-1000000 Aura

In the center of New York's bustling Grand Central Station, where all trains arrived to reach their destinations, a crowd of people gathered to watch a spectacle unlike any they had ever seen.

In the middle of the bustling station, what could only be described as two idiots were making their way through all the chaos.

The first, a cocky teenager with his hat turned backward, rode a skateboard between passengers, swiveling and maneuvering dangerously close to the tracks as a train thundered past.

Falling behind on foot, running as fast as he could, a nerdy cameraman with foggy glasses followed closely, capturing his best angles.

“Did you think you got my best angle on these shots?” the teenager asked cockily, turning back toward the cameraman.

“Yeah—We’re in the middle of a train station, so any shot is gonna be pretty crazy,” Nokia answered.

The teenager got off his skateboard, gripping it in his right hand. Looking back at Nokia, he then turned his gaze to the far end of the station, giving a look that meant only one thing: he was about to attempt the impossible.

“You can’t be serious,” Nokia said, concern flashing in his voice.

“That’s right, Nokia,” the kid answered. “I’m gonna jump all three tracks at once. This has never been done on a live feed.”

“This could go really wrong,” Nokia replied.

As Roki spoke, the comments in the stream began to explode:

[Chat]
HypeTrain99 : No way he’s actually gonna try this!
xXShadowStepXx : All three tracks??? He’s insane!
AuraHunter88 : This is history, boys 📸🔥
TrainWreck42 : Cameraman better not fumble this LUL
StreamerStan77 : Legendary stunt incomingggg 🚀

[...]

“Noki,” the teen said with rare sincerity, “you’ve been my cameraman for the last three years. I could never have come this far without you… but it’s still not far enough.”

Dropping his skateboard, his eyes locked fatally on the buzzing crowd that gathered.

“Whoa, what the heck is this?” one man muttered, lowering his newspaper.

“Some kind of streaming stunt…” another replied. “Is he about to jump the tracks?”

“There’s no way!”

The faint light of an approaching train shimmered down the tunnel as ItzTubiZ prepared, skateboard poised like a weapon.

“The thing is, Nokia… I’ll never be a big streamer unless I do something truly extraordinary. If I can't do this..." Its said looking across the track. He stepped on his board, eyes steady.

“How will anyone ever believe in me"

"I believe in you" Nokia said calmly. "And after this the entire world will too, your extraordinary already you just don't know it"

Lifting his camera into position. He swung behind TubiZ, lining up a flawless behind-the-back angle for the stream.

"Now Lets do this thing!" Nokia roared

Nokia, taking a deep sigh, started the countdown. “Three… two—”

Before he could say one, from the corner of his eye, Nokia noticed an old man on the other side of the tracks slowly starting to fall in. He wasn’t anywhere near where ItzTubiZ was about to perform his stunt—he was off behind Nokia, in the far corner of his vision.

“Shit,” Nokia muttered. “That old man’s about to fall… but this—this is TubiZ’s moment. If I don’t get this on camera, what will I do?”

Nokia’s mind flushed with heat. Thoughts collided in his head. He thought of his own grandfather at home, the way he often rode the New York trains, how he worried Nokia by getting himself into trouble.

[Chat]

TrainWreck42 : COUNT FASTER BROOO
AuraHunter88 : Don’t miss the angle! Don’t miss it!!
ClaudiaFanGirl : He better land this, I swear 😤
xXShadowStepXx : Wait… is that an old man??
BoomerWatch2000 : YO HE’S FALLING 😱
StreamerStan77 : Forget the boomer, film the jump 🤣

[...]

The old man’s cane slipped, dangling into the tracks as the light of the oncoming train began to glow brighter in the tunnel.

“Damn it,” Nokia said. “How can I get both of these? How can I save this old man… while not missing the moment?”

Looking around frantically, he spotted a billboard nearby—then a kid running past with a yo-yo in his hand. Without hesitation, Nokia grabbed the toy.

“Hey! What are you doing?!” the kid yelped.

“I’m sorry, but this has to be done!” Nokia said.

