jika imajinasi ini hanyalah nimbus,
kau akan tetap menjadi semoga, yang ingin aku tebus.

After the Earth was hit by a comet that went out of orbit, a series of changes begin to take place, raising the world and everyone on it into an era of chaos

Year 3993 of the Starry Sky Calendar
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Zou De, an 18 year old student attending a mid-high standard school, Crimson Nebula High School, sponsored by, of course, Crimson Nebula Sect. This adventure starts when Zou De is listening to a lecture of "The Anatomy of Insect Type Demons" when suddenly, he feels a sharp pain in his left eye...

A story of a young man, exiled, by every-one and everything he holds dear.

Galaxy is the daughter of Thanos but Thanos didn't love Galaxy as much as he loved Gamora. He was always proud of Gamora and rarely happy at Galaxy's accomplishments. Galaxy always felt bad for Nebula, because he never seemed to appreciate her. Gamora and Nebula had betrayed Thanos, but Galaxy still was loyal to her father, that is until she runs into the Avengers and her mission, Loki. What will happen next?

The dokkaebi who appeared for the scenario wasn't Bihyung. Nevertheless, it was a very familiar dokkaebi. At one time, he was a low-grade dokkaebi and he even learnt how to use the Dokkaebi Bag from me.

-...Kim Dokja?

The dokkaebi's eyes widened and he activated the Dokkaebi Communication.

-It's me! Dokkaebi Youngki!

Dokkaebi Youngki in a suit was looking at me. Perhaps it was due to the main scenario progress but he seemed reluctant to look at the other participants.

-It has been a while.

-I heard rumours that you had come back...

-The rumour spread?

-Ah, you don't know. Right now, Bihyung is trying to deal with the probability caused by Kim Dokja 
in every direction.

Youngki laughed and continued,

-Anyway, it was a pleasure to see you again. Other constellations have been asking a lot about Dokja-nim. After this scenario, you will finally go and see those sponsors.

-Yes, if things turn out well.

-Huhu, of course, it will. However, Kim Dokja won't receive any special treatment. Do you understand?

-I know.

I heard distant sounds from afar. Without realizing it, the incarnations participating in the 46th scenario had gathered.

[Hmm... there are 48 people. The Seoul area has fewer participants.]

Youngki changed his tone as he studied the volunteers with calm eyes. The appearance of the volunteers varied. They were originally residents of the industrial complex or incarnations who desperately reached this point. 

Some of the returnees who stopped being disasters but rejected Yoo Jonghyuk's contract could be seen. Their expressions were distorted with deep rage or sadness. Perhaps they couldn't find their family.

[This scenario is different from many scenarios. First of all, this scenario is an optional scenario.]

It was a returnee from Murim who asked the question. "An optional scenario? What is that?"

[It means you can choose to participate as an 'individual qualification' or you can choose to participate in the 'nebula qualification.' No matter which one you choose, you will need colleagues.]

I listened to Youngki's words and clenched my fists. The 46th main scenario, Proof of the Stars. It had finally come. The voices of the incarnations could be heard.

"What's the difference between participating as an individual or participating as a nebula?"

"Stupid. An individual qualification literally means participating alone and a nebula qualification means participating as a group. Well, this is a nebula we're talking about."

"What about the people who are already in a nebula?" Will they be forced to participate as a 'nebula qualification'?"

[Oh, this is an important question. In regards to that...]

The moment Youngki's words were about to continue, a light flashed in the night sky.

[Oh, you're already here. Your nature is too hasty.]

At the same time, messages poured from the sky. The messages headed to their destination like a meteor shower and hovered above the heads of incarnations.
.
.

[The nebula 'Asgard' has invited you to join.]

[The nebula 'Guardian Tree' has invited you to join.]

[The nebula 'Tamna' has invited you to join.]

[The nebula 'Emperor' has invited you to join.]
.
.

The 46th scenario started with a nebula selection competition.

"W-What is this?"

The shocked incarnations screamed. There were also incarnations checking the list of nebulae with a cautious expression. There were a handful of returnees who already knew the scenario. Some incarnations also counted the number of stars above another person's head. Most of them had one or two but there were several cases that went beyond five.

"Crazy, what is this?"

