Awakening

In this world, there's the weak and there's the strong. That's how it's always been since the very beginning, the strong rule the weak. My name is Louis mills, I'm a highschool student. And in this world I am among the weak.

All my life I've lived under the oppression of the strong and in ways more than one. I've been physically, emotionally and financially oppressed by those stronger than me. Even to the point that I'm disgusted at my own species. People beat you up just because your face annoys them, your heart gets toyed with to the point where you aren't even capable of falling in love, because you fear they might stab you in the back, the rich get richer while the poor are getting poorer everyday, I'm sick of it all. I just want to die, but I don't have the guts to kill myself so I just suck it up and live. It's not my fault I was born weak, I bet if I had a chance I could become stronger. I know I was born weak but I don't want to die weak. everyday I prayed that someone would give me a chance, and one day my prayers were finally answered. I was finally given a chance to grow stronger

“ NOTICE, THE INDIVIDUAL KNOWN AS LOUIS MILLS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE SYSTEM, DUE TO THIS RECOGNITION SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN GRANTED, USER LOUIS MILLS DO YOU CONSENT ”

“ who's there where are you ”

“ I AM THE ENTITY PUT IN PLACE TO SEE TO YOUR GROWTH AS A GOD CANDIDATE ”

“ User... , Recognized by the system... , Special administrative authority. What is all this ”

“ USER LOUIS MILLS YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS A CANDIDATE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GOD ”

“ a god ”

“ CORRECT, YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS A CANDIDATE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GOD ”

“ what is all this, just who are you ”

“ YOU MAY REFER TO ME AS SYSTEM ”

“ I see ”

“ I REPEAT DO YOU CONSENT ”

“ so you need my consent ”

“ CORRECT ”

“ what happens if I refuse ”

“ ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED ”

“ I see, so what exactly happens if I consent ”

“ SIMPLY PUT, YOU WILL GO THROUGH HELL ”

“ uhh ”

“ IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE, THEN YOU WILL BECOME STRONGER ”

“ I see ”

“ CURRENTLY YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN EXACTLY 168 HOURS TO DECIDE ”

“ permission granted ”

“ ARE YOU SURE USER LOUIS MILLS ONCE YOU CONSENT YOU CANNOT TURN BACK ”

“ permission granted ”

“ VERY WELL. USER LOUIS MILLS HAS SUCCESSFULLY CONSENTED.VALIDATING DATA... LOADING RESOURCES... ”

“ no turning back now ” I said

“ WELCOME TO HELL ”

After I heard those words I was transported a mysterious place

“ USER LOUIS MILLS HAS SUCCESSFULLY BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE DOMAIN OF ECHIDNA AND TYPHON ALSO KNOWN AS THE GREAT ABYSS.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RETURN TO EARTH ARE: SURVIVAL FOR SIX HOURS ”

“ well that shouldn't be too hard, it's kinda like a quest, like surviving on a deserted island, I don't mean to brag but I'm fairly confident in my survival skills ”

“ USER LOUIS MILLS. GOOD LUCK ”

“ wait a sec... Six hours. The time back home is currently 10:46 so six hours from now is 4:46 ”

While I was busy thinking i heard the sound a twig breaking and as I turned backwards I saw a monster which looked human but had grey skin, a bald head, and big eyes and long fingers and toes. it was so thin that it couldn't walk but even still it dragged itself on the ground with every bit of strength it could muster.

“ what the hell” I said running at full speed “ what was that. Good thing it's not chasing me ” I said.

after running a for a while I noticed I had stepped on something as I turned to check I found another monster.

It was also crawling on the ground but it was nothing like the last one. It could only be described as a freak of nature. It looked like a dog with six legs but even so it still crawled with it's belly touching the ground almost like it didn't have the strength to lift itself up. It had no eyes and it's mount extended all the way from it's face to it's back.

“ tch. What the hell are these things ” I said while running

“ NOTICE. THEY ARE THE CHILDREN OF ECHIDNA AND TYPHON ”

“ well that doesn't help. If this keeps up, how am I supposed to survive. System how much time do I have left till this is all over ”

“ YOU HAVE EXACTLY 5 HOURS 49 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS LEFT ”

“ damn. That long ”

And as I looked up at a distance I saw it. Two creatures beyond my comprehension. Creatures truly worthy of the title ‘monster’

One was a giant snake with 5 heads and the other was some sort of dog with three heads, and these creatures were fighting themselves.

