Chapter 1: Chapter 1 The Beginning of the End

Chapter 1

The Beginning of the End

 

 

I awoke to a man beating my head with drumsticks like he just hit his solo at the end of a session.  The splitting headache makes it nearly impossible for me to focus on anything, besides the drummer playing heavy metal in my head.  "what the fuck", groaning I slowly sit up, looking around seeing nothing, but, well nothing, it was pure darkness.  Blinking my eyes wondering if this deep void is actually around me or if my vision is just fucked.  A bright red flash materializes in front of me, the pure darkness to an overblown crimson.  My splitting headache makes it no easier to adjust, Blinking rapidly to clear the light before I see a set of red… text bubbles?  I would describe them as "boxes" like a text prompt, but they aren't square.  They are like thought bubbles from a comic.  They are slowly growing larger like a real soap bubble.  They are also red, like REALLY red which gives me a bad feeling.  Well a feeling besides what the fuck? Why am I seeing text bubbles?  My vision fully clears and finally I'm able to make out what is on them.

 

[Welcome!  You are now being integrated into the Myriad System due to radioactive dispersion reaching critical levels.]

[The Tutorial has been prematurely activated.]

 

[WARNING due to premature activation Tutorial Tempering is unstable.]

[WARNING Radioactive dispersion unstable, converting Radioactive dispersion.]

 

[WARNING due to Instability of Tutorial Tempering results may vary due to Instability.]

 

 [Your area has been designated as a Trial assigned the grade Baron.]

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[WARNING due to Trial unable to transfer to Tutorial Tempering]
 

[WARNING Unable to rectify tutorial tempering transfer failure.]

 

[Myriad System is attempting to rectify, adding in additional benefits at cost of difficulty.]

 

[WARNING Imminent death.]

 

"Well that seems kinda bad huh?",  I mutter beneath my breath. The text bubbles pop like a bubble of soap and dissipate leaving me in darkness once again.  Sitting there blinking for a moment to get the white spots out.  I consider what the fuck is going on as I begin to grind my thoughts.  I'm not entirely sure how serious I should be taking what is happening.  I mean like a week ago world war 3 started I guess? I wasn't really buying it, you know the whole modern news doomsday over every little thing had me skeptical.  Then This morning? Assuming it's only been a few hours at most.  I was at Jimmy's diner and the TV was reporting that nuclear response was deployed, but you know I was in the middle of eating my bacon and I just couldn't be bothered to really pay attention.  In my defense, I had been up for over 52 hours and that was my first meal in a day and half. Not to mention it was good bacon.

Ok focus up.  Assuming this is real, because even if it's not I'm intrigued, let's see where this can go. "Uhh System activate!."  I wait for a moment before nothing happens.  Ok, maybe not voice activated, maybe I can't even activate it, I'll just say some shit I've seen in various media I guess. I rapid fire "Status, System Display, Character Sheet, Menu, Settings, Options, Start, Display, Help, Give me some text bubbles?" nothing.

"well fuck", I'm sitting? Floating? I'm existing here, I don't exactly feel like I'm on something, but my sense of balance makes me feel like gravity is working correctly.  Attempting to stand and surprisingly, it works fine.  I still don't feel like I'm on anything, but at the same time I'm able to find purchase on a flat plane. "'Ok think, I'm in a tutorial right? So maybe I need to activate it? The text bubbles mentioned something about an area and it's grade, Baron was it? I'm not sure what that means, but considering it told me I had fuck all chance it's probably not the best. That doesn't sound good, but like I mean it could be worse?  It also mentioned the tutorial not working? But let's just ignore now that bit for now.'" I mutter as I begin to pace. "'Tutorial, Tutorial Begin, Tutorial Guide, Tutorial start, Tutorial activate?",  Ok, well fuck nothing is working.  If I could be so humble, I would say my memory and ability to work on the fly is one of my strong points. I mean you spend your life fixing the fuck ups of the wealthy and powerful you get pretty good at that kind of stuff.  I recall the text bubbles describing this area as a Trial and I remember that some words were in bold in the text bubble.  I assume that assigns them a higher point of importance?  I'd rather not start with a Trial as I'm not sure if that will somehow start it immediately.  "I remember it called something a system… system sounds pretty important right, so maybe that?  So let's go with Myriad System.'"  A crimson bubble begins to grow out of the void before my eyes lighting the void once again in its ominous aura.

 

[Welcome!  You are now integrated with the Myriad System.  Would you like to choose a Template and form your Sphere?]

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