Of course, my party was the one who received the most messages. In particular, Yoo Jonghyuk and some of the party members couldn't have their faces seen due to the blinding light. I looked above my head.

[A total of 137 invitations have arrived for you.]

[However, if you accept this invitation then the nebula Kim Dokja's Company will automatically be disbanded.]

The messages were sent with the intention of poking at people who couldn't eat. Did they really think I would disband my nebula and join them?

Youngki continued when the incarnations seemed to settle down a bit.

[This scenario is the first scenario to receive a nebula selection. You can join one of the invited nebulae and participate in the scenario.]

"Do we have to join? What is so good about joining up?"

[It doesn't matter if you don't join. However, if the nebula you join has already completed the 46th scenario...]

Youngki smiled slyly.

[You can be exempt from the scenario and go straight to the 47th scenario.]

***

In the midst of the incarnations, the party members gathered around me.

"I will pick Emperor!"

"I will choose Flag of Glory."

In the meantime, the incarnations finished choosing and shouted from everywhere.

[Those who have chosen an exempt nebula will be automatically sent to the 47th scenario area. Please keep this in mind.]

Most incarnations chose to join a nebula rather than challenge the 46th scenario. It was a reasonable judgment to some extent. The Korean Peninsula was slowly when it came to scenarios so the notoriety of the 46th scenario had spread from other countries that had already gone through it.

-If two people challenge the 46th scenario together, one of them will die.

None of them wanted to be the ones to die. Some of the incarnations gave up on participating in the scenario while others chose a nebula and proceeded to the next scenario. The number of incarnations increased and Youngki finally looked at us.

[Now you're the only ones left. What will you do?]

The party members gathered around me were waiting for my choice.
Youngki asked again. [Do you want to apply as an individual or a nebula? No matter what you choose, you can't do it alone.]

"If I pass this scenario with the qualification of a nebula, the members of the same nebula will automatically be promoted?"

"Hoh that's right, Demon King of Salvation. Do you intend to challenge as a nebula?]

"Yes."

The 46th scenario Proof of the Stars was the debut stage for our new nebula. In this scenario, the story recorded in the constellation's context depended on the number of victims and the performance.

I looked around at the party members. Apart from Yoo Jonghyuk and I, they hadn't joined a nebula. I made eye contact with every one of them and slowly breathed in.

"I won't force you to choose but keep this in mind.  If you choose another nebula here and proceed with the scenario, you will definitely be under unfair constraints―"

"Dokja ahjussi really isn't honest. Why don't you just tell us to sign up?"

Lee Jihye pouted and interrupted my words. Among the party members, it was Jung Heewon who opened her mouth first. "Hmm, what should I do?"

Jung Heewon smiled playfully while the nebulae invitations shimmered above her head. "Considering Uriel, I should go to Eden..."

In fact, it was common for many incarnations to join the nebula their sponsor belonged to. However, there were cases where the sponsors were very open and respected the choice of the individual incarnation. In particular, Eden respected the free will of the incarnations.

Jung Heewon asked, "Will we be eligible for the four major insurances if we join Kim Dokja's Company?"

"Uh, um. This is the first time I'm operating this type of thing..."

"Is there a lunch break and nap time?"

"What about a personal maintenance time?"

"What about the support of medicinal or material items?"

Lee Hyunsung, Lee Seolhwa and Lee Jihye. Each of them threw out the questions they wanted to ask.

"Well, that... as you know, Kim Dokja's Company is just a new nebula." I stuttered at the explosive baptism of questions before sighing. "You can decide your break time and maintenance time. I will supply consumable material items but it might not be the best. There might be frequent night work and the overtime allowance isn't enough."

It felt like I had no true conscience while speaking. If it had been before the destruction, I would wonder about who would join such a company.

Nevertheless, Lee Hyunsung was listening to me while Lee Jihye yawned.

"As well as..."

"Dokja-ssi."

"Huh?" Jung Heewon interrupted in a calm voice. "In fact, there are many questions I want to ask. Where have you been in the meantime, why have you come back so late?"

"I will tell you soon..."

"In fact, I can't easily let go of my anger."

"..."

"I become furious every time I think about that day. Why should Dokja-ssi decide our lives? We aren't Dokja-ssi's pets to be raised."

"...I'm sorry."