He wrapped the yo-yo string around his camera and clipped it to the billboard just as ItzTubiZ began his stunt.

The skater launched, popping his board into the air with a clean kickflip as the first oncoming train screamed past beneath him.

“WHOA! This is the sickest thing we’ve ever seen!” the chat exploded.

He cleared the first train by inches, then slid his board across the second set of rails, switching his footing in mid-air before making the second jump. Within moments, he had cleared the entire station, landing smoothly to a roar of applause from both the live crowd and the stream.

“Nokia, did you get—?!” ItzTubiZ shouted, but stopped in disbelief.

Instead of seeing his cameraman behind the lens, he saw Nokia across the tracks, leaping down into danger.

“Are you all right?” Nokia asked, hauling the old man up by the shoulders.

“I—I’m not sure… I don’t know how I fell in here…” the old man croaked. His breath reeked of alcohol, the stench heavy in the air.

“Here, let me help you.” Nokia pulled him to his feet and pushed him back toward the platform as the rumble of another approaching train echoed down the tunnel.

“Wait—my cane!” the old man cried.

Nokia’s eyes darted. In the distance, resting against the electrified third rail, was the cane. Sweat dripped down his temple as the train’s light grew closer, its horn blaring.

“Wait a minute,” Nokia whispered. “This is the third rail… If I grab it wrong, I’ll be electrocuted…”

He froze, hesitating, as the glow of the train bore down on him, each second heavier than the last.

“Wait a minute,” Nokia said. “This is the third rail… If I approach this incorrectly, I could get electrocuted.”

He froze, hesitating as the train roared closer. Sweat poured down his temple.

“Wait… as long as I’m not touching the ground… this is a wooden object. I should have no problem grabbing it.”

Without another thought, Nokia leapt into the air, snatched the cane, and landed back on his feet just as the train screamed past his body.

He gasped, catching his breath. When he turned, the camera he had rigged with the yo-yo was pointed perfectly at him.

“Wooo! Nokia, what the heck?! Greatest cameraman in the world—that was sick!” ItzTubiZ shouted from the other side of the tracks, completely amazed. “Wait a minute—Nokia, not only did you record me jumping across the tracks, but you also saved an old man at the same time?!”

“How did you do it?”

“Uh… this.” Nokia handed the yo-yo back to the kid. “I wrapped it around the billboard to capture the entire angle of your jump, and then it swung back around and just happened to catch me saving the old man.”

“Wow, man. This is the first time you’ve ever really done anything on my stream. Now you’re in the spotlight.”

"I'm in the spotlight?" Nokia remarked. His eyes drifted over to his phone reading the messages bombarding the chat.

[Chat]
StreamerStan77 : This cameraman’s actually pretty cool 😲🔥
AuraHunter88 : He’s a little dorky, but honestly this is awesome 😂
TrainWreck42 : WOO Nokia—dude’s popular now PogChamp 🚀

[...]

"I'm always recording these influencers, but I've never really thought about what it would be like to be one myself."

"Maybe... I've been holding myself back. Maybe I can be more than just a cameraman!"

[Chat]
GrandpaSavedIt : Old man owes him a beer fr 🙏
PixelPunk44 : THAT ANGLE WAS CLEAN!! ✨
EmoteLord23 : KEKW hero arc unlocked KEKW
AuraFanGirl : Protecting the weak?? Nokia best boy confirmed 😭❤️
StreamFreak101 : Bro just unlocked main character energy 💯🔥
ClipItQuick : SOMEONE CLIP THAT NOWWWW 📹
NoScopeLarry : Bro dodged IRL lag 😂

[...]

"I always thought I was someone with very low aura... So I dedicated my life to capturing others who had more than me. But maybe I was wrong."

"Maybe if I walk forward with confidence... and I have enough followers... even I can become something extraordinary."

"Well don't just stand there, man! Say something to the chat! Everyone is waiting for you!" ItzTubiZ laughed.

"Heh, you're right!" Nokia proclaimed. Grabbing the camera, he hijacked ItzTubiZ stream and began running down the train like a lunatic.

