"Finally I have cleared this undefeatable game, should I die now ?", a white hair man around the mid 20s murmured to himself, biting his nails till it bleed.
"Ouch! Shit, I am bleeding again. Ahh, I forgot I am going to kill myself now."
Rio had been orphan and alone all his life. He was bullied by other since young till he could no longer have will to live the only reason he had been able to hold on- "the constellation of end", "TCOE" for short, a game he had played since he was 12 years old.
That game was his only comfort in his entire life, for hor him it was his only friend and family.
[You have received a message.]
"Huh, what's this now ?", Rio noticed an anonymous message as he was about to get up from his desktop.
[Thank you player for reaching the ending and completing the story when all had given up. If it's not a bother to you, I would love to gift you something.]
Rio was unexpectedly pleased with himself, " Well I did expect me to be the only one who reached the ending since most players quit round after round."
It was a fact that almost everyone knew back then. The game was a major hit for it's storyline however as more and more people played, they realized it was almost impossible to clear the rounds. The more they played the more harder it became. It was ridiculously impossible, whatever routes you tried to clear the round it became harder and harder. Due to that, the game quickly started losing it's popularity till it was no longer remembered.
"I wonder what the gift is though. I actually don't care since I already made promise to kill myself the day I cleared the 100th round"
[Please don't end your story so soon, Player Rio. The gift I am going to gift you is something only you are qualified to have.]
An instant curiosity came across Rio as he saw the message. If it was other then they may had feel fear but it wasn't the case for Rio.
" how?? How did he knew I was going to end my life ? Is it just a coincidence ?"
The screen went completely white and shine brightly than the typical light.
Rio went almost blind, when he slowly pulled his hand down he was in a pure white room.
A room with nothing but a chair and desktop with computer. Many would be surprised and start panicking however it wasn't the case for Rio. He stood up and went near the screen looking for an answer to why he had been summoned there.
The letters start appearing in the screen as Rio sat down.
[ You don't seem surprised, player Rio. You are quite clam for someone ordinary. Is it because you the only one who cleared all the rounds or is it becauseyou have no will to live ?]
Surprised by the fact that the Stanger knew Rio was going to kill himself Rio question himself if he was finallygoing insane and hallucinating. He thought to himself if he is actually already dead.
"Well, what's the use of being surprised if it's not going to help me in this situation. And not to mention you said that you would give me a gift. Although I am curious to know how you knew i was going to kill myself"
[Please do not worry, player. I have no intention to harm you, instead I would like to thank you for proving me wrong.]
"Wrong? What do you mean wrong ?"
[Actually the game was supposed to be impossible to clear. Many had given up before completing round 5, though there were 2 who had cleared up to round 9, they too soon give up. However you, player Rio, you were different, you found joy in the game and cleared all round flawlessly and proved me wrong. That's why I would like to give you a gift, a gift that will satisfy your sole desire.]
"I don't need it. I am sick and tired of this life. No matter what I do it's boring."
Rio knew that even if he had been given a gift or whatsoever, it would be useless for someone like him as his only reason for living was the game.
[The gift I am going to give you is 2 skill that will be crucial for the change that is going to happen from tomorrow. Player Rio, I can't provide you much information but all I can tell is that if you hold on till tomorrow then you will be able to fulfill your desire. Please hold on till tomorrow. All for the sake of the □□□ ]
"Huh, what are you talking about? I don't understand anything."
All of the sudden Rio was fell and unexpectedly retrun back to his room. Matter of fact his head was in the floor while his lower body was in the chair.
"What the fuck is going on ? Was I dreaming ? What was he talking about? Wait huh ?"
As Rio searchedfor the message it was nowhere to be seen, in fact even TCOE wasn't found no matter how much he searched.
All of the sudden Rio felt a violent pain from his leg to his hand, from his hand to shoulder, from his shoulder to his head. The intense pain was so much that he fall into the ground once more and start whining in pain.
Crack! Crack!! Crack!!!
One by one all his bones start breaking apart, his body twitch slowly, every time it twitch, Rio could feel it. The feeling of his bone being destroyed one by one made it unbearable to bear. Rio slowly started to lose consciousness.
"What's.... happening? Am I finally dying like I wished for ? Fuck.... ...atleast I wanted to die without feeling pain.M...y....con..sciou...sness.....is...fad...ing."
So it did, Rio lost his consciousness. While Rio lost his consciousness a blue screen was floating above Rio.
Body rebuilding in progress.
87% remaining.
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Skill pain tolerance acquired due to player's will.
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100% body repairing success.
System shutting down temporarily.
As the screen disappeared, the world start to change, ground started shaking and cracks begain appearing, the sky began flooding with meteors in all it's direction. Buildings crashed and people running to avoid the dangers. All of the sudden it stopped mid air almost like the time itself had stopped. The people stared at the sky, terrified to see a huge screen appeared.
....Preparing for the change
Round 1 shall begain in 10 hours
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Players please be ready
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