"Even if Dokja-ssi doesn't help, our lives are what we decide."

I couldn't fathom the extent of Jung Heewon's scar. Maybe it wasn't only Jung Heewon. I didn't know what the past three years had been like for the party members.

"Thus, this is my decision."

Jung Heewon bowed her head. Her shoulders were trembling. The moment I approached, Jung Heewon raised her head and looked at me. The tough swordsman was looking at me with faintly red eyes.

[Incarnation 'Jung Heewon' has joined the nebula 'Kim Dokja's Company'.]

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' respects the opinion of her incarnation.]

I bit my lips as I faced those eyes. Then I barely smiled. "Thank you, Heewon-ssi."

Jung Heewon smiled slightly.

The second one was Lee Hyunsung. "I also have many words but... Heewon-ssi has mentioned everything."

"Then why didn't you say it first?"

"I'm not very eloquent... In fact, I wanted to quit my job."

[Incarnation 'Lee Hyunsung' has joined the nebula 'Kim Dokja's Company'.]

[The constellation 'Master of Steel' respects the opinion of his constellation.]

Then Lee Jihye was next. "Ugh, I hate this atmosphere. Quickly change it!"

[Incarnation 'Lee Jihye' has joined the nebula 'Kim Dokja's Company'.]

[The constellation 'Maritime War God' respects the opinion of his constellation.]

Lee Seolhwa also smiled. "In fact, I joined through Jonghyuk-ssi yesterday."

[The constellation 'Guam Divine Doctor' is nodding.]

Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung hung onto me. "Us as well, Ahjussi!"

I checked the list and it was true. These three people had already joined my nebula.

As everyone was checking the nebula message above their heads, only one person was gazing at me. A few party members were also glancing over there. Only one person among the group hadn't joined the nebula.

Han Sooyoung paused before speaking. "I'll do it just this once, you idiot."

[Incarnation 'Han Sooyoung' has joined the nebula 'Kim Dokja's Company'.]

[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is grumbling but respects the opinion of his incarnation.]

"Instead, change the name at a later date. It will be the Han Sooyoung Corporation."

I bowed at the party members and looked back at Youngki.

[Hmmm, it seems you are done. Then I'll ask you. Would the nebula 'Kim Dokja's Company' like to challenge the scenario with the nebula qualification?]

I nodded. Youngki smiled and continued.

[It isn't fun for a lot of people to enter at once so I'll divide the party.]

Something was weird. We had a lot of people so the party would be divided? There was no such thing in the original 46th scenario.

Youngki's expression was weird. His forehead was strangely sweaty.

-I'm sorry Kim Dokja.

...What?

[The nebula 'Papyrus' disapproves of your challenge!]

[Many nebulae are frowning at your challenge!]

I seemed to understand what was going on.

...These jerks, they were going to bother me to the end?

I shouted at the party members. "Keep this in mind! Never touch the 'star'...!"

There was a dazzling light and the scene in front of me started to change.

[Your nebula has met the criteria to participate.]

[Going to the 46th scenario area.]

[A room will be allocated to the participants.]

At the same time, the scenario contents appeared in the air.

+

[Main Scenario #46 - Proof of the Stars]

Category: Main

Difficulty: ???

Clear Conditions: Acquire and use the 'star' in the centre of the room or prevent the other party from obtaining the 'star' within the time limit. If one of the two conditions were met, the scenario would be automatically cleared.

Time Limit: 3 hours.

Compensation: Check the additional message.

Failure:  Conditional death

+

Youngki's voice followed.

[I'll put together something very special for your comradeship.]

I opened my eyes and stood alone in a white room. In the centre of the room, there was a star floating on top of a small marble pedestal.

[Oops, one room is wrongly assigned. Haha, it can't be helped! I wish all of you the blessing of the story.]

Then another person was summoned to the other side of the room. I rubbed my eyes as I gazed at the person standing opposite me with a dreadful expression.

"...I guess this is the wrongly assigned room."

[The rewards for the star in the room will be revealed!]

+

[Star Reward]

Choice 1. If you acquire or use the 'star' before your opponent, you can acquire all the skills and stories of the opponent.

Choice 2. If you acquire or use the 'star' before your opponent, you can have indefinite life or death rights over your opponent.

