Chapter 1: -[Summoned]
Underneath the crescent moon and within the boundaries of the lurking night, the city was cool and calm... devoid of any signs of trouble or the awaiting danger.
And within this dark hour, a male enigmatic figurine adorned in a black suit was making his way home while answering a call from his worried wife and kid.
"Laura stop being such a child, I'll be back home soon enough.. just three blocks left"
Perplexed, Aiden ponders what made his wife quiet for a few seconds, he speaks and his raising heart stops.
"Okay Aiden, but be quick.. Nepheria is missing her dad... You know you forgot to take her to Wonderland.. bad dad, your daughter has only three months left to spend with you and you barely give her your time"
"Heh... I was a bit absentminded, I believe my little princess is asleep.. I'll be home soon"
Said Aiden, sliding the phone back to his black suit trousers and unfolding a picture.. a little girl in the arms of a man.. both having the recessive trait of red oculi and dark long hair, Aiden felt a bit sad knowing the cancer is gradually killing his four-year-old daughter.
However, Aiden's awareness was wafted by the barking sound of a dog arriving from the alleyway. Cautiously, he turned on the light of his cell phone and took deliberate steps towards the dog.
"What the hell?"
Aiden's eyes widened as he witnessed the pool of blood encompassing the dog's reality, escorted by tears in the dog's eyes while whining.
"Don't worry buddy, I'll get you somewhere to heal your-"
With instincts guiding his thoughts, Aiden swiftly dodged the projected spear that almost had his head. Thud', he rolled a meter away from his phone and the picture.
"Holy shit.. who the hell was that?", yelled Aiden with a terrified voice that got no response.
Abruptly, Aiden ran to take the yield of the picture and was about to lose his hand when he reached out for his cell phone.
Bam'
Another projected spear from the shadows damaged his cell phone.. inches away from his hand... "What the fk is going on?" As his heart raced, he clenched the picture and began running faster than his leg could generate... his tie flying off.
Aiden ran without looking behind him and got a hiding spot at the corner of another dark alleyway.. he seized his breath with his heart pounding ferociously.
Where he hid, he saw a shadow possessing the figure of a tattered robe and the weapon of the grim reaper, Aiden ceased his breath totally, and lucky for him, the lingering shadow left.
Eventually, he ran into another dark alleyway and hid behind the wall breathing abnormally, however, wooosh, Bam'.
The grim reaper weapon stabbed through the wall and was just three inches from Aiden's face, bursting out with a cascade of rocks.
Without waiting for a moment, with fear guiding him, Aiden began sprinting the race of his life.
As he ran and turned around for a glance, he saw the grim reaper's crimson glow. And as he turned to face his front again.
Whoom..!
The environment morphed from a dark alleyway to a wide emptied ballroom with purple flames etched round the walls.
Aiden was beginning to lose his insanity, from the darkness he now saw himself facing what seemed to be a golden black gigantic opened door with two stone statues acting as guards.
The statues had tattered hood robes like what he had just seen but these two statues, left and right, both wield curved axe and seemingly staring at nothingness.
'W.. what is happening?..', thought Aiden but was stolen by another voice who called out to him.
"Yo man, that's not where you should be facing", yelled a muscular man adorned in jogging pants.
It was at this time Aiden veered around and noticed he wasn't alone, there were ten extra humans here too. What could not be denied was the succubus female seated on the throne far from them.
Similar to the statues guiding the door, there were also two statues in front of the succubus female with two red horns and a black segmented gown, no kidding, she might look human but she isn't.
"Welcome my brave heroes, you've been summoned by me and you've been summoned to-"
"Quit the show and let me go home", yelled a middle-aged man in a black tuxedo and a briefcase.
The man got the attention of almost every living being including the statues who glanced at him unknowingly.
"The first thing I know, I was walking out of my office and the next thing I'm here, do I look like an actor to you?", yelled the same man relentlessly.
"Uuh bro, tell me you saw the eye of the statues move just now", muttered the man in jogging pants towards Aiden who was a bit carried away.
The assumed queen and one accountable for all this kept quiet while probing the man yelling, she gripped the handle of her throne and smiled.
"Very well, those who want to leave are free to go, the door is wide open"
Of all the humans present there, Aiden was the one who saw the woman's curved lips and that gave him a sign something was up with the word "wide open".
"Stupid show and stupid movie, c'mon people let's go", the man continued as three extra people followed him behind.
As he attained the door, exactly at arm's length close to the statues.
Wooosh, boom..!
The head of the man rolled down as his body fell motionless while pumping out blood, also causing a feminine to shout while holding her hair in fear.
The three who were behind him could only watch the gory scene in trepidation as the blood touched the one behind.
He gazed at the statues, both axes were dripping blood. 'It.. it was a trap', but Al he could see was nothingness as the robe of the statue made it difficult for him to see the monstrous face.
"Is there anyone else who cares to leave?"
The voice of the queen managed to capture the frightened self of the humans. Aiden could only trade glances with a frightened female who looked like she could die of fear.
But Aiden, the moment he turned to look at the door again, the eyes of the statue glowed and connected with his, which gave him fear running down his spine.
"Now where was I?", muttered the succubus beauty capable of causing nations to go to war for her sake.
And with a snap of her finger.
———
-[Preparations to destroy the world has arrived]
-[Main Quest: Awaken the dragon of destruction in return for your life and power]
-[Do You Accept? Player Aiden Snow]
-[Yes] | -[No]
-[Failure to complete the main quest results in fatal penalty]
-[Accept or Your Heart stops in 60 seconds]
-[Accept MQ] -[Decline MQ]
———
A similar interface materialized before everyone except the queen and all they could do was stare at the scenario display and mostly pray it was a bad dream.
Aiden stared at the interface trembling, he wasn't the only one feeling this way, however, some of the men had already selected their answer at first glance and they were feeling proud of it.
"You don't have a choice man, I don't know about you, but my wife has our fourth kid coming, so I'm not planning on dying"
Aiden stared at the picture he held and back at the holographic screen, he sighed as his finger was shaking towards his answer.
Eventually, he picked one.
-[Accepted]