NOVEL WEB Chapter 1 - What an extraordinary day?
Party Play-
A term used to describe a situation where multiple players get into a group and co-op in a dungeon.
Normally it is required when there is a certain condition required to beat a dungeon
where multiple people are needed or the dungeon is really hard to beat. Key point is to have people to go along well and know what they are doing.
Teamwork is key!
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It’s been a week since the game ended and the owner messaged me. Unlike what he promised, I didn’t get any prizes or any new information about the new “Main Character” thing. Maybe he just forgot about it or is just really embarrassed to actually give it because he probably was lying. Anyway I thought of it, I lost faith in his words. By the time I completely forgot about his words, I got used to not playing the game. Although I was full of complete boredom, I found new ways. I also made some friends. Although they were really weird, they were pretty nice.
“Hey Luke! Come here bestie!” A girl that was the height around my shoulder yelled at me and started running here. Next to her, it was a boy. I knew who both of them were. They were Aidan and Alexis, my best and the one of the only friends that I had and my childhood friends. Alexis quickly ran to where I was and jumped me. I almost fell but she was very light. When I recovered and stood back up, she put a headlock on me. It choked me so bad that I actually almost died. I was released when Alexis’s twin brother, Aidan, hit her head. Although Aidan was the younger one, he always acted more mature than Alexis. I used to hang out with them everyday but ever since high school started, we got more busy and it was harder for us to meet. And because they are 1 year older than me, their schedule will be more tight so it would be even harder for us to meet now. Just seeing them in the halls at school would be the only place I would be able to talk to them. As I saw them fight, I felt nostalgia overflow my thoughts. I stared at them fighting intently and wondered about the old memories that we had together. I don’t know why but I feel like this is going to be the last time I see them for a while.
“Hey Luke you alright?” Aidan asked with worries in his eyes. He was holding Alexis with one hand on her head. She was trying to run and hit him but she was too short to reach him. He continued, “You look tired or something. You good?” Aidan has always been so mature and caring towards others. If I ever organized a company or some sort of a group, he would be the first person I would scout.
“Yea I’m fine… It was just there was a lot going on recently…” I stuttered and looked at Aidan in the face with a sad smile. Aidan nodded and had an upset face. He probably understood what I meant. Aidan is one of the people that knows about what happened recently. We used to play the game together and although he didn’t play as much as I did, he still really liked the game. Because he knew that I have been depressed and went through a lot recently, he has been really careful with his actions towards me.
“Well then… Good luck with your exams Luke!”
“Yeah good luck! Let’s meet after all this. I have something to show yo…”
Aidan grabbed Alexis’s head again and dragged her away. I think he was just trying to make me comfortable by taking her away but I actually didn’t really mind her. It just felt like he was trying to over protect me. Alexis was raging to Aidan and slapped his hand multiple times but the arm full of muscles kept her still.
After they left, I also moved on and started moving to my class. Today was the last day before spring break and I had my final exams. Everyone hurried to their class with smiles on their faces but I was different. I had no facial expression at all. It was because I had no motivation to go home early. Surely, hanging out with Aidan and Alexis would be fun but the -GTI SMP- is no longer there. I used to play that game when I got home after exams and tests but now, it isn't there anymore. I had nothing to do when I got home. Having many thoughts in my head, I walked straight looking at the pale ground. It was then, when a girl ran into me. She was pretty like I mean really beautiful. She had blue eyes with blonde hair. Her hair went down all the way to her hips. She literally looked like an angel. She looked like the type of person who would never hurt someone. A person that is the sweetest person in the world. But I wasn’t in love with her because I have no interest in anything except -GTI SMP-. But she was really nice. Right after I fell, she collected some books that fell out of my back pack when I ran into her. She apologized so many times that I can’t even count.