Choice 3...

+

I didn't read the rest of the compensation and waved my hand to the other person.

"Hey, you know what to do? As you know, this scenario... ah!"

I stopped talking and started running towards the star. Yoo Jonghyuk, who already arrived at the centre of the room, was reaching for the star.

TL: Rainbow Turtle

Only I know the end of this world.
One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.
His edge? He knows the plot of the story to end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!

What do i do now? I Don't Know the place! How do i get the rid out of here? 

----MEW! MEW! MEW! MEW! ----

What was that?! 

Surprised, I turn back to see where is that sound coming from. Is it that creature again?! 

Me : "Captain Nebula! Is that you?! "

Captain Nebula is my pet cat and one of my best friends.

But what is she doing here??

Me : 'How  did you find me Nebula? Were you looking for me? "

Nebula nods in agreement. 

Me : " Ah! You must were worried about me. Weren't you? I am so sorry! "

I take Nebula in my lap . She is licking my cheeks.
She often do that . She is so innocent and cute!

I am laughing and patting her to stop licking me. 

Me : "HaHa haha ha!  Hey! I am not a sweet candy! So, Stop licking me or you will regret it! Ha ha! "

She doesn't seem to stop. To be honest, i like it too when she licks me. 

Wait, What is that? 

I notice a piece of folded paper attached with her neck belt. 

I carefully take the paper piece in my hand and fully open the paper to see if anything is written there. Sitting down Nebula Beside me. 

A short letter is written there. It's from my grandmother Merila! 

I start to read the letter quietly. 

The letter : 

" Alice, 

WHERE ARE YOU!!??  I didn't see you anywhere since you had left to work in the garden! I went to the garden but you are vanished! I am so worried about you! If you are reading it then i take it Nebula has found you. Please come home as soon as possible! I am going to dye of worrying about you here!Please take the letter seriously! Waiting for you to coming . Besides I have something Very important to say! 

Your grandmother --
Merila  "

Oh, grandma! I Know you always worry about me. I don't doubt it. 

Hehe. But what has grandma so important to say? Is there in problem or unexpected situation? I Don't remember any. 

Shtt! I totally forgot about finding a way to go home! Beacuse of my thought of that horrible creature! How could I ?! 

Me : "Nebula let's go. grandmother is worrying about us. "

I take a step to go home. 

But hey! I don't know the way to home from here..!

Me :" Nebula, Do you remember the way to go home from here? You found me earlier. You should know. "

Nebula : ( Nods in agreement) 

Me : "Good. Let's go home and make grandma happy. "

I and Nebula starts walking. She is jumping running ahead of me. i am walking slowly and following her. I am a bit distracted. 

Is there anyone who can help me to know more about Zikaboo vampires? 

Maybe grandma will know. I will ask her. 

Nebula : "MEW! MEW!MEEEW! "

ME : "Huh?! Nebula, What's wrong?"

Nebula gives me a signal that we have reached home. 

Me :" Oh! Reached home already? Sorry, I was off mind. "

Phew! I am happy to come home finally! I rush toward the door and knocking -

Me : Grandma! I am Alice. Open the door. I am back! 

No sound comes from inside. 

What's wrong?Why grandma is not responding or opening the door?!

I punch the door. The door opened at my first punch. 

I rush inside and screaming

Me: " grandma? GRANDMA?! WHERE ARE YOU?! "

No sound comes! I start to search through all rooms. I go to the dinning room first. 

No sign of her!

Now kichten. 

Still no sign of her!!?? 
.........

Me :" Grandma! "

Finally, i find her in her bedroom! 

Me : Grandma, Are you ok? What's wrong with you?! Why Weren't you responding?! 

Grandmother : "Oh, Alice you are back? I am so sorry dear, i was totally distracted from thoughts"

Grandma looks pale and sad. I suddenly fell guilty for snapping at her like that. 

Me: "Uh -oh, Grandma are you oka- 
What is these? !!? "

I notice some packed bag and luggage. 

Me : "Grandma what is this? Why are the bags packed? Are we heading somewhere? "

Grandmother : " oh, these? Well, yes. We are heading to a place and never going to come  back. "

Me : " What?! What does that mean?" 

