Chapter 13: Chapter-13: Cataclysm-1

Sonia was not a teacher. Hell, she was not even a good student. Even during high school, she used barely pass exams despite going to class regularly. And she has a gut feeling that she was a bad leader. And yet here she was about to go in front of a bunch of people and give orientation about the new world that they have come to.

How was she even qualified to give such an orientation? She doesn't even know this world well herself. This whole ordeal was becoming a big hassle for her that she wanted to avoid no matter what. But alas, it seems that there was nothing that she could do now…

It was then someone patted Sonia’s shoulder which startled her.

“What are you doing? Everyone is waiting for you. And boy, they have got a rowdy bunch out there. So be careful.” Igor said.

“Are they that bad?” Sonia asked.

“Yeah… Some people out there are shouting that they have rights. I think I heard someone say that the American Army would stand aside when their citizens are in trouble and there were many people which had the same views. There was this woman who was barking as though the President of France will dispatch their army to save her big fat ass.” Igor while chuckling.

“Igor, I don't think I can do this.”

“You cannot back out now, Yureka had given you a job. And if you don't do it then she will be after your ass.”

“But I don't think I cannot do this. I am not a leader Igor.”

“You always order me around. You can do the same to them.”

“That is different.”

“Well, there is nothing else that could be done right now. So let's just get this over with this and start orientation. We will think about leadership skills later.” Igor said and then he started pushing her towards the hall that held around 25 Earthians that had recently come to Midgard…

As Sonia entered the hall, she started hearing murmurs around the hall. To make them loyal to Vecrus, Yureka instructed the guards to not get very physical with the Earthians. That is why it could be seen that other Earthians were not in restraints and all were murmuring amongst themselves.

When Sonia walked in, some of them turned towards her while most of them ignored her. She then went on the platform that had been erected for her orientation. The people that had seen her quietly started paying attention to her while the people in the back still didn't see her.

Seeing this Igor stepped in and yelled “SILENCE!”

Hearing him everyone stopped talking and finally saw Sonia who was standing on the platform. At the moment when everyone’s eyes fell on her, she started feeling strange.

She started remembering her high school days. During that time she was an active member of the Drama club. She liked acting and had always dreamt about becoming an actress when she grew up. But as she grew up she started to realize that her dream was not possible. She didn't have any connections to pursue acting and also she was scared. She knew that the world out there is not just roses and lilies. It is a very cruel world. And due to a lack of confidence in herself, she abandoned the idea of becoming an actress.

While standing in front of all these people she started observing them one by one. Some of them were fat. While some were so weak that they couldn't even pick up a club. Observing all of them at once, she realized that she was much better than them. And it was then she remembered the words that Yureka said. She was a powerful woman and one of the strongest Earthians in Midgard. So she should have a little bit of faith in herself…

“Hello everyone. My name is Sonia and I have been made in charge of you people the City Lord of the city of Vecrus, Yureka Le Torneau. Now, I will be helping you guys to settle in this city and help you start a life here.” She said.

“BULLSHIT!” someone from the crowd yelled. And hearing that person yells, everyone started getting rowdy.

“How the fuck do you expect us to live here. I love my country and I will rather stay there than in this dump!” a woman from the crowd yelled.

“SILENCE!” Igor shouted again, which calmed down everyone.

“Guys, I know how you guys feel. Some of you probably have families back on Earth and all of us had life back on Earth. But the reality is that you are stuck in this world for now. And there is no way out. Believe me, me and Igor are from Russia and we had been living here for the past 6-7 months.” She said while pointing at Igor who was standing down on the stage.

“Is there any way that we could go back?” a woman from the front asked.

“Not that we know of. We have been here for the past 6-7 months. And as far as we know, there is no way back. But we all got the same system and messages. So, the only way to go back is to play this bloody game of Race to the Top. Other than that there is no way.”

“I don't believe that! There has to be a way out! My wife is pregnant for fucks sake. And her due date was supposed to be in about 2 weeks. I had to be home by then.” One of the men yelled. And hearing him everyone started yelling and screaming again.

Hearing them, Igor shouted again. But this time surprisingly no one listened to him. Soon people started getting rowdier and rowdier, even one of the women threw her sandal toward Sonia.

It was not her fault that they were here. And yet these people started getting on her nerves. She was in the same situation as them. And yet these guys started yelling and pointing at her. This started making Sonia boil with rage. And as soon as another sandal came towards her, she grabbed it instantly and roared in anger.

“ENOUGH!” she yelled with her rage leaking out. The atmosphere of the hall then calmed down again. And then Sonia started speaking again but this time she left her calm and reasonable persona of her behind.

“Listen here to stupid monkey brain fuckers, I am in charge of you people, not the other way around. So shut up and listen… This world is very dangerous. And I am not talking stupid disease-spreading mosquitos at every corner of the alley dangerous. I am talking dangerous beasts dangerous. I have seen a turtle that is big as a double-decker truck. And that turtle can shoot 12 inches long spikes out his back. The small baby of that turtle is so dangerous that even all of you will be easily killed by it. And if anyone got on my nerves again, I will personally see to it that the offender will be thrown in front of that creature with their arms and legs tied up. So behave while I still have patience.” Sonia barked.

“Madam, I just wanna go home. I have a family back in the Philippines. I have a newborn daughter. I just wanna go… home…” an Asian from the front said and started crying. Seeing that man cry, Sonia started remembering the time when she came here. She was all alone and powerless just like them.

