The Beggining

5th June 2021

“Please wait! Where are you going? Please listen to me, it’s a big world out there, you won’t survive!!”

7th April 2023

My name is Micheal Yeng. I am 19 years old. And I was a high school dropout. My family was one of the top 3 families within Chicago. Well.. It was one of the top 3 families. Not anymore, now it is gone. And so is she.. The only person that mattered to me anymore.. Everything ended for me at that moment she ran away, only muttering a mild paragraph “I’m sorry, I need to get stronger to protect those close to me, I need to get to the peak of the tower.. But don’t worry, I will be back one day, and when I will, I will explain everything, just wait for me.” And so I did, waited for her for 2 years straight, until one day I couldn’t wait anymore, and a letter appeared on my doorstep. “Do you desire Riches? Strength? Or Limitless Power? Whatever it is, the answer is found within the peak of the tower, the tower of hell.”

I never needed any of that. I just needed to know why she went away, and how i can meet her again. You might be wondering, who is this she? Well, she is my childhood sweetheart, or something like that.. We grew up together, ate together, went to the same school together.. Those days where great. But our families both died out, and we were the only survivors, and till this day, we have nothing to live for, and nothing to protect. So why did she go, why...

I just hope I can get to see her again.

Even once before death.

I reconsidered the letter. Maybe the tower she mentioned is related to this note? The peak of the tower... Questions swirled around in my head, but after a few moments, I decided to set off.

The place was included in the letter, and I go there right away, bringing nothing with me.

The location was rather strange, as it led me through many ebony-dark, abandoned alleyways. And the destination put me on guard, it was a small, abandoned garage with graffiti smeared all over it. My eyes widened in fright and I was about to run away but I couldn’t move, I was frozen on the spot. A dark, booming voice echoed across the area. “So it is strength that you desire? To overcome all your opponents? Or is it power, to make your voice be heard throughout the continent?”

A shiver ran down my spine, I managed to give a short reply. “N—No sir! I do not desire power nor strength.. I came here by accident.. You must be mistaken.”

A sigh echoed. “You mustn’t lie to me, this place is not your home town, it is another dimension. The tower of hell chose you, that must mean you have something you truly want, whatever it is, speak.”

There was truly nothing I wanted, nothing at all, the only thing...

“I want to meet her, she said that she was gonna climb this tower, I never want to leave her side, please allow me to see her, to see if she still cares about me.”

A muffled reply came

“I cannot allow that, I do not know the person you are speaking of, but if she said she is here, then you must get stronger. At the peak of the tower, all answers await, and that can only be achieved through strength, and strength only. Once you are in the tower, there is no way out, there will be obstacles that you will have to face, and friends that you will make. However, in the end, it will be your decision, all I can say is.. Goodluck, your first test is still yet to come.”

And with that last sentence, I began to slowly black out, I felt a hand-like figure pull me downwards, with a few last breaths, I fainted.

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