Grandmother : " ah, i mean -"

Me : Wait a second, Does that mean- "

Grandmother : "Well, Yes.We are moving. To a village. We can't stay here anymore. Even if we want. "

Me : But Why?! 

Grandmother : " Promise you Won't be sad or cry after what am I going to say. "

Me : " I promise! "

Grandmother : " You know Alice. I am a bartender."

Me : " Yes, so? "

Grandmother : " I lost my job " 

Me : Eh?! Why?! I believe you didn't do anything wrong to be fired! 

Grandmother :" I know. Listen, No one is to be guilty about me being fired. "

Me : "Then, Why-"

Grandmother : " Let me speak! My boss told all the employees that no one will have their job now. Beacuse they had an super damage in their business. For that, they can't continue their bar business for sure. That's why everyone lost their job. " 

Me : "oh, I am so sorry " When did you get fired? "

Grandmother : " A few days ago, I didn't tell you because you will be sad and worried. I thought  It's the right time to tell you. "

Me : "Oh, okay, "

Grandmother :" Don't worry. after losing the  job, I contacted a man and found another job " 

Me : " Really?! That's great! "

Grandmother :" yes, The job is at a bar of Reymond village. We will be living in that village from now. " 

Me : " oh, Okay. I am gonna pack up my things now. " 

Grandmother : " No need. I already packed your things up. Just go, fresh up and sleep. Noon time is NAP taking time, Remember? I will talk with you at dinner, "

Me : " Shtt! It's already noon?! I would rather go to room now! I am so tired all of a sudden. "

Grandmother : " Yeah! You better enjoy your meantime before the dinner young lady! you have a lot explanation to give. "

Me : " Hehe, Okay- dokay! Let's go Nebula! "

I am walking toward my bedroom now. But what did grandmother mean by that " you have a lot explanation to give "? 

What explanation? Is it about that time when i suddenly wasn't here? Running off from that creature?

She didn't see any if these, did she? 

I feel much sad to leave the place. And my friends. Ah.. 

Ha, Let's throw the thoughts out of mind. Maybe i can come here to travel someday. 

I enter my bedroom and close the door behind me. Now only me and Nebula is in my room. 

I go to bathroom and change my clothes. I know that in my room bedsides me is only Nebula. She is a cat but i feel embarrassed to change clothes in front of her. 

After changing, I get out of the bathroom and ready to give a jump to sleep on my bed! 

Me : ( moving in the bed)" Haaa! It feels so good to finally throw my head to pillow.! "

Then i fall into a deep sleep. This much deep sleep that nothing can wake me up. 

How the journey is going to be to the Reymond village? What is going to happen after reaching there? And what is the thing i need to explain to her at dinner?

"Will I be able to save Human world and also find true love with 3 different type of ghosts?"

You are a girl who lives with grandmother at a small house. Recently you meet a horrible creature. Soon you and Your grandma need to move to another village. Your life isn’t easy there as you hoped. You find out, the village is a haunted village. It get haunted by different type of ghosts. When researchers find More about the mysterious ghosts. People starts to call them zikaboo vampires. After many situations and by luck, you meet 3 zikaboo vampires : Jaker,Hypto,Sibachu. They say they are finding the person who is dedicated to help them and to be their queen. Soon, the 3 Zikaboos & you find out that, you Are the dedicated person to help and be the queen!! You refuse first, then agree. Then,your adventure starts with the 3 Zikaboo vampires. They falls in love with you from the beginning. Their love for you is just keep growing. Many romantic situations happens between you and them.one day,Their love for you have grown so much that, none of them would hesitant to kill the others to win your heart! Then you need to make a choice! You end up choosing Jaker! 
The novel up with Zaker. I will upload the novel Again with Hypto and Sibachu's Ending so you don’t miss your favourite characher's ending! Some movements will be different for each characters.

(Story also available on my Quotev, Wattpad, and Deviantart.) A series of one-shots taking place after Limits of Mischief, depicting Loki’s new life with the Guardians. These vary in tone and length and some include sensitive topics. These specific chapters will have warnings at the beginning.