“Listen, guys… If we are stuck here for now. And there is nothing else that we could do about it. For now, there is nothing we could do then to learn the ways of this new world and try to adapt. This world is very different from Earth. If you are powerful enough, then you would be able to live a happy and long life. But if you are not strong enough you will die at the corner of some alley and no one will bat an eye at your corpse. I can understand that you guys are scared. And it is okay. I was also scared when I came here. At that time I had no one that shows me the ropes. But you guys have me. And believe it or not, I am here to help you guys. And we will get through all of this. Together.” Sonia said with confidence.

And it was then Sonia noticed that blue color boxes started appearing in front of her….

Looking at the notification, Sonia looked confused. She was confused as it first time that she was getting these types of notifications.

‘Who… What the fuck is this? Falcon head, destroyer of the world? Who are these people? And what does all of this mean?’ Sonia inwardly thought.

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The room looked like it was the headquarters of some high-level spy agency. There were monitors on every wall of the room. And they all were showing a bunch of green color codes and symbols which looked like something out of the movie called the Matrix.

The speed at which the code was flowing on the screens made it very hard to even read it properly. Yet the people who worked in this room didn't have any problem understanding what was happening on the screens.

Currently there 4 old men in the room. Three of them were sitting around a round table and playing cards. While the fourth old man was sitting on a chair on the other side of the room and was sleeping without a worry about the world.

The special thing about the three old men that were playing cards was the fact that they all looked identical to each other. They were a group of triplets. All of them had a long grey-white beards and all of them were in their boxers and vest.

“AHA! I WIN!” yelled the old man in weird-sounding language.

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“You cheated.” The second brother yelled.

“Yeah you are a cheater!” the third brother joined in. Hearing their yells, the old man sitting on the chair abruptly woke and started glaring at the three brothers.

“You fucking wankers! Keep it down. I am trying to sleep over here!” the old man in the chair yelled.

The old man in the chair was a special being as well like the triplets. But he was special because he had big long goat-like horns coming out of his forehead.

“Shut it! All of you! I am the winner and that is final!” yelled the brother who won the game.

“No, you cheated!.” Yelled the other two brothers.

“Oh for fucks sake! SHUT UP!” yelled the old man with horns. But the triplets ignored the old man with horns altogether. And then they just started bickering with each other like children.

Seeing that everyone was ignoring him, the horned old man’s blood started boiling with rage. He then got up and conjured a small ball of fire in his hands. The interesting part about the ball of fire was that it looked like a miniature sun and had the power to destroy the earth if it want.

Sensing the magic of the old man, the triplets all got up and started cracking their knuckles. All of them were bickering just a few moments ago and now they all became each other closest allies.

“BRING IT ON YOU OLD GEEZER!” all three of them said in unison.

One of the brothers then conjured a gauntlet made of beads in his hands. The other brother conjured a book in front of him. The book was pure white and looked as old as the universe itself. While the third brother conjured energy in his hands and made a pink color lotus out of it.

Everyone present in the room was ready to pounce at each other. And none of them were looking like they will back down. And when it looked like the fight was about to break out at any second, the door of the room was opened and two beings walked in.

The beings that walked in were both wearing two-piece suits and looked professional. But these beings were not entirely human. One of the beings had the face of a very famous bird on earth called the Ibis. He had a long tilted black beak and a small black head. While the other being looked normal but he was wearing a headpiece that had a big milky white crystal ball attached to it.

“And this my dear brother is where the magic…. What the fuck are you guys doing?” the being with the bird head yelled.

“They started it!” the old man with horns yelled while pointing at the triplets.

“We didn't. We were just playing when the old man conjured a sun. This old man is nuts we tell you.” The triplets spoke in unison.

“Can you guys please just behave like adults for a minute? Brahma, you are an elder god for fucks sake. What are you doing picking a fight with someone so younger than you?” The bird man spoke.

“Well, he started it.” The triplets said slowly.

“And Mimir, they had been annoying since they came around. Try to ignore them please.” The bird man spoke.

“But they are so fucking annoying,” Mimir spoke.

“Oh please, they are not that annoying. They were far much worse when their fourth brother was alive.” The bird man spoke.

“Hmph!” Mimir and the triplets exclaimed and then turned around and went back to their original seats.

“Wow!!” the man with the crystal ball said sarcastically when he saw how they behave.

“I know. Try working with them.” The bird man said.

“So this is where from where it is controlled?” the man with the crystal ball asked.

“Yup. This is the control center of The Race to the Top. What you see here is the brainchild of me, Mimir, and Brahma triplets.” The bird man said.

“That is very amazing Thoth. So you can control everything from here? Like everything?” the crystal ball man asked.

“Yup,” Thoth said proudly.

“So I was thinking… What is going to happen next? I know that you have something big planned. Come tell me, brother.” The man with the crystal ball exclaimed.

“Can’t help you Khonshu. You know the rules. I cannot give away any information about the game to any of the Gods.”

“Oh come on, I am your brother.”

“Yeah… no means no.”

“You are no fun,” Khonshu yelled.

It was then that one of the monitors in the room started displaying red color codes. Seeing this Brahma triplet, Mimir and Thoth’s eyes started sparkling.

“Finally, it is time for cataclysm,” Mimir said while getting up.

“What is cataclysm?” Khonshu asked.

“We gave you a screen. Go and find out yourselves.” Brahma triplet said in unison while getting up.

“Alright boys, it is action time. Start the phase-5 of cataclysm” Thoth said.

“Wait, are we not gonna use Phase-1 to Phase-4? You want us to directly jump at Phase-5?” Mimir asked.

“Yeah about that… I was thinking fuck the rest of the phases. I want to show our audience some actions and show some entertainment. So let's give them something that they will never forget.” Thoth said. Hearing this everyone started smiling while Khonshu started running back to his domain to see what would happen now.

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