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When the door opened, I walked not even hesitating, not even thinking, I walked with my eyes set on the path ahead. When the door opened my feet moved, and I walked beyond the new door which had just opened. The door lead me to another tunnel, which was short and I could see light on the opposite end. And so I walked till I was at the exit. When I was almost at the exit, my gardisto watch began to vibrate causing me to panic for a moment. It took my weak mind a bit time to calm down. I looked at the watch closely, the vibration was still going on and this time the center of the watch was emitting a red light. My left hand moved towards the red light and then the light began to shine brightly. And then something that shook my entire body happened. The freaking watch began to emit a blue light and a table appeared in front of my eyes.

Welcome OUTSIDER! This watch here is your manual as well as your save slot. We understand that it might be hard for you to believe what we are saying but we ask you to believe everything you are about to read. This manual is what will explain what this world you are in now is as well things you will need to know to survive. Before we explain things, we shall first measure your basic potential. Depending on your physical and mental states, your potential will be measured and depicted in the form of a table. We shall now proceed with the scan and so we request you to stand still for a moment. Thank you

INITIALISING SCANINPUTTING VALUESSCANNINGOUTPUTTING DATAGENERATING TABLECOMPLETE

STATUSNameZephireRaceAlien HumanLevelInfant(1)DesignationNoneFaithNoneGuardianNoneAffinity????Existence????Health: 500Mana: 100Strength: 30Agility: 30Stamina: 17Vitality: 10Wisdom: 10Intelligence: 19Luck: 10Prestige: 0

I was stunned. In front of my eyes was a table which showed me various details about me, measured and described in numerical values. I was re-reading the table and suddenly it was replaced by a new one.

This watch will show you different tables which contains different information and so do pay attention to it. Also the watch acts as a slaving slot, that is if you happen to die, you will be revived at the nearest checkpoint, just like in the games. But, you will be revived only for 10 times. After the tenth time, your death will be irrevocable.

Now let us move to the various aspects in the table. First about your race. Since you are from an outside planet, you are an alien to this world. But you will be treated with zero hostility since you have the watch on your hand. And so this watch acts as your identification, distinguishing you and those of this world. Same way the watch can be used to identify other alien beings. Different races have different colors and so their races can be found out by the watch. You have the freedom to travel to any place in the world as long as the watch is with you. But if you become a criminal you will lose that privilege and will also be hunted down by hunters.

We have designed this table to appear similar to the ones in those virtual reality games that your planet has but with some changes. And so as you are already aware, the level shows your ability or power as a whole. The higher the level, the stronger the person, just like in your games. But, the difference here is the word ‘infant’. This describes your current power. That is compared to the people in this world you are only as strong as an infant. As the numerical value reaches 10, the term will change into child. In short as you grow stronger, your term will change. In order to make it more interesting we will not tell you about the remaining levels.

Designation defines your social standing. That is how much important you are to the world. if you accomplish a number of great feats your designation will change to something new which we shall not specify now. Similarly, if you do things which are harmful, your designation will change accordingly. Better designation means a better life in this world.

Faith shows which faction of god or devil you worship. There are numerous gods and devils in this world and depending on whom you choose you get their blessings as well as access to their respective churches. The higher your faith the better your blessings

Guardians are entities which live inside you and protect you. They live solely for the purpose of protecting you. Even so, not everyone can have a guardian. One must be accepted by a guardian or else you will have no chance of getting one. There are different types of guardian, they too have level which are different from you aliens as guardians are beings of this world.

Affinity or elemental attraction. As the name says, your attraction to a particular element. The same as the one in your games but at the same time different too. Unlike in your games, the number of elements in this world is infinite. Nobody knows how many elements exist as every day a new element is born. Every being in this world has an affinity for elements. Some has affinity for one while some may have for two. But no creature exist that have affinity to none. The highest possible number of affinity is two.

Existence is the most important thing in this world. Existence is what people of your world calls as spiritual energy or chi and so. At this point you would ask is not mana the same as existence. Not at all. Mana is something you receive from the world around you, your body absorbs mana from outside and then stores it in your body. That is why one runs out of mana when he uses magic or so. But existence is different. It is the power of your spirit and will, your own power. Existence is produced by your own body and so it never runs out. Unlike mana, the amount of existence never changes. Every time you grow stronger, your mana may or may not increase, but existence is stable, it never changes.