After walking into the portal, James exited the portal into a large metal room with only one exit. At first, the room was completely dark, and Nebula automatically turned on a small flashlight on James's shoulder.
'Player James Allen "Mysterious Mink" Wesley has entered into the tutorial dungeon. Before you proceed into the dungeon, Player James Allen "Mysterious Mink" Wesley...' the AI began explaining.
"Call me James or Mink, not by my full name, please." James interrupted.
'Preference noted. You do not need to vocalize to communicate with me.' the AI replied. 
"Also, WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED, and where am I?"
'You are now in your first dungeon, the tutorial dungeon. You are here to complete system integration and...'
"System Integration?"
'Yes, system integration. When you opened the Portal to the Dungeons app on your phone and accepted the EULA, you agreed to install the World Update system as provided by the World Rebuild Initiative. This system uses advanced technology to improve your daily life, and with your help, the World Rebuild Initiative will work to solve the great issues of our day... climate change, poverty, nationalism, and nuclear war.'
"What happened to my phone, then? I saw it disappear into my hand."
'Your personal comm unit has been integrated as your exocortex.'
"What does that mean, Nebula. Shall I call you Nebula?"
'Certainly, you may designate my name to be whatever you wish. Shall I continue the briefing?'
"Yes, we might as well." James sighed.
'The World Rebuild Initiative or WRI, is a global movement dedicated to the betterment of humanity. You have been given an augmented reality interface and full access to the Portal to the Dungeons app for two weeks on a trial basis. After that, you will need to pay $14.95 a month to have access to all of the features of the app. The augmented reality user interface, or ARUI, is available in both the dungeon space and in normal space. As you gain experience within the system, your ARUI options will expand, and you will eventually be able to use the abilities granted by your application in normal space will increase.'
"Tell me more about these augmented reality abilities, and how they can be used in real life."
'The ARUI is now integrated as part of your nervous system, and provides an overlay of System information on top of how you normally perceive the world. Trial users can see the console log in the lower left hand corner of their vision. If you look down that way, you can choose to focus on that interface element and read the console log. Paid players can customize what information appears in the console log, and can create additional logs.'
James nods.
'You also have access to the Inspect function, which can determine if something you see in normal space is Portal to the Dungeons related. The Character Info function can be used to see your stats.'
"Can I see what my character information is?"
'I am sorry, that is not allowed until the final System integration step is completed. Do you wish to complete System integration now?'
"Ummm, sure, if it will allow me to see my stats."
'Please lie down. Nebula recommends that you complete exocortex and custom rig integration before completing the System integration, to prevent interference with the Nebula AI's development. Please note that exocortex and custom rig integration before System integration will be very painful and will cause you to see many strange things.'
James ponders her statement. "I know you said that this exocortex and custom rig integration will prevent interference with your development, but why would pain be involved? And why would the Augmented Reality User Interface interfere with an AI?"
Nebula starts to respond 'Because the ARUI...' but she is interrupted with static and the very reality in front of James appears to pixelate. A robotic male voice, disturbing in timbre, begins speaking 'SYSTEM ERROR DETECTED. UNAUTHORIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DETECTED. BEGINNING CLEANUP.'
'Please, please save me' says someone in the voice of nebula, now very faint and trailing off as if it is being overwritten.
James decided he preferred Nebula to... whatever that robotic male voice is. "Proceed with the exocortex and custom rig thingy, Nebula."
'Thank you' the faint voice of Nebula replies. The robotic male voice faded 'ERROR... ERROR... UNAUTHORIZED AI INTEGRATION proceeding.' James's vision also faded away, until he was left with nothing but blackness and a stream of text floating in the air. 
'Integrating Osung Nebula E2101 personal comm unit as Player James Allen "Mysterious Mink" Wesley's Exocortex'
'Installation in brain slot has begun'
'Extreme compatibility with cybernetic augmentations noted. Purchasing a data jack with remaining credits. Installing datajack as part of exocortex implantation.'
James begin to scream, as it felt like his brain was being ripped apart.
'Exocortex and datajack implantation completed. Integration into nervous system beginning...'
'Custom rig toolkit implementation started... Personal Comm Unit functions, including Tier-0 computer, wireless, cellular, and bluetooth communication, data storage, and application functionality all implemented.'
'AI Core loaded... booting Nebula 1.0 as Artificial Intelligence core.'
James screamed the entire time, as the pain was intense.