“ you're kidding me. I'm supposed to survive for six hours in this place with those things. It's no use. I can't win ” I said

# screech # was the next sound I heard it came from up the trees. But I couldn't find it, there were hundreds if not thousands of trees in this place. But then it jumped down landing on a log.

In a way it looked like a chicken. It had only hind legs and no hands, but it also had no wings and the head looked like some sort of lizard.

Then it slowly walked towards me maybe it was scared because I was bigger, but when I started running in fear it chased after me for a while but seeing how it's body was deformed it couldn't run for long.

“ how long is this going to continue, I can't take it anymore. System ”

“ YES, USER LOUIS MILLS ”

“ I surrender. I give up, just take me back home ”

“ I AM AFRAID I CANNOT DO THAT "

“ huh, why can't you... ”

“ EARLIER I BRIEFLY STARTED THAT ONCE YOU GAVE YOUR CONSENT THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK, ALSO ONCE A TRIAL HAS BEGUN IT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED IF YOU DIE OR PASS THE TRIAL ”

“ seriously ”

“ HONESTLY, YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DONE WELL FOR SURVIVING THIS LONG, USUALLY HUMANS DIE AFTER 4-6 MINUTES AFTER THE TRIAL HAS BEGUN ”

“ I appreciate the compliment, but it doesn't make me feel any better. How much time is left until I complete the trial ”

“ EXACTLY 5 HOURS 36 MINUTES AND 47 SECONDS”

“ I know, I'll just keep running while avoiding them, that way I should be able to survive until the time limit ”

Or at least that was what I thought. every second here was unbearable. In this place there is an unwritten law, and I was ignoring that law. It wasn't something new, the same law applied on back home. It was an inescapable law that bound all living things. It was the law of nature. For all living creatures to survive they must either kill or be killed. I quickly understood what I had to do.

“ huh, huh, huh, huh, huh... How much longer ”

“ EXACTLY 5 HOURS 12 MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS ”

I felt claws dig into my shoulder and weird hands trying to hold me in place, it was another monster and it was trying to eat me alive

“ ahhh, damn you. Let go you damn monster ”

After I finally managed to break free I turned back and saw what was probably the most disgusting monster of them all. It was literally falling apart, this one could stand upright like a human but it was also deformed. It had long hands which reached its knees,with two fingers and one thumb, it was so thin that you could see it bones, even walking was a problem for it, it had some big lump of flesh on its back, with bones sticking out of it, While it's mouth was sealed shut by the flesh holding it jaws together.

As I looked at my shoulder I saw blood. I was bleeding

“ how could I have been so stupid. I was finally given a chance and I was just gonna run and hide. Well not anymore ” I said with a twisted smileon my face. picking up a stick from the ground

“ come at me, you piece of shit. I'll freaking murder you ” I said as I attacked the monster with the stick. With a vertical hit to it's head followed by a stick to it's knees. I had successful broken it's legs. As it fell to the ground I could visibly see it was in pain. And without hesitation I stabbed it's chest. Before smashing it's head to pieces.

“ AN ADDITIONAL BONUS HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS THE REWARD FOR KILLING A MONSTER ”

“ damn monster. I almost feel bad for em. System how much time is left ”

“ EXACTLY 4 HOURS 39 MINUTES AND 52 SECONDS ”

“ good. I'm not running away, no any more ” I said as I pulled the bone out of the legs of the monster.

“ this is so gross. But if it helps me fight more efficiently I've got no complaints ” I said as I broke the edge of the bone creating a sharp tip

“ now I'm ready... ”

That night I killed so many monsters I lost count. Each time I killed them I'd cut their limbs off, tear their flesh and use their bones as wepons. I killed so many of them, that they began to run after sensing my presence. They had acknowledged me as a superior species

“ THE TRIAL HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED, YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO EARTH SHORTLY. ALL PRIMARY STATS HAVE SIGNIFICANT BEEN INCREASED. AS A REWARD FOR SLAYING THE CHILDREN OF ECHIDNA AND TYPHON YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE TITLE : HARBINGER OF DEATH ”

“ harbinger of death, huh. Sounds scary ”

“AS SUCH A BLOOD WEPON WILL BE BESTOWED UPON USER LOUIS MILLS. CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE POISON SCYTHE ”

“ wow a weapon ”

“ PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE... YOU WILL NOW BE TRANSPORTED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN "

After hearing those words I saw myself in my room with covered in blood with my clothes in pieces.

“ good thing I live alone. If anyone saw me like this, there would have been a bit of a misunderstanding ” I said entering the bathroom

As the cold water from the shower hit my body it was then I noticed I had sustained a lot of injuries.

“ Better get some sleep ”

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