The beginning...
A/N: Finally beginning of the story! (More or less.) And just for information, I will only give special chapter titles.
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"Ouh..." I mourned as I stood upright and stretched my body while stepping out of my bed.
"Hm... Already 7? I guess my Quest should start soon." I said to myself as I looked at the clock on my wall; some minutes after I woke up walked to my kitchen and took an instant noodle cup out of the shelf.
I warmed up my water and waited a minute while I turned my TV on to get some information about the whole situation around the world.
〖This is ZDF reporter Anna Uhlig, and today we are having an interview with a catastrophe expert, Mr.Pech.
First of all, hello, and thanks for this interview, Mr.Pech, and today we want to ask you a few questions about the situation right now.〗
〖Thank you, Mrs.Uhlig; I would like to answer all these questions or at least all questions that I can answer.〗
〖First of all, you are one of the millions of scientists working on discovering all powers of the so-called 'hunters' or at least helping these people use their powers. And therefore, we and Germany would like to know how is it going?〗
〖Well, that's a really good question, it has been about three days since the events happened, and I can tell you that all scientists are discovering every day new things about the power of these 'hunters.'
We have a good process in discovering these powers, and right now, we have discovered most of the F and E rank powers or at least their limits, and I can tell you that such powers are already inhuman!
Also, we can't imagine how strong the higher-ranked hunters are going to be!〗
Mrs.Uhlig nodded as she changed her keynote cards and asked another question. My eyes directed at the TV and my mouth eating the noodles, Mrs.Uhlig continued her interview.
〖Great, the second question is another really often asked question by the people.
What do you think are the casualties when the portals are breaking due to the 7-days rule ?〗
〖Hmm, a good question. Normally we would have at least millions of deaths, or at least we would have assumed so, but we can greatly reduce these casualties due to the fast evacuation methods.〗
'Interesting.' I thought as I finished my noodles and turned my TV off. And right as I did...
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Daily Quest (3/7): Time remaining: 2 Hours
0/130 push-ups
0/130 squats
0/9 Kilometers run
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The daily Quest was popping up in front of me!
"I need two more hours... Well... I can take a nap then, hehe!" I said with a smile as I walked into my room, jumped on my bed, closed my eyes, and began to take a nap...
Meanwhile, at an unknown place...
Three silhouettes were sitting at a table exchanging arguments...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it's been three days since these portals appeared; how is everything processing at your place?"
"In Europe, everything is fine, and we have not too much panic like in Asia.
Our scientists have found out much about the powers and limits of the F and E rank hunters, and now they are working on the C-ranks. " A feminine voice said, revealing her face as she stood up to inform the other people on the table.
"In America, everything is good as always.
Our F, E, D, C, and B hunters are getting educated on their powers and limits while we are working on a special hunter system. At the same time, our top scientists are trying to get more information about the A, S, SS, and X hunters.
We also hired several evaluators for these resources that could be hiding in those portals." A big muscular man said as he stood up, revealing his good-shaped and scary face, having several scars on his face and arms; he looked like a true veteran.
"Asia is in a critical condition; many people are panicking, and therefore they are posting everything on F-G and B-T. And even many actors, Synchron speakers, and even the most influential E-Sport teams express their feelings about the situation!
And as for our process in discovering the powers of each hunter rank... We weren't able to find out anything... Therefore we beg the European Federation and the States of Freedom for help!" A rather short man said as he stood up, revealing a full face of sweat and anxiety. Different from the other two, he wasn't calm.
"Mr.Xie, in the year 2050, the Asian Council wasn't even able to help us out even though we were in an international crisis.
Asia was always doing some shady things, and not only that, your government disrespected every other nation!
In the year 2063, 30 American Soldiers have died due to your 'Defense System.' And still, we tolerated it.
It's been five years since we signed the contract of the three major continents. And the points of the contract were clear, and all three continents aren't allowed to interfere with each other's businesses. The States of Freedom will not support the Asian Council." The muscular man said to the rather short Asian man called 'Mr.Xie.'
"I would like not to agree, but Mr.Johnson is right. Asia was and is still supporting child work and modern slavery, even though I don't like to say this, but The European Federation has its own problems with all these events that occurred lately.
We have not the human resources nor economic resources to help out. This crisis is something each continent has to deal with by itself." The woman said as she and Mr.Johnson stood up and walked out of the room, leaving Mr.Xie alone.
Mr.Xie then grabbed him and called someone...
"Mr.Wu... They- They wont help us..."
"Understood..."
(A/N: If it's about Zane, I will write in the first person, but when I write these scenes like you just read, I will write in the third person.)
ZANE POV:...
"Ahhh... What a refreshing nap!" I said as I stretched my body and looked at my digital clock on the wall.
'Hmm... It's been almost 2 hours.' I thought while I looked at my clock and opened the quest window.
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Daily Quest (3/7): Time remaining: 1 Minute
0/130 push-ups
0/130 squats
0/9 Kilometers run
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"One minute?" I said to myself as a smile appeared on my face, and my heart began to beat faster.
While I counted the time down, I walked nervously around my apartment like a little child waiting for Christmas.
'10.'
'9'
'8'
'7'
'6'
'5'
'4'
'3'
'2'
'1'
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The host did not execute daily Quest.
PENALTY QUEST: Craft Thousand Arrows.
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[ERROR: User has not learned dragon crafting]
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CHAOS DIMENSION LOAD...
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"Wait- What-" I wanted to ask as I felt how I was sucked inside something, not being able to resist my eyes closed, and I woke up in a dark room.
As I looked around, nothing was there except an altar, and on it was a hammer and an anvil. As I looked at it, I felt something. I felt like I had to touch it now, or at least being close to it! It felt like it was my biggest desire; it was like I haven't eaten something for five days and then seeing a cheeseburger in front of me.
"I must touch it..." I thought as I slowly walked over, not thinking about what happened to me. I ignored my whole environment and focused on the altar.
And as I was closed to it, I felt something building up behind me, the cold aura that I felt was so overwhelming and stopped me from moving as then an old and deep voice sounded in my ears...
"YOU ARE NOT WORTHY!"
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Thanks for the power stones. Those power stones have really boosted me (I quite don't know why.) And therefore, I wrote this chapter for those who have gifted me a power stone. Even though it wasn't much, it quite boosted my motivation, and yeah, thanks for that!