it looks so brand new along with its almost diamond-like decorations.

I touch my head and shook my head from left to right. This must be a dream. Right, I'm just dreaming.

How could I not be dreaming? After all, its year 2026. The Era of Living. The year where humanity finally has a chance to stand up and show the world that they don't belong to the bottom but the top.

The Era of which after 7 years of death and battle, I finally found a chance to come back in my old home. And reminisced about the good old times when I was around my 20s.

After the battle in 2025, where 95% of humanity and animals alike almost went extinct after the Great Calamity happens in December 2018. The remaining survivors including me and my cats survived which is itself miraculous.

After all, to be included in that 5%, I guess one could call it a blessing but for me I felt it was a nightmare but at the same time a miracle for I was not alone.

Denver and Draven, the Day-Night Guardian, protected me through 8 years after they survived the mutations that occured right after the Great Calamity.