A Trip to Tyrranosia

Genji's POV:

Everyone of us has some weird desires or wishes, and when I say weird I don't mean just the strange wishes, but also the wishes of reviving the dead. I'm no exception, yet I know that the resurrection of a dead person isn't possible.

As I was walking through the new school gate that day, my ears picked up the girls' heated gossip "Isn't that the famous model Genji?" "He is so hot! More than the rumours!" "I wonder if he has a girlfriend..." "He doesn't!" "Omg I gotta ask him out-" "Give up, haven't you heard of the rumours? He is the most famous guy here because of his cold character toward girls, there isn't a girl that was able to get close to him nor ask him out." "Maybe he isn't open and needs that girl to open him like romance teenagers novels" "I doubt that, it was said that he was the most optimistic person in the past, but after his best friend who is also rumoured to be his first love died, he turned into the gloomy guy you see. It's also rumoured that he almost killed someone because they bad-mouthed her." "Scary!"

 Every rumour they were saying, isn't just a rumour... Those are facts. Nanami Haru... She was my first and best childhood friend. She was like the shining sun for someone like me, now that this sun has set and can never shine again, my life was shielded with darkness.  For Nanami, her life wasn't the best. After her real mother died, she suffered a lot from her step mother and father who were cruel and guided her to her doom. Yet, she was smiling to her last breath that fell on my cheek 9 years ago. Even tho we were kids, we loved each other purely, and promised not to betray each other. So till the day I die, I'm not going to think of any girl or woman except Nana.

 Suddenly a flashback of my last memory with her descended to my sight... In the hospital bed, struggling to move her hand she gestured to me to come near her, she used every energy left for her to hold my hand... Her hands were so cold and weak that I couldn't help the tears in my eyes. Weekly she muttered her last words "I feel sad that we can't play together like before... I'm sorry that you have to visit me instead of playing with new friends, I know this is selfish to say but I'm happy that you were here for me." She slowly got up and I panicked asking her to stay in her place with a teary face then I felt her kiss on my cheek with the words "I love you, and I will keep our love promise even after death... Gin don't forget me..." I felt her last cold breath touching my cheek as I screamed her name in shock "Nana? Nana!"

I got woken up by a hit to my head that got me back from the trip of memory to the present. The teacher was angry and staring at me in rage "I heard some interesting rumours about the new student yet I didn't expect to find him the lazy sort of people." At that moment, I realized that I was thinking about the past since the moment I heard those girls gossip and yet they didn't stop even now their whispers "Nana? So the rumours about his first love are real-" "Shh! The teacher might hear you!" I stood up and bowed in apology for the teacher "Sorry  teacher, I was exhausted because I moved here recently and had a lot of errands to deal with so I ended up lacking sleepiness." The teacher replied with a worried expression "Make sure you get enough sleep or your face and body will be ruined"

I guess nowadays people really care about looks more than anything else... I wonder How Nanami would look if she hadn't died that young... I miss her a lot. "YOO!!" Someone's voice suddenly ripped my ear to get me off my train of thoughts "You are the new guy here, right?" I wasn't interested in making any friends or relationships, so I just stood up and left for the dining hall. I saw enough of bad people including Nanami's family especially her half sister so I couldn't trust people easily.

 After the school ended, I returned to my home tired and had some work. I had some part-time jobs, mainly worked as a ghost writer to afford additional income.

After the cleaning and cooking i checked my phone for any interesting news. The title that got a lot of attention from the citizens was the disappearance of many people all of a sudden  when a notification from my email popped. I had no friends or family members left to check on me, so who would it be? I expected some advertisements or offers and that what appeared to be "Are you looking for your precious love?" Some dating app ads? I scoffed at the notification before another one popped draining the colours from my face «Nanami Haru, died at age of 8 because of illness 9 years ago between your arms. Won't you like to meet her again?»

I was shocked beyond description the moment I read that message. I didn't have friends and only few people knew what happened besides my dead parents. Who could it be then? Was it someone following me since childhood? Or is it someone digging my info from every possible source? And what do they mean by meeting her again? Surely dead people can't resurrect, so what do they mean?I was in a state of panic when another mail popped «If your feelings are real for her, and you are ready to do anything to meet her again, tap on the link below»

I thought for a long time... I might be famous because of my cold demeanor and distant character even how many girls are ready to throw themselves at me... But I got no friends nor enemies... Why would someone go so far into digging my past to send me this link that might be some kind of malware? And it seems they are just interested in talking about Nana... Could it be that Nana is really alive? She died in my hands but... I was fighting myself and the bad feeling I had about that link when another message popped «I see that you are not determined enough to meet her again. I shall find someone else to get back to his beloved.»

Suddenly the link that was there had a timer of 10 seconds under it, I couldn't think well before clicking it, racing the timer and my mind has only one idea: If by any chance I can meet her again, even to just apologise for being unable to save her back then, I won't miss it. Just like that, a blinding light filled my room that I had to shut my eyes tight.

I opened them only to find myself in a weird location. It looked like some sort of haunted forest we see in fantasy movies. I felt a vibrating in my hands and found my phone still there with a new system and a notification: «Welcome to Tyrannosia! Where the main rule is survival for the fittest»

Another notification popped «Your first mission before finding your beloved Nanami Haru will be to survive in this forest and find your saviour. Good luck!»

I looked at my phone in hope for any other clues but everything in it changed. The apps icons, the network signal disappeared. I checked the phone from outside and found no difference so I looked at the surroundings. Giant dead trees and a dark purple ground under it... It really represents the best location to make a horror movie. I looked at my clothes and noticed that it changed to a different style... Where have I seen this style before? I suddenly screamed in shock when I noticed something else about it, my body which is supposed to be 1.8m, became around 1.2m. is that why the trees looked so huge? I took a deep breath and looked in my phone once again hoping for another notification to guide me yet there was nothing for five minutes so I started going through apps. Backpack, Map, Contacts, Gallery, Store... Nothing like my usual phone, but they sound like what a home screen of a game looks like...

I was panic stricken when out of nowhere the ground started shaking and I was sent up floating to the sky before falling in front of a giant foot. Raising my head, i found a giant Orc staring at me with a dripping mouth. And with that, I knew that my end had come.