Apocalyptic World
Awakening
Here is our character, he is a 19 year old boy, so he was just knocked unconscious by an explosion and his eyes are just now opening.
Abhiii
Ahhh what was this... what happened suddenly... is everyone okay?
Shivuuu!!!! Dev,ashi,pihu where are you??? (he get up and went to the lower floor)
Abhi saw everyone on the ground floor, everyone was unconscious on the sofa and floor.
System
Heyyy Abhii... do you want to Wake up all these people?
Abhi suddenly heard a voice but he could not see anyone.
Abhiii
Who are you? Come forward, whoever you are. What did you do with my friends?
System
Well I have introduced you myself, I am a virtual system which has been awakened by your mind power or I am here to help you. Apocalypse has happened all over the world or monsters are attacking so now I will help you to survive in this world.
Abhiii
I mean, how can this happen?
I am not able to understand anything but can you wake up my friends please..
System
Ok do you want your friends to be given access and citizenship in your space?
Abhiii
Yesss yesss plzzz!!!!
Then a light glows and all Abhi's friends wake up... Abhi goes to them and starts saying thank you thank you again and again.
shivay
To whom are you saying thank you and why were we sleeping here?
pihu
What happened guys, I don't remember anything.
Abhiii
I don't know what's going on... there's apocalypse all over the world, there are monsters everywhere... and I found a system that will help us
Dev
You are a baby that you talk crazy and we will accept whatever you say.
Shivay starts going towards the main gate and says let me check what kind of monster are there, but when Shivay opens the gate, he sees the devastation And monster.
Abhiii
Close the gate and come inside, they will kill us.
But Shivaay freezes and doesn't move... Abhi goes to the gate and starts holding Shivaay and bringing him inside but The monster is about to attack, it is very big.. everyone starts running and Shouting but as the monster has reached the garden, it hits a shield die there...
System
If someone forcibly tries to enter your territory, the Power Shield will start automatically.
Abhiii
Did you guys hear this sound?? We have a shield for safety
ashi
What is going on here, I did not hear any sound and this monster, will our family members will be okay?
Abhiii
Guy, I don't know what's going on here, but for now, we should close the gate and figure everything out.
shivay
Okay, but first we have to see the voice that Abhii is hearing.
Abhiii
From what I've come to realize, it's a system that has given me a space where I can live safely, and it's what's helped me wake you up.
shivay
Ok but what else can you do in the territory, what else can you do with it?
ashi
Can we go out by using this system!!
pihu
Why can't we hear this?
Abhiii
Stoppp....!!! Ask one by one, don't shower questions all at once.🙄
Abhiii
I ask everything from the system itself.
Heyy the system i doesn't know your name yet.. can you tell me your name? Or how can I use you? What can I do with you?
System
well i don't have any name but you can call me annei!!
You use me to expand your territory. To increase your skill level, to increase your powers.
Here is your level- 18
Skill- Combat Skill
You have a Vault from which you can buy things but for that you have to have experience points...
At this time there are total 4 citizens in your territory..
1. shivay
level-21
skill-combat, power hitting.
2. pihu
level-3
skill- Nil
3. Dev
level-7
skill-manifesting
4.ashi
level-12
skill-weapon
You can ride them for monster and collect your experience.
Abhiii
Ok thank you Annie...
Suddenly a loud noise starts coming from outside and everyone starts looking towards the gate.. everyone gets scared.
The Voice Beyond the Shield
[The group is sitting on the couch, still processing the goblin attack, when a scream echoes from outside.]
Dev
Yeah… but that doesn’t make sense. Monsters die when they touch the shield, right?
shivay
Or something pretending to be human. We shouldn't assume anything.
Abhiii
…Annie, scan the outside.
[Only Abhii hears the system’s cold response in his head.]
System
Unknown entity detected. Not classified as a monster, but not fully human either.
Abhii (thinking): Not fully human? What the hell does that mean?
pihu
Abhii? What did it say?
Abhiii
…It’s not clear. But it’s not a monster.
[Dev moves to the window. A shadowy figure is crawling toward the house, covered in wounds. Its glowing eyes send a chill through the room.]
Dev
It looks… human. But messed up.
ashi
They’re hurt! We need to help!
shivay
Or they could be infected. We don’t know what’s happening out there.
pihu
But what if they’re really just a survivor? We can’t leave them!
Abhii (whispers): Annie… what happens if we bring them inside?
System
Risk of contamination: High. Risk of hostiles entering: Unknown. Recommended action: Avoid contact.
Abhii (thinking): Damn it. I need to decide fast.
Dev
"Avoid contact" like we’re robots. They’re barely moving!
[The person outside groans in pain. The group hesitates. The decision is on Abhii.]
shivay
Why aren’t they coming in?
Abhiii
…Because they can’t. No one can enter without my permission.
[The group turns to Abhii in shock.]
ashi
So you decide who gets in?
Dev
That means we’re safe. But also…
shivay
It means the decision is completely on Abhii.
[The figure outside lets out a weak cry, their body trembling. The group looks to Abhii, waiting for his answer.]
[Silence fills the room.]
[Abhii clenches his fists. His decision will change everything.]
The Cost of a Choice
[A cold wind blows through the backyard. Abhii and Shivay stand in silence, staring at the freshly dug grave.]
shivay
It wasn’t supposed to end like this…
Abhiii
…I made the call. And now we live with it.
[Pihu, Dev, and Ashi watch from the house, their faces heavy with emotions—anger, grief, regret. No one speaks.]
[FLASHBACK – The Night of the Scream]
Unknown voice
(weak, desperate): P-please… don’t leave me…
[The figure outside trembles in pain, their face barely visible through the dim light.]
ashi
Abhii, we can’t just stand here!
Dev
If we don’t decide now, they’ll die!
[Abhii clenches his fists. His heartbeat pounds in his ears.]
System
To allow entry, grant citizenship. Citizenship can be revoked at any time, forcibly removing them from the territory.
Abhii (thinking): So I have control. If they’re dangerous, I can kick them out… but what if it’s too late by then?
His fingers twitch. He looks at the others—Pihu’s teary eyes, Ashi’s pleading face, Shivay’s cold stare, Dev’s clenched jaw.]
Abhiii
…No one moves until I say
[The figure outside lets out another weak sob. And then—BOOM!—something crashes in the distance.]
[They all turn toward the street, where a shadow moves between the wreckage of abandoned cars. Eyes. Too many eyes. Watching them.]
[FLASHBACK ENDS – BACK TO PRESENT]
[Abhii stares at the grave. His nails dig into his palms.]
Abhiii
(whispers): Was it the right choice…?
Abhii granted citizenship to the desperate stranger, believing she could be saved, but fate had already taken its toll. By the second night, her condition had worsened beyond repair, and she quietly slipped away under the shroud of darkness. The safehouse fell silent with grief as her loss struck a deep, unhealing wound in all their hearts. Abhii’s decision, though made with hope, became a heavy burden of regret that no command could reverse. In that cruel reality, even a promise of sanctuary could not outpace the relentless march of time.
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