"Hey, Nokia!" ItzTubiZ yelled.

"Haha! It's my show now!" Nokia said, showing off.

"Wait!"

“Hahaha! Ok, chat! The ItzNokia show has begun!"

"Nokia!!!"

"First episode! How to perform an accurate camera shot!"

"Watch out!"

"Huh?"

Before Nokia could finish, his foot slipped. Stumbling forward over a wet floor sign, he tripped toward an open maintenance well marked for sewage.

"OH NO!" Nokia cried as he plunged into the well of city waste.

SPLAAAASH!

He crashed to the bottom, completely drenched in foul, dark fluid.

[Chat]
xXShadowStepXx : L Nokia 💀💀💀
ClaudiaFanGirl : We thought this guy was cool, but he can’t even avoid sewage 🤣
FailWhale999 : BRUH THAT SIGN WAS RIGHT THEREEEE 🚧👀
TwitchyTim : THE ANGLE SURVIVED BUT HIS DIGNITY DIDN’T 💦
DumpsterKing42 : Bro speedran the sewer percent run 🤢🏆

[...]

"Nice," Nokia muttered, climbing out of the well.

He dragged himself out, dripping in brown sludge and stinking of manure, all while somehow preserving the camera in his hand.

"Hey Nokia, did you get the angle on that shot?" ItzTubiZ joked. He burst into laughter along with the rest of the station.

"Yeah, yeah," Nokia said, slouching over. "Definitely got you some more viewers now." He gagged.

[Chat]
BoomerWatch2000 : How can anyone lose all their Aura so fast?? 🤦‍♂️
HypeTrain99 : Well, he still saved that old man… so that’s kinda cool 🥲
PogPanda : THE CAMERA LIVES… THE LEGEND CONTINUES 📷🔥
OmegaLOL77 : Dude went from anime protag to clown arc instantly 🤡

[...]

The old man staggered over, smacking Nokia on the back. “Haha, you are too funny, kid!”

“Shit!” Nokia wheezed, slipping again.

WWWEEEWWWW!!!!!

The sound of an oncoming train filled the platform.

“Don’t tell me…” the old man muttered, watching in disbelief as Nokia slid helplessly on the sewage coating his body. “He couldn’t even handle me patting him on the back!”

“Nokia!” ItzTubiZ screamed out.

As Nikia neared the edge of the patform Another train thundered through. His body dangled off the edges as he struggled to regain his footing.

“Nokia!"

"Shit!" Nokia screamed. Using the last of his footing, he managed to regain his posture as the train passed by.

"Sheesh... That was a close one," Nokia said, scratching his head.

"Don't scare me like that," ItzTubiZ sighed in relief.

"Did you see that, chat?" Nokia gagged. "This is why they say the cameraman never dies!"

Striking a pose, Nokia flexed to the chat.

Click.

"HUHHHH?"

By making a gesture, his back of his pants had gotten caught in a closing train door.

"Hey... Train driver... don't start the train."

But it was too late. The train took off at full speed, dragging him down the column.

"NOKIAAAAA!" ItzTubiZ yelled as he watched his friend get dragged off.

The train tugged on the back of Nokia’s pants, giving him a wedgie as it sped away.

"HEEEELPPPPPP!" Nokia cried.

[Chat]
StreamerStan77 : Wait a minute—Is he really gonna die this way?! 😱
xXShadowStepXx : L Nokia LMAOOO 💀🤣
AuraHunter88 : Fell in sewage ➡️ weggied by a train… most useless cameraman ever 🤦‍♂️
TrainWreck42 : Wait—I thought the cameraman never dies?!
BoomerWatch2000 : Not this time… RIP Nokia ⚰️

[...]

A blinding white flash erupted in Nokia’s vision. His ears rang as though the roar of the train had swallowed him whole. He felt his body scatter, every nerve pulled apart like pixels on a screen.

A menu of system message  popped up was the only thing he could see.

"New world detected? What's going on? Is this some kind of heads up display?"

"-1,000,000 Aura???"

"What? I'm transmigrating to this new world with -1,000,000 Aura?"