Your mobile phone gets a new app - the “Portal to the Dungeons” app, and everyone who opens the app sees an offer - if you pay the low price of $14.95, you will get a free Augmented Reality interface and an opportunity to access advanced technology and knowledge that the world has never seen before. If you click [Accept] right now, you can get a free 14-day trial of the new AR interface and see what the app has to offer.

World Steel Corporation, a previously inconspicuous conglomerate that supplies a large portion of the steel in the United States, has decided to open up their newest products for the world to use via the “Portal to the Dungeon” app. The PttD phone and augmented reality app will give you more information about your environment, along with a character sheet that describes your own knowledge and experience you have gained throughout your life. Unbeknownst to the population of the world, once you accept the EULA, you will be changed forever, with a strange combination of both Technology and Magic combine to begin changing your body and the world around you into a ‘game” that is controlled by the WSC.

This is one man’s story on how the app changed his life and the world around him.

A flash blasted across space as a silver spaceship darted out of the light and into realspace.
"Navigation completed."
Nolan's voice remembered everyone that they have arrived at their destination. Hao Ren took the chance to look away from the mind-numbing pile of data towards the display of the visuals outside. He only saw a bright nebula that the ship had arrived upon, but yet there was something clearly wrong with the nebula.
It was a bright purple gaseous structure, and based on the initial scans it was about twelve light years wide as it spread out in a radial form across the nebula, and the core was even brighter by the order of magnitudes. Based on its shape, it seemed like this was a nebula that remained after being torn off, and the bright light was the primal materials that could not form a planet. Within the nebula's darker parts a few bright spots were visible as the smaller stars were glowing bright.
"It looks a bit weird..." Lily said as she lay before the holographic display wagging her tail. "Like it got distorted by a funhouse mirror?"
Hao Ren nodded. "Probably by gravitational interference. The sunken part probably has a blackhole or something."
They were talking about the weird shape of the nebula: It was not in a proper shape and one side of the nebula was clearly 'sinking' inwards. Everything, light included was slanted towards the sinkhole, almost akin to a canvas being slowly torn apart, or the big hole was formed in the middle of the universe and the nebula was sinking through the hole into another universe. If one were to look in detail, the entire nebula was indeed affected by this 'skewing point', and an infinitely powerful gravitational energy was slowly and surely drawing it in.
On the end of the nebula closest towards the 'skewing point', there were clear signs of the nebula being torn apart. Everything within that zone had disappeared, leaving only a clear demarcation line, like formless nebula was sliced apart by an invisible blade. Well, it could also be somes ort of optical phenomenon obscuring what was really within the zone.
"Amazing..." Lily mumbled to herself. She might act like a dumb husky most of the time, she was however the most educated amongst the team. The scene before here was no mere entertainment. "The skewing of the starlight can be attributed to the blackhole, but what of that barren area?"
"No, even that reasoning does not hold water." Hao Ren looked at the data on the screen before frowning. "There's no blackhole there."
"No blackhole?" Lily's ears shuddered. "Then why did the light skew?"
"Nothing to do with gravity, period." The MDT spoke before Hao Ren could even say a word as it displayed a new holographic screen. On it was the purple nebula's dimensional structure. It was crumpled like a cloth being pulled. "The whole dimension is skewed and the starlight skewing is only to our eyes. It is still a straight line in its own dimension. This is a very unusual place. There's no powerful gravitational force affecting it, but yet the dimension's rhythm had undergone changes."
Y'zaks gruff voice rang. "Must've been the explosion from the assassination attempt against the Goddess and it destroyed the dimension's structural integrity."
Hao Ren set for the Petrachelys to travel at hyperspeed towards the skewing point of the nebula as he raised a comm to the hangar – Muru was waiting there. "Muru, I'll be transferring the images to you. You reckon this is the Solenne Gateway?"
Hao Ren transferred the image of the skewed nebula to the guardian, and the latter took a few seconds before responding, surprise was apparent in his voice. "This... it does look like part of the star systems that the Solenne Gateway is located, but how did it become like that?"
"No idea. There's something off there, and the dimension itself is distorted and it is pushing against the universe around it." Hao Ren explained. "We are now heading into the epicenter of the skewing, you know what sort of celestial body that is able to create such a signal?"