“Hey, you have a lot of books about mythologies. Are you interested in them by any chance?” She asked with a gentle voice. I was confused about what she was talking about but when I looked at the books in her hands, I understood. There were a lot of books in her hands about mythologies such as, ‘The crazy family story in Greek mythology!’, ‘The great battle of Archangels and Archfiend in the Garden of Eden’, and ‘The final ragnarok of the arrogant viking gods’. Those are some books that I used to study for GTI SMP. In the game, there were a lot of factors and quests that were related to mythologies and stories so I had to study them in order to beat quests easily. The moment of silence between me and her was very awkward. The one who broke the silence was her.
“Oh sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Emily by the way.” Emily spoke as she gave me the books in her hands. They were very heavy. I don’t know how she managed to hold them with her arms. I think everyone in this school is just stupidly strong. I remained silent even after she introduced herself and I was dumbfounded. I quickly introduced myself too,
“Oh sorry I am Luke.”
“Hey Luke! But have we met before? You look very familiar.”
“Umm I don’t think so. Maybe you are confused with someone el..”
“I remember you! You were the boy at t-”
Another girl behind Emily came running to her and she cut her words. When Emily turned around, she welcomed her with a smile. She was a girl who had a pony tail on her hair. When she came rushing here, she scolded Emily about her being late to class. The thing was I actually knew this girl. I’ve seen her before. I saw her when she was with my best friend Ethan. I saw them talking together often and I think her name started with a ‘E’ but I wasn’t sure.
“Evelyn! Say hi to Luke over here. I was helping him gather his stuff because I ran into him and he dropped a lot of stuff.” Emily stood back up and introduced me to her. When she stood up, she looked pretty tall. Around 5’9. Evelyn took a quick look around what was happening and looked at Emily directly in her eyes. Then she started laughing, covering her mouth with her hands. Then Emily blushed and started hitting Evelyn. Emily said a quick good-bye to me and left with Evelyn. I stood back up and looked at the clock. There was only 2 minutes until class started. I had to get there in time. I quickly got up the stairs and rushed to my class. I barely made it in time. When I arrived, there were a lot of people missing. My last class was biology and thankfully, we took the final exam a week prior to the actual day due to our teacher's personal schedule. As I sighed with relief, someone jumped behind me and hit my head really hard. It was Matthew. One of the only friends that I have at this school. He was also my buddy who played GTI SMP with me. We were the ultimate duo and did everything together.
“Ay yo man wassup. Are you ready for the break?” Matthew laughed jokingly. I showed a fake smile and absolutely smacked his head right after. He almost got knocked out and passed away but he was fine. Probably. When we sat at our tables, I opened my laptop and we started talking about GTI SMP. Although it has been months since we played the game, we still talked about it. That was really the only thing we could talk about because both of us have no life outside of this. The substitute teacher warned all of us to be quiet and turned off the lights. She played the movies and left. When I looked at the back side of the class, there were some groups of people playing ‘Uno’. There were around 15 people and they were really loud. I am pretty sure they were all part of the same friend group. Next to them, there was a guy in a hoodie. He had glasses and headphones. I never noticed that he was even in our class. Well I don’t know half the people in this class either way.
After about 1 and a half hours later, Matthew and I decided to skip class early. Since there was nothing to do in class, we secretly ditched to the main cafeteria. When we saw the big windows in the main entrance, it was raining. Almost like a thunderstorm level. The cloud was the darkest I’ve ever seen before. There were black clouds but it was very bright at the same time. Outside the entrance that was located in the cafeteria, there was Matthew’s car. He asked me if I needed a ride but I rejected his offer. For some reason, I wanted to walk home, through the rain by myself. I didn’t live that far away so it wasn’t a big problem. Matthew and I gave each other goodbyes and he drove away. I looked up at the sky for a few more minutes and I started walking. When I walked through the rain by myself, I really felt like the main character of this world. The promise from Peace of becoming the main character didn’t really happen but at this moment, I felt like the main character of the world. As I walked out of the school, I rethought everything that happened today. A lot of weird things happened. It felt very off and I met a lot of new people. I normally don’t even socialize with people but today, I became friends with new people and noticed many others too. It was really an extraordinary day.
As if the world would end tomorrow and I would start living a totally different life.