For the rest of the table, we believe that you do not need an explanation. Every time you level up, you will be able to increase them by five. Now we shall move on to the details about the world you are in. This is Anwol, one of the world in this vast universe, similar to your earth. We are what the people of Anwol calls as god, sadly we are nothing as powerful as gods. We are spirits, spirits that watches over the world without meddling in the affairs of the mortal world. Not because we are immortals or gods but because we are powerless to help them. This world, like yours is a place where different types of beings co-exist. Here you will find things that you won’t find anywhere else. A world where anything is possible, a world where everybody is truly free

As to why you are here and what you must do, that is something we cannot tell you. For now we ask you to take the affinity test in the nearby city. Walk the path your heart desires.

“Ho! Something is not right. The description does not explain the carvings on the door. If saving the world was the objective then why show a carving which showed a golden person standing on top of the rest. and powerless spirits is a load bullshit, and the thing about being truly free seems suspicious. Something is not right, I need more info.” My mind was not convinced with the explanation given to me. If the explanation was true, then why was there a need for a table which showed me my status? I walked towards the exit, thinking about the explanation I was given. As I reached the exit bright light blinded my eyes that had been in the dark for a while. My hands involuntarily covered my eyes to protect it from the light. As time passed, my eyes adjusted to the light and I could see what was in front of me.

Stretching throughout the horizon of the land were various kinds of flowers, yellow, blue, red, black, white and other colors, a valley of flowers. The exit was the same as the huge black door that was in my home town. The moment I got out, the door had disappeared indicating that I cannot go back the way I came. But still I did not despair for my desire was not to return home but to remain here in this new place till I found what I had lost. I walked forward, not wavering, I walked and walked endlessly. The food in my bag and the suit I was wearing helped me walk a long distance. Night fell and all I could see were the same flowers.

The next day too was the same, I walked endlessly till night stopping here and there once in a while. The third day, my spirit began to break. Seeing only flowers around me was making me panic. I often thought of stopping the pointless travel, but staying in middle of the flowers made me move forward. And so almost a week passed, I still had food for another week or so, but my water source was about to dry out. That day, my eyes were greeted by a change in the scenery.

“Buildings, buildings” I shouted out loud. Near the ever stretching horizon ahead of me were building. Jumping with joy, I ran toward the buildings with my new found vigor. Even after running at my full speed, it took me another two days to reach the place. When I was near to the place, I was dumbfounded. Unlike the villages and towns in the games, what was in front of me was a city with tall buildings, just like the modern day cities of our world. Surrounded by huge walls made of some metal, the city was as big as Tokyo or so I thought.

Excited with the view I ran towards it. In another hour or so, I was in front of the gate which too like the wall was made of metal. For once I thought I was back in my own world.

“Hello” I screamed out loud.

“Who goes there” came a voice from above.

Even though I was expecting a reply, the sudden voice freaked me out. When I calmed down I replied.

“My name is Zeph, can you let me pass? I was just summoned here”

“An alien? Show me the proof?”

“Proof? Ah” I lifted my right hand so that whoever was talking could see the watch on my hand. But there was no reply from the person. Instead, the huge gate began to separate. I walked in slowly, looking around. Once I was inside, the gate closed and I heard the voice again.

“Welcome to Ironforge, the city of metals. Please take the wallet in the container to your left and drop a little blood on the bag to form a contract with it.”

I was surprised with the sudden request but nevertheless complied with it. I took the wallet from the container which had a needle too in it. I pricked my hand with it and then dropped my blood on it as asked. The wallet absorbed it and then my watch vibrated once again. Another table appeared before my eyes.

Ownership of wallet confirmed. The wallet now belongs to you. Nobody other than you is able to use this wallet.

Amount: 10 Anw gold, 10 Anw silver, 10 Anw copper

“What the” I shouted out surprised. The amount of money was large. As a gamer I could tell that the amount of money was indeed high. I placed the wallet in my pocket and then asked who ever that was talking to me,

“How can I undergo an affinity test?”

“Affinity test? All you have to do is apply for the test at the Alien Welfare Office. Walk straight from here till you reach a white building. The Alien Office will be the third building to your right. Show them your gardisto and you will be allowed to enter”

“Thank you, whoever you are”

“Welcome” the voice replied. Content with the new info, I walked straight in search of the alien office, with burning vigor.

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