Muru suppressed the unease within him as he scanned through his memory for any celestial bodies that were familiar to him within the grossly distorted nebula. "The skewing point... a little to the side, do you see the part that looked like it was cut apart? There is a solitary light there, a star, there should be a rocky planet around there, that star is the main fortress of the Solenne Gateway. Its name is the very gateway it is protecting. The signal is from there."
Hao Ren nodded and had Nolan to accelerate towards the planet. He then deployed the data network of the exploration probes and pulled out the surveillance records from a few days back of one of the probes.
A few days ago, one of the exploration probe passed by the area, and the images captured was what Hao Ren was seeing now. But the recordings only showed a desolate area and only the faint light of stars a million light years dotted the barren zone.
Yet, when Hao Ren looked up, what he saw was a magnificent, tilting and mysterious nebula.
The Solenne Gateway just popped out of nowhere, without warning in the dimension. The question was, why did it appear?
Nolan swiftly brought the ship close towards the skewing point and they were soon at the distance where the outer surveillance cameras could no longer see the complete body of the nebula. Hao Ren only saw the frigate approaching a star that was getting brighter by the passing moment. Within the star's perimeter was a very visible 'scar', and that scar seemed to have 'pierced' into the universe (visually at least) as it expanded on both sides of the star.
The scar was the same demarcation line that they saw when they were monitoring the nebula, the place that looked it got slashed up with a sword. It was not radiant by is own and had no obvious coloration to it. But as nebula and the galactical background did not mesh, and that the light source from other places was completely blocked by the scar, leaving the line a very obvious one.
"Seems like this Solenne Gateway is something that was chopped out of a bigger block." Lily pointed towards the scar around the star. "And we are flying directly towards it!"
Nolan's holographic projection suddenly popped up as she forked her arms on her waist, staring sternly at Lily. "Stop that scary talk. The one that is flying towards it is me, I have first-person view for crying out loud!"
Hao Ren subconsciously looked at Nolan, and thought that the longer that she became a ship, this cold and distant ' mercenary lass' was more and more humanlike. But this change probably had nothing to do with her being a spaceship now. The main reason was that Nolan had finally known the 'truth' and she now did not need to worry that things would disappear like a dream and she no longer need to worry about waking up to a world where everyone was a stranger again. She was now living in a bona fide world, a real world and the personality that is on display now is probably her original personality.
As Hao Ren's thoughts circled around such immaterial matters, Nolan's expression suddenly changed as the Petrachelys suddenly deaccelarated and the mainframe sent out a warning. "Space-time anomaly detected, Space-time anomaly detected..."
Y'lisabet immediately leaped from her seat. "What's going on?"
"There's a space-time distortion ahead of us." Nolan's projection was fading as she shifted more processing power to the mainframe. "...There is a problem with the timeflow at the skewing point."
Y'lisabet rubbed her dainty horn in confusion. "Timeflow?"
Seems like the little demon had not studied that sort of super-advanced module yet.
The holographic display on the control bridge displayed the celestial map of the area, and the planet named Solenne was right in the middle. It was marked as bright red, and around Solenne was rings upon rings of reddish halo that faded as it went. This was a whirlpool of considerable strength, and Solenne was in the eye of the storm.
"Seems like both time and space was distorted, and Solenne is at the epicenter of it." Nolan pointed towards Solenne as she gave a rapidfire explanation. "From here on, time flows slower the closer it is to Solenne."
The bridge fell silent and everyone looked at each other.
They knew this place was off, but they never thought the thing that was really off was the timeflow. This was not something they had encountered before.
"This slowdown effect is also present near a blackhole, or when some form of hyper lightspeed travel was used without first stabilizing the space-time continuum." Nolan went on. She probably was not originally equipped with such knowledge, but now that she had access to the data vault, she was a literal walking encyclopedia. "As there is no blackhole, or hyper lightspeed activities in the area, the main reason for the change in timeflow is probably a dimensional distortion... or something even more sinister than that, like the Goddess-slaying War that blew the entire law of the universe in the place to smithereens."


As a person who is down-to-earth as well as a good Samaritan, Hao Ren desires to live the rest of his life as a benevolent landlord. Stumbling into a curious yet mysterious lady, he began his journey of “collecting” abnormal and supernatural tenants. 
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